Olivia Silverlock has returned to school after suffering
a
devastating loss, she is a changed person. Olivia has a
new
group of friends who have set up a detective agency,
believing it is their job to protect the academy from the
evil
in Gotham. Using her new ability to see ghosts, Olivia,
along
with her friends discover a man-bat, a werewolf and of
course
ghost.
CALAMITY is a very exciting graphic novel written for the
younger crowd,
definitely not your Dark Knight, but interesting to read
a new
take on characters. They even have Damian Wayne go to
school
there for a short time. Kinda neat to see him playing
with
Batman's toys. So it's not too shocking to see the
appearance
of Red Robin.
The artwork is well done drawing the eye to where it
belongs on
the pages and pictures, because without those it would
just be
a short story. Of course the storyline makes you keep
reading
and not just looking at the picture, giving life to what
is
drawn. The authors and artist were able to do that with
GOTHAM
ACADEMY VOLUME 2: CALAMITY and hopefully it will bring in
a new generation
of fans into the DC world.
The sensational award-winning series continues and welcomes
the academy’s newest transfer, Damian Wayne, as writers
Becky Cloonan and Brenden Fletcher team with artists Karl
Kerschl and Mingjue Helen Chen.
At the beginning of
the term, Olive Silverlock returned to Gotham Academy as a
shadow of her former self. But thanks to her new friends and
their Detective Club sleuthing, Olive was finally starting
to feel whole again.
But now, Olive is seeing ghosts.
A spectral, robed figure is haunting the Academy-and
haunting Olive in particular, appearing to her and giving
sinister instructions. Could this spirit be the key to
unlocking the secrets of her family’s dark past? Or is Olive
simply losing her grip on reality?
Collects GOTHAM
ACADEMY #7-12 and DC SNEAK PEEK: GOTHAM ACADEMY #1.