Second Semester is almost at an end, as
Maps leads the Detective Club on an expedition to stately Wayne Manor in search
of a hidden artifact they believe will resolve Olive’s situation one way or the
other. It could save Olive from a curse that has plagued her family for
generations – or it could doom her for the rest of her life. Maps is cool
either way.
What Maps
isn’t prepared for is to find one of Gotham’s master criminals on the hunt for
the same McGuffin. Fortunately, no one seems to be home when either party
breaks in – until Damian Wayne shows up. It’s now up to him and Maps to rescue
Colton and Pom.
It saddens
me that Gotham Academy is almost
over, because I’ve enjoyed it immensely. It’s rooted in the Bat-corner of the
DC Universe, but it’s rare that it actually intrudes on the greater DCU. It is
its own little world, without the demanding need to adhere to the greater
continuity.
The art is
wonderful, and shows what can happen when DC Editorial is willing to let go of
the wheel and allow the creative team free reign to be creative. So it doesn’t
surprise me when the books that DC exerts the greatest control over – high
profile properties like Superman and Batman – are suffering, while lesser known
titles such as Gotham Academy are
flying under the radar and demonstrating how great comic books can be.
Rating: 9/10