Review: Batman #67

The “Knightmares”“ continue as Batman chases a new foe in an impossible race. Over rooftops, across alleyways, up and down the streets of Gotham City, this lightning-fast crook outsmarts the Dark Knight at every turn. Is that because the man under the mask is someone more familiar than he knows?

In Batman #66 Something-or someone (presumably the Scarecrow )forcing Batman to live through some of his fears, and anxieties. One of those anxieties revolved around Batman’s relationship to Catwoman and their failed attempt to get married.Â But there was to many questions So he turned to Vic Savage, by putting himself into the role of that great superhero investigator, The Question.Â Questions were asked but we ere left withÂ one hell of a question as a cliffhanger, that I had hoped would be answered in Batman #67.

In Batman #67 it appears that the Dark Knight is still trapped in a psychedelic nightmare world with little hope of escape. But instead of the expositional type of comic that maybe would have given the audience the answers we were was hoping for, we get more of action packed chase scene in the vain of Dick Tracy and I was wondering what Tom King was going for …until Tom answered himself.

Apparently Tom King tweeted out that he, Lee Weeks and Jorge Fornes had teamed up for a sequel to the award winning Batman/Elmer Fudd crossover.Â According to King:

“It“s in Batman 67, part of the Knightmares arc. Not allowed to say who“s in it exactly, but It involves a crazy chase and a lot of beep-beeps.”

So for all intents and purposes in this storyÂ Batman is the Wil E Coyote, amd the villain is the Road Runner.Â That speaks volumes to how this is set up because, The Dark KnightÂ continues to project his own thoughts and fears into constructs based on people close to him. In this case, Batman ruminates on someone that he just can’t seems to catch.Â While the overall execution of the “Knightmares” story arc has been frustrating, Batman #67 is easily one of the strongest chapters of Tom Kings long run to date.Â The artistic style by Lee weeks is definitely interesting,Â Everything moves from left to right, in the Western reading tradition, but the chaser and the chased Elements enter and leave fully utilizing the panels giving a hint of speed.

Batman Vol 3 #67 comes in to covers: the Cover A ,Regular Lee Weeks Cover; and then there is also the Cover B Variant Dave Johnson Cover.Â As of the writing of this article the Cover B is all sold out.

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(W) Tom King (A) Lee Weeks