I've also created a number of series with some great co-creators and partners -- books like We Have Demons, Clear, Night of the Ghoul, Nocterra, American Vampire, Wytches, the Wake, AD: After Death, and more.

The Black Mirror" is a Batman story arc written by Scott Snyder, and illustrated by Jock and Francesco Francavilla. Snyder’s stories and the artwork are remarkably good, and got me revved up about Batman for the first time since Morrison started mucking around with the character. Instead, he has (no idea when) adopted Dick Grayson and is currently building a franchise (take a moment to appreciate that joke) while Dick has stopped being Robin and became Batman instead.

While Grant Morrison made Batman fun again when he put Dick in the costume, Scott Snyder made me believe.

I'm the only person on the earth who isn't gushing about it, so you probably want to disregard my review. It clearly shows when Dick Grayson dons the Batman costume as his personality is less menacing than Bruce Wayne’s and he makes a couple of jokes or two towards his enemies. There’s a bizarre incident in which a whale is found dead in a bank with a human corpse in it’s belly and the woman in charge is the daughter of the man that killed Dick’s parents. New and old villains share the spotlight, of course, and I'm always blown away by the joker who has gotten mightily creepy in his older age. Anyone who does not like reading about serial killers or disturbing psychological issues might be a bit disturbed with this story.Commissioner Gordon then captures James Gordon Junior before he can escape, and meets up with Dick to talk about the recent events and what they can hope for the future. reminisce the old days, with Dick mentioning a boy named Ben Wolff was with them, but soon has to leave because of a notification. And that conflicts a bit with my position that Batgirl is awesome and bringing Barbara back in the role is the best decision in the whole New 52. James Gordon Junior hangs up the phone to kill Barbara Gordon, but Dick saves her in the nick of time due to him putting a sub-dermal tracer on James Gordon Junior.

Gotham is still the same dark and often rainy town, but the approach of the bat is a little different and I like it. Come check out a twisted and dark tale of Dick Grayson and Jim Gordon and a city where nothing is what it seems and everything seems to go bad in the end. As I said, reading this, it's unclear why DC thought their universe and their comics line was so messed-up that it needed rebooting to save it, but, at the same time, it's clear why they wanted to keep Snyder around the Bat World. And Francavilla does as good a job at evoking feelings of foreboding and tension as Jock - Where Jock uses crazy expressive linework and splatter, Francavilla uses great colours and composition to draw you into the scene. Though intimately familiar with Gotham's horrific landscapes and feels personally obliged to protects its people, Dick never felt that he belonged in this city of nightmares and most of his character conflict stems from the fact that he's a bird constantly trying to be imprisoned in a cage by forces which he could not always comprehend but nonetheless fights back with much vigor and resilience.

His mission has been to mentally destroy Dick Grayson, as the "weakest man in Gotham" with the most empathy he's ever seen. It's one of the best Batman books out there and is destined to become a classic - what're you waiting for?

We get a fantastic scene where he has lunch with his father and tells him about his diagnosis as a psychopath. The event begins a strange and deadly mystery that will bring Batman face-to-face with the new, terrifying faces of organized crime in Gotham. There is a dead woman inside the whale, and Batman visits Sonia to investigate the death of her friend. It captures Dick as Batman so well it makes me so mad we didn't get the original 4-5 year plan of Dick as Batman.It does test the mettle and spiritual strength of both Jim and Dick to conquer the challenges of working in Gotham. The subtle conflicts that arise between the denizens of Gotham and Dick and Jim show that there is a miasma of crime and almost "evil" that seem to permeate Gotham and it's dealings. As a gothic and brooding city it is also the perfect setting to remind the reader that beneath the exterior, often a darker heart can be lurking.