batwatch's Batman: Arkham Unhinged #45 - Welcome to the Slough of Despond, Part 2 review

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    The Psychotic Perspective: Arkham Unhinged #45

    Slough of Despond

    The “Uninvited Guests” plotline of Batman: Arkham Unhinged was about as fun for me as a needle being jabbed repeatedly into my eye, but with the last issue, the series seemed to have taken a major turn for the better. Does issue #45 continue the upward trend or does it return to Arkham’s usual crap writing?

    In this issue, the Gotham crime wave continues, Batman becomes aware of the Bookbinder, and Mayor Sharp continues to deal with political fallout.

    Meh

    The last issue was actually pretty good, but I did not give it a particularly good rating because I was cynical about whether the series was actually on the right track. This issue did not exactly inspire me with optimism.

    There is nothing outright bad in this issue but neither is there anything overly good. The plot continues to deal with the conflicts introduced in the first issue, but it does not feel like there are any significant developments in any of these areas. The art is just okay, and nothing extremely interesting happens.

    Conclusion

    I still think there is potential for good story here, and Traviss may pull it together before the arc is over, but for the moment, the large panel layout combines with the slow plot development to give the whole issue a rather meandering feel. It’s worth checking out if you are a big Arkham Unhinged fan, but everyone else should keep their distance until is clear this is a worthwhile story.

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