Gotham Academy Vol. 1: Welcome to Gotham Academy (The New 52)
Welcome to Gotham Academy
Becky Cloonan, Brenden Fletcher
Readers rate it 3.7 (46 on Hardcover)
Released Jun 23, 2015 · National Geographic Books
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Gotham Academy is a teen-focused mystery-adventure set within the Batman universe that prioritizes character development and friendship over dark action. While the Gotham setting includes mild supernatural elements and occasional comic-book violence, the story centers on school life, solving mysteries, and positive peer relationships. The amnesia plot and ghost subplot create some suspense but remain age-appropriate for most middle-grade readers moving into teen fiction.
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Welcome to Gotham Academy, the most prestigious school in Gotham City. Only the best and brightest students may enter its halls, study in its classrooms, explore its secret passages, summon its terrifying spirits… Okay, so Gotham Academy isn’t like other schools. But Olive Silverlock isn’t like other students. After a... Welcome to Gotham Academy, the most prestigious school in Gotham City. Only the best and brightest students may enter its halls, study in its classrooms, explore its secret passages, summon its terrifying spirits… Okay, so Gotham Academy isn’t like other schools. But Olive Silverlock isn’t like other students. After a mysterious incident over summer break, she’s back at school with a bad case of amnesia, an even worse attitude… and an unexplained fear of bats. Olive’s supposed to show new student Maps Mizoguchi the ropes. Problem: Maps is kid sister of Kyle, Olive’s ex. Then there’s the ghost haunting the campus…the secret society conducting bizarre rituals…and Bruce Wayne, the weirdo billionaire who funds the Academy - and may know the secret to Olive’s big mystery. Find out in GOTHAM ACADEMY VOL. 1, the acclaimed new series from co-writers Becky Cloonan (DEMO) and Brendan Fletcher (BATGIRL) and artist Karl Kerschl (TEEN TITANS: YEAR ONE)! Collects GOTHAM ACADEMY #1-6.
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ISBN 9781401254728 · National Geographic Books