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Just look what happens when Hugo Strange offers to give Batman free psychiatric care in this preview of tomorrow's Detective Comics #998? Take that, you freakin' commie! The next stop in Batman's investigation of the monsters he's been fighting is Jason Blood, who shares a body with the rapping demon Etrigan That gives Batman, and Peter Tomasi,[...]

Tomorrow sees the release of Detective Comics #996, featuring a Batman so distraught by the death of Leslie Thompkins and the maybe-death of Alfred Pennyworth, he's taking out his aggression on Gotham's mentally ill criminals as usual… The suffering is also enough to bring Batman and Damian back together, at which point they both come to the[...]

Will it happen to Alfred next? Revealed in DC's January solicits, Alfred Pennyworth is attacked by another mysterious villain in Detective Comics #995 Not Alfred! Who is hunting down Batman's allies this time? And what will we call Alfred when he recovers? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uq-gYOrU8bAVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Paul Simon – You Can Call Me[...]

Our access to historical data, and the tools we have available to analyse that data, have improved by leaps and bounds in recent times.   I was ordered by a UK government official recently to resume my Marvel Declassified series with all due haste, for example.  I'm not sure what jurisdictional authority they have in this[...]

For once, the Caped Crusader listens and brings his new team for their first mission. Batman: Detective Comics #987 cover by Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, and Adriano Lucas The Outsiders are finally taking shape again with Detective Comics #987 Like the previous iteration, the team is intended to handle the global threats outside of the Justice League's[...]

Black Lightning is on his way to help too. Batman: Detective Comics #986 cover by Eduardo Pansica, Julio Ferreira, and Adriano Lucas Batman: Detective Comics #986 completes this leg of the new Outsiders story, with Batman, Black Lightning, and Orphan finally taking the fight back to Karma. Much of the comic is Batman fighting Karma while Orphan tries[...]

In the heart of the city, Karma makes his next move, and it's ghastly. Detective Comics #985 cover by Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferrieria, and Adriano Lucas This issue caught me off guard with how dark it gets; Karma's plan is outright horrific, and he has the makings for a memorable Batman villain His tirades about the Bat-Family[...]

Batman arrives soon after, but even this trio may be unable to stop this mysterious rogue. Batman: Detective Comics #984 cover by Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferrieira, and Adriano Lucas Karma gets more-or-less the starring role in Detective Comics #984 We get a brief glimpse of him acquiring his helmet before watching him trounce Batman, Black Lightning, and[...]

This one comes courtesy of Christopher Cantwell and Martin Morazzo and Dark Horse's Berger Books imprint. Batman: Detective Comics #984 cover by Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferrieira, and Adriano Lucas Batman: Detective Comics #984 The new partnership between Batman and Black Lightning is threatened by a secret the Dark Knight is keeping from Jefferson[...]

Earlier in the year, Bleeding Cool reported that Peter Tomasi may be the new ongoing writer for Detective Comics after he was shoved off Superman as Brian Michael Bendis came on board Since then I have had further confirmation from other sources There have been a few delays, as interim writers Bryan Hill, James Robinson, and more[...]

His first recruit is Black Lightning, who works out of Metropolis and just suffered his own setback. Detective Comics #983 cover by Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, and Adriano Lucas Detective Comics #983 is a perfect example of showing over telling. What sticks out the most in reflection is its understanding that not every reader will be that familiar[...]

I love Hawkman, and Robert Venditti and Bryan Hitch put together a great first outing, returning to Carter's archaeologist and monster-fighting roots while possibly changing the very future of the character. Batman: Detective Comics #982 cover by Sebastian Fiumara and Brad Anderson 2. Detective Comics #982 Batman: Detective Comics #982 put on a hell of a show this week with a pseudo-horror Batman tale bringing[...]

Thankfully, Batman is here to stop Blackfire's schemes, but the deacon may yet infect the Dark Knight too. Detective Comics #982 cover by Sebastian Fiumara and Brad Anderson Detective Comics #982 is a remarkable one-off comic that leans on the horror potential of the Batman character and his mythos The story takes place in the sewers with[...]

Can Red Robin be saved? Can Gotham? If so, what does this mean for the Gotham Knights? Detective Comics #981 cover by Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, and Adriano Lucas With Detective Comics #981, we reach the climactic finale to James Tynion IV's fantastic run on the classic title. The fight between the Knights and Brother Eye actually only[...]

The Bat-Family hopes that they can shut down Tim and Ulysses' control tower and override the Omac drones destroying Gotham City. Batman: Detective Comics #980 cover by Alvaro Martinez, Raul Fernandez, and Brad Anderson The story advances more in this issue of Detective Comics compared to the recent two The team moves definitively towards resolving the crisis,[...]

Back in the Batcave, Orphan is being attacked too. Batman: Detective Comics #979 cover by Alvaro Martinez, Raul Fernandez, and Brad Anderson Batman: Detective Comics #979 unfurls the full attack force of Omac across Gotham, and it is at least a little exciting to see this villain return in such a manner. However, the pivotal conflict is between[...]

M'yrnn refers to Zook as an imp from the 5th dimension, but he was actually a comic character created in January 1963 by Jack Miller and Joe Certa in the pages of Detective Comics #311 In the story four creatures cross over to Earth from a parallel dimension Two of the creatures were ciminals, the third[...]

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The question is whether he will arrive at it in time. Batman: Detective Comics #978 cover by Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, and Adriano Lucas The big twist of Batman: Detective Comics #978 is the kind that makes the comic work, but it's status as a twist is debatable It's been cover-spoiled by Detective Comics #979, and the[...]

Meanwhile, Red Robin returns to Batman to ask for guidance. Batman: Detective Comics #977 cover by Alvaro Martinez, Raul Fernandez, and Romulo Fajardo Jr. The rift between Batman's allies grows in this issue of Detective Comics, exacerbated by the Colony and Ulysses' activities However, there is a twist in this issue (which has been foreshadowed and spoiled[...]

Batwoman returns to the Kane home in Brussels. The house holds many painful memories for Kate, but this is the only way she will find Safiyah and Beth Kane. Is it a good read?

This one really disappointed me. Batman: Detective Comics #976 cover by Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, and Adriano Lucas Win: Batman: Detective Comics #976 Continues to Ramp Up the Drama Detective Comics #976 ramps up the conflict between Batman and Red Robin, and the Knights Program looks doomed. James Tynion IV looks to be flipping the table on what he's set up[...]

Batwoman, Azrael, and Batwing settle into their new roles with the Colony. Batman: Detective Comics #976 cover by Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, and Adriano Lucas The Knights Program, which has been the grand experiment behind the plot of James Tynion IV's Detective Comics run, has fallen apart with Batman unwilling to let Red Robin start it up[...]

Again, this issue was far from bad on its own; it's just not the kind of installment this book needed right now. Leonard Kirk and Laura Martin delivered solid work as always, at least. Win: Detective Comics and the Trial of Batwoman, but Also Batman Detective Comics #975 cover by Alvaro Martinez, Raul Fernandez, and Brad Anderson In the fallout of her[...]

Meanwhile, Batwoman is left to consider the offer from her father to join the Colony. Detective Comics #975 cover by Alvaro Martinez, Raul Fernandez, and Brad Anderson This is another low-action and high-dialogue issue of Detective Comics, but it is a damn good one Batman listens to the cases of his children while sitting mostly in silence[...]

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Basil Karlo, also known as the Gotham rogue Clayface, is the spotlight of Detective Comics Annual #1 We are given a retelling of his origin story, complete with scenes from his childhood and acting career We also see where it all went wrong: an accident followed by reckless attempts to recreate his movie star[...]

Meanwhile, Anarky and the First Victim have a disagreement of ethics. Detective Comics #973 cover by Guillem March and Tomeu Morey The finale to "Fall of the Batmen" is a bit heartbreaking in seeing Clayface's descent into fear and madness As I said in my previous review of Detective Comics, I really liked the idea of Basil[...]

Detective Comics #27, featuring the first appearance of some character named The Batman, will see a pretty nice copy go up for auction on February 20th The Hake's Americana & Collectibles auctions will handle the sale, with the auction ending around March 13-15. Yesterday we teased a huge Batman announcement concerning the upcoming Hake's Americana &[...]

Batman and Robin stopped him in the pages of Detective Comics #191 (January 1953). Barnes has already killed a guy who was just released from jail We'll have to see if he releases any specifically so he can kill them or if he actually gets called Executioner Not sure if the writers actually went back and[...]

Detective Comics #963 hits shelves today and it starts a storyline that writer James Tynion IV has wanted to do for a while It brings back Lonnie Machin, AKA Anarky, one of the writer's favorite characters from the '90s Tynion describes Anarky as doing things for the right reasons but doing them in the wrong[...]