Book: Batman: Dead White (Batman book #1) by John Shirley
Description:
Who better than Batman to protect the dangerous city of Gotham, where even the cops are crooks? But the latest imminent terror might be too much for the burgeoning Caped Crusader, who is still carving out a place for himself in the minds of Gotham’s criminals.
There’s a host of deadly new weapons in Batman’s glittering, sinister city–in the hands of a psychotic mastermind called White Eyes. With his radical murder machine, the fiendish leader of Gotham’s racist Bavarian Brotherhood can move beyond dealing drugs and hot guns to pursue his real passion: the white supremacist takeover of America.
The homegrown terrorists’ first strike–at the heart of our nation’s capitol–is only weeks away. But first they’ll test out their killer toys on Batman, who is hot on the trail of White Eyes and his brutal militia. Ounce for ounce, muscle for muscle, Batman’s no match for the cunning villain and his wicked new firepower. At least, that’s how White Eyes sees it.
Batman has other ideas . . .
Rating: 4 1/2 stars
My Review:
This was one intense book but it was very good. However, I wouldn't recommend it for young Batman fans due to the language, violence and story. I thought this was a very interesting book, full of action but also very well written. The characters whether good or bad were fleshed out to be more than two dimensional.
Since this book takes place with a younger - still getting used to being a hero - Batman. I thought I would be reading about a boring and incompetent Nolan version but instead this Batman was smart, resourceful and full of life, like you would expect from Gotham's superhero. Alfred was also used rather well in the story.
There was also a very interesting secondary story with Gotham Detective Cormac Sullivan and his son Gary and I was very happy their story had a happy ending. Also, another character Beth who had been through so much in this story that it was nice that she also had a happy ending.
This is Batman at his best. I'm glad I read this.
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