{"id":19722,"date":"2019-02-25T09:00:56","date_gmt":"2019-02-25T09:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/?p=19722"},"modified":"2019-02-23T13:00:50","modified_gmt":"2019-02-23T13:00:50","slug":"batman-the-last-angel-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/2019\/02\/25\/batman-the-last-angel-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Batman: The Last Angel"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nBy Eric Lustbader<\/strong>, Lee Moder<\/strong>, Scott Hanna<\/strong> & various (DC Comics)
\nISBN: 978-1-56389-156-4<\/p>\n

I generally plug things I like, or think have some genuine and measurable element of (graphic narrative) quality to them. Sometimes I’m unsure of the result but the tale is notable enough to deserve a mention. Occasionally I just think people might be interested in seeing something a wee bit different\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n

In this Batman anniversary year, this intriguing experiment certainly ticks those boxes.<\/p>\n

Happy hunting, Batfans\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n

Great looking art from Lee Moder, but a rather disappointing tale from the acclaimed novelist. A Batman who’s much more welcome to the Gotham authorities hunts a killer, while crash victim Selina Kyl<\/em>e has bloody nightmares about being hunted by a jaguar\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n

As Catwoman<\/em> she is obsessed and bored in equal measure, but with Gotham’s gangs seemingly at each other’s throats, a Mayan exhibition of the Bat God Balam<\/em> is focusing everyone’s attention from where it needs to be.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6And her planned heist is just a catalyst for a repeat of the events that destroyed the Mayan Empire!<\/p>\n

When the star attraction votive mask possesses Batman himself, Selina is forced into the uncharacteristic role of saviour\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n

With everybody playing a double game and such villains as Rupert Thorne<\/em> and the Joker<\/em> further muddying the waters – plus a frankly lame subplot about Selina’s lost father – this overly-convoluted tale tries just a little too hard to be all things to all people, but it does have great pace and, as I’ve already said, a superlative art job from the under-appreciated Lee Moder.<\/p>\n

Silly, but fans will find a lot to enjoy here.
\n\u00c2\u00a9 1994 DC Comics. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Eric Lustbader, Lee Moder, Scott Hanna & various (DC Comics) ISBN: 978-1-56389-156-4 I generally plug things I like, or think have some genuine and measurable element of (graphic narrative) quality to them. Sometimes I’m unsure of the result but the tale is notable enough to deserve a mention. Occasionally I just think people might … <\/p>\n

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