Batman Is Awesome And You Know It

Batman Gotham Knight was last years direct to dvd prequel anime short thing to The Dark Knight, containing six shorts.

Let’s go.

• Have I Got A Story For You. Nicely animated. The thing is, we’ve seen this before, in the Batman TAS episode Legends of The Dark Knight. Still, a nice opener.
• Crossfire. Not my favourite art style. But a nicely written segment by Greg Rucka, about two cops caught in a gang shoot out, with Batman coming to the rescue. Not bad.
• Field Test. Hmm. My problem here is, Batman tests a device that deflects bullets. I don’t see Batman ever trying such a device. Probably the weakest so far, but nicely animated.
• In Darkness Dwells. Written by Goyer and featuring Scarecrow and Killer Croc, it’s again nice, but nothing special.
• Working Through The Pain. By Azz. It’s pretty great, actually. There’s a great moment at the end I won’t spoil (Unless you ask me to), and it looks amazing. Probably my favourite of the bunch.
• Deadshot. The mobster bosses from Crossfire and Field Test hire Deadshot to take out The Batman. Nicely animated, with some cool shots of Deadshot taking out some targets. Not bad.

So there we are. All in all, a nice little package.