CASE 02: “The Voice of the Tower”—Part IIIThe fires of unrest burn bright and terribly! With Scarface still evadingcapture and the violent riot in the tower getting even worse with noend in sight, Batman must turn toward a most unlikely ally in his timeof need. Will the Dark Knight heal this terrible wound, or will Gothamdescend further into chaos?
This arc hasn't been as horrific as the first, which introduced us to the horrific Wound Man, but it's subtly terrifying with some amazing visuals as this tower comes to life and casts a nightmarish spectre over all of Gotham City. Read Full Review
Scarfaces influence on Gotham residents pushes Batman into a dangerous corner with this chapter. Watters pens a very layered conclusion. Sherman and the art team construct impressive images to guide readers through this twisted tale. Its another fantastic look at the Dark Knights early days that readers wont want to miss. Read Full Review
There's a strong character arc centered on the main antagonist running through these past few issues that feels personal and a little tragic. Combined with the beautiful art and moments that spotlight Batman's detective skills, there's more than enough to recommend the final installment of this current story arc. Read Full Review
There's a strong character arc centered on the main antagonist running through these past few issues that feels personal and a little tragic. Combined with the beautiful art and moments that spotlight Batman's detective skills, there's more than enough to recommend the final installment of this current story arc. Read Full Review
This is a surprisingly moving and compelling last installment of what I had previously called a weaker chapter of this title. The artwork remains stellar, and the script delivers perfectly paced thrills without sacrificing character moments. "Dark Patterns is a title firing on all cylinders. Read Full Review
"The Voice of the Tower" has been an ambitious story by Watters & co. Maybe too ambitious because it took me a couple of reads to follow everything. There are some really good ideas in here, but it feels like they rushed the ending and so didn't stick the landing in a satisfying way. It all looks very good though, so credit to the art team. Read Full Review
Probably one of my favorite modern Batman detective stories. Which isn't saying much, but I plan to buy the complete edition. Also, I love Hayden Sherman's art, and how Batman has to use his detective brain to piece together the clues instead of fighting outrageous crazy building busters.
Classic old school Batman. No reinvention of wheels.
Not my favorite issue of the run so far but it’s still my favorite current Batman comic.
The art is still top notch. The story was good. It just didn't live up the previous issues.
This arc was ok, but not great. I did like how the problem Wesker faced from last issue was resolved, even if it seemed a bit forced. The revelations of this new character getting the upper hand on Wesker felt pretty forced as well.
Overall, the first arc of this series was way better! Both in story as well as art/page layout. Plus Batman spent this entire arc always one to two steps behind. He was pretty much just "there".
Hopefully the next arc will be better than this one. This one really ended on a thud.
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