I couldn't wait for this book to come out. It was well worth the anticipation. And what a way to wrap up the month. This really is an incredible issue. First of all, Grant Morrison has constructed this fantastic . . actually, woven these story-lines together over the last couple of years. Now, from what I understand, with this story-arc, we're going to start to see how everything will come together, and is all interconnected and related. Secondly, this is easily some of the best art I've ever seen from Tony Daniel. And he was a huge talent before he came on to this series. But here? He has really blossomed. The first 5 pages of this book are incredible. This issue, we also see, and hear, the first about a new "club" in town. They're called the Black Glove. We don't find out who all the members are yet . . except that they're apparently lead by a Doctor Hurt. And we don't really know their intentions yet, other than apparently that want to bring down the Batman. In this story, they also acknowledge that Bruce has recently gone through a heart-attack, died for 4 minutes, and is currently in recovery. I was afraid that they'd try to brush that under the rug. The conversation that Tim and Alfred have about Bruce's mental well-being is very touching. They're both concerned, and have different ways of looking at it . . and dealing with the possibilities . . but, they also only want whats best for Bruce as a man. The issue ends with a pretty sinister look into the mind of the Joker. He's being visited by a doctor, but we see what the Joker's really thinking about. He, also, is introduced to the Black Glove. If the rest of this story-arc is going to be as intense as this issue . . we're in for one heck of a ride. My only complaint is that we're going to have to wait between issues. This was an incredible issue.
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