#5 Batman Last Knight on Earth

#5 Batman Last Knight on Earth

The highly anticipated three book release by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo was released on the on the DC Black Label in 2019. The Black Label started in 2018 and has since included some of the grittier, darker storylines such as Batman Damned and The Curse of the White Knight. This has set a standard of very good books that are all set for older audiences under stand alone storylines.

Last Knight on Earth is set at the end of time and the end of Batman as we know it, or does it, who knows? The Last Knight on Earth is a dream set in a multiverse along a alternative timeline. In short it's confusing. It begins with a reenactment of a familiar story in Crime Alley, we then twist through the realities till we join Batman carrying the still animated head of the Joker in a lantern through the desert. More DC hero's then appear to then set some of the story straight, armageddon caused by man, and a new Batman with no memory. The real enemy is final introduced in the form of the Omega; very similar character to Arkham Knight from the video game, with all of the original villains in tow.

There is some very cool moments within this storyline, the biggest being the relationship between Batman and the Joker at the end of it all. The artwork and reimagining of character designs is exquisite from Capullo Scarecrow and Wonder Woman being favourites of mine, however the story did let it down upon the first reading. I did find myself looking back through the storyline to remind myself what was happening, but that's partially down to the gap between the issues releases (July issue two December issue three). I would recommend this as a holiday read, sometime when you have enough time to read it in one go, I enjoyed it much more on the second reading. The ending could have been more dramatic, considering how clever Snyder has been to set everything up I think it ended rather suddenly. I would defiantly recommend keeping an eye on future Black Label releases HERE, including what I'm going to read next Wonder Woman Dead Earth.