Pics: Another DC cosmic horror book...
This great story is like a mix of Arkham Asylum, The Cult & Court of Owls - with a Lovecraftian bent!!
The amazing art helps this comic to stand out from other DC offerings - even their horror books!
Plot wise, this story isn't another Year One retread.
Two-Face wants Batman to stop the new voices in his head!
Meanwhile, the Court of Owls has to stop a dark creature they've freed!!
All roads lead to Gotham Below, a nightmare den of twisted mirrors of the citizens above.
These dark souls feed on the hate & fear that trickles down to them.
And, due to the Court of Owls, a twisted Dark Knight has escaped!
Its motivation is to train a new, corrupted Robin!!
The story runs thru many Gothamite ideals: crazy prophecies, corrupted cops, wicked elites & the 'madness' behind Batman's violent crusade...
A Bat-like creature under Gotham, has been around since the Riddler (of all people) first 'connected' Batman to it.
Also, a glimpse of a cavernous area below Gotham was explored, when Jonah Hex first visited Gotham.
(All issues you should reread.)
Unlike Lovecraft's alien monsters, these creepy evils are empowered by your own failings.
And now, they can get back to you...
This miniseries is only 3 books long but, deserves to be brought back in some fashion or other.
Gotham Below should be further explored by the Bat-family...
Please make it so.
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