Book Review - Gotham Central

Gotham Central OmnibusGotham Central Omnibus by Ed Brubaker
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Excellent story and plotline. Loved the varied and diverse cast of characters. Some of the stories were better than others (Dead Robins and Corrigan worked better than the Two-Face story - the latter trod the familiar line of women just being 'others', it was quite disappointing).

The cast of characters are believable and vivid. I like that you can relate to all and none at the same time. Honestly, if more books like this were written and were then adapted for Television and Film, the conversation about whitewashing in Hollywood would go away. But alas, no such luck.

The characters are all flawed, yet real. There's a realistic viewpoint throughout the stories, despite the fantastical elements of Batman, the Rogues Gallery, Metahumans, strange chemicals et al. This is the kind of superhero police procedural you can really get behind and enjoy.

It's strange that the series ends on a low, sad point, with no real resolution given. I would have expected it to end with closure for the characters, but the open ending leaves a lot to think about.

After Marvel's 'Civil War: Frontlines', this has got to be my favourite comic series not involving actual superheroes. But again, these are some of the guys who created the 'Winter Soldier' comics, we can hardly expect any less.

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