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A review by justabookholic
Batman The Dark Knight Detective Vol. 2 by Alan Grant
2.0
2.5 stars
While the Ventriloquist is one of the more intriguing villains in Batman's Rouges Gallery, I found the introduction to be a bit underwhelming. It gave no real interlude and I only realized after the fact, that it was, in fact, the first appearance of the Wesker incarnation.
That being said, the "Fever" double issue plot was the best storyline in this volume and I find myself questioning the thinly-veiled, bordering on Reagan era propaganda plots within the Detective Comics run. It was interesting to find out that The Ratcatcher was actually one of Batman's foes but I do want to clarify that does not mean the storyline involving said character was any good. Solid rat drawings but that's about it when it comes to quality.
The remaining plots read very... dated (racist) but it was informative in terms of seeing the beginnings of certain motifs and characters but I definitely wouldn't recommend this to anyone wishing to read Batman for enjoyment or wanting to start out with the character. I read this more for the purposes of character studies and my expectations were fairly low in terms of plot quality.
While the Ventriloquist is one of the more intriguing villains in Batman's Rouges Gallery, I found the introduction to be a bit underwhelming. It gave no real interlude and I only realized after the fact, that it was, in fact, the first appearance of the Wesker incarnation.
That being said, the "Fever" double issue plot was the best storyline in this volume and I find myself questioning the thinly-veiled, bordering on Reagan era propaganda plots within the Detective Comics run. It was interesting to find out that The Ratcatcher was actually one of Batman's foes but I do want to clarify that does not mean the storyline involving said character was any good. Solid rat drawings but that's about it when it comes to quality.
The remaining plots read very... dated (racist) but it was informative in terms of seeing the beginnings of certain motifs and characters but I definitely wouldn't recommend this to anyone wishing to read Batman for enjoyment or wanting to start out with the character. I read this more for the purposes of character studies and my expectations were fairly low in terms of plot quality.