DETECTIVE COMICS #1078

by Ram V

Part three of five in Outlaw--the biweekly Detective Comics event! Under the scorching Gotham sun, a showdown at high noon will determine who walks away...and who's carried away. Catwoman finds out that someone within her heist crew has been a mole this whole time, feeding information to the Orghams! Who among the team could be the traitor?

Genres: Comics, Dc Comics, Superheroes, Gothic, Batman

32 pages, Comic

Published January 1, 2023

About the author

Ram V (Ramnarayan Venkatesan) is an author and comic book writer from Mumbai, India. His comics career began in 2012 with the award-nominated Indian comic series, Aghori. A graduate of the City University of London’s Creative Writing MA, he has since created the critically acclaimed Black Mumba and the fantasy adventure series, Brigands.

Reviews

[Hannah Call · Rating 3 out of 5]

*3.5/5

[Gordon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Was gonna be a 2 star but I'll bump it up for the use of Azrael.

[Kastie Pavlik · Rating 4 out of 5]

We finally see the plans put into action. Azriel, in particular, makes a fantastic entrance. However, there's something just off in this this issue, and it could (probably will be) addressed in the next part of the Intermezzo, but it feels incomplete, and for the first time, the "backup" doesn't seem to tie into the main. I suspect (hope) it does actually support a part of Catwoman's plan that we aren't privy to quite yet. But there are multiple places where I was left a little confused - perhaps that is the point of the chaos, though. We're sucked into it as much as the characters are, but in something like this, it's not quite as much fun to read knowing there's another week until part 4. I continue to maintain that this is outstanding, but will read better in trades. (This Gothic Opera started in issue 162.)

[Jenny · Rating 3 out of 5]

*****3.5*****
Okay, this was a good issue with great artwork, but I'm getting tired of this thread again. Let's just save Batman already--we know he's not going to be hanged--and move on! The other featured story, though...that did not go the way I thought it was, and I loved the ending!

[Dennis Brock · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was ok...something seems off. Highlight is an Azrael appearance! 3/5

[Steven Shinder · Rating 3 out of 5]

A bit more progression happens.

[Dani · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved the artwork, especially how Batman’s cape was drawn.