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Contrary to many other reviewers, I loved the Booster Gold/What if... buildup. King created a clever alternate timeline and displayed the humor he's honed over the last year or so.

Then came "The Wedding." What a crock. Totally botched it. The whole thing built to "Enh...nevermind" when all the character beats leading up to it were SO GOOD. Loved the Bruce/Alfred embrace. Never seen that and it was the perfect time for it. Show me the difficult dynamics of trying to make it work!! Show us the happy/complacent Batman who makes a hash of fighting crime. The family reactions. So much fertile ground to cover that will never be uncovered. Ugh.

As bold and intriguing as the previous year's lead up has been, this was a complete chicken-s#it move by Tom King.


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Batman Vol 7 The Wedding Tom King Mikel Janin Books Reviews

Exactly what I wanted for the conclusion to the epic "Wedding" storyline. I managed to avoid spoilers, so I was very satisfied to read the first few stories in this volume. And then #50 dropped and what stood out was the art gorgeous splash pages from the greatest living Batman artists. Whatever you think of the ending, the art is breathtaking. Enjoy and don't skip out on reading "Preludes to the Wedding" volume, very cool stories there too.
This was perfect. Some of Batmans most iconic enemies hit him were it hurts most, his heart. This is the midpoint of an 101 issue Batman run, it stirred up quite the ruckus for good reason. Love or Hate it, this comic does its job. Tom King not only writes in a fresh, original, thought provoking way, but he pays a great deal of homage to batmans history. Hes enriched what's come before while giving us something we've never seen before. Its absolutely splendid, buy all the volumes 1-7 it's all one big story. Skip Night of the Monstermen though, that's Orlando's story and not even in Rebirth Batman TPB's 1-7.
The main story resolves about a "What if...?" scenario which is the product of a rather ambitious, yet unsuccessful good will. We get to see a completely different idea of what became of Gotham city and the Justice League under different circumstances, maybe a little bit too extreme given the idea that the world is highly dependent on the Caped Crusader to ridiculous points.

Again, as this is just an alternative reality, you can get to enjoy the improbabilities of its exaggerations without troubling the known canon.

Another chapter included in it is a rather unusual encounter between the Joker and Catwoman where they end up beaten up next to each other and begin to do remembrance fleshing out the relationship between the Gotham Underworld.

Although not breathtaking, or epic it's still a nice reading.
I've generally enjoyed Tom King's run on Batman so far. There have sometimes been some bumps, but King's strong thematic writing and thoughtful use of story and panel structure have always kept me captivated. But, that being said, this is possibly the first trade where I had trouble embracing the lead up to the wedding, starting with the Booster Gold story. While it has a few interesting ideas, Booster Gold is portrayed as so tone-deaf and almost eerily daft (nonchalantly observing a character kill themselves, for example) that I found his "wedding gift" story difficult to enjoy. While the portrayal of Gold is not entirely out of sync with the character in some incarnations, it comes off as extreme to the point of making him devoid of almost any common sense. And, in the end, I'm not really a fan of storylines driven by severe misunderstandings or characters acting in frustrating ways for the sake of propelling plot.

Likewise, the multi-part Joker story that follows is, while a bit better--with a few intriguing tidbits as the Joker swings from almost boyishly innocent to frighteningly psychotic and violent--likewise takes Joker to extremes that make it difficult to stay immersed in the story. One minute, he is shooting hostages. The next, he is chatting with Catwoman like they are old girlfriends, with dialogue that seems inconsistent from page to page. I appreciate the attempt at humor and realism, and trying to show different aspects of the Joker and almost humanize him. But something about the jarring changes in tone and pacing made the story, and its escalating events and ending, seem highly artificial and contrived.

Lastly, without spoiling the final issue (the ending of which was highly-publicized and spoiled for many), I thought the conclusion was representative of the problems in the above stories, i.e. seemingly inconsistent or frustrating character decisions wrapped in artificial storytelling devices. The issue contains a series of throwbacks to former Batman artists and styles, which was a nice touch in theory, but it was generally unrelated to the ultimate plot development, and came off more like artifice for its own sake--not entirely pointless, but didn't enhance the story, which ended up being dragged out.

Ultimately, I would recommend this to any fan of King and of Batman, but would caution that it's definitely a big dip in the momentum and quality of the storytelling so far. That being said, it's possible that a lot of this will pick up depending on where King takes Batman next, and perhaps some of this will make more sense in context. Will have to see.
3.5 stars

I love Batman (who doesn't) and really like the work that Tom King has done in comics (Vision, Sheriff of Babylon, Omega Men). King's work on Batman is actually my least favorite stuff he's done. The first couple trades in this run were weak, but they got quite strong with 4 and 5.

This volume collects 45 to 50 (six issues, with 50 being a double sized one). There are three stories. A three-part story involving Booster Gold, time travel, Thomas and Martha Wayne, and what Bruce and the world would be like if the night they saw Zorro ended differently. There are some cool moments in the story, but it should be a "DC What IF?" story rather than part of a regular run. There is a two-part Joker story. It's decent - King's Joker is incredibly murderous but his dialogue isn't always there. Issue #50 involves Bruce and Selina writing to each other while the action of the lead up to the wedding goes on in alternate pages. There are some great scenes (Bruce and Alfred). A variety of Batman artists work on various pages - some of the pages are spectacular. I normally don't like changing artists every few pages, but this is a nice survey.

I'll keep reading.
Contrary to many other reviewers, I loved the Booster Gold/What if... buildup. King created a clever alternate timeline and displayed the humor he's honed over the last year or so.

Then came "The Wedding." What a crock. Totally botched it. The whole thing built to "Enh...nevermind" when all the character beats leading up to it were SO GOOD. Loved the Bruce/Alfred embrace. Never seen that and it was the perfect time for it. Show me the difficult dynamics of trying to make it work!! Show us the happy/complacent Batman who makes a hash of fighting crime. The family reactions. So much fertile ground to cover that will never be uncovered. Ugh.

As bold and intriguing as the previous year's lead up has been, this was a complete chicken-s#it move by Tom King.