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duskvstweak's review
2.0
The stuff I'm interested in, such as a Batman without his money and cave, is interested but barely gets any play. And the art is great and every character pops. It's this gross, stupid monster/plant/alien thing I don't dig at all. I really hope this is the last time we see this stuff.
scrooge3's review against another edition
3.0
The first 3-issue arc in this volume concludes the storyline from Volume 1, shoehorning it into the "Fear State" crossover event with mixed results. How many times has Batman been infected by parasites or poisons or other mind-alterers? It's not that interesting anymore. In the second 3-issue arc, Batman and his nemesis, the new mayor, get stuck together in an abandoned sewer line where more of the parasitic eggs are gestating. The mayor ultimately realizes that someone like Batman is the only thing that can save the city from monster terrors, showing how his stance against vigilantes is softened. Dan Mora's artwork continues to excel, so might be a reason to pick up this volume.
The back-up stories by Matthew Rosenberg and Dan Watters were actually a little more interesting. Here we are shown the origin of the new "Task Force Z" series, a team of undead heroes presumably taking on tough supernatural cases.
The back-up stories by Matthew Rosenberg and Dan Watters were actually a little more interesting. Here we are shown the origin of the new "Task Force Z" series, a team of undead heroes presumably taking on tough supernatural cases.
birdmanseven's review
2.0
I enjoyed seeing the classic suit and was excited when Batwoman swooped in, but that’s about all I can say.
mollyxgp's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
unladylike's review
3.0
I don't know when Detective Comics became a horror comic, but that is definitely what this is. Without having first read Mariko Tamaki's first volume in this run, my intention was to peep how Fear State was rippling across the other top Bat-comics. To my surprise, the only things linking *this* Fear State with the main event happening in the "regular" Batman title is the name and theme. We don't see any of the same antagonists at work in these issues - no Scarecrow and very little of whatever the guy's name is who planned and sold the Magistrate program to the anti-vigilante mayor. Instead, we're seeing fear bubbling and emerging into the minds and bodies of Gothamites via a very horror-style, probably alien, parasite.
Tamaki's writing is unfortunately nowhere near as good as Tynion's, but I found it to still be an enjoyable volume.
Tamaki's writing is unfortunately nowhere near as good as Tynion's, but I found it to still be an enjoyable volume.
wam93's review
5.0
I am a sucker for Batman and really enjoying this run in Detective Comics. It’s awesome seeing how Batman uses his Bat family to help him out. Loving Batman and Nightwing at the moment. DC is killing it right now with some solid story telling