Gotham Central, Book Four: Corrigan

by Greg Rucka

Other authorsClem Robins (Letterer), Steve Lieber (Illustrator), Josh Middleton (Cover artist), Matt Idelson (Editor), Stefano Gaudiano (Inker), Kano (Illustrator), Lee Loughridge (Colourist), Ed. Brubaker (Author), Nachie Castro (Editor)
Paperback, 2011

Description

A disturbing discovery - The citizens of Gotham are shocked to find the dead body of Robin lying in the streets. Now the detectives of the GCPD must try to solve the mystery of his death while dealing with the obstructive aid of the Boy Wonder's former associates, Batman and the Teen Titans. From a jarring crime scene to cosmic chaos - As the Infinite Crisis looms, the most powerful being in the universe, the Spectre, is looking for a host Will the new Spirit of Vengeance be one of Gotham City's Finest? 52 Pick-Up - Detective Renee Montoya's life begins to fall apart, as events that lead her to become the prominent protagonist of the hit DC series 52 begins here. The final volume of the multiple award-winning GOTHAM CENTRAL series is brought to you by acclaimed writers Greg Rucka and Ed Brubaker, featuring art by Kano and Stefano Gaudiano, with Steve Lieber.… (more)

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

2005-2006

Physical description

221 p.; 27 cm

Publication

New York : DC Comics, c2011.

Pages

221

ISBN

9781401231941

Local notes

Collects the final issues of "Gotham Central"; #32 through 40, being the following stories:
32: Nature, in which two corrupt GCPD officers cover up the accidental killing of a homeless girl.
33-36: Dead Robin, in which a boy wearing an authentic-seeming Robin costume is found dead on the street.
37: Sunday, Bloody Sunday, in which the results of events of the "Infinite Crisis" crossover, ripple through the streets of Gotham with dire consequences. This is set around the time of the "Day of Vengeance" 2006 one-shot, i.e. directly following "Infinite Crisis" #3.
38-40: Corrigan II, in which the conflict between the titular corrupt crime scene analyst and the Major Crimes Unit comes to a head. This sets up the Spectre's new host in "Infinite Crisis" #4, as well as Montoya's arc in the series "52".

Library's rating

½

Rating

(51 ratings; 4.4)

User reviews

LibraryThing member burnit99
"Gotham Central" is the best, and grittiest, DC series I know of. Its main strength is how it humanizes the officers of the GCPD, without demonizing the several corrupt cops or making heroic icons of the good ones - of whom there are many. These are mostly just normal and decent people, dedicated
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to a tough job made tougher by where they serve. This particular series of stories is made particularly interesting by the line-of-duty death of a long-term character whom we have come to know, along with his family and partner (and this book reminds us that it's not always clear which is the closer relationship).
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LibraryThing member Disquiet
I wrote a brief little thing about this series in the entry for volume 1.
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