It’s genuinely painful to see Olive contemplate suicide after escaping the Trio, and Maps’ ill-chosen words come at the exact wrong moment. In a way, both have lost faith in Olive at the same time, a near-deadly combination. Maps, meanwhile, is determined to stop Olive, giving up hope for her friend after Kyle was injured protecting her. The evil Amanda, leader of the Terrible Trio, plans to force Olive into letting Amity consume her, no matter what it does to Olive. Ray: There’s a lot for Gotham Academy to wrap up in this final issue, as Olive Silverlock’s curse – in the form of her ancestor Amity – threatens to consume everything she loves, from her friends, to her sanity, to the very school she calls home. Image via DC Comics Gotham Academy: Farewell Gotham Academy: Second Semester #12 – Brenden Fletcher, Becky Cloonan, Karl Kerschl, Writers Adam Archer, Penciller Sandra Hope, Inker Msassy, Colorist/Background PaintingĬorrina: D’aww….I Just Love a Happy Ending
As for Maps, well, she has a mask already, so here’s hoping she shows up again soon in Gotham, somewhere, without being drawn into the darkness that tends to ooze into everyone who resides in the city. I hope Gotham Academy has a long life in trade.
Colton and Kyle, of course, and fellow Detective Club member Pom have great moments in the finale as well. The crush never affected their friendship, which continued, even if Kyle didn’t reciprocate Colton’s feelings. When he finally confessed that he had a crush on Kyle, Maps’s older brother, it was handled with a sweetness and understanding that Colton himself probably had something snarky to say about it later. Image via DC ComicsĪnd then there was Colton, the school liar, the prankster, who had to find his way to trusting people. Gotham Academy’s Colton and Kyle share a friendship hug, one of the many excellent LGBTQ moments in the series.
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But it was clear from the first that the beating heart of the series was Olive’s roommate, the irrepressible Mia “Maps” Mizoguchi, the leader of the Detective Club and, as we’ll see below, the one who helps save Olive from her ancestor’s curse. Yes, there were serious problems, including murderous teachers and students and, of course, the mystery surrounding Olive’s firestarting ability. Though I’ve called it “ Gotham’s Hogwarts,” it’s much more than that, drawing on the history, heroism and villainy of Gotham and how it affects the younger generation.Įxcept the series is much more fun that I’ve made that concept sound. It was a big risk from DC, and while it may not have paid off entirely in sales, it is definitely a huge feather in the cap of DC and its creative team from a creative perspective.Ĭorrina: It began with a terrific concept, with the children of Gotham’s high-class citizens attending a school that features the uniqueness that is Gotham. And it did it all with a completely original cast (with the exception of occasional Robin drop-ins). Ray: In an era when comic book diversity is one of the hottest subjects around, few titles handled it better and more organically than this title, which featured a mostly non-white cast with LGBTQ representation, in a high-school setting that felt much more realistic than what we usually see with teen comics. You can find it collected in these trades: Gotham Academy Volume 1: Welcome to Gotham Academy, Gotham Academy Volume 2: Calamity, Gotham Academy Volume 3: Yearbook, Gotham Academy: Second Semester: Volume 1: Welcome Back, and Gotham Academy: Second Semester: Volume 2: Ballad of Olive Silverlock, which is due out in December. We speak, of course, of Gotham Academy, which ends its “Second Semester” series with #12.Īlso, if the title is new to you? Have no fear. This week, we say goodbye to one of the most inventive and unique books DC has put out in recent years, so Corrina and I have decided to pull out that review from our usual “DC This Week” column and give it a proper send-off. Gotham Academy Team-up: Robin and Maps Who’s the real hero of Gotham Academy? Maps, of course! Even Damian Wayne knows that.
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