It turns out that Maxie Zeus is capturing them. He's "hiring" construction workers to rebuild Rome! The urgency is that a Hollywood film is being released and the tie-in is an amusement park based on Rome!
It all starts with Batman battling a roman centurion. Tim Levins' art is grand and spectacular. Scott Peterson's story bobs and weaves about, dropping clues here and there. Zeus is more of a comic figure than a mortal enemy. He's played for laughs. He's a gangster with god-like aspirations. "Small 'g', big 'o' - 'd'." He's pompous and arrogant like most of the members of Batman's infamous rogues gallery, yet he comes off more like Egghead or Louie the Lilac.
Dick and Barbara manage to figure out the plot and join Bruce and Tim for the grand finale.
It's a pretty light-hearted romp of a story. Beatty, Loughridge and Harkins are on back-up, inking, coloring and lettering.
"When in Rome" Batman: Gotham Adventures 34 earns three stars.
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