Batman: The Rules of Engagement Review

Finished reading Batman: The Rules of Engagement, continuing the DC Rebirth series as Batman and Catwoman begin to ready their future together as their friends and family soon discover that the two are engaged to one another. The book opens up with Batman and Catwoman in a desert as they travel to the war torn Khadym where they go to meet with Taila Al Ghul who currently has Catwoman's friend Holly living within the country, who turns out to be the reason why Selina was arrested earlier in the series. Meanwhile at Wayne Manor, Batman's current and former sidekicks begin to question where Bruce had gone and why he has proposed to Catwoman. The next story sees Superman is being pursued by Lois to call Batman after hearing the news that he's engaged to Catwoman. Meanwhile Batman is also putting off call Clark to tell him the news as he is working a case, which leads to the two couples meeting one another due to them working the same case. After defeating a couple of villains the two couples decided to go out to a fairground where they talk about the engagement while also having some fun. The final story begins with a flashback to Batman's early day as a hero where Catwoman keeps stealing from him and leaving mice as a calling card before transitioning to an ageing Bruce and Selina in the future. Overall this was a good book as it puts some light onto Batman's supporting with how they view the engagement between Batman and Catwoman which lead to some great interactions between Batman's current and former sidekicks especially between Dick and Damian as the two react to what Batman is doing in Khadym and with his relationship with Catwoman. While the use of Superman and Lois in the book is a nice addition with how their relationship is compared to Batman and Catwoman's while also allowing for some interesting interactions between the two couples. The art throughout the book is great as each art team is able to put a great amount of detail into the characters with how they emote and interact with one another while also busting a nice amount of detail into the location designs as well. 7/10.