Detective Comics' current run has come to a bittersweet yet perfect ending, never deviating from the fantastic character work that has been a paramount part of this series so far. Truly this is going to go down as one of those great runs that people look back on years from now and can consider it a pretty classic story that sits on their shelf to be read again and again. Read Full Review

Shammas and Reis deliver some beautifully detailed art in the issue. The styles are perfect for this story and its characters. There are some awesome action beats as well. Read Full Review

Meridian has been a fairly ambiguous character over the course of this run, and this issue definitely takes her in a darker direction. Talia's involvement (which seems to be a guarantee every time Nadia Shammas writes a DC comic) also makes her more morally twisted than she's been in recent comics, and sort of flies in the face of her characterization in the last act of Shadow War. Read Full Review

A solid Batman comic, although I'm most interested in what happens next in Detective Comics. Read Full Review

You'll just have to stay tuned to Dark Knight News for all the Bat things to come! Read Full Review

Mariko Tamakis time on Detective Comics was by no means a failure, but was at least somewhat sabotaged by issues of pacing after a promising start. Shadows of the Bat dragged on while "The Seven" sprinted to its conclusion, coming to provide the authors run with an underwhelming conclusion. While that is lamentable, fans are now left to look forward to Ram Vs run on the title. Read Full Review

As the finale to this arc, I can't say I'm very happy with this issue. The answers feel rushed and lacking actual depth, while the narrative itself tries to wrap up more threads than it can in the few issues it had. Read Full Review

Detective Comics #1061 ends Mariko Tamaki's run on Detective Comics with a convoluted story that lacked setup and ends with a mystery - the mystery of who thought this was good enough to print?!?  The art was good, but nothing is saving this or the other forgetful stories we've had over the past year and a half.   Read Full Review

So the Batman story deserves a 9/10 and the backup a 4/10. To me this was Tamaki best book except the end but the dialogue worked. The plot worked and Cass helping Batman worked. The less said about the backup better. Man it sucked.

I really did enjoy Mariko Tamaki's run earlier on when she started back in March of 2021, but the finale to her tenure on the title was much more of a whimper than a bang.

Sweet, salty Christ am I glad Tamaki's run is over.

Wishing Mariko Tamaki the best of luck in her future career in other work, and very grateful that her writing on Batman Detective Comics has (hopefully) come to an end with this comic, which hits a very loud "thud." But the good news is that over in other Batman comics, Batman is no longer in the sewer system.

In terms of Batman romance stories, it seems like Tom King has cornered the market on that niche, which gives him something he can do, and keep him from upsetting the rest of the DC Comics fan base. I would urge Mariko Tamaki to work with Tom King for more of the future "relationship" / romance storylines, which some at DC Comics believe customers want. Let them knock themselves out printing that, and see what the sales are like. more

Ugh...Terrible writing. Hopefully the new writers will do better.