Batman: Streets of Gotham #7 - DC

I like this book. It fills us in on the other characters in Gotham, and how they end up helping or hindering Batman's efforts. That's kind of how the Manhunter story goes, as the back-up. Kate tried to leave everybody behind that she knew in California. I think she enjoys the Manhunter gig, but she also realizes that it's almost impossible to do your job when you have so many 'friends' and family to worry about. However, Dylan, who got approached by the Joker, realized that that gig was going to lead to the death of him, so . . he also got out of Cali, but . . then he ended up working for Two-face. Anyways, Kate stopped him last issue as Manhunter, and the police ended up capturing Dylan. So now she wants some answers, and . . to protect him. She knows that when you work for people like Two-face, they don't like any loose ends lying around. So she's pretty nearby when Two-face does make his move. And as Manhunter she proceeds to beat the crap out of him. That is until Batman and Robin show up. I guess next issue we'll see how she handles them. I thought this was a great chapter by Marc Andreyko and Cliff Richards. I've been enjoying the Kate Spencer part of this book. I think she makes a great addition to the Gotham skyline. Anyways, in the man story, Batman and Robin are after Humpty because he seems to be abducting children. However, all of the children that he's taken to his shelter are . . well, dead. When he says he found them, he means . . he literally found them . . washed up on the shore of the Gotham River. The children that have been abducted by been done so by Zsasz. It seems that he's running an underground fight club where he's pitting children against children in a fight to the finish. And then . . whomever wins, has to fight him. By the bodies washing up on the river, we can see how that's turning out. Anyways, it appears that Batman and Robin have someone else on their side . . someone who's also looking into the missing children. We assume that it's some mysterious guy, but . . it appears to be one of the children in the orphanage with some type of special gift. I'm sure we'll see more about him in the future. Anyways, it was a good story by Paul Dini and Dustin Nguyen. Dustin's art is really amazing. He can draw really moody, and I think his style fits a Batman book very nicely. I feel like this book is still experimenting with the format a bit . . trying to find a rhythm. But I also think it has a ton of potential. I guess we'll see what happens in the future.