This annual serves as a prelude to the upcoming “Shadows of the Bat” event that will run through Detective Comics. It remains to be seen how essential this issue will be to that event but, really, it doesn’t matter because I don’t recommend buying "Shadows of the Bat" anyway. The reason is that, for the coming…

I have mixed feelings about Alfred’s death. I think it allows for some interesting storytelling opportunities, but on the other hand I know that, at the end of the day, it’s all just a marketing trick. With this annual centering around Alfred’s absence, I was a bit skeptical going in. Is this a comic worth…

Brian Buccellato's work on Detective Comics is such a breath of fresh air.  Not only has he revitalized the idea of including actual detective work in the stories but he also shies away from spectacle for the sack of spectacle.  We aren't treated to a crime wave that plagues millions of people, but instead how…