Two-Face has always been viewed as Batman's most tragic villain. If only Harvey Dent hadn't been scarred by acid, he could have continued his good work as D.A. in Gotham City and been Batman's greatest ally and friend...right? Or has Batman extended Harvey Dent too much grace in his multiple attempts at reform? He'll question himself as Harvey Dent is free once more, scarred but seemingly free of Two-Face's influence. But...when it's revealed Harvey Dent's father has been threatened to be murdered on his 88th birthday, will Two-Face be able to resist joining the party? From the bestselling creative team of Mariko Tamaki (Detective Comics, Cru more
The story in Batman One Bad Day: Two-Face #1 is in some ways immaterial. Indeed, attentive readers will likely clue in on the perpetrator long before they are revealed. But what truly matters is the examination of Two-Faces duality and how it might reflect the duality that is inherent in us all. It is a distinctly Two-Face comic and an exceptional one at that. Read Full Review
The mystery at this issue's core is pretty simple, but what elevates it is the way it uses the Bat-family. Read Full Review
A great deal more could be said about the dichotomy between killer and hero. A lot more has been said about it in the past, and a lot more has been said about it in the past with Batman and Two-Face. Tamaki and company find a very specific niche for the action that sheds just a bit more light on both Batman and Two-Face while allowing a bit more insight into a couple of the Batgirls as well. The stories have been evolving over the decades. Tamaki makes her impression on one of DCs most memorable villains. Read Full Review
Batman: One Bad Day - Two-Face #1 tries to delay the inevitable. It is a brilliant depiction of a tragic character, one that always seems close to reconciliation. Whilst the story sets up a mystery that isnt a complicated one, it is as Tamaki created it as a beacon of false hope. This book strives to find positives within a world that is so far past dark it is pitch black. This is not a nice comic, it is frightening and horrifying. But it is also very difficult to look away. Read Full Review
Batman: One Bad Day: Two-Face is a good story that could have been something great. Like most things with this character, it's a flip of a coin if he'll hit the mark or not. Read Full Review
Two-Face and Harvey Dent both get a good showing across much of their extensive history in this excellent one-shot. Read Full Review
With Fernandez and Bellaire delivering dark notes in perfect style, this is one issue no fan of Two-Face or Gotham villainy should consider missing. Read Full Review
A tense, slow-building story which isn't afraid to pick up the pace when needed. I can't wait for more from the One Bad Day series. Read Full Review
Fernandez delivers some great art throughout the issue. The style is beautiful and reminds me of Tim Sale with the usage of shadow. Read Full Review
Tamaki created a much more down-to-earth story with a few hints of action that may just be worth the buy to those diehard Two-Face fans. Read Full Review
If you're looking for a good one-shot featuring Batman's complicated relationship with Two-Face, you'll enjoy Batman: One Bad Day Two-Face. It doesn't probe Two-Face very profoundly, though, and ends up feeling like it only skims the surface when it has the opportunity to say something about the character. Batman: One Bad Day Two-Face is entertaining, but lower your expectations after the deeply unsettling Riddler issue. Read Full Review
This review wasn't as positive as I first thought it would be and after reading it a couple times I really feel like the pacing and presence of Batman are the biggest problems I have when I think about why each time has been less enjoyable than the last. The story definitely got me to think about some interesting conflict of interests and had me horrified by the end of it but just like the coloring I was way more impressed with it at the beginning than by the time I had let it settle in. Read Full Review
Batman: One Bad Day - Two-Face #1 succeeds by executing a basic Batman/Two-Face story but utterly fails to create a "One Bad Day" scenario. The setup is basic, the twist reveal is telegraphed from a mile away, and Batman is depicted as inept. Whatever assignment the creators were given, they get a 'C' for effort and 'F' for imagination. Read Full Review
Batman: One Bad Day: Two-Face #1 is a beautiful book that lacks the punch of a true mystery to give all of its themes the weight and impact that the story so desperately intends. Read Full Review
This wasn't bad, but it wasn't great either. I actually was really enjoying both the art and the writing for the first two thirds, but both seemed to fall off a bit towards the end. There were a few things that bugged me: first, Harvey Dent's Dad was supposed to be 88, but the way Fernandez drew him made him look like he was in his fifties. I know this isn't really a big deal in the grand scheme, but I couldn't help but be bothered by it. Second, Batman's plan for dealing with the balloons filled with toxic gas was to throw a batarang at the glass ceiling directly above all of said balloons? I mean...are you kidding Tamaki? That might have been the thing that took me out of this book the most. Thirdly, I didn't really get the "one bad day" more
it wasnt bad. It was entertaining at best.
I thought this felt very at home with Tamaki's Detective run. If the multiple references weren't enough, the overall quality was. It was fine. I knew where it was headed almost immediately. They lampshaded it in the issue, so I wish Tamaki, knowing it was predictable, did something unexpected, but that just didn't happen.
At least this one was readable when compared to King's crapola fest Riddler special. Though this is just something we've seen done to death now. Two-Face tries to go straight, but as ALWAYS reverts back to his regular self in the end. And what's with his father? The man seems to be in better shape than your average 80 Year old. He sure could run better than any I've seen, that's for sure.
This was an average Two-Face story with little to offer and will be easily forgotten in a short time. Just check out Detective #1066, only released a couple of months later. While trying to go straight for the umpteenth time in that issue Two-Face recalls an abusive father nothing like the guy in here. That's a major problem with today's comics. The w more
While I can appreciate that Tamaki and Fernandez strayed much further from the formula than King and Gerads did, I don't think this issue quite captured the same level of magic as One Bad Day: Riddler. King and Gerads really poked and prodded at the relationship between Riddler and Batman, attempting to stretch it in new ways, and to me this felt a bit more like a retread. I did like Steph coming in as the voice of reason and I think the idea that Two-Face just can't be rehabbed mostly works as his version of "one bad day".
An incredibly run of the mill Two-Face tale, elevated by stunning artwork. That's all it is, and a disappointment it was.
Yeah, it's Mariko Tamaki. One of the worst comics writer since maybe Gabby Rivera and Chuck Austen. But this comics has for him to not be aggressively bad, like a lot of her comics, it's just bland and boring. The artist is good, though.
While the art was decent, the writing was pretty bland and the story wasn't compelling.
That's probably as far from a defining two-face story as you can get.
Just an overpriced issue of Detective Comics instead of a definitive Two-Face story...
Why am I not surprised that Mariko Tamaki failed to deliver a Batman story that was even 1/2 way decent? Save your money on this one, there are better books out there.
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