![]() ![]() This month’s Gotham Academy #11 is an easy, delightful read delving deep into the Silverlock family genealogical history. It also sneaks in a surprise appearance by the Red Robin. Published: Burbank, CA : DC Comics, 2017. NoveList Series: Gotham Academy volume 5. The issue opens in Professor Strange’s office where Olive confides in the professor about odd visions of her mother and the belief that she may still being alive. The ballad of Olive Silverlock (Graphic Novel) Author: Fletcher, Brenden, Contributors: Kerschl, Karl, author, Cloonan, Becky, author. Olive also informs him of her plans to go into downtown Gotham to investigate her mother’s past when the school travels to Metropolis Academy for a tennis tournament. Not surprisingly, the Professor discourages the idea but sees his advice fall on deaf ears when Olive, Maps and the gang all board the school bus for the field trip into Gotham City.įollowing Maps well-designed plan, the group quickly breaks away from the school function and splits up. After a few struggles, Olive and Maps make their way to Gotham’s library of records where Olive finds a cabinet full of Silverlock documentation dating back more than a century. While Olive shuffles through the documents looking for clues, Maps proudly dons a homemade superhero mask and snoops around the rest of the library. While none of her schoolmates are aware of the event, they do notice a personality change in Olive from last year. To her surprise, and excitement, she runs into the Red Robin.Īlthough the Red Robin shows no interest in hanging around, he quickly changes his mind when Maps mentions Calamity. For those who need a quick recap - Olive Silverlock, a second year student at Gotham Academy, has returned to the new school year after experiencing a mysterious event during her summer break. After warning Maps to steer clear of her, he gives her a brief run-down of Batman and the original Robin’s first encounter with Calamity when she tried to burn down Gotham. From that encounter, Batman not only unveiled Calamity’s real identity as Sybil Silverlock, but made sure she was put away for a long time. Bruce Wayne, posing as a patient in Arkham Manor (aka the relocated Arkham Asylum), stumbles upon Sybil Silverlock, who’s in a coma!! Is this Olive’s mother?Īnd is this a clue to the ongoing mystery? What could have happened to put Sybil Silverlock in Arkham? And why is Sybil referred to as “Calamity”?ĪRKHAM MANOR #2, written by Gerry Duggan and illustrated by Shawn Crystal, is available in stores now.After later learning that she wasn’t the first Silverlock to try burning down Gotham, he later arranged to have her young daughter put somewhere safe here she could be watched. The mystery continues in this week’s ARKAHM MANOR #2 as we get a brief but possibly important clue. Check out GOTHAM ACADEMY #1 and GOTHAM ACADEMY #2 to get caught up. Olive’s new behavior indicates that whatever happened to her was bad. REALLY, REALLY bad. Sorry to tease, but we actually don’t know what happened to Olive Silverlock last summer!įor those who need a quick recap - Olive Silverlock, a second year student at Gotham Academy, has returned to the new school year after experiencing a mysterious event during her summer break. If you’ve been keeping up with the brand new comic book series, GOTHAM ACADEMY, then you’re familiar with the question on everyone’s lips: What Happened to Olive Silverlock Last Summer?! ![]()
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