![]() Sadly, what starts out as a compelling mixture of old and new towards the Batman mythos, this volume resolves a lot of the ideas from before into a disappointing conclusion. Volume 3 builds on the ideas of its predecessors, such as Batman growing his alliances that began with Captain James Gordon and Killer Croc, and Bruce Wayne confronts his family’s past with the surprising return of his grandfather, Adrian Arkham. ![]() In recent media, we have seen multiple versions of the origins of Batman and his rogues gallery, from Batman: The Telltale Series to Matt Reeves’s upcoming The Batman, and the Earth One title continues the beginnings of these characters, albeit with a new twist. As Bruce Wayne investigates whether or not Dent has risen from the grave, he comforts Harvey’s twin sister, Mayor Jessica Dent - who is going through both physical and mental scars - and continues to expand his network of “outsiders”, realizing that the Batman can’t save Gotham on his own. ![]() One month after the events of the last volume, which concluded with the death of Harvey Dent, a gang of thieves thrusts the city into a state of fear when they are mysteriously armed with military-grade weapons, funded by none other than former district attorney Harvey Dent. Listen to the latest episode of our weekly comics podcast! ![]()
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