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Gotham Central (Collected Editions) #5
Dead Robin
Living in the shadow of the Dark Knight makes the detectives of Gotham's police force determined to prove they have what it takes to enforce the law in a city rife with criminals--with or without Batman's help.
192 pages, Paperback
First published June 6, 2007
About the author
Ed Brubaker
1,716 books2,838 followersEd Brubaker (born November 17, 1966) is an Eisner Award-winning American cartoonist and writer. He was born at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland.
Brubaker is best known for his work as a comic book writer on such titles as Batman, Daredevil, Captain America, Iron Fist, Catwoman, Gotham Central and Uncanny X-Men. In more recent years, he has focused solely on creator-owned titles for Image Comics, such as Fatale, Criminal, Velvet and Kill or Be Killed.
In 2016, Brubaker ventured into television, joining the writing staff of the HBO series Westworld.
Brubaker is best known for his work as a comic book writer on such titles as Batman, Daredevil, Captain America, Iron Fist, Catwoman, Gotham Central and Uncanny X-Men. In more recent years, he has focused solely on creator-owned titles for Image Comics, such as Fatale, Criminal, Velvet and Kill or Be Killed.
In 2016, Brubaker ventured into television, joining the writing staff of the HBO series Westworld.
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May 12, 2018
What a positively evil place to end the volume! Wow …
Obviously I liked this. Even five volumes in, this series is still going strong. For the cover story, a dead body is found, dressed as Robin. So is it really him? Just who would you check with to be sure anyway? And then another body, dressed similarly turns up … The story builds well, and the mystery plays out at a nice pace. There's a moment when the police realize that they’ve been overlooking a major clue, and flipping back to the appropriate page, I realized that I’d missed it too. It's always so cool when a mystery does that.
The other major story in this volume deals with the ongoing story arcs dealing with Montoya and Corrigan. Things come to a head, and we end on a particularly vexing development. And that's all I’m going to say about it. Read it yourself if you want to know what happens. Recommended!
Obviously I liked this. Even five volumes in, this series is still going strong. For the cover story, a dead body is found, dressed as Robin. So is it really him? Just who would you check with to be sure anyway? And then another body, dressed similarly turns up … The story builds well, and the mystery plays out at a nice pace. There's a moment when the police realize that they’ve been overlooking a major clue, and flipping back to the appropriate page, I realized that I’d missed it too. It's always so cool when a mystery does that.
The other major story in this volume deals with the ongoing story arcs dealing with Montoya and Corrigan. Things come to a head, and we end on a particularly vexing development. And that's all I’m going to say about it. Read it yourself if you want to know what happens. Recommended!
April 11, 2011
I suppose we are lucky this series managed to last as long as it did really. The average comic book buyer just didn't seem to want to pick up a police procedural. Thankfully the trades sold much better and the creators were allowed to work their magic. This book collects the concluding eight issues. It's pretty good stuff and deserves all the praise that has been heaped on it. Realistic character's doing a hard job in a thoroughly crazy capes and freaks world. Some of them are good police, some are bad police and some are somewhere in between.
March 18, 2012
Maybe Gotham Central really was too good to last. Luckily, the series seems to have gone out on the intended note. Which is, of course, not exactly a cheery one. The first storyline, which gives the collection its title, continues the series' exploration of the GCPD's relationship with Batman. That is, it's not great. And of course, the central mystery: Is that dead boy Robin? If not, then who? And why? It's a good, solid mystery. The collection, and the series, ends by continuing the Corrigan storyline, with the ultra-corrupt evidence tech introduced in an earlier story. This is a story that would go on to have major impacts elsewhere in the DCU, but that's barely foreshadowed here. Sandwiched in between is an issue that tied into Infinite Crisis by giving a ground-level, non-metahuman view of what was going on. Better than Infinite Crisis itself, actually. A great collection, and the end to a great series.
February 3, 2009
Love the setup for the first story in this collection: What if Robin turns up dead? How do detectives know that the body they find IS the true Robin? Some interesting Batman mythos exploration here, even though the plot is a mite formulaic.
The last story in this collection, "Corrigan II," was the final story arc for GOTHAM CENTRAL before its cancellation. By this time Lark had left the book in new penciller's Stefan Guadino's hands. Guadino's work was passable, and similar enough to Lark's, but by far no true replacement. Despite these criticisms, this story is the zenith of Brubaker's work on the book. It's a pretty awesome capstone for the series and its characters. Shame they weren't able to hold it together for longer.
The last story in this collection, "Corrigan II," was the final story arc for GOTHAM CENTRAL before its cancellation. By this time Lark had left the book in new penciller's Stefan Guadino's hands. Guadino's work was passable, and similar enough to Lark's, but by far no true replacement. Despite these criticisms, this story is the zenith of Brubaker's work on the book. It's a pretty awesome capstone for the series and its characters. Shame they weren't able to hold it together for longer.
January 14, 2019
I’ve got nothing left.
Ever origin has an ending. Things get intense in the final volume of Gotham Central. First, dead Robins, teenagers dressed in Robin’s costume, keep showing up at crime scenes. Who did it? Who are the victims? Everyone is interrogated, even the Teen Titans. Captain Marvel (Shazam) makes an appearance as well.
In the second half, someone has been playing with guns, and Montoya’s partner has a secret. Is the secret to die for?
Astounding artwork.
December 25, 2019
I've read this story before.
Again, I really, really wish we'd gotten a TV show about this squad instead of Gotham which was so heavily focused on Commissioner Gordon. I'm much more interested in the focus on the cops outside of the "big names"
Again, I really, really wish we'd gotten a TV show about this squad instead of Gotham which was so heavily focused on Commissioner Gordon. I'm much more interested in the focus on the cops outside of the "big names"
June 16, 2022
Why did Gotham Central have to end?
Gotham Central is a series written by Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka focused upon the Gotham City Police Department. Batman is in the series, but only as a backdrop - a constant menace threatening to close cases before the cops can, or worse... someone who makes choices with heinous consequences for the members of the GCPD.
The standout team in these books are Renee Montoya and Crispus Allen. This book features them more heavily than some of the others, and while it's glorious it is also something that will inevitable leave you feeling as broken and furious as Montoya does. While Gotham is no Hub City, corruption is still rampant in those streets - and good people often pay the price.
This series ends appropriately, but I was so sad to see it go. I badly want to continue reading Montoya's story and see where she ends up after it all. I can see, after reading this, what a wonderful choice she was to follow in Vic Sage's footsteps.
Gotham Central is a series written by Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka focused upon the Gotham City Police Department. Batman is in the series, but only as a backdrop - a constant menace threatening to close cases before the cops can, or worse... someone who makes choices with heinous consequences for the members of the GCPD.
The standout team in these books are Renee Montoya and Crispus Allen. This book features them more heavily than some of the others, and while it's glorious it is also something that will inevitable leave you feeling as broken and furious as Montoya does. While Gotham is no Hub City, corruption is still rampant in those streets - and good people often pay the price.
This series ends appropriately, but I was so sad to see it go. I badly want to continue reading Montoya's story and see where she ends up after it all. I can see, after reading this, what a wonderful choice she was to follow in Vic Sage's footsteps.
July 31, 2022
The Dead Robin story was amazing! It was the kind of story I expected from this creative group.
Dead Robin story is the only reason this was not another one star review. Because the rest of the stories are just hot garbage and should not have seen the light of day. I realize there was no way to avoid a bad story that was part of the mandatory giant all DC comics must be part of the giant summer cross over event - it was universe changing (they all died). But the rest of the stories should have been better.
Dead Robin 5 star (ok 4.5 stars there were minor quibbles)
Everything else zero stars.
Dead Robin story is the only reason this was not another one star review. Because the rest of the stories are just hot garbage and should not have seen the light of day. I realize there was no way to avoid a bad story that was part of the mandatory giant all DC comics must be part of the giant summer cross over event - it was universe changing (they all died). But the rest of the stories should have been better.
Dead Robin 5 star (ok 4.5 stars there were minor quibbles)
Everything else zero stars.
August 23, 2008
In the titular story, the arrival of the Teen Titans seems to break the unspoken barrier of this series about not allowing super-powers on the scene. But after the body of Robin shows up dead, it seems apropos. Fortunately, their appearance is brief without any active participation in resolving a sick crime, and after it is revealed that the body is not Robin’s, but some civilian kid -- and just in time for a second “Robin” to show up dead. Although the narrative of this series centers on the Gotham Police – specifically Montoya and Allen – the reactions by his rogue’s gallery after Batman has beat them, sometimes senseless, is disturbing. Just in case you had any doubts about why the GCPD has standing-orders from the new Commissioner to arrest the Batman on sight, you’ll now know why.
While the middle story – “Sunday Bloody Sunday” – comes across as nod to the last and silly DC cross-over event Infinite Crisis, the third and final story-arc of this ground-breaking series – “Corrigan II” – blasts this series out of the water with an end that is both brutal and haunting. Without giving anything away, I will say that several unresolved issues from much earlier in the series all come to a head in a mighty fine (and even shocking) finish. By the last page, I ached knowing that Gotham Central ended. But it was an arresting (no pun intended) ride that had me glued to its hard-boiled and affecting realism. Mainstream comic-book writing doesn’t often get better than this, folks. (But as for the art by Gaudiano: Where are you when we need you, Michael Lark? I loves you, baby.)
While the middle story – “Sunday Bloody Sunday” – comes across as nod to the last and silly DC cross-over event Infinite Crisis, the third and final story-arc of this ground-breaking series – “Corrigan II” – blasts this series out of the water with an end that is both brutal and haunting. Without giving anything away, I will say that several unresolved issues from much earlier in the series all come to a head in a mighty fine (and even shocking) finish. By the last page, I ached knowing that Gotham Central ended. But it was an arresting (no pun intended) ride that had me glued to its hard-boiled and affecting realism. Mainstream comic-book writing doesn’t often get better than this, folks. (But as for the art by Gaudiano: Where are you when we need you, Michael Lark? I loves you, baby.)
May 27, 2015
We begin our story with the police force finding Robin dead in an alley. Or what appears to be Robin. How do you verify someone's identity who has spent most of his life hiding it?
I've really enjoyed reading these. I wish there was more, but sadly, "Rucka explained that the end for the series was in sight when Lark left after issue #25 and Brubaker left after the "Dead Robin" storyline. Rucka felt that the three of them created the comic together and that he should not continue on without them." It looks like one of the characters from Gotham Central continues in another series called " Infinite Crisis." I'd love to pick those up sometime & read them.
I'd definitely recommend this series.
I've really enjoyed reading these. I wish there was more, but sadly, "Rucka explained that the end for the series was in sight when Lark left after issue #25 and Brubaker left after the "Dead Robin" storyline. Rucka felt that the three of them created the comic together and that he should not continue on without them." It looks like one of the characters from Gotham Central continues in another series called " Infinite Crisis." I'd love to pick those up sometime & read them.
I'd definitely recommend this series.
February 23, 2020
The stories in this book were a mixed bag. The Dead Robin story was not very appealing to me, and I didn’t like the crossover events, since they were only put in to showcase other books. The Sunday Bloody Sunday story was hard to follow without knowing more about Infinite Crisis and Shazam. However, the Corrigan story arc was excellent IMO, really showing what corruption can do, a gritty story with an excellent conclusion for this book. Not the ending I was hoping for, but a realistic one that showed why this book is so great.
August 6, 2018
This ends on such a powerful note. The entire series has been brilliant. Read them all. Recommend this to people who say they don't like comics but they like true crime...
March 29, 2023
I picked this up at the Vintage Paperback show. I was actually looking for some classic sci-fi that I thought would be easy to find there, but I didn’t find it.
So I bought this - and a comic book I already had. }:{
Dead Robin starts of strong — a guy in a Robin costume dead. The Gotham city police trying to figure out how to handle it and how to figure out if it’s the ‘real’ Robin.
Then the investigate leading to a ‘Batman-costumed’ figure tha they can’t really figure out if its the real Batman either.
The whole thing is really interesting in that its like what would really happen ‘behind the scenes’ of a typical Batman comic book. The cops trying their methodical approaches on something that moves way too fast for our legal system.
The artwork is very dark and very ‘Tim Sales’ like. It definitely works for the Gotham Noir feel.
For being dark it’s actually pretty funny. News paper headline of “Boy Wonder, Street Pizza” and the New Teen Titans showing up at police headquarters to give statements… good stuff.
Sunday Blood Sunday is a terrific story. A really good look at what it’s like for civilians - even cops - when superhero stuff happens all around them. I’m loving this take and I may have to take a deeper look into the Gotham Central series.
Well, that was interesting. This book didn’t solve the case. But it was interesting. Dark. They definitely went a different direction and it was good. Not sure I’ll hunt down the rest of the series but definitely liked that they were going for something different.
So I give this 2 stars. It was a little more dragged out than it needed to be, but it was affective. But if you’re not going to read the whole series, it was a little wasted.
So I bought this - and a comic book I already had. }:{
Dead Robin starts of strong — a guy in a Robin costume dead. The Gotham city police trying to figure out how to handle it and how to figure out if it’s the ‘real’ Robin.
Then the investigate leading to a ‘Batman-costumed’ figure tha they can’t really figure out if its the real Batman either.
The whole thing is really interesting in that its like what would really happen ‘behind the scenes’ of a typical Batman comic book. The cops trying their methodical approaches on something that moves way too fast for our legal system.
The artwork is very dark and very ‘Tim Sales’ like. It definitely works for the Gotham Noir feel.
For being dark it’s actually pretty funny. News paper headline of “Boy Wonder, Street Pizza” and the New Teen Titans showing up at police headquarters to give statements… good stuff.
Sunday Blood Sunday is a terrific story. A really good look at what it’s like for civilians - even cops - when superhero stuff happens all around them. I’m loving this take and I may have to take a deeper look into the Gotham Central series.
Well, that was interesting. This book didn’t solve the case. But it was interesting. Dark. They definitely went a different direction and it was good. Not sure I’ll hunt down the rest of the series but definitely liked that they were going for something different.
So I give this 2 stars. It was a little more dragged out than it needed to be, but it was affective. But if you’re not going to read the whole series, it was a little wasted.
December 30, 2017
Buku #45 di tahun 2017.
Akhirnya selesai juga membaca seluruh collected edition Gotham Central yg dikumpulkan dalam 5 trade paperback (tpb) ini. What a ride!
Walaupun saya baru sadar bahwa nggak semua 40 edisi single magazine Gotham Central dimasukkan ke 5 tpb ini. Versi lengkap Gotham Central akhirnya dikumpulkan di edisi hardcovernya yang terdiri atas 4 jilid dan kemudian edisi Omnibus-nya yang menampung ke-40 jilid sigle magazine Gotham Central dalam 1 jilid besar Omnibus.
Sepertinya saya harus mempertimbangkan membaca edisi yang lain untuk mendapatkan beberapa jilid single magazine yang tidak dimasukkan di edisi tpb ini.
Buat anda penggemar komik, saya sarankan untuk membaca komik ini. Anda tak akan menyesal. Hehehe.
Walaupun mungkin buat beberapa orang agak terganggu dengan adanya 2 penulis di komik ini dengan style yang agak berbeda. Ada juga yang terganggu dengan beberapa kali ilustrator nya diganti (saya jelas lebih suka ilustrasinya Michael Lark yang mengawali dan jadi ilustrator utama Gotham Central). Plus ada juga yang bingung dengan begitu banyaknya tokoh polisi di komik ini.
Tapi tetap, bacalah untuk mendapatkan pengalaman membaca komik yang luar dan tidak biasa, tentang para polisi yang harus menjalankan tugas kepolisian di tengah rekan-rekannya yang korup dan di antara pertarungan para superhero dengan supervillain.
Saya beri bintang lima (mungkin karena terpengaruh dengan 4 edisi tpb sebelumnya). :-)
Gituuu....
Akhirnya selesai juga membaca seluruh collected edition Gotham Central yg dikumpulkan dalam 5 trade paperback (tpb) ini. What a ride!
Walaupun saya baru sadar bahwa nggak semua 40 edisi single magazine Gotham Central dimasukkan ke 5 tpb ini. Versi lengkap Gotham Central akhirnya dikumpulkan di edisi hardcovernya yang terdiri atas 4 jilid dan kemudian edisi Omnibus-nya yang menampung ke-40 jilid sigle magazine Gotham Central dalam 1 jilid besar Omnibus.
Sepertinya saya harus mempertimbangkan membaca edisi yang lain untuk mendapatkan beberapa jilid single magazine yang tidak dimasukkan di edisi tpb ini.
Buat anda penggemar komik, saya sarankan untuk membaca komik ini. Anda tak akan menyesal. Hehehe.
Walaupun mungkin buat beberapa orang agak terganggu dengan adanya 2 penulis di komik ini dengan style yang agak berbeda. Ada juga yang terganggu dengan beberapa kali ilustrator nya diganti (saya jelas lebih suka ilustrasinya Michael Lark yang mengawali dan jadi ilustrator utama Gotham Central). Plus ada juga yang bingung dengan begitu banyaknya tokoh polisi di komik ini.
Tapi tetap, bacalah untuk mendapatkan pengalaman membaca komik yang luar dan tidak biasa, tentang para polisi yang harus menjalankan tugas kepolisian di tengah rekan-rekannya yang korup dan di antara pertarungan para superhero dengan supervillain.
Saya beri bintang lima (mungkin karena terpengaruh dengan 4 edisi tpb sebelumnya). :-)
Gituuu....
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February 3, 2020After the Renee-centric volume four, “Dead Robin” is a fantastic MCU ensemble showcase. This story presents another great mystery that really puts our team through the ringer, Maggie Sawyer especially. The dialogue here is so good that I feel like I’m reading a story about real people. There’s even some humor in this one, plus a great scene with Robin himself. Then we get a standalone tie-in to Infinite Crisis that works surprisingly well on its own; it’s also a prelude for what comes next. That would be “Corrigan 2”, one of the best arcs of Gotham Central and a heartbreaking conclusion to the series. It’s heartbreaking because of the content and, well, because it’s over. I would love to read another 40 issues, but I guess Rucka and Brubaker wanted to do other projects, and the series didn’t sell well. Still, I’m beyond happy with what they gave us. This series is truly special and will always be one of my favorites. A police procedural in Gotham City is an amazing concept, and the results are just as amazing as you’d expect.
June 22, 2022
The cop drama you didn't know you needed continues apace, with dead Robins (the Boy Wonder version) dropping out of the sky causing Gotham PD a new and bigger headache.
We also get to dabble with an Infinite Crisis and return to the thorny issue of Corrigan's corruption.
Once again the stories are dark, gritty and captivating, the character's brilliantly drawn and the artwork wonderfully reminiscent of the classic era of the Caped Crusader.
This series is essential reading for any fans of Batman and Gotham City.
We also get to dabble with an Infinite Crisis and return to the thorny issue of Corrigan's corruption.
Once again the stories are dark, gritty and captivating, the character's brilliantly drawn and the artwork wonderfully reminiscent of the classic era of the Caped Crusader.
This series is essential reading for any fans of Batman and Gotham City.
August 9, 2024
What a great series. Too bad it had to end. This is really one of the best "Batman" comics ever published.
If you like crime novels with authors like Ed McBain, if you like police TV shows like The Shield and Miami Vice, or even if you're just a Batman comic fan, you owe to yourself to at least give this series a try.
If you like crime novels with authors like Ed McBain, if you like police TV shows like The Shield and Miami Vice, or even if you're just a Batman comic fan, you owe to yourself to at least give this series a try.
March 20, 2021
Faultless book and was a beautiful end to a great story overall. The corrigan 2 story in this volume is, to date, the best comic book story I have ever read.
November 11, 2023
Enjoyed the investigations done by Gotham Central. The characters are fleshed out great and the investigation was surely aided by Batman and the "real" Robin (no spoilers)
October 30, 2008
I didn't realize this was going to be a nearly batman free collection. Nor am I educated enough to know whether this was inspired by the Sam and Twitch (spawn spinoff).
but it is similarly fun.
A gritty cop drama that just happens to take place in the same city where Batman has adventures.
Just like the spawn spin off cop drama though, i have some strange deepseated problem with the whole notion of cops operating in the same universe as outrageous world saving vigilantes. Everytime they stop and let something go, because they believe in the justice notions of the CRAZY DUDE IN A COSTUME, i am remined that the author is kinda pandering to the Fans. meh.
but, that seems like a dividing notion (you either will or won't have, and this book does almost nothing to cross the gap). If you like cop shows, you'll like this book. If you super starved for Gotham superheroes you'll probably dig this seemingly strange grounded approach.
but it is similarly fun.
A gritty cop drama that just happens to take place in the same city where Batman has adventures.
Just like the spawn spin off cop drama though, i have some strange deepseated problem with the whole notion of cops operating in the same universe as outrageous world saving vigilantes. Everytime they stop and let something go, because they believe in the justice notions of the CRAZY DUDE IN A COSTUME, i am remined that the author is kinda pandering to the Fans. meh.
but, that seems like a dividing notion (you either will or won't have, and this book does almost nothing to cross the gap). If you like cop shows, you'll like this book. If you super starved for Gotham superheroes you'll probably dig this seemingly strange grounded approach.
July 1, 2012
Batman, super-villains and the insanity of life in Gotham from the point of view of the police
Ever wonder how Batman and his cronies seem to the cops? Ever wonder how cops deal with super-villains, super heroes and the insane amount of crime that Gotham City generates?
Gotham Central is a great twist on the Super hero tale. Told from the perspective of Gotham's Major Crime Unit, this series puts a different point of view on the super hero story. Besides that, many of these cops are involved in super heroics of their own. Imagine NYPD Blue or Law & Order SVU with the occasional super villain and super hero and you've got the idea. Gritty, tough, action-packed and good.
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Ever wonder how Batman and his cronies seem to the cops? Ever wonder how cops deal with super-villains, super heroes and the insane amount of crime that Gotham City generates?
Gotham Central is a great twist on the Super hero tale. Told from the perspective of Gotham's Major Crime Unit, this series puts a different point of view on the super hero story. Besides that, many of these cops are involved in super heroics of their own. Imagine NYPD Blue or Law & Order SVU with the occasional super villain and super hero and you've got the idea. Gritty, tough, action-packed and good.
http://dwdsreviews.blogspot.com/2011/...
August 28, 2014
Dead Robin (33-36). Another terrific story in part because we got to see a large amount of the cast, in part because there's real tension on a multiple of levels, and in part because it's a weird mystery. The ending didn't amaze me, but it was OK and that's irrelevant to the great characterization and story to that point [8+/10].
Sunday Bloody Sunday (37). A rather nice dramatization of the effects that super fights have on the normal citizenry — something that you don't usually see in DC Comics [8+/10].
Corrigan II (38-40). Man. What an ending for Gotham Central. Shocking and heartbreaking, while also concluding an awe-inspiring character arc for Renee [10/10].
Overall, this is Gotham Central once more at its best. And sadly at its last.
Sunday Bloody Sunday (37). A rather nice dramatization of the effects that super fights have on the normal citizenry — something that you don't usually see in DC Comics [8+/10].
Corrigan II (38-40). Man. What an ending for Gotham Central. Shocking and heartbreaking, while also concluding an awe-inspiring character arc for Renee [10/10].
Overall, this is Gotham Central once more at its best. And sadly at its last.
August 8, 2024
The discovery of a dead Robin leads to a complicated investigation, dealing with secret identities, the GCPD's current strained relationship with Batman and their own internal issues.
The reveal of the murderer is only okay, but the investigation was great.
There's then a couple issues that are tie ins to big, outside events.
They stand on their own pretty well, if you haven't read the bigger story.
Then the series heads for its grand finale and of course it's all about Rene Montoya, who has evolved from an interesting character to an overused, overly dramatic spotlight hog.
Sad to see a series with a great take on police procedural and look at a super hero universe from characters on the fringes, end, but it's a messy, rushed ending.
The reveal of the murderer is only okay, but the investigation was great.
There's then a couple issues that are tie ins to big, outside events.
They stand on their own pretty well, if you haven't read the bigger story.
Then the series heads for its grand finale and of course it's all about Rene Montoya, who has evolved from an interesting character to an overused, overly dramatic spotlight hog.
Sad to see a series with a great take on police procedural and look at a super hero universe from characters on the fringes, end, but it's a messy, rushed ending.
September 20, 2012
I'm rating this one four stars mostly for the Corrigan II arc, but the Dead Robin storyline has its moments as well. Again, though, this series only serves to highlight the problem with trying to ground superheroes in a "realistic" context. The silliness of the concept is reinforced during the moments when the Teen Titans show up at Gotham Central, or when a pointless crossover like Infinite Crisis is forced upon the title. Either way, this is a solid read, but it just makes me wish it was a straight up police procedural that was separate from the whole DC Universe.
November 9, 2012
The last of the 5 books collecting the Gotham Central Series. A Shame for it to have been cancelled, but it was a work of genius. The MSU has to investigate the death of what appears to be Robin...The more important storyline however, is Corrigan II, the CSU of GCPD who turned up earlier in the series, and what happens with his role will forever alter things. What a way to go out. Brubaker involved again? Surprise, it's fantastic.
December 14, 2012
Greg Rucka & Ed Brubaker write an amazing real life cop drama set in the DC Universe with Batman on the periphery. Its so well done that you can almost see it on the TV screen, shot for shot. The art, mostly by Kano, fits the gritty street level book so well. There are so many characters who are just regular people and they are easily identified. This a great piece of fiction not just a graphic novel!
September 23, 2015
The stories in this vary greatly, most are only ok which is kind of sad for a series that had such a stellar freaking run. The title story is good but not great. The others are meh. However, the last story which wraps up the series is Corrigan 2 and it is outstanding. Really gritty, noir style stories that shows what a great character Renee Montoya can be we when handled right and not the one note she is on the show "Gotham."
July 6, 2016
In the fifth volume of the Eisner award-winning series, the cops have a dead body in the morgue in full Robin costume and gear. But is this the real Robin? This event leads the press to speculate how many Robins are there? One at a time? A whole group of them? Batman just tells the police to stay out of his way, so they have to turn to the Teen Titans and other super hero friends of Robin's for information.
June 11, 2010
More good stories with Batman hovering around the edges like the dangerous, mysterious menace he is supposed to be. This suffers from the common problem of collections where the story-lines aren't complete, pulled as they are from on-going series. Still, Gotham Central has become one of my favorite Batman stories and he isn't the focus--which makes the fact I like it so much remarkable.
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