An "Elseworlds" Batman graphic novel, set in perhaps early 20th-century Gotham City, in which a young Polish immigrant, Bruno Vanekow, returns to Gotham to find his parents dead at the hands of corrupt sweatshop owners. The rest is a tale of how he secretly fights against them in a conflict of labor versus capital. An interesting story, told by now-90-year-old Dick Grayson, a little simplistic, but intriguing nonetheless. The chief drawback is the rushed feel to it. This is a story that would have done better stretched out into twice the length, or perhaps a miniseries. The art is pleasingly nostalgic in style, but a little clunky. A decent story that could have been better. ( )