Violet
Paige is in an alternate reality, in which Gotham City has tilted sideways. A
former Robin holds the underworld in a grip of fear – one so strong it even has
Scarecrow under control. And aiding him is a seeming Joker protégé. Thankfully,
there’s Mother Panic and Fennec Fox to battle the villains who would poison the
people of Gotham.
It’s
a classic Batman & Robin the Boy Wonder moment, but that’s all it is. It
quickly deteriorates into the modern version, with a blood-thirsty sidekick
barely kept in check by her mentor.
Meanwhile,
Violet’s brother is struggling to reconcile who this younger Violet is, when
the one he knows is under wraps at a secret facility. And if he isn’t able to get
to the bottom of his conundrum, he may find himself kept under wraps at a
secret facility.
There
is a brief back-up feature told through the eyes of Violet’s precognitive
mother. Like many oracles of fiction, he ramblings have multiple
interpretations. There’s no telling what it means for Mother Panic & Co.
I
appreciate this alternate reality take on what was another addition to the
Bat-Family. As I said once before, she seemed redundant at first, but in
another universe, her role has the potential to expand beyond the constrictions
of mainstream DC continuity.
Rating:
7/10