Detective Comics is having an incredible run, right now. The book has consistent character development, thrilling writing and beautiful art. Add to all that the tension inducing and nail-biting cliffhangers – and the latest one is a killer – I am left with noother choice thanto give this issue the ever elusive (and richly deserved): Read Full Review

Readers are going to pick up this issue and fly through it just like it did. I look forward to skimming the forumsin a few days andseeing ifthere are any Easter eggs hidden away in the various 2-page spreads through out this book. I absolutely loved this issue and you will too! Read Full Review

DETECTIVE COMICS #955 doesn't bounce around between the multiple situations at hand like the past issue. Instead it reminds us what makes DETECTIVE COMICS so great. Read Full Review

All hope truly does look lost for the Batfamily in "The League of Shadows", with every member of the team falling. The last hope seems to be Cassandra Cain aka Orphan prepare for a bloodbath with Detective Comics #955. Read Full Review

With stellar art, and writing honoring the old and the new, Tynion sets up the finale of the League of Shadows with ultimate flair. Read Full Review

Action frenzy that does well to build up Orphan's personal story. Read Full Review

Tynion has stretched this arc out longer than necessary, but this it's winding down strongly. The final page ensures next issue should make for one heck of a read. Read Full Review

James Tynion IV pumps Detective Comics #955 full of so much action that you won't know if this is still Batman or JCVD. Read Full Review

Tynion impresses as he makes old stories feel new again. Read Full Review

Another great issue of the current Detective Comics focuses on Cassandra Cain. It's got plenty of action and some nice character bits that make me hope she'll get some more personal focus going forward. Read Full Review

This issue really belongs to Cassandra, and Tynion has proven that she can still carry a story largely by herself. Marcio Takara's art is still rougher than it needs to be; which is frustrating because he's quite capable of delivering more finished looking pages than he has here. Read Full Review

While the story does have Cassandra defeating throngs of ninjas, half the action occurs off-page while the rest is depicted in minuscule panels that don't do Cassandra's frenetic and acrobatic style any justice. The theme is also a little too simplistic for my liking. That's not to say the message of the theme isn't worthwhile, just that the execution felt a little heavy-handed. Read Full Review

While there was some cool action sequences in this issue, it still didn't quite hit a home run for me. I did enjoy the Orphan stuff that happened, but right now it just feels like maybe there's too many cooks in the kitchen for this book. Another problem with it, for a Batman book we sure are missing out on a lot of Batman action. I will also say that I was a little dissapointed to find out Ulysses is taking the evil path. I mean, I knew he wasn't a great guy, but in this issue we've definitely established him to be a total bad guy. So that's too bad. Overall, it's a fun read and a decent Batman story. Read Full Review

This issue is all about Cassandra Cain and while that sounds great, some spotty art and an odd narrative device made it fall a bit flat.  The big battle never happens and is left for the finale next issue and while I am looking forward to that, this whole arc is starting to drag. Read Full Review

I wish Christine had been in a few earlier issues, but I liked how she was able to help Cass realize that she's not broken just because she doesn't want to live up to the deadly, evil legacy of her parents. This was a big turning point for Cass, since it's the first time she really believes that not only can shae be good, but that being that way doesn't make her worthless. Seeing her struggle with that over the course of this arc was great to see, and it pays off here.

The fights scenes of Cass just wrecking house are the icing here. Can't wait to see the final showdown next issue, including what kind of move the Colony's going to play, since they're a bit of a wildcard right now.

This arc has been one of the more boring and slow arcs for me. I appreciate the transformation they are trying to do with Orphan, but I feel that it could have been done slightly quicker. I still think Detective is a quality comic, but I just hope the next arc picks up the pace.

The weakest arc in this run takes a turn for the better with DETECTIVE COMICS #955. A spotlight on Orphan and some nice artwork from Marcio Takara make for a really good issue.
SCORE: 7.8

Essentially this issue is a your typical motivational pep talk for Cassandra. While well written and builds tension for what we can assume will be a massive knock down slug fest in the next issue. It doesn't really add anything new to the arc. I don't know what has happened with the art the last two books but I'm not a fan at all. Especially didn't like the two page splash that made you read the book sideways. In my opinion that just wasn't needed and took me out of the story. Also where was the epic action sequence the solicit advertised!? Overall even with my issues with the art and not really moving the arc forward and feeling like a bit of a filler issue it's written well and does end with a predictable but thrilling launching point into the next issue. more

One of the noticeably weaker issues of the arc. The prose Tynion uses throughout this was very Snyder-esque but not as strong. The constant artist changes, though understandable, effect the flow of the story. This is a book that definitely reads better in trade so I think that is how I'll continue this series.