In some ways Batman #149 - published yesterday by DC - feels like an epilogue to the entirety of writer Chip Zdarsky's run on the comic. Loose ends are tied up and a new status quo is established, one that promises a brighter future for the Dark Knight.
At the same time it's a pleasingly small scale story, one that never loses sight of the unexpectedly human drama at its center. It's finally time for Bruce to confront the clone of himself created by Zur-En-Arrh, but rather than that taking the form of a grand battle, much of the issue is simply two versions of the same man talking - and it's wonderful.
