Batman 66’ #16 Review –“This Is Why People Never Read Novels, They Are Such a Bore!”
Story
The Bookworm invades Robin’s speech about donating money to The Gotham City Library and takes the checkbook with him. As Batman and Robin prepare to go after him, Bookworm discovers a book that has every known history of Batman. So will he ever find out Batman’s secret identity?
The Good
It’s another dubbed down issue with the only good thing is the art.
The Bad
I really don’t know what’s going on with this series. It’s really going on a downhill. Once again, boring dialogue, no action, no jokes or digital features. The Bookworm seems to be another uninteresting villain too. I also don’t understand Batman and Robin’s love for playing celebrity; shouldn’t it be blandly obvious they are Dick and Bruce? And why would Batman have a book lying around in the library that can reveal his identity?
Verdict
I gave this issue a 2/3 out 5/10 stars. This series is lately becoming a big disappointment. I don’t know what’s really happening here. We had a good issue last time. But now it’s back to being a Debbie downer. And what is it with no digital features again? Has the quality really gone down? If you don’t like Bookworm then I suggest you skip this one and the next one. You definitely won’t miss much.