Pro Teaches n00bs: Lesson 49: Kevin Smith's Batman

On Today's lesson of Pro Teaches n00bs, Bianca joins me as we go over Kevin Smith's Batman Work. Cacophony and Widening Gyre. Both of these were drawn by his best friend Walt Flanagan (Best known as the egg tester in Clerks). And what we got here is...an interesting series that's Two Thirds of an Incomplete Trilogy (He is supposedly still working on the final 6 issues)

These books are pretty notorious among Batman fans, especially in Widening Gyre when Smith revealed that, during Year One when Batman first appeared before the mob...he secretly wet his pants (Due to the explosion being hotter than he thought...Kevin learned that fact and just HAD to incorporate it!) But...these are both pretty well made.

Another complaint people have is that Batman is so out of character in Widening Gyre...but the thing is that is meant to be the point! The whole story is having Bruce start up his relationship with Silver St.Cloud once again...but the problem is Silver brings out more of Bruce and that compromises Batman! That's the intent!

The artwork is surprisingly very good and Smith has a pretty good handle on Batman overall.

Cacophony:

This story features the mysterious masked killer known as Onomatopoeia who sets his sights and sounds against Batman. The wild ride that caught Batman between The Joker and Onomatopoeia comes to a crashing halt as Batman is forced to choose between capturing Onomatopoeia and saving the Joker's life.

Widening Gyre:

As The Dark Knight stalks the night preying upon Gotham City's criminals, Bruce Wayne spends his days getting reacquainted with former girlfriend Silver St. Cloud, who attempts to teach Bruce about trust. Meanwhile Batman has taken on a mysterious new partner in his fight against crime in Gotham City, but will his attempt at trusting someone cause him to be rewarded...or punished?

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