Without giving too much away, it appears as if the League of Assassins has outclassed the Detective Comics crew. Leading into this fight they have framed Batman for murdering the Mayor, faked Joker gas outbreaks in the city, and cornered them in a park. Full chaos has ensued in Gotham, with citizens fleeing the city on foot and Gotham P.D. out for blood. Read Full Review

DC has an embarrassment of riches with Batman right now. Between Detective and Batman, the best title is whichever one you read last. League of Shadows has been nothing short of exceptional and it's made for yet another great arc of this superior title. Read Full Review

Detective Comics #952 was a solid issue that I enjoyed thoroughly. Tynion IV continues to deliver solid issues that will keep readers thoroughly entertained. Read Full Review

When this issue was all over, I had to take a breath. It was tense, with big drum beats and reveals along the way. It felt like watching a season finale of a CW show, yet this is only the second issue in this arc (discounting the preview that was in the recent anniversary issue). So now it's up to Tynion to continue delivering the same caliber of entertainment for the remaining 4 issues. A tough feat to pull off, but as this has become what to me is the headliner Batman title*, I believe Tynion has the chops to do just that. He is relatively young in comparison to the current industry luminaries, but make no mistake. This is Tynion IV's best work, and he has definitely been growing and working his craft to arrive at a point where he can pull a story like this together. It's good stuff, and I can see even greater work in his future. Read Full Review

I am really enjoying this League of Shadows story and if you didn't think that Lady Shiva was a threat before, I guarantee you will after this issue.  The art and story were really good and I'm back to wanting the next issue of Detective Comics the minute I finish reading it. Read Full Review

James Tynion and his collaborators have delivered another hit with Detective Comics 952. The milestone 950th issue was truly just a taster of what is yet to come. My appetite is whetted and I really can't wait to sink my teeth into the next chapter. Read Full Review

The team crumbles in the face of Shivas ferocity, and Cass deals with the pain of finding out her connection to another monster. Read Full Review

Tynion demonstrates his masterful storytelling ability in Detective Comics #952. Read Full Review

Exciting and action packed, Tynion IV and the artists on this book capture the wartime nature of the story and set up the stakes quite well. Fans of Cassandra will be on the edge of their seat as her mother truly is a formidable foe indeed. Read Full Review

This book continues to impress in both writing and art departments, even though sometimes it can go into a little bit of a jumping the shark territory. But if you like Batman books, you will enjoy this story, but if you cannot get past the point of some villains from Batman mythos being heroes, now then it might not be for you. Read Full Review

Despite the fact that Tynion chose to step on the toes of the past in his latest chapter for Detective Comics, I actually found his alterations to be quite tasteful and respectful. While he does the characters and original story justice, I still think I would have been more fond of seeing something completely original rather than a reimagining of a classic scene. That aside, I actually found part 2 of “League of Shadows” more entertaining than the opening chapter. If you're a Shiva fan, you'll probably get a great deal of joy out of this issue. While she doesn't monopolize all the page time, she's definitely the star of this particular tale. Even when she is absent from the page, her presence is still largely felt as all the other major scenes in the story are ultimately about her. Whether that be a recounting of one of her past exploits or merely another character reacting to Shiva's evil. This is clearly a Shiva-centric story. And not one to miss. Read Full Review

Comprehensive reintroduction to Shiva to new Batman readers, albeit without much of an interesting motive. Read Full Review

For all the build-up to the debut of the League of Shadows, the organization doesn't quite live up to the hype. That's mainly because writer James Tynion IV keeps the focus almost entirely on their leader, Lady Shiva. The result is a perfectly enjoyable "Lady Shiva beats up the Batman family" story, but not one that feels particularly groundbreaking yet. Read Full Review

Shiva just one-upped Talia's lover. You go girl. Cassandra's connection with Shiva isn't exactly new if you are a long time DC reader but for those of you who just realized it with this issue, it is a punch in the balls ain't it? And Damian thought his parentage was a $#&%storm. I hope Batman gets some backup outside of this team, perhaps some other members of other teams. I mean I can't be the only one who wants to see Lobo throw down with Ra's Al Ghul and Shiva right??

Shiva is such a badass!

Torn between ratings of GearWERKZ - Agasicles Stamas and AiPT! - David Brooke. I'd prefer an 8.75 mark but I feel generous as it was one of the better books compared to others this week.

Another outstanding chapter! The plot moves forward, the stakes are high and the diverse cast of characters is unique. Ra's al Ghul is the first famous Batman enemy in this series and I'm quite eager to discover his role in this story. Also, I particularly enjoy how, in this arc, each issue begins with a flash-back. It works quite nicely. Finally, the art is gorgeous and, even if the first pages are illustrated by another artist, the unity of the issue isn't affected because the two different styles aren't very different.

Detective has been really great as of late and I honestly think that it is due to the use of a uncommon cast of Batman characters. This issue does some great setup for the next few issues and further develops Cassandra Cain as a character.

Another sub-par art job, but Tynion continues his excellence. Would like to see Barrows back on the art, though.

SCORE: 8

This issue was pretty good. The Gotham PD's belief that Batman killed the mayor, and willingness to shoot on sight any of his allies, stretched credulity. I liked the art for the first three pages, but then we have a switch, and fall back to just-okay art. I have really liked this book since the Rebirth, but wasn't quite feeling it all the way this time. Good, not great.

Decent.

A solid issue. I hope the first artist draws Detective more often.