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A review by ravenousbibliophile
The Black Mirror by Scott Snyder
4.0
I have always believed that the greatness of a protagonist in any story is directly proportional to the greatness of the antagonist they face. How the antagonist is presented, forms one-half of an excellent story. Is the antagonist a person? or a memory? or even an ideal that runs counter to the ideals of the protagonist? The correct answer to even one of those questions would all but ensure the good quality of a story. This story, I'm happy to say, manages to answer ALL those questions simultaneously and brilliantly.
Batman more so than other heroes has been defined by his prolific and colorful Rogues Gallery. With The Black mirror, a new member has been inducted into the gallery, and by all accounts this new inductee is anything but a newbie when it comes to terror and mayhem. I would go so far as to say that I have only ever encountered this level of psychological maiming in Batman stories with The Joker at the other end. However, in this story The Joker is the penultimate stop before you reach the final destination.
Batman more so than other heroes has been defined by his prolific and colorful Rogues Gallery. With The Black mirror, a new member has been inducted into the gallery, and by all accounts this new inductee is anything but a newbie when it comes to terror and mayhem. I would go so far as to say that I have only ever encountered this level of psychological maiming in Batman stories with The Joker at the other end. However, in this story The Joker is the penultimate stop before you reach the final destination.