on some of the more personal traits of Bruce, both as the man and the
Batman, as he reminisces about the history of his home, or the hint of spoiled
child when it finally occurs to him that the manor was Alfred's home as
well. It all adds up to some humanizing
layers for Bruce's character that often get lost in the bigger action. This is a great thing, mainly because by the
closing page, we get the idea that Arkham Manor might just be a Batman book
minus the Batman, or at least, Batman as action hero. Batman as detective is presented with a
classic "locked door" mystery on his home turf.

Shawn Crystal's artwork creates the mystery and gloom of the
book's tone wonderfully. His take on
Batman is often one that magnifies his physical side.U.S. President Barack Obama, center, signs a memorandum at the White House, in Washington in January 2014. Mark Wilson/Getty Images

Will 2014 be the year college campuses get it together when it comes to sexual assault? The media are certainly pushing them in that direction from both the left and the right, with exposes on rape at Christian institutions and violent assaults at fraternities. And after several Yale students filed a Title IX complaint against their school in 2011, women on campuses across the U.S. have taken similar paths, filing lawsuits against schools — including Northwestern University, the University of Connecticut and the University of California at Berkeley — for failing to meet their Title IX obligations and mishandling cases of sexual harassment and assault. The push toward safer