This marks the 7th consecutive time that Batman-News has given James Tynion IV's run on Detective Comics a score of 9 or higher. That's got to be some kind of record. And with scores like that it should come as no surprise that I'm in serious awe of Tynion's writing abilities. But it's not just that. He has an understanding and respect for the material that I haven't witnessed in years. Couple that with the fact that Alvaro Martinez is a hair away from being perfect when it comes to his artistic expression, and you just can't go wrong with this book. If things keep going this way, I'm going to have to add them to my list of favorite creative teams. Bring on issue #944! Read Full Review

Overall, Tynion and company have piqued my interest for this arc. And they needed to regain my interest after the last crossover event which I will not mention again. This is a great start! Read Full Review

Detective Comics #943 is a great issue that kicks off what looks to be an entertaining arc. Tynion, Martinez, Fernandez and Anderson are a stellar team and they are crafting one of the best team books available in comics today. Read Full Review

Complex themes and visual storytelling techniques propel this story of a fractured family forward to face their next challenge. Read Full Review

Tynion and Martinez kick this new arc off in engaging fashion. This is the slow wind-up installment, but it didn't lack for well-developed character moments while setting up the next storyline. As usual, Detective Comics continues to be a book that has to be on every Batman fans' must-read list. Read Full Review

James Tynion IV is off to a good start as we look a little at the past while being forced into the future,  While I have no idea how good the Victim Syndicate will be as a villain group, I loved the cameos in this issue and the character interactions were great.  Add some good art and we have a series that is coming back from a bye and kicking ass and taking names! Read Full Review

Detective Comics #943 loudly makes its case for why it this series should be considered one of the best Batman books DC is publishing. James Tynion and Alvaro Martinez team-up to deliver a great follow up on both the continuing fallout of Tim Drake's death and aftermath of the "Night of the Monster Men" crossover. In using both these recent storylines Tynion and Martinez were able to seamlessly launch Detective Comics in a unique direction that gives multiple characters to shine moving forward. And with the Victim Syndicate already making their presence know there are a lot of reasons for Batman fans to be picking up Detective Comics. Read Full Review

So, as I've said over and over the last few issues " this book is great. It's X-Men"the Batman version, and it's fun as hell to read. Having never really been a Batwoman fan before, mostly due to lack of appearances, her front and center role in this is refreshing. And makes me want her to start appearing in other Bat-books. Her attitude, and humanity " something that Batman has or is lacking depending on the book, is a welcome addition. Read Full Review

It's my hope that the dynamic pencil and ink duo of Alvaro Martinez and Raul Fernandez continue to work on a Batman series for years to come. Characters are excellently depicted, action is crisp and realistic, and there is an elegant quality in how the panels are laid out. This issue holds the promise of a great story arc. Read Full Review

Though this is their first appearance, The Victim Syndicate are impressively unsettling in a way that's reminiscent of more well-known foes like Joker and Scarecrow. Read Full Review

Detective Comics launched as one of the better books post-Rebirthand now takes a brave first step in what looks to be a great second story. Restassured, it's growing into the Batman & Friends book the creative team promised,with each player as worthy as Bats himself of being the lead. Read Full Review

“Detective Comics” #943 is another solid issue for what's easily the best Batman book going. The artwork is strong and Tynion shows an understanding of this world and it's inhabitants. I hope the book can keep up this momentum. Read Full Review

This issue doesn't exactly knock anyone's socks off, and the villains aren't too interesting yet, but Tynion and his team score big with the ongoing character work. Read Full Review

So far this has been the most consistentlygreat of the Batman books since Rebirth launched, and with the start of a new arc and an introduction of new villains, things don't seem to be changinganytime soon. If you can pick up only one Bat-book, Detective Comics should be it. Read Full Review

Wordy but consistently interesting, every character seems to have a voice which is an impressive feat for such a massive cast. The new villains look great and have a rather good motivation, in fact there seems to be a slight X-Men vibe to the whole comic. Read Full Review

I enjoyed this issue. Seeing the new Bat-Family develop further and support each other is interesting. Watching the aftermath of everything take its toll on Batman is interesting as well when being contrasted and commented on by Kate Kane, a woman who has also suffered great loss in her life. Read Full Review

Detective Comics #943 is an enjoyable read that kicks off a spooky arc and introduces creepy new antagonists for our team of heroes while deepening the characters of each of the protagonists. While its energy stumbles a bit during a long party scene, robbing the issue of some momentum while it introduces a character, that's not a fatal flaw. It also continues to refine the group of characters at the book's heart into more multi-dimensional people that are starting to feel like a compelling team we could enjoy following and rooting for. Read Full Review

Between Night of the Monster Men and the death of Tim Drake, Detective Comics has been spinning its wheels for the past few issues. Hopefully once this arc kicks into its second act the book goes back to being as engaging as the Rise of the Batmen was. Read Full Review

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This is a very good starting point for a new arc. The story really takes you pretty far without a lot of action. The fallout form Tim Drake's death is probably the strongest its been so far and there are several characters that are trying to move on without him. There are even a few moments that may provide some laughs. The Night of the Monster Men has ended and its time to get back to some classic Batman stories.

This issue wrapped up the events before Monster Men, while starting what seems will be a very different type of Batman storyline. Tynion has done a great job writing the batfamily and continues to deliver great character development.

I forgot how much I like this series. So glad I'm getting back into this book.

A quite excellent issue that juggles skillfully between the consequences of the last arc and the introduction of the new threat. As always, the art is superb, and I particulary enjoyed the small Watchmen reference.

A bit wordy, but a much stronger start to a new arc than previous issues.

finally back on track! . . . . . . . not the best issue in the run, but FAR from the worst!!!! . . . . that award goes to issues #941 & #942 ! ! ! . . . . . . . it's good to have a decent current Batman comic on the shelves. . . . . . . lord knows the other two Batman titles aren't worth a hill of beans.

Solid issue, the art wasn't the greatest. Promising story arc that hopefully picks up next issue.