Bruce gathers his own little Suicide Squad to infiltrate Pena Dura prison and retrieve the Psycho Pirate from Bane, but that's not why this book is called "I Am Suicide".
Story: Batman accepts Waller's proposal and goes to Arkham to retrieve a team of handpicked villains to help him get the Psycho Pirate from Bane, who views him as his "cure". It's mostly C list villains, and Catwoman. They come up with a very intricate plan to get in the prison. It's almost like Ocean's Eleven, but they're trying to get a person, not a thing. One of the main aspects of this book is that it's really a character study of Batman and Catwoman, told through letters they write each other. We learn a good bit about Selina's past and how she viewed Bruce while in the orphanage. We also get a great view into why they kiss, what it means to them, and how they feel about each other. Tom King gives us a great view into the souls of these two (almost) star crossed lovers that can never truly be together. All the while, they are running the gauntlet of Bane's prison trying to accomplish their goal. The ending to me was pretty satisfactory and I was surprised by how it ended. One thing that King did well in this book is completely throw off the reader. I thought certain things were going a specific direction, and by the time you see the conclusion and the plan come to fruition, you realize only then just how intricate and deep the plan was! I was shocked, though I shouldn't have been, to see the depth of Batman's plan to get to Bane. There's so much suspense here as one wonders how Batman and his team can outwit Bane when he is lord over this island prison. The last two issues of this book is a Catwoman story, taking place immediately after their prison escapade. Batman knows Selina didn't kill 237 people and is determined to clear her name so she won't be put to death. Catwoman knows Bats will take her in in the morning, but she wants to have the night to be with him. They go out and beat up some D list villains including the ever comical Condiment King! They recall their first meeting which makes a callback to the Golden Age of comics as well as Frank Miller's Year One. Bruce and Selina then get quite intimate on the rooftop. Bruce eventually finds out the truth about Selina and the 237 murders that occurred out of vengeance for the orphanage burning down. This book was exciting, suspenseful, and gave us a good look into the psyche of Bruce and Selina. It also sets up nicely for volume 3. I'm seriously looking forward to that!
Art: Wow! Mikael Janin's art is just wonderful! I wasn't super impressed by his work on "Grayson". I only read the first volume. But, when I saw his work on the Rebirth #1 one shot for this title, I was SUPER impressed, and I knew he'd be a great rotating artist. His work here is some of the best work I've seen on any Rebirth title so far! I can't imagine how long it took him to draw a lot of the images he drew for this book. Two double page spreads in a row! Batman fighting a LOT of Bane minions. There was a lot of detail and a lot of action in some of these scenes. My hat's off to Janin for being able to deliver with the sheer scale of work he must've had to put in to bring us this masterful work of art. I loved so much about his art, like the spread of the bird's eye view of the prison with Batman scaling the outside of the prison. Janin's art was consistent, panel to panel, and didn't really diminish with even the small and numerous panels. Consistency is one of the things that I think make a great comic artist. When the quality of the art is vastly different from the splash pages and the small panels, I think that's a sign of a bad artist or one that has to rush. But, it's amazing that Janin could pull it all off, pretty much flawlessly. Due to his work on the Rebirth one shot, and this book, Janin might end up becoming one of my favorite artists. I loved the covers, especially how Janin draws Bane in full costume! I didn't care for Gerad's art on the final two issues. Just not a fan of that style.
Overall: Tom King delivers a very different tale here from volume 1, and what we get is ultimately a character study of Bruce, Selina, and even Bane. It's wonderfully written, surprising as hell if you can't predict the ending, and King certainly tries to make sure you can't. It's beautifully drawn, inked, and colored! I am seriously looking forward to volume 3!
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Book came in decent condition. I was lead to believe It was going to come in new. No big deal just has me wondering how my 4th volume will come in since I did ordered that one used.
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