This is the last issue we get from the Death of the Family and it is supposed to wrap everything up and just give us the big conclusion.Even though that Scott Snyder hasn't been that original in his run on Batman his stories were good and were keeping my attention on the book.It quickly became one of my favorite and after I heard that he will be bringing up the Joker I got really excited and what he was saying was supposed to be epic and with the first issue everything started out in a perfect way.It felt dark,creepy and a little bit of a mystery behind everything.I got really excited with last issue and the silver plate was keeping the suspense on and it got me going through many suggestions.I was ready for the epic conclusion and to see what is the Joker hiding from us and what was he planning and the page where he revealed to Bruce what he did kept me reading with even more joy.

That was the big thing that could actually happen but we soon learnt that it all was a big bluff and the Joker was just joking the whole time.It killed my joy for the issue and I had to say that this was Snyder's weakest issue ever.He disappointed me.All of the big talk and in the end he didn't have the guts to do anything big enough to affect the real Batman readers except the new ones.It was all like a lie and it hurt me down.Even though that I expected that Alfred was all right and I wanted him to be alive I was really disappointed by the fact that he wasn't even hurt.He was just under the Joker Venom and was just acting crazy.

Snyder just killed the respect I had for him by making this issue and the fact that he didn't have the guts to do a big thing with the character of the Joker along the other Bat-relatives was a weak doing and it would have been better if he haven't said all of those big words in the interviews.I at least hope that next arcs shall be better and I will again gain respect for him.