“Locked-out of the Batcave but still in the fight!”

This issue opens up with the start of a new storyline.  It seems that with Arkham Asylum destroyed, that it will be up to the Outsiders to track down the escaped criminals and lunatics.  There assignment, to recapture three of the worst escapees: Killer Croc, Clayface and Mr. Freeze, is presented to them outside the now off-limits Batcave by their contact Alfred Pennyworth.  With all the upheaval in the Batman universe, the team is going to have to temporary operate without a base of operations.  The team then proceeds to break into smaller units to pursue their own individual targets.

Though we get to see a page a piece of the teams looking for Croc and Clayface, the second half of the book is dedicated to Owlman and Black Lightning going after Mr. Freeze.  Now I rather enjoyed this team-up and I’ll have to say that watching Owlman and Lightning driving across the Arctic Circle reminded me a little of Watchmen.  The action and resolution to this story was good and I was very entertained by it.

Over all It was a good, solid read in an entertaining book.  I have to say that I’m happy with the over-all quality of this book and I hope it has a good long run in the future.  This book could have easily collapse by the lose of Batman in it but it has continued to entertain the audience and even improve.

4 out of 5

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