[World of Bats] The Button & The Proposal

[Jay_Kay]

Hello Gothamites and welcome to the World of Bats, the Batman Book Club!

This week we’re going to continue our look at the Tom King run of Batman at a very pivotal moment!

First we’ll be reading the crossover between Batman and The Flash, issues #21-22, “The Button,” written by King with Joshua Williamson, and art by Jason Fabok and Howard Porter.

Batman & The Flash must work together to battle Reverse Flash & discover the origin of the strange button that points to a secret adversary!

Batman #21
The Flash #21
Batman #22
The Flash #22

Then we’ll be covering Batman #24, written by King with art by Clay Mann and David Finch.

“Aftermath”! Gotham City is at peace…but a war is coming. Armed with the terrifying knowledge gained from the mysterious button, Batman prepares for the coming storm by making a proposition to one of his enemies—one that will change everything for the Dark Knight and his allies!

Batman #24

Reading will last from 2022-01-29T06:00:00Z→2022-02-04T06:00:00Z, but if you’re preoccupied running the Cosmic Treadmill through the multiverse, you can always come back later.

Looking forward to hearing and sharing with your thoughts on these issues!

[AlexanderKnox]

“The Button” isn’t my favorite story of this run. It’s more of that Flashpoint/Rebirth nonsense that I don’t care about in the least. (Am I just stubbornly anti-event?)

And it’s about time that Batman proposed to Catwoman. No more of that “Doesn’t this stalagmite kinda look like you?” nonsense, Bruce.

[john.21795]

I liked The Button. It has some good action and a compelling mystery to drive the story forward. Barry and Bruce have a good dynamic and I appreciate that they are kindred spirits of a sort. The main thing that holds this crossover back is that it very much feels like the middle of a story (which I suppose it is).

Batman 24 was a good wrap up for Gotham Girl’s story. I enjoyed the artwork.