Man-Bat is telling a story, a story that touches the multiple events his friends have encountered and all of this is leading to something much bigger.
This is a sound premise that is sadly killed by its execution.
James Tynion IV arrives with a new installment where he basically tells multiple stories in it and I truly love what it tries to do. The different segments focus on Zatanna, Andrew Bennett, Frankenstein and a surprising classic character at the end, all of them showcase interesting ideas and sound worldbuilding that demonstrates how complex and vast the supernatural side of the DCU is.
And all of this would be perfect if it wasn't for Tynion's frikking narration! Yes, this is a common issue with all of his books, every narration box, every piece of dialogue is overwritten to insufferable levels, asphyxiating levels. This is especially obvious when the characters speak because they say every single detail that happens inside of their heads which doesn't leave anything to the imagination, they're basically telling all that they're imagining.
This is bad because there's a lot to like in this chapter from a concept standpoint.
Is just that Tynion's frikking narration!
Alvaro Martinez' artwork is stunning as always, being able to capture every supernatural element perfectly along with a gothic style but again, the amount of words on the script kinda ruins what he tries to express.
Mixed thoughts overall and this is not really surprising.
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