Batman Inc #3 Retrospect

After the tragedy that happened  Aurora Colorado, DC Comics  wants comic shops to not release  Batman Incorporated #3 on July 25th but instead on August 22nd. They feel it would be in bad taste and want to respect the victims and families of the shooting since DC feels this issue maybe inappropriate.

DC stated the comics tone contained:

“content that may be perceived as insensitive in light of recent events”.

The comics artist Chris Burnham also Tweeted on the matter and had this to say:

"Batman Inc #3 is going to be delayed a month due to some grim imagery that would seem wholly inappropriate given the Aurora killings.

"The book printed on time. I'm looking at a copy on my desk right now. This isn't a scheduling excuse, we're trying to do the right thing."

My retailer  sold it because their distributor did NOT tell them not to sell it,in fact they didn't eve know about DC request until I brought I up. It appeared DC only made this matter known through one news site outlet and the others like myself picked it up through gossip.

Here is my review on the comic:

The comic didn't seem to touch on anything that could relate to the tragedy at the 'The Dark Knight Rises' premiere. There was an open seen where a teacher pulls a gun on the classroom but no shots were fired and that was basically all I could see that they could connect to the incident. I just figured if this is the case half of DC comics should be banned because there is guns all over these books. I don't want to see that happen but I don't see how this comic connected to the incident other than having Batman in it. Regardless, I respect DC for respecting the families  of the victims of Aurora.

   

Now the review. We see a woman who is taken in by the Leviathan and nest we see her brainwashed in her class room  as a teacher.This is the same teacher who pulls a gun on her class, to teach them about the Leviathan. It sparked from there and the Leviathan picked up more and more followers and made the people questioning the movement disappear. Those people that disappeared were replaced with  Leviathan followers. They spread like a disease and Bruce knows they are what is behind the "death" of Robin.

Bruce enters the underworld as "Matches Malone". He meets up with a mobster by the name of Small Fry but he doesn't want to give any info on the Leviathan. He does bump into a woman named Lumina, who informs Malone she will be performing at the mobsters known as "Brothers Grimm" wake. At that moment Batman comes and scares her away, we learn it was Dick Grayson as Batman . Back at the cave Dick,Bruce and Damian are looking at a web that connects all things to Leviathan. Professor Pyg seems to play a key part since "Batcow" was tested and has a mind control drug injected in him ,which means the Dark Tower were serving the same meat where Batcow came from. Robin is "dead" so he is grounded and Bruce hits the streets again as Malone.

Malone meets up with Robin's "killer" and he too does not give up any info on the Leviathan but says he knows where there hideout is. Lumina calls Malone and tells him that the wake is a masquerade and it is filled with killers. Bruce heads there as Malone but is taken by two men who were pushing around Lumina. It all was a set up. This issue seems like you canget real lost,we have costume changes and new costumes. That is right, Damian has Alfred knocked out by gas so he can leave the batcave but he he leaves as the 'Redbird'. We see Robin's killer the 'Goat' who setup Malone's death sentence. We see Small Fry hung by a man named the 'Hangman'. Bruce is bagged and looks to be dying but have no fear, the Redbird is on his way.

The comic sent me in circles trying to keep up with all the changes and characters, it has been the weaker issue out of the three but Damian is always the saving grace but it is very cool seeing Dick dawning the Bat suit again.

Now since most comic shops are holding the book until August 22,there are some on ebay that you can fetch for round 10$