It's not all about plot though dude. I thought it was a good setup of where Bats and Gordon are at the start for instance, giving the characters a little breathing room to set up a headspace and let them be - I think it'll play well in the trade and feel quite rewarding as shit goes bananas later.
It was also genuinely creepy at times. That one panel in the newsreader sequence with the teeth in the dark was properly freaky, the use of eyes (a Snyder/Capullo specialty it seems) and teeth in that section really gives a feel of Joker as this chaotic inhuman entity, it was cool. I think this Joker may end up being the 'new take' that so many writers try to bring to the character. Making him almostalmost an exact mirror of Batman in that he's impossibly capable and evil incarnate in comparison to Bats' good like this is quite a unique take when you think about it. I can't wait to see how Snyder strings this out.
And Capullo, man the guy is a revelation this year. How can they guy who drew Spawn for so long end up being having this awesome style? It's so cartoony and yet it totally works. It's dynamic and elegant at the same time, and his Batman is clever in that it takes a lot of cues from Bruce Timm, making the cowl and jaw so simple and expressive. This Batman feels solid and badass but also, dare I say kind and not really fatherly but more like an awesome big brother. Capullo can do some of the most coherent and well paced action sequences but he also has restraint and subtlety. I love it.
FUCK YEAH BATMAN
