Alex Vaello

Written by Tom King Art by David Marquez Published by DC Comics It’s long been held that Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight owes a lot, particularly its opening sequence, to Michael Mann’s Heat. Batman: Killing Time owes a lot to classics of the heist genre. Yet it strives for to use the weirdness of Batman’s rogues gallery to bring a different tone to this type of story.

Hollow has characters that are endearing and a sense of style that teases danger, but not too much danger. It’s never too dark, but just dances around the edges. Written in part by Shannon Watters, one of the creators of the all ages adventure Lumberjanes, you can certainly feel the Lumberjanes influence. Lumberjanes and Hollow share a sense of fun and empathy for all the characters. There is danger and tension, but the stakes never feel life and death.

Damian Wayne, as we currently know him, first appeared 16 years ago. Jonathan Kent, the son of Clark Kent and Lois Lane, appeared on the page just seven years ago. In that relatively short time, they have ingrained themselves into the pages of the DC Universe. It was only a matter of time before they appeared in a movie of some sort. Batman and Superman: Battle of The Super Sons teams them up for a thoroughly entertaining direct to video experience.