BATMAN : EARTH ONE vol.3 (Geoff Johns / Gary Frank)

La sortie du volume 3 de Batman : Earth-One par Geoff Johns et Gary Franck est prévue pour juin 2021, six ans après la publication du deuxième volet de la saga.

Harvey Dent is dead. Or is he? A gang of thieves thrusts Gotham City into a state of fear when they are mysteriously well-armed with military-grade weapons: flamethrowers, grenade launchers, and even tanks. And this gang claims it is funded by none other than former district attorney Harvey Dent. Balancing his two lives, Bruce Wayne must find the truth by tapping his growing network of agents, including Alfred Pennyworth, Jim Gordon, Waylon « Killer Croc » Jones, and the savvy new Catwoman. Bruce is distracted by the seemingly impossible return of another figure believed dead: his grandfather Adrian Arkham. He must also comfort his longtime friend, Gotham City mayor Jessica Dent, who is scarred both physically and mentally from her experience with the Riddler, which resulted in the gruesome death of her brother. But is Harvey back, plotting revenge on a city he proclaims to be guilty? When Batman discovers the truth behind these many mysteries, his entire world unravels… Batman: Earth One Vol. 3 is written by Geoff Johns with art by Gary Frank, Jon Sibal and Brad Anderson.

Il l’aime bien, le symbole sur fond jaune, Geoff Johns.

Prévisible, ce récit enchaîne quand même quelques bonnes scènes, notamment autour de la caractérisation de Killer Croc. De même, la mise en scène de la rencontre entre Jessica et Harvey est plutôt pas mal.
Après, personnellement, je n’aime pas la Catwoman de cet univers, et je ne suis pas convaincu par la réfection de la généalogie de Bruce Wayne. Mais dans l’ensemble, ça se lit agréablement. Et ça s’oublie vite, mais sans laisser de déplaisir.

Jim

Tiens encore une sortie que j ai loupée