"How could I have ever doubted you, Father?"
Ed Brubaker does a great job tying in classic Batman history to his run on Batman. The famous Zorro connection to Bruce's upbringing is fleshed out a lot in this issue. We see a bit of why Thomas Wayne had to help a criminal and why he is a hero for it. This issue also is a nice tribute to the reason why Bruce Wayne does not like guns and why he doesn't want his bodyguard to carry one. Scott McDaniel layouts are wonderful, unfortunately I think the inking job Aaron Sowd was not as good as Karl Story's ink job in the issue before. This is a nice stand alone issue for the fact it tells a lot about Bruce's upbringing, it also flows fluidly with what Brubaker is doing with Batman.
Cheers!
- Silkcuts