![]() Killer Croc’s “I hit ‘em with a rock”, Blight and Warren McGinnis, and of course, Bookworm. Listen, I know that Bookworm was a villain from the Adam West Batman series and if Cloonan/Fletcher/Kerschl have shown anything it’s that they are incredibly massive nerds for obscure Batman and characters from other media and they’ve shown it throughout “Gotham Academy”. Now I have to talk about the incredibly weak part of this issue, and this arc: Professor Scarlett. It’s those bonds of friendship, keeping each other’s heads above the water, that has always been the best parts of this series and seeing those bonds pulled to the near-breaking point here is heartbreaking. ![]() Even Katherine Karlo (who feels like she’s become an unofficial member of the Detective Club) gets a great moment to shine and help people who have brought her into their little weird family. The bond between Olive and Kyle, Maps and Olive, Olive and Pomeline, Pomeline and Colton and so many more. That being said, for all the plot and history being filled in with this issue, it’s all about the character interactions and bonds that hold this group together. History ties the Silverlocks, the Arkhams and the Fritchs, Pomeline’s family, together for a conclusion that leaves you really feeling for Olive. We see a look into the history of how Calamity came to be and bringing up the history of persecution that people would experience, in this particular case, the witch hunts. Mental illness, and in particular hereditary mental illness, has been a prevalent theme in the form of Calamity and it’s back here in full force. This issue follows up on that twist as Calamity comes back in near full force in this issue. My point is: Just because a twist is predicted doesn’t make it bad, and the twist here wasn’t. Mxyzkptlk, felt like an out-of-nowhere cop out. That was not the case, and the true identity, Mr. Where the setup of this “Fake” Clark Kent made it seem really apparent that it was actually Superboy Prime. Why am I talking about this? Well, I have to compare it with the recently concluded “Superman Reborn” storyline over in “Superman” and “Action Comics”. Now, I want to say this about the reveal: the writing team telegraphed it a good deal throughout the arc and it wasn’t a surprise when the reveal happened. And the reveal that Amy was not Olive’s new roommate and was a figment of Olive’s imagination this whole time and a further exasperation of Calamity. But we still got time with these characters left, as secrets of the Silverlock family reach the surface and is going to leave the Detective Club irrevocably changed.įirst things first, I wanted to talk about an overall plot point this arc: Amy. Quite impressive for a series that utter fools said there’s no market for. Thirty issues, annuals, specials, a mini-series. The upcoming arc, The Ballad of Olive Silverlock (#9-12) will be the final arc of a series that lasted a lot longer than I think many of us expected. So, as you may have heard, the bells are ringing for “Gotham Academy: Second Semester”. Will her friends be able to reach her in time…or will the Academy be lost forever?! In an epic climax to this storyline, Olive faces her true destiny as the fate of Gotham Academy hangs in the balance. Written by Becky Cloonan, Brenden Fletcher & Karl Kerschl
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