The first issue of two in a Batman graphic novel from the first year of his career, in which Bruce Wayne has returned from Europe to take personal control of the Wayne Foundation. Both Bruce and Batman show indications of some maturing to go through, with Bruce mercilessly downsizing in his corporation, and Batman quite a bit more gratuitously violent than I have seen him before. In the midst of this is a troubled loser named Ted who is plagued by unwanted visions of the future.These visions become more and more tragic, finally leading to an apocalyptic vision of the planet. This first issue is interesting as a set-up, although not a lot of consequence really takes place here. The success of this story will depend entirely on the second issue. The writing and artwork, both by unknowns to me, are pretty good. ( )