It's a passable book, but I wish that Harris had not gone for such a big spectacle with this one-shot. The same thing happened in “Detective Comics” earlier this month. If your story is going to be self-contained in under 32 pages, it's probably best to keep the story small. The best parts of the whole comic are the quiet moments with Gordon at his therapist's office. Why not use these one-and-done episodes to develop character rather than waste one of the A-list Batman rogues (I'm sure some may debate his A-list status, but I think he's a pretty memorable and formidable foe) on a half-baked plot to destroy all of Gotham? Read Full Review

Eeeeh, this was the definition of a filler issue. I mean, it literally is. Paul Jenkins had plans, then got dropped, no reason to start a new arc, Owls are coming up next issue, and Hurwitz then takes over. So they obviously needed a little one and done. I mean... it was average. Nothing good, nothing terrible, just eh. Predictable is probably the best thing I can say, haha. Bene's guest art was good, but it felt like he was mimicking Finch's pencils, which very well may be the case, given the situation. Honestly, unless you're a die hard fan of Mad Hatter for some reason, you're not missing much. Read Full Review

David Finch did not draw this issue, and his dynamic art which has defined this series is noticeably absent. Ed Benes does an ok of trying to stay within Finch's style but also bring some of his own style to the series. That is where the conflict arises; he should have completed it using his own style. Read Full Review

With so many other Batman books on the stand, it's hard to justify picking up this book. It's not good… at all. Can't Finch just draw variant covers for other series? That'd be a better use of ink and paper. Read Full Review