I remember first hearing the pitch and place for Gotham Academy thinking it would be the dumbest thing in comics. Personally, Becky, Brenden, and Karl not only created a world that gave a drab and over-serious DC New 52 that lil bit of fun missing from their comics it gave me a lesson in humility. Will they be back in some form? It’s almost certain, imprints such as Young Animal and DC’s own experimentation into a dedicated younger readers line give material like this a place to exist in DC’s future. You can only go to school soo long before you have to grow up, but these characters, for their time, fit the void left by DC Comics best-supporting players books such as Gotham Central. Gotham Academy’s future was never Gotham Academy. It’s an emotional moment for everyone, given a bit of signature levity, by a single line, “you’re really good at this”. The two, to that point, had been strained from the accidental hospitalization of Maps brother Kyle after his encounter with a possessed Olive. As Maps acts the part of her Robin mask by swooping in to be there for her Olive.
First appearance of olive silverlock series#
In a moment that sums up the essence of the past three years these girls who have always leaned on each other for simple things like comfort after breaking up with a boy to the dangers of solving historical mysteries, give the audience a much-needed reaffirmation of the series promise, friendship. This series final issue ended with quite the bang. Maps is getting good at this Hero Thing (Gotham Academy Second Semester #12) Instead, we want to remember some of our favorite moments from the Gotham Academy comics: With today’s final issue, we don’t want to eulogize another comic book moving on to that big long box in the sky. Combine that with good trade paperback sales and Gotham Academy proved a young adult audience could be catered to without sacrificing touchstones that make comics from the big two great. The series resonated with critics from places such as IGN and Newsarama.
Not only did they have the daunting task of launching a new IP comic book at a major publisher but faced the added challenge of creating a book that would fit in the world of DC Comics most name recognized franchise, Batman. A book imagineered by the creative team of Becky Cloonan, Brenden Fletcher, and Karl Kerschl. Debuting as part of the ill conceived DC YOU initiative, it stood as one of the few bright spots of the branding. To say the least, Gotham Academy was the epitome of a square peg in a round hole.
The group solved mysteries, fought ghosts, and uncovered some of Gotham’s secrets buried so deep they even illuded Batman himself. Over dozens of comics readers got to meet the enigmatic Olive Silverlock, her best friend the plucky Mia “Maps” Mizoguchi, tennis playing heart throb Kyle, prankster/fireworks salesman Colton, and the occult fascinated Pomeline Fritch. GA was the story of a group of young kids attending Gotham’s version of Hogwarts, a school with supernatural spooky elements that became a living character of its own. It’s not only the final issue of this run but as far as we know the final issue of Gotham Academy for the foreseeable future. Today sees the release of Gotham Academy Second Semester #12.
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