Batman: War Games, Act Three -
Endgame by Bill Willingham
A Good Batman Story
The Spoiler died during a the gang waror so Batman thought.When the
media begin reporting on the Spoilers private life and making accusations
aimed at the Dark Knight, he begins an investigation that leads to a new
confrontation with Gotham Citys undisputed underworld boss, Black
Mask.Complicating matters even further is the return of his deadliest
opponent, the Joker, and the reappearance of an old foe long believed
dead.
Personal Review: Batman: War Games, Act Three - Endgame by
Bill Willingham
I bought all three War Games Acts (along with War Drums, Prelude to War
Games), and as with a lot of stories (at least the ones I've read), the climax
is a worthy sendoff to the series.
***If you have not read any of the comics preceding WG:A3 [the Cataclysm
story arc (Prelude - Part 16), the No Man's Land story arc (Vol. #1 - Vol.
#5)...see List of Batman comics at Wikipedia under the section Reprint
Collections for more (they are listed according to the chronology of the
different story arcs as they flow from one to the other)], then I would hold
off reading WG:A3 (and my review) until having read the aforementioned
"lead-up" material (unless you read a summarization of those comics,
which is just as effective, but less interesting).***

WG:A3 is a fantastic comic that ties up the loose ends of Batman's failed
contingency plan, sent into motion in WG:A1 by Stephanie Brown (aka, the
Spoiler/Robin #4).
*Recap from WG:A1 and 2:
Batman, Nightwing, Robin #3 (Tim Drake), Catwoman, Tarantula, Onyx,
and Oracle have been running themselves ragged trying to restore order to
Gotham following such a horrific debacle. A long thought dead nemesis of
Batman's, Roman Sionis (aka, Black Mask) has returned to Gotham to
take control of all crime in Gotham; becoming the city's singular, all-
powerful crime lord. He has since killed Batman's agent, Orpheus (who
was suppose to be the one to take over Gotham's criminals, with Batman
pulling the strings), assumed his identity and brutally tortured Stephanie
Brown for any additional information. Now working as part of Batman's
plan, Black Mask is about to unleash a new wave of chaos upon Gotham.*
All of Gotham's criminals have gathered together under the assumption
that "Orpheus" is about to unite them; but all is lost when when "Orpheus"
instead riles them into a frenzy and turns them lose on the city. Batman
discovers that it is really Black Mask who is behind this, but is forced out of
fighting him as he and his team split up to try to prevent Gotham's
criminals from razing the city to the ground. Black Mask escapes and after
an encounter with the villain Hush, is given vague information that he takes
to the press to reveal what he erroneously believes to be the Batcave; but
is in fact the clocktower HQ for Oracle. In the meantime, Stephanie Brown
has escaped her captivity and made her way to Dr. Leslie Thompkins'
clinic in "Crime Alley" were her prognosis is anything but hopeful. After
Batman and his team have dealt with the majority of the more dangerous
criminals, they head for the clocktower to stop Black Mask and save
Oracle.
Loved and loathed by fans and critics alike (for whatever reasons), I defer
to a positive review of this comic; even though the story ends in a way that
leaves the reader with a sense that there was no real resolution (that
comes in the next installment to this series Batman: War Crimes); but that
aside, this is a phenomenal comic that should not be missed by anyone.
Given the nature of some of its content, I wouldn't recommend this to
anyone under the age of 13 (for the violent aspects of the story) and under
the age of 16 (for some of the story's complexity).
***I would still recommend that you read the prelude/follow-up comics
listed above if you wish to truly enjoy this story as part of the greater
saga.***
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