Set in the year 2039 (100 years after the first Batman appearance), this story takes places in a future that's a little too close to home. In a world where the government can track every move its subjects take, there is no such thing as privacy. So of course the government is keen to take out "The Last Mask," the mythical caped crusader rumored to still haunt Gotham--and whose very existence is a slap in the face to a government that sees all and knows all.
This was a very dark take on Batman--while it was good, the art wasn't quite to my liking, and I found the action scenes a little hard to follow in places. I also found the timeline confusing, though that could just be that I need to read this a second time (is this Batman supposed to be Bruce? How?? Especially since they make very clear references to The Dark Knight Returns, where Batman is already getting too old for the job--50 years before this volume!). Leaving that gaping plot hole aside, this was fun: lots of good discussion material here for dystopia fans, and I had a good time playing spot-the-reference to other Batman stories.
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