Detective Comics: Endgame #1
Written by: Brian Buccellato
Art by: Roge Antonio
Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's "Endgame" arc has catapulted Gotham to new levels of extreme, and while we see that happening, we only see it through the lense of Batman. This means that everything that we see has to be high-level integral to the main story and what we miss out is the little things. Luckily (or unluckily) to some, DC has decided to add tie-ins to Endgame based around some of the other Bat books. Don't fret though, these books don't interrupt your regularly schedule programming. Instead, these books are just an extra tie-in written by the current writers on their respective series, and utilizing the talents of some lesser known artists.
So in the midst of chaos is where we start Detective Comics: Endgame #1. Following Lonnie (more notably known by his alias, Anarky), we get to see how Gotham is really handling the chaos created by the Joker. What's nice about this is issue is that we're reminded that Anarky is just a kid. He's scared for his mom and seems ineffectual at the start of the story. He's just like any other kid. For most of the story he isn't "Anarky", he's just Lonnie Machin, a kid who's scared for his and his mom's safety.
Effectively capturing the streetlevel view of Gotham, Roge Antonio's loose art style works here almost like graffiti art in a Gotham subway tunnel. You'll stop and stare at a few panels just to take in the art. Ultimately, the composition and paneling of the story do wonders to keep the already light script moving so you don't have time to wonder, "What's the real importance of this story?"
And the big problem with this story, as fun as it is, and as nice as it is to see Gotham from a different point of view, it doesn't amount to much. The end kind of fizzles out into a literal "That's what friends are for!" moment. Now, these moments when done right, can tug at the heart strings, but unfortunately, due to the lack of time to fully flesh out the characters this message falls a little flat.
Detective Comics: Endgame #1 is a fun, but fleeting story featuring an underused character at their most vulnerable, and bolstered by loose, but intense art.
Art by: Roge Antonio
Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's "Endgame" arc has catapulted Gotham to new levels of extreme, and while we see that happening, we only see it through the lense of Batman. This means that everything that we see has to be high-level integral to the main story and what we miss out is the little things. Luckily (or unluckily) to some, DC has decided to add tie-ins to Endgame based around some of the other Bat books. Don't fret though, these books don't interrupt your regularly schedule programming. Instead, these books are just an extra tie-in written by the current writers on their respective series, and utilizing the talents of some lesser known artists.
So in the midst of chaos is where we start Detective Comics: Endgame #1. Following Lonnie (more notably known by his alias, Anarky), we get to see how Gotham is really handling the chaos created by the Joker. What's nice about this is issue is that we're reminded that Anarky is just a kid. He's scared for his mom and seems ineffectual at the start of the story. He's just like any other kid. For most of the story he isn't "Anarky", he's just Lonnie Machin, a kid who's scared for his and his mom's safety.
Effectively capturing the streetlevel view of Gotham, Roge Antonio's loose art style works here almost like graffiti art in a Gotham subway tunnel. You'll stop and stare at a few panels just to take in the art. Ultimately, the composition and paneling of the story do wonders to keep the already light script moving so you don't have time to wonder, "What's the real importance of this story?"
And the big problem with this story, as fun as it is, and as nice as it is to see Gotham from a different point of view, it doesn't amount to much. The end kind of fizzles out into a literal "That's what friends are for!" moment. Now, these moments when done right, can tug at the heart strings, but unfortunately, due to the lack of time to fully flesh out the characters this message falls a little flat.
Detective Comics: Endgame #1 is a fun, but fleeting story featuring an underused character at their most vulnerable, and bolstered by loose, but intense art.
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