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Gotham Central Book 3: On The Freak Beat (2014)

by Greg Rucka(Favorite Author)

4.3 of 5 Votes: 1

languge

English

genre

Graphic Novels & Comics

publisher

DC Comics

series

Gotham Central

review 1: A noir Marvels? A superhero NYPD Blue? A Batman book without Batman? GCPD takes a concept so brilliantly simple that you'll kick yourself for not thinking of it first and spins a delightfully rich series of whodunnits and vignettes on the human condition.If that sounds pretentious, it isn't. It's a detective story set in the most miserable fictional city ever, following police trying to solve crimes whilst Batman slinks around in the background and... well, kind of gets in the bloody way. Or saves the day. You're never really sure what the bugger's up to. And irrespective of the fact that the dialogue crackles, the plot grips and the characters are all plausibly flawed, this layman's view of a superhero comic is what makes it stand out.The difficulty with superheroes is th... moreat you're never entirely sure what they might be capable of. Batman's endless gadgets and supercomputer could probably come up with a solution at some point. Police, on the other hand, you can generally understand in that they're human, warts and all. Their triumphs, minor and major, are understandable, relatable things. You care for them, rather than venerate them. GCPD is entirely worth your time. It's recognisable but fresh, and undoubtedly qualifies as a first rate pageturner if nothing else. More please!
review 2: This series continues to thrill. This volume had an appearance by one of my favourite characters in the Batman universe, Catwoman, as well as more twists and turns for the Gotham MCU to try and make sense of, sometimes successfully, sometimes not. I particular liked the continued story of Renee Montoya, who is quickly becoming one of my favourite characters in the DCU (a shame that her current location/situation is unknown due to the reboot though I am hoping she will reappear there soon).The art in this books isn't really my favourite but the story more than makes up for it and I look forward to reading the next book soon. less

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