Batman: Dear Detective (2022) #1 (Detective Comics (2016-))

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Batman: Dear Detective (2022) #1 (Detective Comics (2016-))

Batman: Dear Detective (2022) #1 (Detective Comics (2016-))

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And make no mistake, just like Paul Dano's Riddler mentally worked Batman, this story's ciphers, while simpler, do leave a trail of breadcrumbs hinting that the Riddler is behind the sinister, eerie letter again once again. He gets an incredible level of realism, I love how you can see the materials Batman's outfit is made out of. It’s not book-ruining by any means, and I understand that this wasn’t supposed to be a super dense noir thriller, but I do wish there was some more substance here.

Between this parts the covers attempt to tell a story without words; and whilst it does work to begin with if you're not looking too close the seams really start to show later on.I’ve included my favorites in a gallery down below, but I cannot stress how good this all looks full size and in person. Lee Bermejo has collected some of his most stunning Batman covers and woven them together to tell a story that strikes right at the heart of the Dark Knight’s never-ending crusade.

Upon reconciling this reveal with these interlocking images, the book reminds Bruce that despite the fight against his villains, Bruce won't ever be able to heal Gotham, or himself. So don’t go into this expecting your normal comic, because it’s really not your average Batman one-shot. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. The book is presented in the over-sized magazine format and his art, for the most part, looks absolutely great (there are a few early pages that look fuzzy to me.The letter deems Bruce a scared, lonely child, stating that he belongs in Arkham Asylum with all the other inmates he put there. One part prestige art book, one part compelling noir tale, this one-of-a-kind edition collects some of Lee Bermejo’s most jaw-dropping Batman covers woven together to tell a story that strikes right at the heart of the Dark Knight’s never-ending crusade. This isn't a comic, it's a collection of Bermejo's cover art stuck together in a book, which is fine if that's what they were saying it is. comic) Batman and Robin (comic) Batman and Robin Eternal (comic) Batman/Superman (comic) Batman v Superman (General Mills) Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (comic) Batman: Arkham Unhinged Batwing (comic) Catwoman (comic) Detective Comics (comic) Earth 2 (comic) Earth 2: Society (comic) Gotham Academy (comic) Gotham Academy: Second Semester (comic) Gotham by Midnight (comic) Grayson (comic) Harley Quinn (comic) Injustice: Gods Among Us (comic) Injustice: Gods Among Us: Ground Zero (comic) Justice League (comic) Justice League/Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (comic) Justice League of America (Rebirth) Mother Panic (comic) New Suicide Squad (comic) Nightwing (comic) Poison Ivy: Cycle of Life and Death (comic) Red Hood/Arsenal (comic) Red Hood and the Outlaws (comic) Robin: Son of Batman (comic) Teen Titans Go!

In the official promotion for this issue Batman: Dear Detective is described as 'One part prestige art book, one part compelling noir tale', and honestly, I think this might be one of the worst pieces of miss-promotion that DC has ever done. The “story” that is told between the pages is a series of mysterious letters to Batman by an unknown character.

Batman: Dear Detective" is a short one-shot tale of a mysterious stranger writing a "love letter" to Batman. I agree with others that this is a total DC money grab, but I also think the "letters" let the collected art tell the story - essentially something we all know. It's a simple story (and quite good), but the presentation is wonderful and that's enough for this book to please me. On the one hand, it was a really cool to have a through line for the art, a fun and interesting way to separate the art into categories for some cohesive organization. There's a degree of psycho-analysis present that gives the impression this Riddler knows Batman the best.



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