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SPOILERS: Review: Damian Son of Batman #1

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Written and Drawn by Andy Kubert What an odd read. Of all the ways I expected them to handle this book, this isn't one of them. Now, I haven't read much press about it, so I'm not sure what they're exactly trying to do here. But it's not bringing Damian back to the mainstream DCU. This is a continuity all its own. Andy Kuberts art is astounding; I didn't realize how long it'd been since I read anything by him. His X-Men stuff is what sticks in my head the most when I think of X-Men books from my childhood. The book starts off with Batman and Damian working a crime scene. Dozens of bodies and fish piled into a heap; dead. Batman instructs Damian to search for clues, and Damian, narrating, goes on and on about the stench, and how revolted he is by the rotting smell. Andy really drove that point home without making the art too disgusting. I'm grateful. That's one scene I'd rather not immerse myself in, thanks. As Batman is going over what villains m...