Batman: Streets of Gotham, Hush Money - Paul Dini, Dustin Nguyen et al.
Batman's dangerous foe Hush has now assumed the likeness of the deceased Bruce Wayne, and even when Catwoman and the new Batman and Robin apprehend him, his complex schemes continue. Meanwhile, a brutal new vigilante stalks the streets, the pyromaniacal Firefly is implanting incendiary devices in the unsuspecting citizens of Gotham, and self-mutilating serial killer Zasz is planning something so horrific, a key member of the underworld resolves to rat him out.
If that sounds like the set-up for a stirring superhero yarn, let me get to my chief problem with this book: I just described everything that happens in it. It's not that they ran out of space, the book's really thin. It's just that all we get are a few disparate beginnings all but one of which go nowhere, and then you've turned the last page. Dustin Nguyen's art is as lovely as ever, but even he disappointed me a little, toning down the prettiness of his Bruce Wayne (or Hush, in this case) in favour of a more typically beefy depiction. Boo-urns.
3 comments:
This is totally irrelevant but there's a mention of Gun Mute in 'Creating Interactive Fiction with Inform 7'. Isn't that lovely?
Lovely indeed! Just a quote, though, if I'm right?
So far yes, but it really is not as if Mr. Reed mentions too many games... Also, it's a lovely book you'd probably have no use for.
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