100 Days of Batman, Day 92

With there only being nine days remaining with my 100 days of Batman I will likely try to stick to single issues from the most recent Batman comics. I don't want to start a epic arc and not be able to finish before the end of day 100. So for the next couple of days I will be finishing up the I Am Gotham story arc written by Tom King and art by David Finch. Tonights reading is Part Five of that story. I will be SPOILING  this issue so if you do not want is spoiled then do not continue reading on.

Gotham is on a rampage to destroy the city believing it is the only way to save it. Batman knows he will not be able to stop Gotham on his own so he does something that he has never done before. He calls the justice league to Gotham in order to help save it from a man who once wanted to do the very same thing. The justice league however is no match for Gotham and the situation looks bleak for Batman and his allies.

Gotham Girl still recovering from the fear that she has essentially been infected with tells Duke the source of her and her brothers power. It comes from their very life force. Depending on how much power they need they literally drain years of their lives away. She states that if they give themselves enough power to be like Superman for two years or could be a god for a few minutes. Gotham of course is using so much power it is unlikely he will live for much longer. Gotham Girl want to save her brother rushes to the fight just in time to prevent him from killing Batman but it is to late for her brother who dies in her arms.

That is how the book ends. I liked the idea of the source of Gotham and Gotham Girl's power came from. It was not something for free. It required them to sacrifice a great deal in order to use it. I did not expect Gotham to die when I began this story so it was a interesting twist that benefited the story. While not a home run Batman: I Am Gotham, Part Five is well WORTH YOUR TIME.

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