Batman Cacophony Comic Book Mini-Series Review

Batman Cacophony is a three part mini series written by famed director and comic book writer Kevin Smith and penciled by Walt Flanagan.

I will start off where I started my Watchmen review with the story summary. When none meta-human hero hunter Onomatopoeia breaks The Joker out of jail Batman has to chase him them down. Batman Cacophony supposedly takes place in the Bold and the Brave universe but very few references are made to those comics. What this book does reference (and in bulk) is the rest of Batman's cannon. When none meta-human hero hunter Onomatopoeia breaks The Joker out of jail Batman has to chase him them down. One of the more disturbing plot elements is when The joker talks about killing batman and preforming necrophilic acts upon that dead body. Altogether the story is great and does a great job at balancing dark with a little bit of funny.

The illustration is good in parts but the cover art is my favorite. This comic book had three people working on the illustration Walt Flanagan (pencil) Sandra Hope (inker) and Guy Major (colorist). With three different artists working on it you can tell there are areas where there are a few flaws, the most annoying of which comes in issues 1 where there a is a strong epidemic of Youngbloods Disease (LINKARA REFERENCE ALERT) where eyes are either not there or missing. I don't know who to blame for these problems but with theses being minor its not a big deal. The important part to focus on is the sure awesomeness of some of the full page spreads and bigger frames. I would hate to say it but the art work in spots is better then that of Watchmen.

Writer Kevin Smith does an excellent job of keeping you interested in the story. He brings Onomatopoeia over from the Green Arrow issues he worked on to create a great villain that I hope to see in more comics more often. Smith does write a lot making the story wordy more like one of his films then a comic book, but still very enjoyable. No Grammatic errors make this book very easy to read but make you wonder "Why does The Joker say poo and not shit". Looking past that I say that I want Kevin Smith to write more books and I do hope his does.

In a full look back I truly have to say that Cacophony may not become one of the greatest comic books ever, but it is a good book worth reading for comic book readers a Kevin Smith fans alike. I give Batman a 90% and a pony.