Jim Gordon certainly is a lot smarter when he's Batman. I don't know if it's the magic suit or a self confidence problem but he manages to work things out a lot faster when he's in the batsuit. And it's not even the added benefit of the technology, as we see in one of his early encounters he just uses his mad detective skills to foil an opponent... something he never would have worked out as quickly as regular ol' Jim Gordon. 
 This review is going to be high on the snark factor. I hate this massive-status-quo-shifting stories where nothing will be the same because it's a whole new Batman. Come on guys, we get it, it's just a gimmick to sell more comicbooks, Bruce is going to be back as Batman within a couple of months. I don't know whether Scott Snyder was out of ideas or whether it was an editorial decree, but this book felt like filler at best and a waste of time at worst. 
 There's a moment in the book where two characters, presumably mouthpieces for the reader are arguing over the new Batman vs the old one. The one championing the new Batman claims that the old one is dead, so get used to the new one. I don't know if that's directed at readers like me or a cheeky go at the state of comic book deaths in general. 
 All that being said I didn't hate it, I just wish they'd acknolwedge that it's all just a temporary gimmick. The scene between Alfred and Clark was particularly heartfelt as Alfred seems somewhat content that his son is finally happy, being free of Batman. We know that this happiness is going to be short-lived, so it adds a touch of sadness to this new Bruce. 
 I'm not going to bother with the next volume, I love Jim Gordon and I'm glad he's getting more screen time, I just wish it wasn't in as a stand-in Batman.