Meeting a cultural icon like Batman has to be a real thrill. So why isn’t Mr. Bloom more impressed? Is it because he’s actually Leopold Bloom, protagonist of James Joyce’s Ulysses, and as a literary legend himself, he sneers at pop culture? Or is it because the two are fighting a war in Gotham’s Narrows district? Personally, we favor the former theory, because it would be the best Bat-crossover with a prose hero since the Dark Knight met Sherlock Holmes.
Now that’s not to say this isn’t good, too. It’s Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo—of course it’s good. This issue, everybody’s gambling on the fly, and coming up short. Here’s newly minted Bat-replacement Jim Gordon thinking he’s cornered the seed-based villain in a warehouse, only to find his own power armor turned against him. But Bats bets the farm rather than buys it, and thereby sows Bloom’s downfall:
Did you know abused children often draw adults with larger hands than normal? DID YOU KNOW THAT, BRUCE?
We grew up near a casino, so trust us: the first Friday of the month isn’t nearly as big a gambling day as when Social Security checks arrive.
Still, you got tossed through a roof without breaking your neck, so you’re having a relatively good night.
Probably not a GREAT roof contractor, though. You saw how that thing crumpled when a 200-lb man got tossed through it.
The most relevant Bat God would be Bruce Wayne sitting on Metron’s Mobius Chair, but we like to hope some faith got spared for Camazotz, Mayan god of death bats.
The real problem in society today is RoboBatCop on BatCop violence.
Read the rest of Batman #47 on Wednesday!
Brendan McGinley is editor round these parts when not writing comics or Cracked columns. You can say a neighborly hello to him on Twitter @BrendanMcGinley. You’d probably enjoy his supervillain comic Heist, if you’re a fan of tarnished souls and brutal retribution.
Crime pays.
Nana nana nana nana nana nana nana nana, BAT-LINKS!
