Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? by Neil Gaiman

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


The centerpiece of the book is the two issue, "Whatever Happened to the Cape Crusader" story during one of the Batman death/reboots. It's not terrible, but it misses the quality of "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow" by a country mile. DC has published tons of pieces paying tribute to Batman and this one doesn't stand out.

The book also reprints a wide variety of Batman-related works Gaiman has done for DC. Most of it is unremarkable. The one exception is the Secret Origins book for the Riddler which, to me, is the highlight of the book. It does a superb job of capturing the essence of the character and is an entertaining way to go about a Secret Origins book. Other than that, this book is eminently skippable.



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