Because Batman: Year Two desperately need another sequel.
Barr and Bingham did Son of the Demon together in the eighties and this issue certainly features some of Bingham’s better modern work; maybe they still jibe.
But Barr, who wrote Year Two, has a lot to fit into this single issue, namely an appearance from the Jason Todd Robin. Barr writes him not as the surly street hustler of the late eighties, but more like the pre-Crisis Jason Todd, who was a Dick Grayson clone.
Then there’s the mystery angle. The reader can solve the mystery of the Reaper’s identity, something Barr did in Maze Agency and some assorted Batman backups (I think). It’s a cute device and not one I agree with as it forces changes in the narrative.
Most of the issue is a waste of time, but the finale does have some good, insightful moments for Bruce.
