As "Made of Wood" concludes, Batman and the JSA's Green Lantern Alan Scott race against time to save James Gordon from a homicidal maniac! Plus, "The Dogcatcher" part 2.
Made of Wood is an unassuming story, its strength is in its emphasis on the human aspects of the super-hero mythos and the crime-fighting genre. Brubaker has written an effective mystery story that is spot-on right for Detective Comics. When people think of Batman I wish this were the image theyd form in their minds. Brian K. Vaughn (Y: The Last Man) and Rick Burchett fill in next month for a Mad Hatter tale, so we get a break between gritty crime stories for a while, I guess. Read Full Review