Legends of the Dark Knight #207 - DC

I've already said how much I really like this series. I like the format. I like the style. I love the characters. This issue begins a new story arc. 4 issues I presume. It's written by Bruce Jones, who can craft stories like it's no ones business. And the art chores are by Ariel Olivetti. Ariel has been on the scene for a little while now, and he's been a person to watch right from the beginning. With this issue however, he's gone to the painted style artwork, and he's just been elevated, in my book anyways, to an Alex Ross or Adam Hughes status. The artwork in this book is just outstanding. You will love the look of this book. This story in particular is about Bruce Wayne doing one of his civil duties, not because he wants to, because he doesn't, but because it is expected of his status and social standing. During the course of this the man, whom he's helping, has a daughter that comes up missing. He also has another daughter, who is a bit of a social rebel, and with whom Bruce ends of sleeping with. He is then drawn back into the search for the other daughter as Batman. During the course of this search, he comes to realize that his activies are being influenced by emotion rather than the cold calculation that he's used to. The way this series is set up, I believe that, each storyarc is a learning or turning point in the development of Bruce's role into the Batman. This emotion that he's dealing with is what I believe is the antagonist that he has to learn to overcome. Even though you know what the eventual outcome of most of these stories are, it's still fun to watch how he gets there. Plus there's usually enough twists to keep in fresh and keep the reader interested. With Bruce Jones and Ariel on the job, this arc should definitely be worth the price of admission.