Finished reading Batman: Detective Comics: Anarky, this continues DC Comics New 52 series as Batman deals with several problems facing Gotham from an organised plane crash to a leap into the future were Batman has to team up with an unlikely ally. The book opens up with Bruce Wayne preparing to leave Gotham Airport in his private jet when a commercial plane crashes into one of the terminals. After investigating the plane Batman gets the chief of police at the airport to quarantine the terminal after discovering that the plane is carrying an airborne virus. Due to being constricted at the airport Batman calls Dick Grayson to find the man responsible for the crash and the cure for the virus currently infecting the people in the airport. The next story opens up during Christmas Eve as Batman confronts the MadHatter when Batman discovers multiple skulls when Hatter falls into icy waters. Meanwhile at the Gotham City police station detectives Bullock and Yip revive news of a homicide at Wayne Tower. At the tower the two detectives meet with Batman when a bomb planted by Anarky to give everyone in Gotham a clean slate as the bomb took out most of Gotham's records. The following story is set during the events of Batman: Endgame as a group of teenagers help a young boy named Lonnie to reunite him with his mother who is on the other side of the city. The final story flash-forwards to five years into the future as Batman is on a glider heading towards the Riddlers own skyscraper in hope to team up with him so Batman can bypass the updated security system that Riddler implemented at Arkham, in order for Batman to prevent calendar Man form repeating the blackout that the Riddler caused during the events of Zero Year. Overall this was a great book as it gives members of Batman's supporting cast their own moments to shine through. The airport story written by Benjamin Percy is incredibly captivating as it restricts Batman to one terminal that's been quarantined which leads the addition of Dick Grayson into the story, which is very interesting as Grayson is on the other side of the world. The Anarky story is great as writers Francis Manapul and Brian Bucccellato continue to bring Harvey Bullock to the forefront of the investigation while MadHatter ties to Anarky's backstory and how each villain plays off of each other on a psychological standpoint is amazingly done. Additionally the Endgame tie in is really interesting as it helps to show how the citizens of Gotham deal with the larger Batman events when he confronts his more prominent villains like the Joker. 8.5/10.
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