Two-Face: Year One # 2 - Part 2 of 2
is a comic book published by DC Comics & released on 12 / / 2008Plot Summary
The election coverage continues as Two-Face throws his hat in the ring! It's the shocking conclusion to the tightest race in Gotham City history, and it's only the beginning of Batman's struggle with a man who used to be his best friend — and the monster within.
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What do you do when one part of you knows the right and the wrong, but the other half only wants to be wrong. When Harvey Dents psyche changed into Two-Face he had all of these choices between right and wrong but he chose the wrong one. And now as he runs for re-election he takes the matters into his own hands. Taking out the crime families and allowing the "freaks" to live and run free.
What is a friend to do when their most trusted friend has turned into a cold blooded killer? That is question Bruce/Batman has been trying to find an answer to for the past months. Now as Harvey takes his form of justice to levels that Batman cna no longer allow Batman needs to make the choice, hope that the better half of Two-Face resurfaces and makes the right decision or take him down himself.
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Reviewed by Psychotime on May 21, 2009. Psychotime has written 106 reviews. His/her last review was for Funeral in Smallville. 7 out of 9 users recommend his reviews. |
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It continues much later. The Long Halloween has passed now. No idea what Harvey's been up to with the whole time, but it's no longer important. Right now, Harvey's doing a mock election using his buddies at Arkham to help him out. It's a creative plan, sure, but maybe a little silly for Two-Face. On top of that, he's a murderous vigilante, taking out anyone he sees as a criminal with at the flip of a coin, so he's still doing the usual Two-Face stuff.
One problem I have with this issue is how they continue the flashbacks from the first issue. It felt to me that the writer felt guilty for not including them in the first issue to have it make any sense. It appears that this writer was either under pressure from the higher ups (very likely) and had to make a story that only lasted two issues and certain incidents had to happen. This ruined it the story. It could have been awesome.
I realized the main problem with the story: Instead of introducing a character and showing his/her origin through flashbacks, or the opposite; showing flashbacks that lead to the introduction of a character, this story did niether, it showed very little flashbacks and suddenly introduced the character, ruining the momentum, then tried to finish the backstory as if the track never jumped. I see that as bad writing.
Either way, this story could have been very good. But things stopped it from reaching that height. I don't know who to blame.
