Ｆｒａｎｋｈ’s Reviews > Batman: Detective Comics, Vol. 1: Mythology > Status Update

After thinking about it for a full minute, I am giving it 3 stars overall, mainly because I had seen Tomasi write better. The artist he's been paired up with captures the vibe of what Batman should be about, but there isn't any kind of distinguishable texture about his style.

The final twist has been revealed and...

I can't even decide whether I'm impressed or appalled.

Hmmm, it's a little more heavy-handed than what I've came to expect from Tomasi. There are some gems here where exposition and dialogue are concerned, but for the most part, it feels clunky. Or maybe I'm just getting tired reading about a deconstruction of Batman's trauma. But isn't that why he's been my fave superhero since a kid? Cos I relate to that trauma more than anything?

Someone...something has been trying to kill everyone who's been a teacher, guide, or mentor to me...anyone who has a role--or was a building block when I was trying to build a better Batman."

Am I really just reading Batman surrounded by piranhas feasting on sharks and he uses a chunk of the shark meat to slide down the chain fasten around his ankle so that the carnivorous fish can chew around the leather strap? Why, yes, indeed, I am.

I really should start READING MY OWN BATMAN REVIEWS as I embark on getting back to the swing of things, particularly for my coverage of Tomasi's New 52 work. I'm on a page where there's a note specifying BAD BLOOD arc, and I know for sure I read and reviewed that and I'm like:

As someone who had just lost my dad two years ago, the pain and grief are just as fresh as the day I lost him. I used to only imagine what it must have felt like for Bruce when he witnessed the murder of his parents. Now I don't have to because I also found my own father dead in the morning in the most unexpected way. This issue is going good so far. Nobody fucks with Alfred. Not even 'Zorro'.

It's been AGES since I read anything Batman after my stint with New 52 from 2014-2017. I will soon pick up Tom King's REBIRTH run again but for now I wanna sample Tomasi's DETECTIVE COMICS since I've been a fan of his work after his interpretation of Damian Wayne. First issue was exciting but also sad because of Leslie Thompkins.