100 Days of Batman, Day 35

It is the finale of No Law and A New Order, the first part of the Batman: No Man's Land story arc. In Part 4: Language Batman has returned to a now very different Gotham than the one he left. The city is essentially dead having been cut off from the rest of the world. It has dissolved into a almost feudal state, with different factions claiming different portions of the city for themselves. Now Batman must learn the new "language" of the city if he is going to impose any law, order, or justice.

Batman: No Man's Land, No Law and A New Order Part 4: Language almost a "year one" for the caped crusader in way. Forced to learn the ways in which the city now functions, he decides to take over a district that is ruled by the Ventriloquist. Now it is not entirely a new thing for him as he knows how to be Batman all ready but simply needs to change his methods some. It is done well and is believable. I have come to the conclusion that both writer Bob Gale and artist Alex Maleev understand Batman very well. It is not the best Batman book or my favorite, yet it is extremely good and well WORTH YOUR TIME.  I am excited to move on to the next part of the series entitled Fear of Faith but I am a little worried that the quality may suffer as the writer and artist are both different. In my experience having to many authors can harm a great story. I hope it does not turn out that way.

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