Just when this book starts to get back on track, after the mess that was “Joker War,” it turns out that this issue is also the penultimate chapter of Tomasi’s run on the title! It seems a little odd, because to me #1032 doesn’t feel like the penultimate issue of an arc, let alone an…

This week’s Detective Comics is yet another example of Tomasi’s ability to write strong characters. We see this on the opening pages, as Nakano is being visited by The Mirror, who tries to get Nakano to side with him. However, Nakano straight up tells Mirror that he has no interest in “having [the election] being…

Tec is back on track. I said so in my last review, and I think that’s still the case here. While last issue focused more on introducing characters, stakes and story-threads, issue #1030 has more of a focus on character work that builds upon the stakes and story-threads from #1029. It makes for a really…

A new arc starts in this issue, and it’s a great jumping-on point for new readers. All you need to know is that Bruce is broke and that a former police officer by the name of Nakano is running for mayor, while also campaigning against vigilantes in Gotham. That’s right. He wants to get rid…

Peter Tomasi’s Detective Comics run has been a lot of fun, for the most part. The quality dipped when that “Joker War” nonsense blatantly interrupted Tomasi’s story. Now that “Joker War” is behind us, I’m crossing my fingers that Tomasi can just do his own thing again, as that is what made his run so…

Detective Comics #1027 is an anthology to celebrate that this is Batman’s 1000th appearance in this title. Seeing as this book has over 100 pages and this review turned out longer than usual, I'm going to cut this intro short and jump straight into the review proper. Let’s have a look! "BLOWBACK" The first story…

I’ve already discussed how I don’t appreciate that the "Joker War" event has hijacked a good Two-Face story, and how that makes it seem like DC doesn’t care about the integrity of their storytelling. So I wasn’t feeling optimistic about Detective Comics #1025, even with Peter Tomasi as the writer and Kenneth Rocafort on art…

Those who’ve been reading my Detective Comics reviews already know how I feel about the Two-Face arc. But for those who came in late, here’s a recap: The arc started out strong with a focus on an internal struggle between the Two-Face and Harvey Dent personas, and there was the mystery of Two-Face’s cult that…

I am a fan of both Peter Tomasi and Brad Walker. Tomasi has written some of my all-time favorite comics and I always really appreciate Walker’s dynamic and upbeat art style. But…I really don’t like this issue. I don’t entirely blame that on the creative team, though—it’s this Joker War nonsense that completely interrupts a…

All right, it’s been a hot minute since we’ve read Detective Comics #1021. The story so far has been about Harvey Dent’s internal struggle with Two-Face; Two-Face’s cult; and Batman’s attempts at unraveling the mystery behind the cult and helping his old friend Harvey. Last issue ended on a cliffhanger where we saw Two-Face shooting…

“Ugly Heart,” the story that’s currently unfolding in the pages of Detective Comics, started off strong in issue #1020. The detective work was entertaining, Two-Face was written and drawn really well, and overall it was a fine setup for the story proper. Usually I like to build some suspense asking whether or not the creative…

I think that Tomasi has demonstrated before that he’s capable of writing a good Two-Face story. This arc is in fact a continuation of “The Big Burn,” which is a Two-Face story that Tomasi told in the pages of Batman and Robin with artist Patrick Gleason. That doesn’t mean, however, that in order to understand…

Here we have the conclusion of Detective’s latest two-issue story: "Dead of Winter." Basically, this is what some would consider filler material, and while I wouldn't disagree with that, I don’t think that “filler” is always a bad thing. That said, seeing as the previous issue was mostly just setup, the creative team doesn’t have…

Detective Comics starts 2020 with a brand new arc, written by Peter Tomasi and illustrated by Scott Godlewski and David Baron. So far, I’ve been enjoying Tomasi’s run on the series, and I appreciate that Tomasi writes Bruce as a more likeable guy who’s trying to do the right thing, as opposed to the brooding,…

Detective Comics #1017 has quite a few things going for it that, by themselves, would make this issue worth recommending.  It's a smaller-scale, more personally-focused story, which is always welcome.  It has Bruce Wayne working to resolve a real-world problem in his civilian and superhero identities, which, again, is always welcome.  And it's a one-and-done,…

So here's how great of a writer Peter Tomasi is: the conclusion to the "Cold Dark World" arc is generally fine.  It wraps things up fairly well, I suppose, though it definitely doesn't finish as strong as it started. Even still, despite a somewhat odd pace and some twists that could have been disastrous in…

My favorite thing about the latest issue of Detective Comics, without question, is how it highlights Bruce Wayne’s selflessness in his war on crime.  He, Alfred, and Lucius are hunkered down in the Batcave, tirelessly and relentlessly working to find some way to reverse the effect of Mr. Freeze’s ice rays.  The trio believe they…

Well, it was bound to happen eventually.  Almost a year into this generally fantastic run on Detective Comics, there’s finally an issue that I didn’t love.  Given the creative team, there’s still a level of craft that I can’t help but appreciate, and there are individual aspects that I enjoyed.  Generally speaking, though, this issue…