Gotham Central V5 Dead Robin TP Ed Brubaker Greg Rucka Kano Stefano Gaudiano

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Gotham Central Volume 5: Dead Robin Paperback
Writer Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka
Art Kano, Stefano Gaudiano

Working in the shadow of the Dark Knight, the detectives of Gotham City’s police force are determined to prove that they can enforce the law in a city rife with criminals, with or without Batman’s help.

In this latest volume of the Eisner award-winning series, the cops have what appears to be Robin’s dead body in the Gotham Morgue and the evidence is pointing toward his mentor, the Dark Knight. With an uncooperative Batman, the only people the police can turn to for answers may be the Teen Titans.

This paperback contains three stories from the Gotham Central comic book series: Dead Robin, Sunday, Bloody Sunday, and Corrigan II.

The first story, Dead Robin, was written by Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka, and illustrated by Kano. In this story the dead body of Robin is found on the streets. Now the detectives of Gotham Central must try to solve the mystery of his death while dealing with his former associates, Batman and the Teen Titans.

Sunday, Bloody Sunday is the second story. It was written by Greg Rucka and illustrated by Steve Lieber. This story ties into the events of Infinite Crisis. Crispus Allen tries to get home to his family in a disaster-stricken Gotham City.

The third story is Corrigan II. This story was written by Ed Brubaker and illustrated by Kano. Crispus Allen goes after the corrupt Jim Corrigan, only to be killed. Corrigan uses his connections and well placed lies to get off clean, persuading a disgusted Renee Montoya to leave the force.

Collects Gotham Central 33-40
192 pages, ISBN 978-1401213299

What a positively evil place to end the volume! Wow…

Obviously I liked this. Even five volumes in, this series is still going strong. For the cover story, a dead body is found, dressed as Robin. So is it really him? Just who would you check with to be sure anyway? And then another body, dressed similarly turns up … The story builds well, and the mystery plays out at a nice pace. There’s a moment when the police realize that they’ve been overlooking a major clue, and flipping back to the appropriate page, I realized that I’d missed it too. It’s always so cool when a mystery does that.

The other major story in this volume deals with the ongoing story arcs dealing with Montoya and Corrigan. Things come to a head, and we end on a particularly vexing development. And that’s all I’m going to say about it. Read it yourself if you want to know what happens. Recommended!

Collects Gotham Central 33-40. Near mint, 1st print.