Batman, Volume 5: Zero Year – Dark City

Just when I thought good titles under the Batman umbrella were drying up here comes Scott with a mix of the old and the new. The book re-iterates all that is good with the bat without a significant departure from the past. But the best part is not Batman but the villain of this piece. Riddler finally gets some glory under the son and comes out from under the shadow of the Joker. The story is crafted well enough to make him a star villain in his own right and maybe that was the task that was set for Scott and boy did he deliver. So go out and grab this one and get a taste of “Riddle me this and Riddle me that”!

Riddle me this: where’s another Zero Year volume?

The art style is still nice with a lot of pink elements, cool panel layout and some scary episodes. Also smoke and rain look amazing.

Riddler proves to be even smarter with every appearance and the riddles get progressively more difficult. Also Gordon's character is very detailed and provides a new point of view from inside the police.

Still very confused about the scenes with a crossbow, though. And some flashbacks are a bit strange.

Sadly there’s no next volume, at least this one is really large compared to most other volumes.