Best-selling author Karen Traviss takes the series in a new direction. Set before the start of the Arkham City videogame, Welcome to the Slough of Despond explores the political chaos that led to the construction of the new prison gulag and introduces a deadly villain known only as The Bookbinder.DIGITAL FIRST!
I say flip through it at the comic shop. You'll know by page 3 or 4 if it's for you. The new writer's style is completely different from Derek Fridolf's so if you're up for something much slower that doesn't use the usual rogues gallery then this is worth checking out. For me, I think it has a lot of potential, but until I see what awaits in part 2 I'm not so sure that this richly written but snail-paced issue was fully worth $3.99. Read Full Review