Unfortunately, the most interesting thing about this issue is Snyder revealing the Commissioner Gordon backup runs concurrent to the feature story. The Gordon backup, all talking heads and decent art, is a bore. All talk is no way to do a backup.
The feature, with Dick pursuing the evil auctioneers, rips off Eyes Wide Shut. Dick discovers Gotham society is secretly devoted to evil. If Snyder were commenting on rich Republicans being secretly demonic, it’d be funny. He’s not. He’s acting like no one would have noticed—in twenty years—the blue bloods were funneling their money into terrorist activities.
Someone like, you know, Batman.
The character stuff with Dick and his supporting cast is fine. Snyder writes a good Dick Grayson as Batman. Though all his internal angst is the same as it was in the eighties.
It’s inoffensive, unoriginal mainstream Detective.
Shame Jock’s art isn’t more impressive too.
CREDITS
The Black Mirror, Part Two; artist, Jock; colorist, David Baron. Skeleton Cases, Part Two; artist and colorist, Francesco Francavilla. Writer, Scott Snyder; letterer, Jared K. Fletcher; editors, Janelle Siegel and Mike Marts; publisher, DC Comics.
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