The Batman Who Laughs by Scott Snyder has a Batman known as “The Batman Who Laughs.”
This is a version of Batman that killed the Joker and was contaminated by Joker
toxin. The result was that he morphed in an evil version that was part Joker
and part Batman. This evil version proceeded to murder his Bat family by
killing Robin, Batgirl, Alfred and others.
Also at work in this graphic novel is
the “Grim Knight.” This is a Batman that
has become like “The Punisher,” but way worse. His version does not have a Bat
family. He kills all criminals and is hunted by the police who he is also
trying to kill.
Both bad versions of Batman come from
the “Dark Multiverse” and have come to what is all intents and purposes “Our Multiverse”
where they seek to wreak havoc and must be stopped by our good Batman. This won’t
be easy as the bad Batmans (Batmen ?) have lived the same lives for the most
part, had the same trainings, and know all the faults and weaknesses as well as
tactics.
This horror/mystery graphic novel pushes
Batman, Jim Gordon, and Alfred to their limits as they face off and combat the
evil Batmans in The Batman Who Laughs. The result is a good read that is complicated
and sets up another series where Superman and Batman team up.
The artwork in the book is good though,
at times a bit confusing, as anytime the Batman Who Laughs talks his font is
red on top of black to emphasize how messed up he is. That way of doing things
makes it hard to read since the story is very dark as it is.
While The Batman Who Laughs by
Scott Snyder is a good story with plenty of action as well as mystery and horror
elements, there is a large body count and there are horror aspects to the tale.
So, this is not a book for young readers unless you just feel the need to freak
them out.
The Batman Who Laughs
Scott Snyder
DC Comics
ISBN# 978-1-4012-9403-8
Hardback (also available in digital
format)
232 Pages
Material came by way of the “Central
Branch” of the Dallas Public Library System.
Scott A. Tipple ©2019
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