Batman: Li'l Gotham Vol. 1 by Derek Fridolfs . Art by Dustin Nguyen (
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Batman: Li'l Gotham
Rating: (2/5)
Feb 25, 2014;
DC Comics, 128 pgs
Ages: (7+)
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Don’t miss these holiday-centric, all-ages tales starring Batman and all his crimefighting compadres from BATMAN: LI’L GOTHAM #1-6! This title includes appearances by The Penguin, Mr. Freeze, Catwoman, Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn!"
Received an egalley from the publisher through Edelweiss.
What the heck did I just read??! I *thought* I was going to be reading a Batman aimed at little kids but then as I started reading I decided, no, this is a parody of Batman, aimed at adults, that kids could read but wouldn't get the adult jokes. But after a while I just gave up on trying to guess what it was. The only thing I truly knew was that it wasn't for me. Not funny, when it was obviously trying to be. Damian came off as a super-jerk. Mr. Freeze's "heartfelt" Christmas scene gave me the creeps and had overtures of John Wayne Gacy. The art, sploshy, unclear watercolour painting was just not nice to look st for a total of 128 pages in a row. A collection of little stories, each based on a holiday, all the ones you'd expect plus a few others such as Chinese New Year and Cinco de Mayo, had odd tales to tell with a huge cast of the Bat Family and all their regular villains make appearances. All the characters are portrayed as pint-size, child-like, yet not as children, I guess reflecting the title "Li'l" and the continuity is before the current New 52 universe. It tries, but not too hard. If there's a point to all this I missed it.
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