Publisher: DC
Writer: Peter J. Tomasi
Artists: Fernando Pasarin, Matt Ryan
Colourist: Gabe Eltaeb
Editors: Amedeo Turturro, Brian Cunningham
Release Date: OUT NOW
Price: $3.99
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If, as Lord John Dalberg-Acton stated: ‘power corrupts’, then what is happening to Batman in The Darkseid War #1? Where Batman has inherited the Moebius Chair from the late Darkseid, making Batman a virtual god? That’s the psychological theme in The Darkseid War #1.
Even with good intentions in The Darkseid War #1, the now-omniscient Batman has gone all Minority Report, arresting people for intending to commit crimes. “There’s no legislation for holding someone based on what they might do,” says Commissioner Jim Gordon, trying to bring Batman back down to Earth both literally and figuratively.
Gordon suspects Batman’s mission is a fool’s errand. “This chair…does it come from a place where there’s no more crime, no more murder, no more war?” Gordon asks. He knows the answer is no before he asks it. But Bat-god won’t be deterred.in
Overall in, The Darkseid War #1 the writing is uneven. Batman decides to take on Joker as the number one threat, but why wasn’t that the first thing he did? Crooks talk like they have a master’s degree in English in one panel, and then like a street thug the next.
On the art chores Fernando Pasarin, Matt Ryan wonderful art combined with Gabe Eltaeb’s colouring is more consistent than the writing, and is worth the admission price, especially the Joker collage.
The idea behind Darkseid War #1 is good, and the writing is adequate, if not special. Still, watching Batman deal with his new power is interesting, and that combined with the art makes us want to read on.
Reviewer: Joe Lovece
Reviews Editor: Steve Hooker