Batman: Kings of Fear (2018-2019) #4

Batman: Kings of Fear

by Scott E. Peterson, Kelley Jones (Penciller), Michelle Madsen (Colorist)

Scarecrow’s psych evaluation of Batman takes its darkest turn yet, as it completely dismantles the Dark Knight and keeps him from Gotham City! And a threat of immense magnitude will ravish the city unless Batman snaps out of Scarecrow’s control.

Genres: Comics, Batman, Dc Comics

26 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 28, 2018

About the author

Scott Peterson got his start in comics as an editor on the Batman line of comics, working with the legendary Dennis O’Neil. He edited DC’s flagship title, Detective Comics, and launched the first of the the Adventures sub-genre of comics, The Batman Adventures. He later went on to edit for WildStorm, where he oversaw such titles as WildCats, Midnighter, A God Somewhere and North 40, as well as Scooby-Doo and Looney Tunes. As a writer, he has been published by Disney, Scholastic, Golden Books, HarperCollins, and DC Comics, including a four-year run as the regular writer of The Gotham Adventures. He is the author of Batman: Kings of Fear with art legendary artist Kelley Jones, and the original graphic novel Truckus Maximus.

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Reviews

[Etienne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very psychological, but a bit slow on action. The artwork is really good and it plays with the cases and panels in a good way. A good comic!

[Dylan Hope · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another brilliant issue of the series- with fantastic artwork and imagery. The scarecrow was great in this issue as well. Finally, one negative is that the pacing seems off.

****Spoilers/Summary****
This issue looks deeper into batman's mind and what he fears; what keeps him fighting (he wants to save children from what happened to him). He has a need to be batman because he knows he is unable to save every Child. The ending depicts a gotham with no Batman (a glorious Metropolis). Finally, Gordon may have a lead on Scarecrow.