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70 reviews for:
Batman: Detective Comics, Vol. 2: The Victim Syndicate
Eddy Barrows, Marguerite Bennett, Ben Oliver, Alvaro Martinez, James Tynion IV
3.68 AVERAGE
70 reviews for:
Batman: Detective Comics, Vol. 2: The Victim Syndicate
Eddy Barrows, Marguerite Bennett, Ben Oliver, Alvaro Martinez, James Tynion IV
3.68 AVERAGE
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A solid follow up to the first volume. The story was not quite as entertaining, but gave some more backstory on the team.
I particularly enjoyed the last 2 issues in the book - the “Batwoman Begins” story. The art by Ben Oliver was excellent.
Hopefully the next volume will turn up the pace a bit...
I particularly enjoyed the last 2 issues in the book - the “Batwoman Begins” story. The art by Ben Oliver was excellent.
Hopefully the next volume will turn up the pace a bit...
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Okay, now this is better. I was really not feeling it after the first volume, and I was again not feeling it after Batwoman. but I think a lot of the issues I had with the first one were ironed out. And a lot of the issues I had revolved around Tim Drake and the use of techno jargon.
I hate techno jargon and writers inventing some flash-bang device that instantly solves the problem and takes away any of the suspense. but I especially hate it in Detective Comics, where the main focus should be on the detecting and the mystery.
Tim is dead now, or was that to be dead for the entirety of this volume. so that worked out in my favor.
There was a little bit of that problem towards the end where Spoiler turned spoiler. I must say, I really don't feel like I know Stephanie, and it has been a goal of mine to read her Batgirl run for about 6 or 7 years now. I think I will, and hopefully it will give me some new perspective on her character. This run of Detective Comics is doing nothing for me in regards to her character and personality.
The villains on display here were pretty great. The "first victims" of each of the heroes, bystanders in this war against crime. One or two of them felt generic, but in particular, Clayface's "Mudface" really hit home with me. Props, and I hope they show up again.
But one last sour note; I am still adamantly against turning Jacob Kane into a villain. That's not revamping Batwoman's story, that's absolutely blaspheming her origin. Her dad was her safe harbor in the storm, and his acceptance of her was profound. Now it's almost as bad as making Zeus Diana's father, if not worse.
A little funny at the timing, as reading this helped clear up a little lingering confusion at the appearance of Prime in Batwoman.
I hate techno jargon and writers inventing some flash-bang device that instantly solves the problem and takes away any of the suspense. but I especially hate it in Detective Comics, where the main focus should be on the detecting and the mystery.
Tim is dead now, or was that to be dead for the entirety of this volume. so that worked out in my favor.
There was a little bit of that problem towards the end where Spoiler turned spoiler. I must say, I really don't feel like I know Stephanie, and it has been a goal of mine to read her Batgirl run for about 6 or 7 years now. I think I will, and hopefully it will give me some new perspective on her character. This run of Detective Comics is doing nothing for me in regards to her character and personality.
The villains on display here were pretty great. The "first victims" of each of the heroes, bystanders in this war against crime. One or two of them felt generic, but in particular, Clayface's "Mudface" really hit home with me. Props, and I hope they show up again.
But one last sour note; I am still adamantly against turning Jacob Kane into a villain. That's not revamping Batwoman's story, that's absolutely blaspheming her origin. Her dad was her safe harbor in the storm, and his acceptance of her was profound. Now it's almost as bad as making Zeus Diana's father, if not worse.
A little funny at the timing, as reading this helped clear up a little lingering confusion at the appearance of Prime in Batwoman.
Another amazing volume. I think the discussion over collateral damage is an interesting one, though in the end there's only so far it can go because comic book universe justify the existence of superheroes. You can't not have a Batman because Gotham supervillains will just keep popping up. But I liked that Bruce is giving Stephanie the space to work through what she's going through until she figures out that vigilantes have a place in their world.
But I really love how much emotion we get in this book. Everyone (except for maybe Cass) is dealing with stuff here. Even Clayface gets to be tormented by a past victim and has to struggle with the monster he's been and the man he wants to be.
Yeah, I can't think of anything to complain about here. This is probably the best Rebirth book (though Green Lanterns is a close second.)
But I really love how much emotion we get in this book. Everyone (except for maybe Cass) is dealing with stuff here. Even Clayface gets to be tormented by a past victim and has to struggle with the monster he's been and the man he wants to be.
Yeah, I can't think of anything to complain about here. This is probably the best Rebirth book (though Green Lanterns is a close second.)
Another outstanding look at how the ends can justify the means.