Detective Comics #1076

Writer: Ram V, Dan Watters Artist: Jason Shawn Alexander, Liam Sharp, Christopher Mitten Publisher: DC Comics Release Date: November 1, 2023 Cover Price: $5.99 Critic Reviews: 9 User Reviews: 16
7.6Critic Rating
7.5User Rating

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Batman: Outlaw, the five-part biweekly Detective Comics event, starts here! Batman, now under the control of an Azmer demon, is to be publicly hanged to atone for his crimes! With both the city and the Dark Knight under the Orghams' spell, it's a lawless land, and with the Bat-Family out of the picture after the events of The Gotham War, who will help him? It's up to the ragtag group of Batman's greatest allies, and enemies, to steal him from the gallows before it's too late!

  • 9.5
    Comic Watch - Seth A. Romo Oct 31, 2023

    If you plan on picking up this issue you wont regret it. The cover from Evan Cagle is awesome and from beginning to end, I was hooked and was so glad to have seen how this operatic saga is still going strong. Read Full Review

  • 9.0
    Geek Dad - Ray Goldfield Oct 31, 2023

    I don't think this is Ram V's best issuethere are too many things going on for it to have the focus of last issue's brilliant done-in-onebut the train keeps rolling on an utterly fascinating run. Read Full Review

  • 8.7
    The Super Powered Fancast - Deron Generally Oct 31, 2023

    Alexander delivers some great art in the issue. The visuals are dark and perfectly capture the tone of the story. Read Full Review

  • 8.5
    AIPT - David Brooke Oct 31, 2023

    Detective Comics is an impressive book that balances dark intrigue and a story you'll hang on the edge of your seat to read. There's a theatrical nature to this tale that's unmistakable and sets it apart from most superhero comics. Read Full Review

  • 8.0
    ComicBook.com - Christian Hoffer Nov 1, 2023

    This new arc seems like a sharp left turn from the dark operatic previous arc, which could be quite interesting. Read Full Review

  • 7.0
    Dark Knight News - James Attias Oct 31, 2023

    Detective Comics #1076 felt different, which is a good thing. I was starting to be more enraged than entertained by this book, so a new direction and a few weird back up stories have brought me back in. Moving forward, I'll be reading this book as if it were an Elseworlds saga, just to enjoy the mad directions it takes us in. I suggest you do the same. Read Full Review

  • 7.0
    Batman-News - Jackson Luken Oct 31, 2023

    Detective Comics #1076is in many ways a transitory comic. Both the main story and the backups seemingly exist to wrap up the events of previous events, and set up what's to come. It's mostly all very well drawn and consists of individual scenes with good character moments, but there's a sense throughout that the story itself is incomplete. The series' pacing issues continue to plague the overall narrative. Read Full Review

  • 6.0
    Weird Science - Gabe Hernandez Nov 1, 2023

    Detective Comics #1076, under Ram V, takes the unprecedented step of presenting a coherent, purposeful plot when Selina and Batman's allies take measures to save Batman from a public hanging. All the uncertain questions surrounding the Orghams remain, but at least this issue shows direction. The elevated cover price signals the inclusion of three backup stories that are all, in one way or another, weird (but not in a good way). Read Full Review

  • 5.0
    The Batman Universe - Ian Miller Nov 2, 2023

    An overly long, decompressed, though emotionally powerful and artistically impressive collection of four stories, this issue of Detective Comics is a bit of a tall order for the reader and his wallet. Batman, Outlaw part one continues to throw more and more questions at the reader (as well as Renee Montoya, pun intended), with no connections in sight. Read Full Review

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