Batman: I Am Suicide Review

Finished reading Batman: I am Suicide, writer Tom King continues the DC Rebirth Batman Series as Batman finds himself building his own Suicide Squad as he invades Banes home of Santa Prisca. The book opens with Bane telling Psycho-Pirate his origin as Bane wants Psycho-Pirate to help him not to use the venom again. Meanwhile in Gotham Bruce Wayne is checking on how Gotham Girl is before telling Alfred that he's planning on getting Psycho-Pirate from Bane in hope to help Claire as he heads to Arkham Asylum to hand pick his own Suicide Squad for the mission to Santa Prisca. The second story of the book sees Batman and Catwoman spending one last night together before she has to go back to prison as the two spend a night of fighting crime and braking into Selina's own apartment which leads to Batman getting hurt when he investigates the name that Selina used for the apartment. Overall this was a great book as it dives into the relationship between Batman and Catwoman the two characters get not only some great development into their back stories and state of mind before they put on their costumes, but the way the relationship effects the two personal. Additionally writer Tom King does a great job in giving all of Batman's team their own time to shine throughout the book while Bane even gets some intriguing development as a character with how he wants to stop using venom and where the book leaves him sets up for what could be a very interesting story for the future. Mikel Janín's art of the first story of the book is amazing as the action feels like a stop motion animation thanks to how fluid characters move on the page. While the art by Mitch Gerads on the last story of the book is amazing as the whole feel of the romantic night in the view of Batman and Catwoman thanks to the way the story is coloured by making Gotham untraditionally beautiful, while the slight change to the art style highlighting previous stories is a great addition. 8/10.