THE GIFT pts I and II
Written by Tom King
Penciled by Tony S Daniel
Covers by Daniel Morley and Tony Daniel
Published April 18 and May 2, 2018
In a freakish alternate Gotham timeline, Booster Gold meddles as scores of Bruce's associates live in an anarchic state ruled by President Cobblepot. Several "jokers" apparently terrorize people incessantly, a problem which Jason Todd works to solve. But either way, Booster is looking for Batman so he can deliver him a wedding gift. He finds him numerous times, but using facial recognition, Skeets announces that this Batman is actually Dick Grayson.
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| Bat-Wrong! |
In this world, Thomas and Martha Wayne are sill alive. Booster finds them all and explains to Bruce that in other timelines, he's marrying Catwoman. But his gift essentially shows him a reality he never got to experience... the only problem is that all hell broke loose. Bruce loses it and smashes Skeets, walking back to his party.
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| How you like this shit?! |
A year goes by and still stuck in this alternative future, Booster breaks Selina out of Arkham. Meanwhile, Thomas and Bruce talk business before the elder Wayne collapses. Booster works to reach an obviously far more psychotic Catwoman while Martha and Bruce wait at the hospital for news on Thomas. Finally the doctor walks out and he has good news.
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| The good news, your dad will live. The bad news - he has a shitty doctor. |
Meanwhile, super hardcore, gun-toting Batman Dick Grayson tries to blow Booster and Selina away. They make a run for it, hatching a plan to introduce Bruce to his missed love interest. They break into the mansion and clearly to everyone’s surprise, Catwoman immediately murders Alfred. Thomas screams that he was part of the plot to keep Selina in jail, resulting in his too being clawed to death.
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| Hardcore Cat 2.0 |
Batman shoots Catwoman and bombs Booster but is attacked by Selina. He manages to shoot her again but in the crossfire, Bruce guns down his own mother as well as Dick Grayson. With everyone dead and lying in pools of blood, Bruce howls in anguish as Booster wonders how he saved the world... What’s gonna happen next? We’re left to find out as this issue is left to be continued.
I want to hate DC comics so badly. With the lack of free digital downloads, they’re clearly losing ground to the house of ideas. But one thing that just seems to never change is this book. And what a book it is. Tom King has got to be the greatest comic book writer in the industry at the moment and I don’t think he can be overtaken. Even with Brian Michael Bendis now in the office, game better recognize game. This book is on top. I give it a 10/10.
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