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Gotham by Gaslight by Brian Augustyn5/8/2023 ![]() The third issue is set in the Gotham by Gaslight domain, but is a much broader story, featuring a big team-up and a multiverse. Usually, I would enjoy the dark, Ripper, line more, but – in this case – I think the Master of the Future edged it out. That said, neither story wowed me, and I particularly found the resolution of the Ripper story to be anti-climactic. I thought the art and world-building were done nicely to create an interesting and unique conception of Batman. The second, “Batman: Master of the Future,” depicts Gotham as it’s about to host a World’s Fair type event and is approached by a mysterious villain who warns them to cancel the event or face dire consequences. The first, “Batman: Gotham by Gaslight,” imagines Jack the Ripper, having retired from London, moves to Gotham City, and Batman must end the serial killer’s reign of terror. ![]() It should be pointed out that those first two issues make up about two-thirds of the book’s page count. The first two stories are the heart of the book, and the other two are of varying degrees of relevance and are used to round the volume out to book length. The issues do not present a serialized story arc, but rather four independent stories connected through world building. ![]() This volume collects five issues that set Batman in a Victorian Era world. ![]() Batman: Gotham by Gaslight The Deluxe Edition by Brian Augustyn ![]()
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