By: Scott Snyder (writer), Greg Capullo (pencils), Danny Miki (inks), FCO Plascencia (colors), Comicraft (letters)
Back-up by: James Tynion IV (writer), Alex Maleev (art), Nathan Fairbairn (colors), Dezi Sienty (letters)
The Story: Batman versus Clayface.
Review (with very minor SPOILERS): Last issue suffered from misaligned reader expectations. Snyder & Capullo had been telling epic Bat-stories for a year and a half, so when they hit us with a mere Batman vs. Clayface 2-issue story, it was hard to know what to make of it: “Really? Just a superhero fighting a supervillain? No redefinition of what it means to be Batman? No deconstruction?” Now that last issue altered my expectations, it was possible to enjoy the solid execution in this issue.
From a macro-standpoint, it’s probably wise for Snyder to mix up the storytelling. As mentioned above, he’s been telling hardcore Bat-stories for a long time. Even before this partnership with Greg Capullo, he did that great run in Detective Comics. Starting with next issue, he’s doing this Batman: Zero Year story that will run for 11 issues and will surely have epic overtones. Maybe Snyder just thought we needed a cigarette break before going back into the serious Bat-stories.
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