DC needs to put out another Batman title to make up their quota of 20 Batman books a month and Fables is relaunching because nostalgia-bait, so why not bundle up the two in one crappy crossover - it’s time for Batman vs Bigby! A Wolf in Gotham.
I didn’t care for this one at all mostly because Bill Willingham’s story was unimaginative rubbish. Bigby gets transported to Batman’s world because magical explosion. They fights because that’s what happens in Vs crossovers. Some Villain wants some MacGuffin. What’s that - the two stop Vs-ing and team up to stop Some Villain?? Didn’t see that coming! It’s a lazily-conceived book full of predictably rote garbage.
Brian Level loves chunky clouds because he draws thick smoke on every page of this book for no reason. It’s such a weird aesthetic. He also makes some odd panel choices. In one scene featuring the GCPD, the panels are awkwardly shaped into the letters “GCPD” but it’s not immediately apparent - what is though is an incongruous white stripe on Batman’s forehead from this panel shape!
Willingham’s story is really quite basic but it’s structured in a convoluted way so there’s flashbacks and flashforwards throughout - not that this matters a whole lot mostly because it’s so damn boring, you probably won’t notice.
A sloppy, forgettable and unentertaining mess from start to finish, whether you’re a Batman or Fables fan, you’ll definitely want to miss this!
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