His issues are illustrated wondrously by Francesco Francavilla whose limited color palette of dark colors (hues of orange, red, blue and purple) make the stories a chilling visual adventure as it is able to echo the depths of horrors that Snyder's writing purposefully and, at most times, masterfully brings out with atrocious clarity. Only the Joker-and-wheelchair part was addressed here, the Batwoman part I was told by another comicbook reader.

Out of all the “Batman” comics I had read so far, this is seriously one of the most disturbing stories I had ever read, next to Batman: The Killing Joke. While Grant Morrison made Batman fun again when he put Dick in the costume, Scott Snyder made me believe. Particularly this version of Batman, which is both a stunning visual work and possesses a strong plot. Because he has no powers, because he won't kill, and because he exists in a fabricated universe that requires timelessness to insure its commercial survival, Batman lives in a perpetual state of almost-but-not-quite falling apart. Bruce Wayne is back from the dead or time travel or whatever the hell was going on, but he’s off recruiting people for his new version of an international army of crime fighters so Dick Grayson is still acting as Gotham’s Caped Crusader.Dick Greyson is the reigning Batman and with him come a whole load of new baddies that are just as twisted as with the original Batman. I am a Batman fan - having enjoyed the Nolan films and the Arkham games in particular - but never feeling particularly satisfied with the comics. It does test the mettle and spiritual strength of both Jim and Dick to conquer the challenges of working in Gotham.

Can two of Gotham’s proudest protectors bring justice to this malevolent threat in Commissioner Gordon’s most personal battle to date? There’s a bizarre incident in which a whale is found dead in a bank with a human corpse in it’s belly and the woman in charge is the daughter of the man that killed Dick’s parents.Really quite an enjoyable ride through the fantastic scenery as we came face to face with the climax of the Black Mirror.

So far, I really liked Scott Snyder's other Batman stories (The Court of Owls and The City of Owls), I was almost 100% sure I was going to like this one.Of course, anyone who's anyone knows that the real shebang played out (and is still playing out) in the pages of the newest comic on the Batman block (and the last holdover from the pre-reboot era), Grant Morrison's Batman Incorporated, in which Bruce Wayne's war on crime goes global. He's captured and held above the killer whale tank, eventually managing to break free but not before Tiger Shark escapes. Helpless and trapped in the deadly Mirror House, Batman must fight for his life against one of Gotham City's oldest and most powerful evils! The subtle conflicts that arise between the denizens of Gotham and Dick and Jim show that there is a miasma of crime and almost "evil" that seem to permeate Gotham and it's dealings.

Batman (Dick Grayson) and Red Robin (Tim Drake) go fight crime with Batman still feeling the toxin effects. The story implies he is trying to turn himself around, but in typical Gotham fashion from the Criminal-mastermind's daughter's supposed redemption to Jim Jr's new path of taking his happy pills- nothing is what it seems. Dick manages to barely escape due to the toxin in the auction meeting and is found by Tim Drake in an alley. It's one of the best Batman books out there and is destined to become a classic - what're you waiting for?James Gordon Junior also tells Dick he knew he was Batman when he saw Batman smiling in television due to Bruce Wayne not smiling. Scott Snyder and Jock take the reader on a dark journey, following Dick Grayson as he tries to fill Bruce Wayne's shoes.