Alfred and Bruce had a plan for Gotham City, something that could change it for the better but their enemies had a similar idea as well.
Well, this officially marks the post-Tom King era of Batman which should, SHOULD be something more promising for the future... if that future wasn't handled by James Tynion IV. Tynion has never been a particularly consistent writer, at his best he's decent and at his worst he can be a pretty bad writer so in that sense, he's just as hit and miss as King except that he doesn't even reach the high points that King sometimes does.
That being said, I think this is a fine jumping-on point that plays with some of the disaster that came before. As we know, King killed Alfred for no reason whatsoever but Tynion is willing to implement that as a plot-point to create a new direction for his run, one that works from a story and character standpoint and I must say that interesting enough so far. Particularly in terms of character work because there are a few emotional moments that deal with Bruce's grief and how he has to handle his usual job without Alfred.
Plot-wise, it gets the job done since Tynion introduces a few villains into the mix. Although I'm a bit concerned since the last time he wrote Cheshire it wasn't so good and I'm afraid he could be doing something bad to Merlyn now that he's here (But since this is probably Ben Percy's Malcolm Merlyn I don't care that much). Plus, the Joker reappears in a way that makes his presence powerful but I wish we took a break from him, then again, is not like I was expecting anything else from Scott Snyder's pupil.
Tony Daniel's pencils are really strong and pretty fitting for the book thanks to his detailed, grim and gritty style.
Decent beginning. Hope things don't get worse from now on.
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