So in two weeks, Batman #1 comes out. Yes, DC is going back to the well. Last month a few of their titles hit #52...so they're re-booting again (the last time was in September 2011). This issue is more or less just a preview of things to come. It's also fucking confusing as hell and pointless. There's a new villain who's changing the seasons in Gotham at will and a new black Robin. But all of this isn't introduced...it's just thrown at us. Okay...so it's stuff that we'll see in the new series by David Finch and Tom King? Who knows? This issue is co-written by King and Scott Snyder, so we're still unsure of how King will be at the helm. This book is a total mess. The art, by Mikal Jenin, is serviceable. But so far this "Rebirth" is off to a bad start. *1/2 (out of ****)
