Batman One Dark Knight

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Also, Gordon tries to dissuade Vasquez from doing the operation on this particular night because the city is all hot and bothered right now - yes, that’s the actual reason he gives! A gritty night that consists of just one simple prison transfer ends up giving us one of the coolest one off batman stories I have yet read. The Joker brutally beating Amanda Waller with shades of Killing Joke in Suicide Squad: Get Joker is one instance, which surely would have raised some (more? The art is all blown up in the magazine-sized format, and the eventual hardcover will be well-worth any Jock fans' time. Jock has also produced key art and concept design for films including Dredd , Annihilation , Star Wars: The Last Jedi , and the Oscar-winning Ex Machina .

So yeah its a good one-time read with wonderful art and a good action-heavy and heartfelt Batman story! Jock has been one of my favorite artists since hitting the scene and finally gets to be showcased in an oversized DC Black Label series. Plot Synopsis: Batman is watching a prisoner van that is heavily guarded as it moves from Arkham Asylum to Blackgate Prison. There’s no reason given for why they want to do this but I’m going to be charitable to Jock and suggest that he meant to imply that Vasquez was offering a substantial bounty for them killing EMP - because this simple explanation is never once mentioned in the dismal script. Why Bruce wouldn't just pay to helicopter the prisoner to Blackgate, well I guess you just have to ignore that.As much as I previously liked Jock's art, I think it's best when seen as the occasional pinup or cover. Jock has also produced key art and concept design for films including Dredd, Annihilation, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and the Oscar-winning Ex Machina. Whether Black Label granting creators such license with the characters is a good thing is debatable; at least, the moment is among the most shocking and affecting of One Dark Knight overall. Even the Police is in on it, to the point of murdering one of their own without any plausible reason given. But other pages, like the shots of Gotham City’s skyline or the bridge action scene in the final issue, show just how amazing of an artist Jock can be when given the time and space.

For a Batman traditionalist, this is a self-contained tale anchored by Batman, Alfred, and Commissioner Gordon, the kind of thing that would be worthwhile for a Batman movie fan. Jock’s gritty Gotham is certainly appealing, but among a glut of continuity and non-continuity Bat-books, I’m not sure this one necessarily rises above the pile. Pressler, aka EMP, (woah - his initials are the same as electro-magnetic pulse, which also happens to be his power set! One of the most iconic Batman artists of the 21st century, the incomparable Jock (The Batman Who Laughs, Batman: The Black Mirror), has focused all his storytelling powers on the tale of one very, very dark night in Gotham City. in time to save him, than seeing Batman get beaten into the ground, only to get back up and hit back twice as hard.Would have been nice as a one-shot and not a series of issues that just dragged the already thin premise way too long. Jock’s art is never slick and polished, but rougher and messier than conventional standards, which always work when it comes to darker stories and certainly when it comes to the streets of Gotham, there is a constant grittiness to that world, with an over-emphasis of shadows given the context of the story. Had Jock opted for a more down-to-earth and to-the-point narrative voice for Batman—like he did in the previous issues!

It is woefully written and so stupid that I can’t review it properly without going into SPOILERS so I’ll say that now and recommend everyone who’s leaving the review here to save yourself the time and effort, don’t bother picking it up and avoid this utter drek entirely. So while this is nowhere near the “Batman has been redefined for me for all time” level, I very much enjoyed it. So too here, we see Gordon abandon popular character (and sometime Question) Renee Montoya, and then Vasquez leaves her to die what promises to be a horrific death.

Its not the greatest Batman story and sure has flaws like it could have used more fight scenes of Batman vs other gangs but it does its work in 3 issues and I love the art here, Jock is a master at that and he makes you feel for the character of EMP and also has some great art pages here and I think thats the main draw of this story. Especially when it comes to the Dark Knight, Jock has proven himself to be one of the best artists on that character, so anytime he gets to do anything Batman-related, it might as well be an event. I love both the first and second issue of this story, and have praised them for their glorious visuals and sharp writing while giving them high scores. The artwork is absolutely beautiful, setting the whole story over a period of just one night, with extra moodiness thanks to the main villain being EMP, cleverly creating the darkest possible setting for what is a very tough night for batman.