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7 on Detective Comics #992 reviewJames Robinson does like to let his characters talk. Last issue they talked non-stop through the whole book. This issue, called “A Fighting Man”, does a little less talking, but maybe still not enough fighting; we just can’t seem to get away from long ongoing explanations in this story. Here especially you’ll get to read…
We see just about a little of everything in this one: Arkham Asylum, Wayne Manor, the Batcave, the rooftop where Batman and Gordon have their little tet-a-tets, the at-long-last reveal of the Big Bad we’ve been anticipating forever by now, and rolled into all of that, plenty of action, pathos, and nice character moments. Once…
We’re now entering that mid-story place where arcs tend to get a bit saggy, but Mairghread Scott does her best--and mostly succeeds--at not belaboring the necessary bridges as Batgirl gets closer to the truth in this “Art of Crime” installment. Aptly titled “facade”, Babs struggles to maintain her dual identity despite suffering from strange after-effects…
Appropriately titled “The Talking Man”, strap yourselves in as James Robinson takes us on the fourth installment of his “Deface the Face” arc chock full of...talking. I guess it’s right there in the title, so we shouldn’t be surprised, but the story grinds to a halt and starts to choke on its own exposition as…
Tom King concludes “Beasts of Burden” with a simple, but satisfying final confrontation between the Dark Knight and the Russian hitman who shot Dick Grayson. Your mileage may vary according to your hopes and expectations, but I loved this. Storywise there’s not much to say without spoiling the whole book. I didn't even include any…
James Robinson’s third offering on this arc introduces “The Conflicted Man”, and it was probably just a matter of time before we got to the “enemy of my enemy is my friend” portion of the program (he even literally uses that expression here). And if you enjoy watching the tango between Batman and Two-Face, you’ll…
After the somewhat shocking events of Batman no. 55, I have a lot of questions and I’m sure you all do as well. But Tom King doesn’t seem to be in any hurry to provide answers, instead bringing us along on Batman’s actions in the aftermath of losing Nightwing. And Batman appears to be going…
Mairghread Scott continues her plan to rebuild Batgirl as far away from the divisive bubble-gum image as she can get without losing Babs’ youth or exuberance (or in the case of this comic, her dogged determination). In many ways she’s still daddy’s little girl, but as far as I’m concerned, hanging out with her father…
James Robinson follows up his solitary man with “An Optimistic Man” in part two of his “Deface the Face” arc. In case anyone is wondering up front, the events of Batman no. 55 do not touch this story--yet. Batman is still trying to figure out who is behind the dual-Firefly mischief. Who could it be?…
Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo have famously teamed up before for the much-lauded Joker special in 2009, and more recently on the Rorschach issue of Before Watchman (2012). And I doubt anybody who knows and loves Bermejo’s work is waiting for my review to decide whether to buy this big black baby. Azzarello on the…
I don’t want to get too excited about the developments in this book, but with “Beast of Burden” (Part 1), we definitely have an opportunity for Tom King to pull a true game-changer--as opposed to that wedding silliness from which many of us are still reeling (in the not-good way). Your non-spoiler blurb: GET THIS…
James Robinson knows what he wants from Batman and he commits to it from the opening page. Though he touches on Batman’s ongoing girlfriend trauma, he doesn’t dwell (and neither does Batman). Because this is Gotham and someone is being murdered somewhere and the city needs it Knight. In this first installment of "Deface the…
Haven’t had enough Quilts or Condiments? Tom King’s begs the question of “The Better Man” in this one-shot that plays hard on nostalgia, is two-thirds tongue-in-cheek, and yet still serving up a big ol’ heaping help of Batman’s self-pitying drama-rama. It works, though, for the most part, if you can just push to the back…
Mairghread Scott has come out swinging for the backfield with her work on Batgirl in the last couple of weeks. With a sensational start in two stories featured in the Batgirl no. 25 Anniversary Special, and now both a killer issue no. 26 and this stellar (pun intended) Annual titled “The Brightest Star in Heaven”.…
I am calling this review “10 Things I Love about this Batgirl Comic”. The story is “Art of Crime” and it’s the continuation of Batgirl’s pursuit of Grotesque, which began two weeks ago in the Anniversary issue compilation (no. 25). The premise is simple but effective: high-roller theatrical art thief Grotesque has escalated his game…
This issue marks the finale of the “On the Outside” arc, which is going to feel pretty strange, I think, because it also serves as the launch point for the next thing coming. That’s not atypical of comic books, but maybe I’m just not feeling like Bryan Hill brought out a very satisfying conclusion to…
There are four stories in this extra-long anniversary issue, and not a dud among them! As deals go, this is a good one, with our new Batgirl writers coming out with the heavy ammunition in not one, but two of the included tales--one of which looks like it will be the kick-off to the ongoing…
Tom King’s third installment of “Cold Days” has perhaps left me feeling disappointingly cold myself. In this issue, we will see the culmination of the sequestered jury deliberations as the fate of Victor Fries (and by extension Bruce Wayne himself, it seems) hangs in the balance. SPOILERS will follow, folks. Apologies in advance, but the…
Well, this is certainly spiraling out of control. And not in that great way stories can escalate with compounded threats and increasing stakes and high-risk reveals. I literally had to look back on the credits of this issue to see whether Bryan Hill was still writing, because it feels like someone new took this over…
Bruce Wayne has been sequestered in the Mr. Freeze triple-murder trial with a jury of his peers (if you believe Batman has peers). The jury is tired, cranky, and dead set on a quick verdict of guilty based on what appears to be overwhelming cur circumstantial evidence: cold bodies, a brutal take down of Victor…
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