Batman: Epilogue Review

Finished reading Batman: Epilogue, bring an end to DC's Batman series that started with it's New 52 Publishing line as the book caps off the series as writers Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV tell the last stories from the series that haven't previously been collected together. The book opens up is the world of DC's Futures End as a more older and broken Batman is trying to continue his fight against crime by making clones of himself only for it to not work which leads to Batman breaking into Lexcorp to find the one thing that will make his cloning machine work. The next story is set during the time Bruce Wayne forgot that he was Batman as the head of the Powers International, Geri Powers invite Bruce back to Wayne Manor to sign papers that will give the house back to him instead of it continuing to be the residence of Arkham Asylum however three of the manors previous residents have other ideas. The third story caps off Scott Snyder's run on the series by revisiting familiar foes that Batman has fought since the beginning of the series as Batman try to uncover what has caused a city wide blackout in Gotham. The penultimate story takes a look into Batman past as he chases down a bank robber with phasing and teleporting technology who has stolen a safety deposit box that contains a book that help Bruce deal with the loss of his parents and he kept during his travels around the world that made him Batman. The final story sees Duke Thomas coming to Wayne Manor to meat with Bruce Wayne about his offer to join him when Bruce became Batman again. At the same time Batman is dealing with the Calendar Man who makes Gotham go through all four seasons within a week with the Calendar Man being show as a more horrifying character with how the seasons affect him. Overall this was a great book as it showcases a handful of great standalone Batman story's that don't need too much context to read which is good for anyone who what's an assessable and well written group of Batman stories while also pleasing long time fans. The artwork throughout the book is great as each story's art team accompanies the tone and feel to their respective stories incredibly well. 8/10.