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rashthedoctor's review
5.0
What an amazing issue , WHAT A FUCKING BRILLIANT ISSUE !
6 books and so far the worst book in the Detective comics has been a 4 star worthy deliverance tells you a lot about how well this story has been handled . Much of my criticism for batman issues post rebirth have been about how the stories in Batman have made Batman partake in rare action sequence and here is Detective Comics where Batman has probably taken part in the action sequence very little as well and yet the two books have had very different outcomes with Detective comics being splendid and Batman comics being rubbbish .
This story was heavily Red Robin oriented and the next issue is sure to be very amazing as the newly formed Bat-team took on Colony and have started their actions to rubbish the plan made by Colony . The art by Eddy Barrows & Alvaro Martinez remains top notch stuff and had their been no wonder woman and Green Arrow arts i would have called them the top artist in DC at the moment . In fact on some panels it looked like the duo were simply trying to wow the fans with their skills and it certainly worked for me
James Tynion himself has done a splendid work with this Rise of Batmen storyline and while it did start looking like a cousin of the "court of owls" storyline this story has been owned now by Tynion and it's been very entertaining to read .
The consistency from this issue post rebirth is what makes me call this THE best storyline in Rebirth and it deserves the acclaim it is recieving . A perfect tale with a near-perfect art this is how Batman comics ought to be done , Take notes Tom King
6 books and so far the worst book in the Detective comics has been a 4 star worthy deliverance tells you a lot about how well this story has been handled . Much of my criticism for batman issues post rebirth have been about how the stories in Batman have made Batman partake in rare action sequence and here is Detective Comics where Batman has probably taken part in the action sequence very little as well and yet the two books have had very different outcomes with Detective comics being splendid and Batman comics being rubbbish .
This story was heavily Red Robin oriented and the next issue is sure to be very amazing as the newly formed Bat-team took on Colony and have started their actions to rubbish the plan made by Colony . The art by Eddy Barrows & Alvaro Martinez remains top notch stuff and had their been no wonder woman and Green Arrow arts i would have called them the top artist in DC at the moment . In fact on some panels it looked like the duo were simply trying to wow the fans with their skills and it certainly worked for me
James Tynion himself has done a splendid work with this Rise of Batmen storyline and while it did start looking like a cousin of the "court of owls" storyline this story has been owned now by Tynion and it's been very entertaining to read .
The consistency from this issue post rebirth is what makes me call this THE best storyline in Rebirth and it deserves the acclaim it is recieving . A perfect tale with a near-perfect art this is how Batman comics ought to be done , Take notes Tom King
nathaniel_1206's review
3.0
I can imagine some readers are not a fan of this particular iteration of Detective comics. In the mid seventies there was a comic called Batman Family, which featured short stories with Batgirl and Robin and sometimes team-ups with Batman and this iteration has that feel. However, the gritty noir writing that Detective Comics really needs can only be pulled off by a handful of comic book writers, and while I like that iteration a lot, I also like this.
I tend to wonder if they considered a way to merge this idea with Birds of Prey or the Outsiders - the last iteration of which was more Titans adjacent, but given that and the lack of a writer of gritty noir, I see why they didn't. This is a strong roster of characters who don't have a home really, and with Batman and Scott Snyder's All-Star Batman, there's isn't a lack of Batman solo books.
I read about two years of New 52's Batwoman, and really liked the character. I've stalled out on volume one of Kelley Puckett's version of Batgirl, now titled Orphan, but the character is great. I can't explain Clayface's inclusion into the team, but I'm keeping an open mind, and the little I've read of Red Robin, I've liked.
The issue with the stories is generally there is only 22 pages in a comic and about six characters if Batman is playing a primary role (which he mostly isn't), so some characters don't get a lot to do.
I tend to wonder if they considered a way to merge this idea with Birds of Prey or the Outsiders - the last iteration of which was more Titans adjacent, but given that and the lack of a writer of gritty noir, I see why they didn't. This is a strong roster of characters who don't have a home really, and with Batman and Scott Snyder's All-Star Batman, there's isn't a lack of Batman solo books.
I read about two years of New 52's Batwoman, and really liked the character. I've stalled out on volume one of Kelley Puckett's version of Batgirl, now titled Orphan, but the character is great. I can't explain Clayface's inclusion into the team, but I'm keeping an open mind, and the little I've read of Red Robin, I've liked.
The issue with the stories is generally there is only 22 pages in a comic and about six characters if Batman is playing a primary role (which he mostly isn't), so some characters don't get a lot to do.
marisacarpico's review
4.0
Damn fine as always. Helluva cliffhanger. Can't wait to see how Tynion writes his way out of it.
contrabanddonut's review
3.0
I can imagine some readers are not a fan of this particular iteration of Detective comics. In the mid seventies there was a comic called Batman Family, which featured short stories with Batgirl and Robin and sometimes team-ups with Batman and this iteration has that feel. However, the gritty noir writing that Detective Comics really needs can only be pulled off by a handful of comic book writers, and while I like that iteration a lot, I also like this.
I tend to wonder if they considered a way to merge this idea with Birds of Prey or the Outsiders - the last iteration of which was more Titans adjacent, but given that and the lack of a writer of gritty noir, I see why they didn't. This is a strong roster of characters who don't have a home really, and with Batman and Scott Snyder's All-Star Batman, there's isn't a lack of Batman solo books.
I read about two years of New 52's Batwoman, and really liked the character. I've stalled out on volume one of Kelley Puckett's version of Batgirl, now titled Orphan, but the character is great. I can't explain Clayface's inclusion into the team, but I'm keeping an open mind, and the little I've read of Red Robin, I've liked.
The issue with the stories is generally there is only 22 pages in a comic and about six characters if Batman is playing a primary role (which he mostly isn't), so some characters don't get a lot to do.
I tend to wonder if they considered a way to merge this idea with Birds of Prey or the Outsiders - the last iteration of which was more Titans adjacent, but given that and the lack of a writer of gritty noir, I see why they didn't. This is a strong roster of characters who don't have a home really, and with Batman and Scott Snyder's All-Star Batman, there's isn't a lack of Batman solo books.
I read about two years of New 52's Batwoman, and really liked the character. I've stalled out on volume one of Kelley Puckett's version of Batgirl, now titled Orphan, but the character is great. I can't explain Clayface's inclusion into the team, but I'm keeping an open mind, and the little I've read of Red Robin, I've liked.
The issue with the stories is generally there is only 22 pages in a comic and about six characters if Batman is playing a primary role (which he mostly isn't), so some characters don't get a lot to do.
paulweymouth's review
5.0
The standout issue in this first arc of Detective Comics by Tynion. I really enjoyed this greatly. The backstory between Bruce and Kate, along with Bruce's uncle Col. Kane is just a great story. What really shined in this issue was the amazing art conceptions and panel placement. It was really one of the most refined and slick issues yet in the Rebirth titles I'm reading. The cliffhanger was amazing.
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