Though a Bat-God purist like myself is more accustomed to Batman breezing through endeavors such as this, there is a part of me that likes the uncertainty that comes with King's humanized version of Batman. I don't know where the story is going next but I absolutely can't wait to see " especially with the revelation at issue's end. And that's the crux of what makes Batman #33 work so well.

A touching work that deftly captures the myriad facets of love, from euphoria and bliss to frustration to, by issue's end, its inevitable evanescence. Batman Annual #2 is a heart-rending opus from King and Weeks that deserves its place in the upper echelon of Batman works.