Batman #17 (2013)

Batman #17

Cover:

Ever dance with a devil in the pale moonlight?

Plot:

Dinner’s served!  The Joker reveals what’s beneath the silver trays and what has happened to Alfred.  What will become of him and the Bat-Family after all is said and done?

Our Hero:

You sir have been officially PUNKED!

Our Villain:

Oh you old troll you.

Our Side Characters:

Oh, like its his fault any of this happened.

Action:

And off the cliff he goes, like so many times before it.  He must always place a mattress or something below far in advance.

Dialogue:

No my dear Joker, you shut up.

Art:

Now that cat is just ugly and disgustingly cute.

Most Memorable Moment:

So how does one rig a cat?

Final Page:

Damn you Chemistry, why must you mock me?!

What We Should Take from This Comic:

No one died and no one was maimed in the end, but damage was done regardless.  A fracture was put in the family, but instead of Batman pushing away his allies, they push him away.  How long will it last and it will be soon before the next unknown impending danger comes?

What We Do Take From This Comic:

The joke is all on us.  Nothing, the most twisted and most damaging of all things.

Yay or Nay?

Yay