After the 12 issue epic that we just finished up with, this was a nice little one shot with Batman and the Flash, Jay Garrick. Also, I think we're just filling in some space until they can get the new creative team on board. I'm not sure who the new writer is going to be . . Mark Waid is on his final stretch here. But the artist is going to be Scott Kolins. Remember how fantastic he was on the Flash book for a while there? I know some people liked his new style, and some people didn't. Personally, I thought it was different enough to be interesting. And after a while, on the Flash, he really made the book his own. Anyways . . . this issue involves the Penguin and T.O.Morrow. It seems that the Penguin has come across some of his old Samuroids. He found them in an old warehouse of the Riddlers. He didn't really know what they were, except that they were robots, so he called up the only guy he could think of for help. Which ends up being a blessing and a curse because Morrow was actually the one that built them. But, in the time since, he's developed a type of nano-tech bacteria. After injecting them, the Samuroids become even more dangerous because, now not only are they lethal, but they also learn and adapt. That's where Jay comes in. The first victim was a friend of his. Together they bring down the impending threat, but the Penguin and Morrow both elude their grasp. Included in this story are a couple interesting pieces of information. First, Jay lectures Bruce on the importance of developing protege's. "We're only as alone in this job as we choose to be. But we're all part of a lineage." Also, when Morrow escapes their grasp, Batman is concerned about how "elusive" he has become. But Jay has a different way of looking at it . . . "Old age? Don't dance around it. Experience makes a man more effective. Not less. Plus, you're allowed to take afternoon naps." I thought it was a nice issue, and, it really held true to the original series. Next issue we see Green Arrow and Deadman. They're heading off to Nanda Parbat. I really enjoy this series. I'm glad it's back.
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