If this was a Batman comic, it would have been great, but since I was following it from Montoya’s point of view and I was invested in her character, I felt like she did. I couldn’t believe my reaction while reading the issue where Two-Face kidnaps Montoya and how much I hated it when Batman shows up. While these characters do pop in, it is, thank goodness, brief. It would be so easy to have Jim Gordon show up in every issue, or Batman, or the thousands of Batman’s villains. What I really like about this series is the unflinching realistic approach it takes with its core characters. It totally works, and for a setting like Gotham, where every character has an extended backstory and it feels like every story has been told, this one is incredibly unique. Gotham Central meets all of these. It has a really cool premise too: focus on the street level of Gotham through the eyes of the detectives of the GCPD and do this with a procedural cop-drama lens. Next, the creative team has to do something that hasn’t been done before, and finally, and more unfortunately, it has to get the respect it deserves well after the series has come to an end. It seems like there are a few characteristics that go into a legendary run. Gotham Central, Book 3: On the Freak Beat Gotham Central, Book 2: Jokers and Madmen Gotham Central, Book 1: In the Line of Duty What to Read (in order): Gotham Central #1-40
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