Finished reading Batman Eternal: Volume 2, this continues the series as Batman deals with the ongoing threats against Gotham while also dealing with the situation of Alfred being hospitalised after being attacked by Hush at Wayne Manor previously. The book opens up with Alfred's daughter Julia stumbling across the Batcave after being told how to enter it when her father was taken to the hospital after being attacked by Hush while Batman is tracking down the Architect who creates a man made earthquake that shakes Gotham leading to current police commissioner Jason Bard to enforce marshal law to the city after people start rioting in the streets. While all of this is happening Batman focuses on trying to find Hush after what he's done to Alfred as he appears to be the person orchestrating the events that have transpired in Gotham since the beginning of the series, Catwoman is contacted by her father Rex Calabrese from Blackgate offering her the chance to become the newest mob boss in Gotham after the war between Penguin and Carmine Falcone left a power vacuum within Gotham's criminal organisation. Also the story of Batwing and Jim Corrigan's fight against the resurrected Deacon Blackfire comes to a conclusion. Overall this was a good book as it continues the series by concluding some of the side stories the begun earlier in the series while setting the seeds for new ones. The characters of Julia Pennyworth and Stephanie Brown, Spoiler really shines through as Spoiler captures her father, Cluemaster and even goes toe to toe against Hush with help from Batman which helps to show off the characters skills and emotions when she's fighting her father. While Julia flourishes as a character as she fits in to her new role of Batman's support from the Batcave almost seamlessly while also bringing a few great comedic moments with how she reacts to different situations Batman is in. While the inclusion of Killer Croc in the book is great as in the little amount of time that he's in the book as the writers incredibly humanise Croc as he gets caught up in a firefight while looking for the young girl, Jade who he feels responsible for. 7.5/10.
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