Impeccable writing mixed with stunning art makes this issue incredible. The entire team is creating some of the best Batman content seen in a while. This is the perfect addition to the Gothic Opera storyline. Read Full Review

Fernandez delivers some beautifully detailed and lovely art throughout the issue. The action works brilliantly with the colors and use of shadow throughout and I love the final reveal and what it means for the story going forward. Read Full Review

Detective Comics #1084 is the calm before the storm, only this time, Batman has all the cards and is ready to take his city back. The grand finale of Ram V's epic run has all the makings of an all-time great tale. Read Full Review

Detective Comics #1084 is a step in the right direction for this title, I hope it keeps going and finishes the run on a high. Read Full Review

The opening chapter to Ram V's final act builds a sense of anticipation and excitement as Batman finally returns to Gotham. The stakes are laid out and the characters are moved into position for the final stretch building towards the run's climax. At the same time, V doesn't abandon the focus on politics and psychological motivations that have defined his story up until now, hopefully setting up a satisfying conclusion that will tie everything together. Read Full Review

Honestly, this issue didn't do anything revolutionary or spectacular, but it got a "Hell yeah" from me simply because it felt like a return to the classic Batman after a lengthy breakdown of the character and the concept. Read Full Review

Detective Comics #1084 is a perfectly serviceable issue that gets Batman back to Gotham for the last leg of Ram V's tenure on Detective Comics. The plotting, pacing, action, and dialog are solid and largely free of Ram V's trademark overwritten narration. Even the backup is worth your time as it enhances a key development in the main story. Read Full Review

The beginning of the final arc of Gotham Nocturne is off to a much better start than the end of the last one, as new artist Javier Fernandez renders Ram V's setting the stage for his final Batman vs. Orgham conflict. Read Full Review

This was a ROLLER-COASTER. I screamed in the beginning, in the middle, and in the end. And then again in the back-up! Great job everyone all around, and I'm literally on edge for the next issue. I can't emphasize enough how much the writing rocked. Every quote was like dialed to 11, and I LOVED the call-back to TDKR. Fingers crossed Ram lands this run (and Selina...) on their feet, inspired by the ending of Nolan's trilogy.

Nice to have a sane, confident, almost happy Bruce Wayne back in the cowl! As I excitedly await for this final act to play out in all its Nolan-esque glory, I can only hope that Chip Zdarsky is paying attention.

The issue was good, but the part at the end was disappointing and unnecessary. I never liked love triangles, but I trusted Ram to approach them neutrally. But I thought this issue was disrespectful to Selina. It would be better if she wasn't in TEC. I didn't like him using Selina between Bruce and Talia; If he had done this to Talia's detriment, his fans would have been outrageously angry (and rightly so). Bruce is only alive because Selina organized a plan to save him; she was by his side until the last second, expressing how difficult the impending separation was for her and how much she loves him. She only didn't leave Gotham with him because Talia said she couldn't go. Ram writes Selina clearly traumatized by seeing Batman die; she is willing to fulfill her promise to never let him fall at any cost. If the writer's intention is to explore an old passion of Bruce's, what is the need to use Selina in this position? Bruce looked uncomfortable in her presence. Maybe my judgment is hasty, but if the next issues are based on love triangles, I'll really lose interest. more