Summary: When a prison transfer from Arkham to Black Gate goes wrong Batman is stuck completing it on foot with Gotham's gangs on his tail.
Plot: The premise here is pretty straight forward: a villain named EMP is being transferred but en-route there is an attempt on his life that ends up freeing him and he causes a city wide black out. Batman is alone, with out any of his high tech gadgets and he has to get EMP to Black Gate before the gangs of Gotham get to him. Who EMP is and why the gangs all seem to want him so badly has yet to be revealed but the set up, though basic, is more than interesting so far to keep me looking for more. This is Jock's first time doing both art and story and that's something a lot of artists struggle with so my expectations weren't incredibly high...but what Jock delivered is a decent enough read, though the characterization and dialogue of the cast was pretty thin here the plot is fun even if it's an action movie trope we're all pretty familiar with. Hopefully he can stick the landing.   
Art: While I was a little worried about how the story might turn out I never once doubted that the book would look amazing, and Jock doesn't fail there either. He delivers some really stunning wide screen vistas of the Gotham skyline as Batman observes the transfer that really give you an immersive feel for the world of the story, and the close ups are just dripping with Jock's typical moody look which I love. On top of that the action scenes of Batman running from roof top to roof top in his pursuit of the escaped EMP have a tremendous amount of energy to them, and the way he frames the scenes with Batman's cape make it seem like a living character of its own which is something we haven't gotten in a book since Kelley Jones left Batman way back in the day. It really makes Batman look like a believable creature of the night rather than just a weird guy in a funny costume, which is key for the character to work.
Grade:7.5/10