So to start off, this book is by the same writer as Criminal, that noir comic that I was gushing about below. So you've got a great crime writer taking on Batman in a Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead sort of way and what happens as a result is "Batman meets The Wire'.
So the premise is that we're following the Gotham Police Department, the men and women that work in one of the most crime infested cities in the world, and not only do they have to deal with the criminal element but also on a masked vigilante hell-bent on defeating crime themselves. The writing is fantastic. The characters excellent. Relevant. Smart. It keeps you guessing and wondering yourself. You've got one side of the force who sees Batman as one of them, but off the books, and another side who becomes insanely happy when they can solve a crime without the Bat's help at all. I've never really read much of Batman in comic form, but if there is a Batman book that's better than this one, please let me know ASAP.
Needless to say, I'm very much looking forward to the rest of this series.
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