Tuesday 15 November 2016

Gotham By Midnight: Rest in Peace Review

Finished reading Gotham By Midnight: Rest in Peace, after the lost of one of their own the Midnight Shift of Gotham's 13th precinct are not only still trying to stop any supernatural threats on the city but also trying to deal with the police department's internal affairs from closing the precinct down. The book opens up with current Batman, Jim Gordon coming to Jim Corrigan asking for the help of his team as a strange supernatural threat is reanimating corpses that were caught in a blast. The book then continues with the funeral of Sister Justine as the Midnight Shift pay their respects to there fallen colleague when detectives Jim Corrigan and Lisa Drake are called to the Powers Corporation to deal with a ghost haunting the development of a new product that is expected launch in a matter of days. The book then continues with the team dealing with a group of appearing dead at their own homes while at Gotham police department internal affairs are beginning to file a report in the activities of the Midnight Shift as a warrant for detectives Corrigan and Drake arrests and to search the 13th Precent. There is an additional story in the book with detectives Corrigan and Drake trying to arrest Gentleman Ghost after he puts a woman in the hospital while trying to steal a piece of jewellery at is later revealing to be very sentimental value to him. Overall this was an amazing book as writer Ray Fawkes concludes the series with internal affairs caching up to the Midnight Shift which make for some great character interactions and even some development for Corrigan and his team. While the supernatural and horror element of the book continues to look amazing. The Gentleman Ghost story was great as it brings an interesting layer to the character while the art by Christian Duce does a great job in redesigning Gentleman Ghost to fit the more horror feel to the book. The artwork by artist Juan Ferreyra is gruesome and amazing at the same time as the designs of the supernatural creatures fit it to the style of the book perfectly. Additionally there's is a car chase scene toward the end of the book that Juan Ferreyra draws which feels like a scene ripped straight of a movie. 9/10.

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