Batman: Detective Comics, Vol. 2: Fear State
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Summary
Batman is seen by many as judge and executioner of the city's vilest villains。 Well， it's time for him to meet the Jury！
Batman rampages through the underworld of Gotham！ Driven to a violent madness courtesy of the Jury's Vile serum， the Dark Knight crushes bones， makes a scene， and gives costumed vigilantes in Gotham a very bad name。 But will the Jury's plan backfire？ Can a violent rage-machine packed with money， weapons， and an insatiable bloodlust possibly end well for Mr。 Worth and his Jury？
Fear State grips Gotham City！ When Mayor Nakano's city hall office finds itself under siege， the only hero who can help the embattled local official is the man Nakano pledged to rid from Gotham: Batman。 The top vigilante in the city must protect the man who's fought so hard to put an end to masked heroes。
Includes Detective Comics #1040-1046 and Batman Secret Files: Huntress #1。
Batman rampages through the underworld of Gotham！ Driven to a violent madness courtesy of the Jury's Vile serum， the Dark Knight crushes bones， makes a scene， and gives costumed vigilantes in Gotham a very bad name。 But will the Jury's plan backfire？ Can a violent rage-machine packed with money， weapons， and an insatiable bloodlust possibly end well for Mr。 Worth and his Jury？
Fear State grips Gotham City！ When Mayor Nakano's city hall office finds itself under siege， the only hero who can help the embattled local official is the man Nakano pledged to rid from Gotham: Batman。 The top vigilante in the city must protect the man who's fought so hard to put an end to masked heroes。
Includes Detective Comics #1040-1046 and Batman Secret Files: Huntress #1。
Reviews
Blindzider
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I liked it。 I think we as readers have gotten so used to every Batman story being crisis/event level that the quieter stories can be a bit of a letdown。 However， I enjoy the smaller scale and now that we've settled into Fear State， the atmosphere that Tamaki created can be felt more。 While the Magistrate still exists and is in play， Batman's fight against them is put aside for a different problem。 A parasite has infected the city and there's a little bit of cleanup from one of the plot lines fro I liked it。 I think we as readers have gotten so used to every Batman story being crisis/event level that the quieter stories can be a bit of a letdown。 However， I enjoy the smaller scale and now that we've settled into Fear State， the atmosphere that Tamaki created can be felt more。 While the Magistrate still exists and is in play， Batman's fight against them is put aside for a different problem。 A parasite has infected the city and there's a little bit of cleanup from one of the plot lines from the previous volume。 The Huntress plays a part in the first couple of issues and the story jumps between Detective and a one-shot of her own。 They are placed in order within this hardcover， however， her book actually ends with a huge spoiler for what happens in Detective。 Poor planning。 Not to mention the art is drastically different between the two books and the conclusion within Detective isn't Mora either， so about three different artists。The final arc is "Nakano's Nightmare" and for the most part wraps up the infection storyline。 Mora's art continues to be outstanding and can you certainly count me as a fan。 The relationship between Batman and Nakano becomes more intertwined （not solved） and Donovan's role gets set up for more importance。 There were a couple points where I couldn't follow what happened。 Not sure if there was something I just had forgotten from Vol。 1 or the story wasn't clear and since I don't own V1 it isn't an easy flip through to reread anything。So far it's a good ride， keeping Batman "grounded" （although I've grown tired of the use of that term） without Alfred and without all of his money and gear does make for a more challenging story。 I'd like to see where this ends up and I hope Mora stays on the series。 。。。more
Dakota Morgan
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I feel pretty certain， having just set this book down， that it didn't touch on the Fear State event at all。 Odd that it would then receive that title！Instead， this is a direct continuation of the previous volume。 Hue Vile continues to mess with Huntress and Batman （though he's dispatched remarkably easily）。 Just when you think his storyline is finished， Batman and the mayor get stuck together in an abandoned sewer line and find the parasite's eggs。 It's all rather simplistic with little characte I feel pretty certain， having just set this book down， that it didn't touch on the Fear State event at all。 Odd that it would then receive that title！Instead， this is a direct continuation of the previous volume。 Hue Vile continues to mess with Huntress and Batman （though he's dispatched remarkably easily）。 Just when you think his storyline is finished， Batman and the mayor get stuck together in an abandoned sewer line and find the parasite's eggs。 It's all rather simplistic with little character building， but at least it's clear and easy to follow （few tangents here）。 I also like the focus on the mayor。 And， of course， Dan Mora's art shines。A handful of back-up issues introduce some Task Force Z series - I guess the bodies of dead supervillains are being stolen？ It stars Red Hood and the journalist。 Not exactly a winning combo。 Skippable。 。。。more
Hugo Emanuel
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A good continuation of the plot threads left from the previous volume， with amazing artwork by Dan Mora。 It did feel a bit rushed at times， but I do hop ethe whole Vile storyline is over and done with， as two volumes of it are enougth。 I did appreciate though how the first volume had a more detective angle going， and focused a bit on Bruce Wayne living in the midst of Gotham， with limited resources， and what that meant for his personal life。 This volume however focuses more on action， and less i A good continuation of the plot threads left from the previous volume， with amazing artwork by Dan Mora。 It did feel a bit rushed at times， but I do hop ethe whole Vile storyline is over and done with， as two volumes of it are enougth。 I did appreciate though how the first volume had a more detective angle going， and focused a bit on Bruce Wayne living in the midst of Gotham， with limited resources， and what that meant for his personal life。 This volume however focuses more on action， and less in character development， but its still a fun ride， and we get to see a compromise of sorts between the anti-vigilante Mayor Nakano and Batman， which was interesting。Overall， veru good read。 More a 3。5 than a 4， but still entertainning enougth to worth my time。 。。。more
Adam Fisher
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Where the "Batman" title comic focuses on Scarecrow and Simon Saint and how Batman works to overcome and overthrow them both， "Detective Comics" focuses more on the damage caused by Vile and a plot to kill Mayor Nakano。。。 with a few extra things thrown in。Highlights:- Continuing from the last Volume， we have Mr Worth starting trouble of the death of his daughter。 Since he believes that Bruce Wayne is responsible for the murder， AND Batman is close with Bruce， Worth， along with his friend Penguin Where the "Batman" title comic focuses on Scarecrow and Simon Saint and how Batman works to overcome and overthrow them both， "Detective Comics" focuses more on the damage caused by Vile and a plot to kill Mayor Nakano。。。 with a few extra things thrown in。Highlights:- Continuing from the last Volume， we have Mr Worth starting trouble of the death of his daughter。 Since he believes that Bruce Wayne is responsible for the murder， AND Batman is close with Bruce， Worth， along with his friend Penguin， get Batman to stand before The Jury， a group of mobsters who feel they can deal out punishment。 What happens？ Exactly what you would think。 GUILTY- As the Jury hands out sentence， Batman is shot with a parasitic bullet from Vile， and becomes infected and rage-filled。 Only with intervention from Huntress， is he able to overcome before killing someone。- Mayor Nakano is attacked， and despite his stand against vigilantes， Batman comes to his rescue。 They get trapped in the sewers of Gotham where they discover a massive "Vile-pile" of birthing insects that will take over your mind （much like the bullet from before） Working together， the Bat-Family， the police， and the Magistrate overcome the monster。- We also get two side stories here:1） A Funeral for Mat-Bat， who recently perished on mission with Justice League Dark。2） There are corpses being stolen from Gotham and Red Hood is on the case。 What will happen when he gets recruited for "Task Force Z"， who look to me like an undead Task Force X （or Suicide Squad）Leading off in several different directions， I'm excited to see what's next for Detective Comics。The story is running smoothly and the art works well with it together。Recommend。 。。。more
Eric
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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。 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。 。。。more
Comics Instrucciones de uso
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Es una lástima que el auspicioso debut de la gran， gran Mariko Tamaki （no puedo ocultar mi admiración）， recopilado en el volumen anterior， Detective Comics: El Vecindario （2021）， parezca estar diluyéndose en una trama errática y dibujantes inestables， que es lo que uno concluye al acabar este tomo。 Se continua el argumento anterior: Bruce Wayne se está recuperando de su batalla contra el villano Vile， mientras que Mr。 Worth （gran personaje， desafortunádamente poco aprovechado acá）， aún busca ven Es una lástima que el auspicioso debut de la gran， gran Mariko Tamaki （no puedo ocultar mi admiración）， recopilado en el volumen anterior， Detective Comics: El Vecindario （2021）， parezca estar diluyéndose en una trama errática y dibujantes inestables， que es lo que uno concluye al acabar este tomo。 Se continua el argumento anterior: Bruce Wayne se está recuperando de su batalla contra el villano Vile， mientras que Mr。 Worth （gran personaje， desafortunádamente poco aprovechado acá）， aún busca venganza por la muerte de su hija。 La perplejidad surge ya en las primeras páginas: Wayne， de modo incomprensible， decide entregarse a la policía （recordemos que es uno de los sospechosos de las víctimas de Vile）， pero ¿no debiera la captura de Vile haber implicado el retiro de los cargos contra Wayne？ Luego vemos el intento de ataque que Mr。 Worth -ahora aliado con el Pinguino-， pone en marcha contra el propio Wayne， y también contra Batman， a quienes culpa de la muerte de su hija （a Batman lo culpa por no ser capaz de salvarla） un ataque que uno sabe en seguida que no tendrá resultados y que sólo es una excusa para， de la nada， hacer revivir a Vile。 En este punto la trama se entrecrurza con que la que Tynion IV estaba desarrollando -mediocremente- en la serie Batman: el proyecto de Simon Saint de dotar a Gotham de una super policía robótica protofascista， y lo más probable es que （quiero creer）， obligada por la editorial a tener que hacer coincidir su trama con la de Tynion IV， Mariko Tamaki， resignada， se haya conformado con un argumento meramente cumplidor。 Lo más interesante de esta parte es el diálogo forzado entre Batman y el alcalde Nakano （otro gran personaje）， quien parece admitir la necesidad de aquél。 En realidad， lo mejor de este tomo es la breve historia que Tamaki escribe sobre Huntress。 Eso， y el dibujo soberbio de Dan Mora， quien， lamentablemente， sólo está a cargo de la mitad de los números。 。。。more
Chad
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This is a continuation of the story from vol。 1。 Tamaki seems obsessed with this Vile thing。 She even makes it part of her Fear State issues。 A parasite that induces violence is just not interesting in a Batman comic。 It really begins to drag with a second arc of more of the same。 Dan Mora's splendid artwork is what kept me going。 I was more interested in the back up stories by Matthew Rosenberg and Dan Watters that lead in to Rosenberg's Task Force Z series。 Villains are dying and their bodies This is a continuation of the story from vol。 1。 Tamaki seems obsessed with this Vile thing。 She even makes it part of her Fear State issues。 A parasite that induces violence is just not interesting in a Batman comic。 It really begins to drag with a second arc of more of the same。 Dan Mora's splendid artwork is what kept me going。 I was more interested in the back up stories by Matthew Rosenberg and Dan Watters that lead in to Rosenberg's Task Force Z series。 Villains are dying and their bodies vanishing from the morgue。 Deb Donovan and the Red Hood are on the case。 。。。more
Khurram
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I did enjoy this book。 It is a good ending to the infestation， and companion to the Fear State storylines。I really liked the artwork， and I did like Batman/Bruce working with limited resources， and facing jus own predicament of"Fighting the super rich， when you are no longer one of the super rich"。The second story arch that does still feed into the infestation is Batman needing to save Mayor Nakano， the man who has made it jus mission and political campaign to rid Gotham of vigilantes。 There is I did enjoy this book。 It is a good ending to the infestation， and companion to the Fear State storylines。I really liked the artwork， and I did like Batman/Bruce working with limited resources， and facing jus own predicament of"Fighting the super rich， when you are no longer one of the super rich"。The second story arch that does still feed into the infestation is Batman needing to save Mayor Nakano， the man who has made it jus mission and political campaign to rid Gotham of vigilantes。 There is also the back up stories staring the odd couple of Deb and Jason。 Also very good。There is a lot going in this book， so dome parts of it do seem bit rushed， but there are a lot of great points。 The book finishes with a full page varient cover gallery and a sketch book。 。。。more
Rory Wilding
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Having not read much Detective Comics， reading the first volume of Mariko Tamaki’s run on the title felt like a good start， establishing a new status quo in which Bruce Wayne relocates to a townhouse in the heart of Gotham City and building new micro-caves throughout the city’s sewer system。 No doubt a lot happened during the initial issues， with a variety of characters playing their part in the ongoing narrative about Bruce Wayne being targeted by businessman Roland Worth for the death of his d Having not read much Detective Comics， reading the first volume of Mariko Tamaki’s run on the title felt like a good start， establishing a new status quo in which Bruce Wayne relocates to a townhouse in the heart of Gotham City and building new micro-caves throughout the city’s sewer system。 No doubt a lot happened during the initial issues， with a variety of characters playing their part in the ongoing narrative about Bruce Wayne being targeted by businessman Roland Worth for the death of his daughter， whilst the new villain is a walking virus that has tried to infect the city。The first issue of this volume is a bit of a breather before the storm， as Bruce spends a weekend in lockup where he sits next to a drunk person who knows that he is Batman and recounts a story where he found about his identity during a fight with the Joker。 This is a fun sequence where a random stranger who may be in a drunken state has a better understanding into why Bruce would dress up as a bat。 Meanwhile， Worth teams up with the Penguin as both have reclaimed Vile and planned to use him for Worth’s vengeance against Bruce， whilst needing to take out Batman。Before we get to that big confrontation， Tamaki writes a one-shot about the Huntress who has played a part during this run as having been cured of her infection from Vile， she is able to have a psychic connection with the other infected。 The issue （drawn by David Lapham） leans into the horror， of which this run has plenty， especially in the main issues where Batman confronts the villains， only for him to get infected。 Whilst Dan Mora draws the majority of this volume， issue #1042 has artist Viktor Bogdanovic revelling in drawing Batman as a figure of horror and although it gets resolved fairly quickly， the presence of Vile continues to blossom。Although the subsequent issues are titled “Fear State” – tying in with the crossover event that started during James Tynion IV’s run on Batman – Tamaki is more interested in telling her own narrative about Mayor Nakano is determined to make Gotham a better place， despite currently being a police state， thanks to the Magistrate。 When the mayor is hunted by a mercenary， he ultimately finds himself trapped in the sewers with Batman， setting up the conflict of the mayor sworn against the actions of the vigilante， due to what happened during the Joker War。Dan Mora has been killing it with his artistic duties with his sharp-lined， drawn characters whilst his Batman is a grand force of nature， not least in his cape that seems to have a mind of its own。 Mora does have his share of the horror， showing how the deceased Vile can lead to creepy crawly creatures that become the antagonist。 A special shoutout to colourist Jordie Bellaire， who brings such vibrancy to the streets of Gotham， especially in the later issues where the sewers become a key location and thus there is an emphasis on black， which allows other colours to pop out。Concluding the volume are the backup features written by Dan Watters and Matthew Rosenberg。 Starting off with the sudden death of Kirk Langstrom/Man-Bat， and then the rest is about journalist Deb Donovan teaming up with Red Hood investigating a number of corpses disappearing， which is to set up one of DC’s Task Force Z， which I have zero interest in。 There is a lot to enjoy， but it does feel like Tamaki is throwing a lot of COGS， in terms of the multiple characters and plotlines， and hopefully she can feel more at ease by doing less。 。。。more
Clint
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3。5 starsThe art by Mora and Bellaire （plus a fill-in issue from Bogdanovic） continues to be the best part of this series; it’s one of the best looking Big 2 comics I’ve read in a while。 Tamaki’s story is fine， and I was glad to see her Fear State tie-ins stray from the main event and focus on happenings specific to this series。 I also appreciate her continuing to give the Huntress and Deb Donovan what seems like as many pages as Batman; Donovan in particular feels like a refreshing window into 3。5 starsThe art by Mora and Bellaire （plus a fill-in issue from Bogdanovic） continues to be the best part of this series; it’s one of the best looking Big 2 comics I’ve read in a while。 Tamaki’s story is fine， and I was glad to see her Fear State tie-ins stray from the main event and focus on happenings specific to this series。 I also appreciate her continuing to give the Huntress and Deb Donovan what seems like as many pages as Batman; Donovan in particular feels like a refreshing window into Gotham。 The creature feature plotting has an undercurrent about more mundane infrastructure concerns in Gotham， and I honestly wish she’d found a way to make it the main plot instead。 The monster stuff is okay， but it feels like it drags on too long and then wraps up too abruptly。 The backups included at the end are pretty fun， and made me want to check out Rosenberg’s Task Force Z miniseries。One thing I’d love to see less of is the abundance of editorial “for more details， check out issue…” dialogue boxes。 A few are to be expected， but it seems like every issue has at least 5-6， and several of them are pointing to earlier issues in this series itself， including earlier issues in the story arc collected here。 Surely if someone is reading part 4， you don’t need to recommend they check out 2 issues ago in the same arc of the same series？ 。。。more
Aaron
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Underwhelming but hey it’s Batman。
Robert Bussie
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Gotham City is a cesspool of violence， weirdos， and overall corruption。 Add in a mutating and evolving virus and things go from the normal everyday crap to a new level of bat shit crazy。 Seriously， even Batman goes crazy when affected by the virus。 See what I did there？ Bat shit crazy-- crazy Batman。 LOL。This story is very good told at a nice pace from the different people involved in the chaos。 The art has nice perspectives with moody effective coloring。 However， I do not like the thin lines， e Gotham City is a cesspool of violence， weirdos， and overall corruption。 Add in a mutating and evolving virus and things go from the normal everyday crap to a new level of bat shit crazy。 Seriously， even Batman goes crazy when affected by the virus。 See what I did there？ Bat shit crazy-- crazy Batman。 LOL。This story is very good told at a nice pace from the different people involved in the chaos。 The art has nice perspectives with moody effective coloring。 However， I do not like the thin lines， especially on the character's faces。The bonus stories with the Red Hood and Task Force Z piqued my interest。 I am going to order this book for my library。 。。。more
Lucille
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J'ai vraiment aimé le travail de Mariko Tamaki et Dan Mora （et le petit easter egg de sa série once & future ！！）， un peu moins visuellement l'Annual a la fin même si j'ai aimé la thématique de la santé mentale et la façon de la traiter plutôt que la punir/l'emprisonner J'ai vraiment aimé le travail de Mariko Tamaki et Dan Mora （et le petit easter egg de sa série once & future ！！）， un peu moins visuellement l'Annual a la fin même si j'ai aimé la thématique de la santé mentale et la façon de la traiter plutôt que la punir/l'emprisonner 。。。more
Chris Lemmerman
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Fear State strikes Gotham， dragging Batman and Mayor Nakano beneath its streets。 Meanwhile the Huntress faces off against the parasitic Vile， only to find her life taking a drastic turn as a result。Mariko Tamaki's second Detective Comics collection builds on everything from the first， taking all of the plotlines from before and barrelling them into Fear State at the same time。 It'd be easy for Tamaki's stories to get lost in the event， especially since Fear State basically flattened all of the o Fear State strikes Gotham， dragging Batman and Mayor Nakano beneath its streets。 Meanwhile the Huntress faces off against the parasitic Vile， only to find her life taking a drastic turn as a result。Mariko Tamaki's second Detective Comics collection builds on everything from the first， taking all of the plotlines from before and barrelling them into Fear State at the same time。 It'd be easy for Tamaki's stories to get lost in the event， especially since Fear State basically flattened all of the other Batman books being published at the time， but she manages to keep her plotlines front and centre。 The horror aspect of Fear State leans nicely into the Vile stuff that carries through， and Batman's loss of control alongside Mayor Nakano is a harrowing end-cap to it all。There's a lot of focus on Huntress here， which is a good thing since she's been neglected a little in recent years。 Tamaki's one-shot helps put her on a new path， which is also informed and driven by the main issues of Detective too。On art once again is the incomparable Dan Mora， with some assistance from Viktor Bogdanovic。 I wouldn't call either of them horror artists， but they do excellent work here as usual。 The claustrophobic sewer sequences allow for some masterful uses of shadow， and the gross Vile designs continue to make me shiver。Detective Comics is still in good hands。 It looks lovely， and Tamaki's scripts keep things ticking over nicely。 It's still a very different beast to the main Batman book， which is always a good sign - if you're going to have lots of Batman books， at least let them have their own distinct identities， which is exactly what Tamaki does here。 。。。more
Roman Zarichnyi
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«Детективні комікси» #1040–1042 і «Бетмен。 Секретні Файли: Мисливиця»， які писала Маріко Тамакі можна читати разом， бо вони складають окрему арку， хоча формально є продовженням попередньої у рані «ДК»。Всі ці випуски крутяться навколо паразитів， які залазять в мозок жертв， після чого вони не можуть контролювати себе， стають жорстокими та з їхніх ротів вилазять лавкрафтіанські зелені щупальця。Ваншот про Мисливицю розповідає， як вона була заражена паразитом і про зв’язок з іншими жертвами， що мож «Детективні комікси» #1040–1042 і «Бетмен。 Секретні Файли: Мисливиця»， які писала Маріко Тамакі можна читати разом， бо вони складають окрему арку， хоча формально є продовженням попередньої у рані «ДК»。Всі ці випуски крутяться навколо паразитів， які залазять в мозок жертв， після чого вони не можуть контролювати себе， стають жорстокими та з їхніх ротів вилазять лавкрафтіанські зелені щупальця。Ваншот про Мисливицю розповідає， як вона була заражена паразитом і про зв’язок з іншими жертвами， що може допомогти знайти головного монстра。«ДК: Вихідний #1040» розповідає， як Брюса посадили у в’язницю， а в той час злочинці об’єднуються проти Вейна。 І спалюють будинок в якому він тимчасово жив。«ДК: Присяжні» #1041–1042 розвиває тему незаконності Бетса й Вейна。 Злочинці на чолі з Вортом хочуть знищити їх обох。 А ще паразит розкидає свою зелену заразу。У комплексі — арка сподобалася， хоча «Мисливиця» була так собі。*****Нова сюжетна арка у рані «Детективні комікси» #1043–1046， який далі пише Маріко Тамакі， тайіниться до кросоверу «Стан страху»， основні події якого відбуваються у рані «Бетмен»。Події кросоверу насправді відбуваються десь збоку， тому що тут є певна згадка про Магістрат після того， як на мера Накано напали якісь невідомі злочинці。 І якраз цю сюжетну лінію Тамакі злила， бо розв'язки вона так і не дістала。Натомість увага була зосереджена на паразиті з минулої арки， де Накано і Бетмен， врятувавши першого від злочинців， знайшли у каналізації певну модифікації цього паразиту червоного кольору。 Це якась жижа чи відкладені яйця， де дозрівають маленькі паразити。 Ось якраз цей сюжет мені сподобався， бо я люблю такого роду речі。Дивно， що цей сюжет Тамакі швидко завершила за три випуски і в останньому номері із лейбою «Стан страху» розпочинає нову арку про Вежу Аркема。 Будівництво цієї вежі є наслідок подій з Накано。 Номер мені не зайшов。 。。。more
Billy Jepma
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A very solid 3。5 stars， and a notable improvement of Tamaki’s debut volume。 I still don’t love the creature-feature elements， especially since the creatures themselves are pretty generic， design-wise。 But the pacing is pretty great， and Tamaki’s scripts are a lot of fun。 The standout is a storyline focusing on Batman and Mayor Nakano “teaming up” in the Gotham sewers。 It’s the first time I’ve felt like Nakano was an actual character， which might not be a high bar， but is still nice to see。 Dan M A very solid 3。5 stars， and a notable improvement of Tamaki’s debut volume。 I still don’t love the creature-feature elements， especially since the creatures themselves are pretty generic， design-wise。 But the pacing is pretty great， and Tamaki’s scripts are a lot of fun。 The standout is a storyline focusing on Batman and Mayor Nakano “teaming up” in the Gotham sewers。 It’s the first time I’ve felt like Nakano was an actual character， which might not be a high bar， but is still nice to see。 Dan Mora’s art is a consistent highlight in these issues， and he does a lot of great stuff with the darker environment of the sewers and the more explosive bits of spectacle sprinkled throughout。 Even if the plot moves too quick for its own good， the art is reliably excellent。 I’m excited to get into the Arkham Tower storyline Tamaki’s been building up to！ Despite not yet loving her run on Detective Comics， she’s a refreshing change of pace for the Bat-Family and I’m very glad she’s sticking around。 。。。more
Subham
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This was a cool volume as we get to see Batman facing off against Mr Worth， Penguin and ultimately Vile aka the Jury and they have infected him with the Parasite and how he fights them off is the main story meanwhile there is some stuff with Huntress and some other characters shown in the backups and thats fun like how he defeats Vile and all and then it ties into fear state and how he saves Mayor Nakano is the main story and also changes his stance on vigilantes which will be interesting to fol This was a cool volume as we get to see Batman facing off against Mr Worth， Penguin and ultimately Vile aka the Jury and they have infected him with the Parasite and how he fights them off is the main story meanwhile there is some stuff with Huntress and some other characters shown in the backups and thats fun like how he defeats Vile and all and then it ties into fear state and how he saves Mayor Nakano is the main story and also changes his stance on vigilantes which will be interesting to follow plus the other stories deal with the new Arkham tower being constructed and shows stories from different angles and sets up the next story arc pretty well so I am excited about that！ The volume does a great job of showing how Batman feels about the threat and counters them and even saves his enemies though I was hoping to see more of Mr Worth but thats not shown and the murder of the previous tenants is not exactly made clear and thats why the volume feels incomplete but still good fun read and finally it also does great job at showing Huntress and Nightwing （in the annual） and how they feel about the whole thing and sets up the next arc。The art was the best part easily and yeah this volume may not appeal to another as it has its flaws but maybe it will be corrected upon later？ 。。。more
Jenny
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