Part of an ongoing series revisiting graphic novels and collected editions from days gone by....

Turning Points picks five key moments in the relationship of Batman and Commissioner Gordon, in order to explore how their friendship developed over the years.

Moments included in the collection are 1) the day Gordon's wife, Barbara, left him; 2) the day Gordon met Robin and voiced his displeasure at introducing a youngster into dangerous situations; 3) the aftermath of Jason Todd's murder and Barbara Gordon's crippling, both at the hands of the Joker, which has dramatically altered the two men's interactions; 4) the period after Batman's back was broken by Bane and another man donned the Batsuit (what's surprising here is that Gordon doesn't seem sure if it's the same person or not); and 5) a late-in-their-career incident where they reunite with a past adversary and share a nice moment of reflection.

The stories are written by Greg Rucka, Ed Brubaker and Chuck Dixon. Art is by Steve Lieber, Joe Giella, Dick Giordano, Bob Smith, Brent Anderson, Paul Pope and Claude St. Aubin.

It's not particular tense, and the stories are more fluff than filling; the writers obviously focused their efforts more on the dynamic between the two crimefighters, with the "action" serving only to glue it all together.

That said, it's nice, pleasant ... but not a terribly exciting book. If you're aching for your Batman books to give you the "feels," then this is for you.