100 Days of Batman, Day 28

After finishing up with Batman: Made of Wood, I decided I wanted to give Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader by Neil Gaiman and art by Andy Kubert a try. Batman is dead, and all his "friends" and enemies are at his funeral. They each take turns telling a story about their time with the Dark Knight and how he was ultimately killed. Strangely enough  they all have very different stories about his demise. So he who is telling the truth and who is lying?

Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader is a two part story that begins with Batman #686 and ends in Detective Comics #853. The first half of the tale sets up a strange funeral and features borh Selena  Kyle, aka Catwom, and Alfred. They both tell different tales featuring the demise of the Dark Knight with both being equally strange. Alfred's tale is far more interesting and I could see it having an entire mini-series using its theme. I am very intrigued to see which characters tell their tales about Batman in part two. The book is not a must read but it is definitely entertaining if not a little strange. It is definitely however WORTH YOUR TIME. I wouldn't necessarily go out of my way to read it but you will likely enjoy it if you do.

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