Batman (2016-) Annual #3

by Tom Taylor

[Quirky Cat]

I think this may seriously be my favorite issue of Batman for the year. And I don’t even think that’s an exaggeration. The whole annual is from the perspective of Alfred, which is an interesting twist. Those that have read the series for any length of time know how badass Alfred actually is…but sometimes it’s nice to have the reminders.
The emotional story in this issue was…well it was both heartbreaking and so inspiring. You can really see exactly how much Alfred cares for Bruce in this issue. To Alfred, Bruce is everything. The harder Bruce pushes himself (which we all know is an insane level of stubbornness) the harder Alfred pushes himself. It’s just that one sacrifice is more obvious than the other.
It was a beautiful telling on the whole. While I wouldn’t mind seeing more of this vein, I also sort of feel like keeping it a rare gem will increase its value, so to speak.