Batman and Catwoman are surrounded by Talia’s tongueless army. They have to fight them before they can reach the villainess. Will they make it alive or will petty jealousy over the ex split them before they can defeat their opponents?

Tom King’s work on Batman has been exemplary. Having read far in the future allows me to review this issue in a different light. King is methodically exploring how everyone in Batman’s environment, be they villains, friends, fellow Justice Leaguers, and so on react to him marrying Catwoman. In a sense, King is employing an old ploy from Gerry Conway where he pits every character against another one to see how sparks are created. Meanwhile, he covers his tracks with curt dialogues and setups such as the one we see in this issue with Talia’s goons. It’s a simple formula but is works and has probably given him a lot of accolades by now.