Batman Eternal: Volume 3 Review

Finished reading Batman Eternal: Volume 3, this concludes the series as Batman puts his full force into finding the one person behind the events that have transpired in Gotham throughout the series. The book opens with Batman fighting against the GCPD who have Lucius Fox with them taking over the controls of the Batmobile with Batman still inside. After dealing with the police Batman puts his full focus into finding the escapies of the fallen Asylum and the person responsible for the events that have transpired in Gotham. While Batman is occupied, Catwoman continues to solidify her role as the new kingpin of Gotham while Batwing deals with a group of ghosts from Arkham that have made his apartment their new home. As this is happening Red Hood, Red Robin, Batgirl and Harper Row with the costumed identity of Bluebird track down the villain using the nanobots that have infected Gotham's citizens including Harper's brother Cullen. As this is all happening Spoiler's life continues to get more complicated as she is captured by an assassin hired by her mother and even Catwoman who wants information out of her only to find her self setting up a home with Harper and Cullen after being taken form Catwoman's new club, the Egyptian. Overall this was a great book as it concludes the series on a brilliant note as each character gets their chance to shine as everyone's story comes to a close with characters like Red Hood and Spoiler having bittersweet endings to their stories. There are some comedic moments ranging from Jim Corragan coming out of a sewer tunnel after being stuck in Gotham's underground tunnels for two weeks and when he interrogates Professor Milo, to the many reactions of Julia and Harper to what's happening within the book. Even Batman has a great visual gag when he steals a jet from the Air Force after writing IOU on the runway. There are some great reveals within the book as the villain behind the nanobots infecting some of Gotham's citizens was very interesting while the final villain's late introduction is instantly backed up with a flashback that explains their involvement which is incredibly intriguing to how it fits into the whole story. The inclusion of the flash-forward story form the main Batman series set during the events of Eternal is a nice addition to the book as it helps to fill in the gaps of the Batman Eternal series while is also a great way to refimilarise with the story. 8/10.