Two-Face: Trial Separation

by Christian Ward, Fábio Veras (Illustrator)

After many years of internal conflict, both halves of Harvey Dent have finallyreached an uneasy peace. Using his skills as an attorney, Harvey now seeks toresolve disputes among Gotham’s most dangerous criminals in the notoriousunderworld court known as the White Church. Despite Harvey’s best efforts toembrace his “good” side and aided by his new assistant, Lake Cantwell, an unknownforce—a Shadow Hand—is making moves and subverting their efforts at every turn.With obstacles, both external and internal, continuing to mount and Harvey’s maskof sanity beginning to slip, he must stealthily move through Gotham City’s seedyunderbelly. Can Harvey rise above his haunted past? The body known as Two-Face isup for grabs, court is in session, and a potentially deadly verdict will be rendered.Collects Two-Face #1-6.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Dc Comics, Batman

144 pages, Paperback

Published September 30, 2025

Reviews

[Molly™☺ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Now the face of an underground court system called 'The White Church', Harvey dent is trying to right the wrongs of Two-Face in the hopes that Gotham will accept him back as the district attorney he once was. Most of the story is split between the workings of the White Church and Harvey's mind prison where he attempts to trap his 'shadow self'. Ward and Veras don't have too much to add to the highly explored themes of inner conflict and split personality, however, this run looks great and reads well despite unoriginality. For those that are interested in Harvey Dent as a character rather than as an ensemble villain, this miniseries is well worth a go.

actual rating 3.5 stars

[Paul · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.7 stars

[Machiavelli · Rating 4 out of 5]

Two-Face by Christian Ward is a sharp, character-driven take on Harvey Dent that really digs into the tragedy at the core of the character.

This is a focused, intimate story — less about big superhero spectacle and more about identity, guilt, and the impossibility of escaping who you’ve become. Ward leans into the psychological side of Two-Face in a way that feels thoughtful and earned. A smart, restrained, and surprisingly affecting read. A true sleeper hit. 4.5⭐️

[Viktor Logi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun, fine and short with really good art!

Two-Face, as always is struggling with his duel identity and has locked 'Bad Harvey' in his mind palace and then a shadowy figure tries to cause chaos to bring out his bad side.

It's a fine, fun comic. The story is a bit simple and I truly don't understand Two-Face's underground criminal court of law! The rules in that courtroom make absolutely no sense and after he presents his evidence he just flips his coin to decide the verdict! THEN WHY EVEN BOTHER WITH ALL THE LAWYER RIGGAMAROLL IF YOU'RE JUST GONNA FLIP A COIN!

Also there was a character that was a big fan of Two-Face who gets zero character development! She's a POV character throughout the book and I don't remember her name and I just read this comic! A real nothing character!

But this comic has some great Two-Face moments, especially in his mind palace.
The art is phenomenal! Insanely good art!

3,25☆

[Luke Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ward had great ideas and an excellent issue to issue plot but sadly the rushed ending nipped so much in the bud. Wish DC had continued with this and allowed Ward more time to shine.

[Chris Lemmerman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Harvey Dent attempts to bring justice to Gotham in his own special way, opening up a courtroom that moves around the city to try and keep the criminals in line. But it's hard to do that when your own house isn't in order, and Harvey's fractured mind might break before he's able to redeem himself.

I enjoyed this quite a lot. We've had a few different tales where Harvey and Two-Face attempt to work together, but this isn't that at all - this is the two sides of Harvey fighting against one another as hard as possible, and the psychological deep dive is fun to watch play out. Christian Ward uses some varied and surprising supporting characters and villains to keep things interesting (though we do get the obligatory Batman cameo), and the ultimate conclusion is both dark and oddly compelling enough that I'd want to read another arc of this for sure.

Fabio Vergas's artwork is solid, with a very less-is-more approach. Thin pencil lines give everything a weirdly ephemeral quality, especially inside Harvey's head, like even the art knows that we're only one bad decision away from everything falling apart.

An odd character to spotlight for six issues, but certainly a surprising little outing.

[Frédéric · Rating 3 out of 5]

We must acknowledge Ward's attempt to tell a slightly different story about Dent, but he fails in part. Not because of a lack of talent—it's rather well written and there are some interesting ideas—but because the plot of a story about Dent always leads to a predictable and well-trodden ending, which is obviously what happens here.

All in all, it's a quick and enjoyable read, with no real stakes but decently illustrated. The choice is now yours.

[lili4moony · Rating 5 out of 5]

i liked the story. two-face has always been one of my favorite villains, not only because his story is very interesting, but also because deep down he will always have that internal struggle; he will never be completely good or evil. honestly, i thought everything was going to end well, but i think that's the point of the story, that vicious cycle that will never be broken because that's harvey dent, that's two-face.

[Roman · Rating 3 out of 5]

У лімітці "Two-Face" сценарист Крістіан Ворд та художник Фабіо Верас дають Гарві Денту роботу адвоката у Білій Церкві, яка виступає як власний зал суду для злочинного світу. Хитрість в тому, що Гарві має повний контроль над тілом, але намагається не показувати цього прикидаючись Дволиким та користуючись його репутацією серед злочинців.

Сама серія першу свою половину виступає як досить типовий процедурал де у нас є справа на номер, а на задньому плані потихеньку розгортається більш глобальний сюжет з Тіньовою Рукою, яка намагається розпочати хаос у місті та знищити все те чого досягла Біла Церква. Масла у вогонь також доливає те, що особистість Дволикого, або ж Поганий Гарві, як її тут називають, намагається вирватися на волю в підсвідомості Дента та захопити контроль над тілом.

У кінці третього номера ми дізнаємося особистість Тіньової Руки, яка є максимально очікуваною якщо чесно, що напевно може трохи розчарувати. І в наступних ми переходимо до повноцінного протистояння з його підручними. І от ця друга половина серії для мене вийшла дещо слабшою.

Суть у тому, що більшість ліміток ДС працює за принципом того, що при хороших продажах їх можуть продовжити, і Ворд знаючи це мав плани на випадок цього і моментами видно, що вирішив закладати фундамент на майбутнє, проте серію не продовжили, а тому останній номер нехай і більш-менш завершує історію та більшість ліній у ній, однак вийшов максимально поспішним. Також постраждало протистояння з підручними Руки, нам у першій половині, що з ним працюють ще 5 людей і декілька з'являються у першій половині, однак вже в другій роль грає тільки двоє. Також з сумнівного можу виділити, що роздвоєння особистості Гарві коренями тягнеться із заїждженого тропу про проблеми з абюзивним батьком.

Щодо малюнку Фабіо Вераса то він тут шикарний, особливо вартує відмітити кислотний колоринґ Айвана Пласкенсії. Усі сцени у підсвідомості Дента з поганим Гарві реально круті й виглядають просто чудово. Я навіть певний вайб Місячного Лицаря Леміра зловив.

Лімітка "Two-Face"вийшла цікавим поглядом на соло пригоди Гарві Дента. Голлвною її проблемою є бажання автора на всяк випадок підготуватися до ще однієї арки яке в результаті вилізло цій лімітці боком в останньому номері. Загалом можу порадити прочитати.

[Jamie King · Rating 3 out of 5]

I feel like this was simultaneously too much and too little. It's a story that felt very cramped in 6 issues and ultimately didn't deliver on its promise by the end. The dimensions of the conflict within Harvey were interesting, but they felt almost like a lesser version of Lemire's Moon Knight run. I enjoyed the idea of the White Church, and Doubt was an interesting addition, but outside of Harvey himself, the other characters were just there and felt a bit one note, Lake in particular could have been much more but just wasn't in the end.

The art was decent, but it didn't blow me away, and I felt that a more detailed or visceral style would have suited this better. Veras' style is a little too understated to really nail the look I think it needed, but there were some definite standout panels sprinkled in there, but nothing really came close to matching the incredible covers by Baldemar Rivas.

If you're a big Two-Face fan, I'd say it's worth a read, otherwise you won't be missing too much here. Harleen was a masterclass in taking a foregone conclusion and still making the journey towards it an interesting one. Two-Face tries to repeat this, but I think Ward ultimately didn't have the time or space to pull it off, and that's through no fault of his own.

[Tom Duffy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Christian Ward clearly cares about Harvey Dent. It's about time that we got a comic from someone who does. That lack of interest is why we're unfortunately not going to see the full potential of this series but Ward makes an admirable effort here to give Two-Face the legs to carry his own book. The ensemble of characters he builds around Two-Face is cool but going into this book knowing the fate of the series made it hard to really get fully invested. Veras and Plascencia do great work with the art and again, Ward's writing is really strong. I really hope he's able to expand on his ideas somewhere in the future. Poor ol' Harv is one of the most iconic villains of arguably THE most iconic superhero and yet he never really seems to get his due.

[Ross · Rating 4 out of 5]

'All In' gives us the newest Two-Face redesign...

- Childhood trauma
- The White Church, where villains go to court with each other
- Shadow Hand - the guys, behind the guys, behind the other guys...
- Harvey Dent leaning into his friendship with Bruce Wayne

Harvey Dent is in control of the Two-Face character, but for how long? Two-Face is making moves inside and out.
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Bonus: False Face is rarely used. Good pull
Bonus Bonus: If Dice isn't Doula Dent (look her up), we riot!

[Raziel12 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Me ha encantado tanto a nivel argumental como visual, es atrevido por momentos y muy rompedor, pero el (por otra parte esperable) desenlace me ha sentado como una patada en la boca, y eso hace que el resultado final sepa un poco amargo.

Se me quedaría con un más que recomendable 7-7'5, coronándose como una de mis historias favoritas de Dent, pero ojalá en el futuro se animen con una secuela que de verdad se atreva a cambiar las cosas, aunque tan solo sea por una temporada.

[Sesana · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really like the concept here. Putting Harvey Dent in charge of underworld justice is a great idea, playing into the strengths of the Dent side of his persona. Unfortunately, the ending is a little rushed in trying to shove him back into a simple villain box, and the childhood trauma card feels like an overused cliche.

[Tia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Harvey Dent so much, he’s never had a happy day in his life ❤️



🪙 Just look at this chump. Salvatore Maroni. He wouldn’t have stood a chance in a fair world. But we both know it’s not a fair world. You didn’t see what he took from his pocket. And I was too busy waiting to be born. In a baptism of fire and pain. It was glorious.

[Beelzefuzz · Rating 3 out of 5]

The introspective bits were somewhat fun yet seemed surface level. Like watching Identity for psychology class when your teacher is takes a day off. I have been checked out of Batman for too long, so maybe it is explained elsewhere, but the bad guy court makes no sense. Some of the secondary deep pull characters were fun and I liked the twists the story took, it was just middling overall.

[senpxii · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Él siempre fue el murciélago para ti. Pero para mí, él era Bruce.”

En tan solo dos cómics Harvey Dent se ha posicionado como uno de mis personajes favoritos de DC, su personaje tiene demasiado que ofrecer, su moral gris y su debate interno son un digno trabajo. Y nada que decir del estilo de dibuja mas que lo fantástico que es, me hizo sentir demasiado.

Harvey Dent te quiero

[Gerard Vargas · Rating 4 out of 5]

[8.0] Trial Separation starts off with an interesting set-up and development for the titular character and the story, but unfortunately it ends too quickly for it to develop into anything significantly different from the main canon.

[Thomas Stanistreet · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such a powerful story of two face, really portraying the difficulty of Harvey trying to control his other half. It lost me at times, but not enough for me to dislike any of it. The moments of Harvey dents mind were really well done also

[Keegan Schueler · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dive into the character of Harvey Dent with sprinkles of nice gang elements in Gotham throughout.

[Robert · Rating 3 out of 5]

It ends as all Two Face tales must, so the suspense is lacking from the start.

[Daniel Butcher · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5. Surprisingly good. A look into Harvey’s mind.

[Mariano · Rating 3 out of 5]

Es una buena idea, pero muy estirada. Podría durar la mitad.

[Michelle Valentine · Rating 5 out of 5]

oh harvey i love you harvey the writer did such a great job at making his character

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not horrible, but definitely a let down after how excited I was for a Harvey Dent book.

[Bjorn · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a shame, this book is so good, but it wasn't given room to breathe and grow. Great story, good/great art, all cut a bit too short, especially since there's no second volume. 😢

[faith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Harvey Dent you are so special to me. “I’m the boy who wanted more. More than what fate decided for me” 😭😭😭😭😭