What a cool issue, I hope to see more of this creative team on Detective in the future, it'll be disappointing if it's just this one issue, interested to see what the future brings for this title. You know what else I miss? B side stories, someone needs to bring those back! One shots and B stories, remnants of a bygone era" Read Full Review

Batman: Detective Comics #982 leaves me less heartbroken over James Tynion IV's departure from the title. While Tynion did incredible things with the Detective Comics title, Michael Moreci crafted something unique and enthralling with this one-off tale. Hopefully Bryan Hill can do something just as impressive when he joins the title. Read Full Review

Detective Comics (2016-) #982 is a strong stand-alone story that provokes thought by examining the power of belief, misplaced and otherwise. Read Full Review

A strong one-shot story mixing ideas of belief and Batman's doubt. Read Full Review

If you've been reading Batman or Nightwing " or any Batfamily title really " but still finding yourself needing more, Detective Comics is a great entryway. It's a dark jaunt that encapsulates all of the best parts of the thriller aspects of the characters and still retains the relentless optimism that draws most us to superhero stories. Read Full Review

While the rest of the Batverse seems preoccupied with long-anticipated wedding plan for the Cat and the Bat, Detective Comics takes a little detour down underground and into the dark heart of a life and legacy-obsessed phantom. Like all things dark, though, Batman has more in common with the lingering malevolent spirit of Deacon Blackfire than he might like to admit. Read Full Review

This seems to be the perfect palate cleanser to all of the wedding bells and matrimony taking place in the rest of the Bat-universe as Bruce and Salina tie the knot. This is just a traditional Batman story that reminds us all why we have come to love the caped crusader. Final Score: 4 out 5 stars! Read Full Review

I don't think the plot in this issue is all that strong, but the mood is. Moreci's an experienced horror and suspense writer, and it shows. Read Full Review

Combining creepy atmosphere with great pacing, "The Cursing of Gotham City" is a fantastic one-shot comic. Read Full Review

A new creative team puts Batman back in the spotlight of Detective Comics, and they're getting off to an awfully good start. Read Full Review

What I will say, though, is that I don't think anyone else could have done it any better. Read Full Review

This is a great standalone style of story that gets to the heart of who Batman is, what he means to the city and what he's willing to do to protect it and its people. It's a small story that didn't need to be dragged out to get to the core of its purpose and I appreciate that about it. Well told, well-paced and great art make it an issue worth reading. Read Full Review

I had a great time reading this issue. Between the story and the art, I have no complaints. I am, however, looking forward to Bryan Hill's run starting in #983. Read Full Review

A decent filler issue showing how good Batman can be for his city, no matter how hopeless it can feel. Read Full Review

I wasn't wowed by this story, and it didn't leave me wanting more. But again, it's a filler issue. If you are generally a Detective Comics fan, then include this in your pull for the week. Otherwise, it's safe to skip I think. Until next time, happy reading! Read Full Review

The story by Michael Moreci is mostly battle, the tide turning both for and against Batman at various points. Very little is resolved, and there just isn't much meat on these bones. But it fills 22 pages, and serves as a palette cleanser for those weary of major conflict among the various members of Batman's personal Justice League. Read Full Review

The story here is simple and enjoyable enough, but seems to give Batman a somewhat inconsistent mental state that does not gel with the version of him we have had up until now. It will be interesting to see if the series will return to a solo book or continue the team-based adventure we had before. Read Full Review

This has been done before as well. Batman is an introspective hero, but it takes the right writer to deal with it, and Detective Comics its not quite there yet. Read Full Review

This is a placeholder issue that only was released to give Bryan Hill more time to get his Detective arc going.  The art is nice enough and tries to grab a scary feel, but there is nothing else here to recommend.   Read Full Review

Her we are with a new run in Detective comics ... Will miss you Tynion IV. But if you want to know what is made of the new writer, you will have to wait another issue. So we have a transitional creative team for a one shot issue. And what a shot.
At first I was a little lost & I didn't liked what I read. But more and More Moreci succeed where Blackfire fait.
Forget the Pitch under, this is not what you will read. You will read one of the best Batman Story I never read. I place it in the same level as Percy/Leon's Terminal Story.

Cover - The variant ... Kind of Related in a way. 1.5/2
Writing - Well done because at first I didn't like what I read. But showing Bruce fear & strength make this story one hell of story. 2.5/3
Arts - Like for the story, at first I didn't like it. But at the end, it was the perfect art for this story. 3/3
Feeling - One of the best Batman story I have read. Well done. 2/2
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Great Batman story!

Having recently been made aware of the "Batman: the Cult" miniseries, this one-shot return to that concept was nice. What really sells this issue though is the Sebastian Fiumara art. I love the style for a Batman story with mystical elements, and I've never seen his art with such polish. There is a lovely panel with Batman overlooking the Gotham skyline and a larger-than-life Bat Signal projected onto the night. There are some nice dream sequences throughout, but Batman's dogged struggle to emerge from the dreams and save the kidnapped boy was classic Batman stuff.

Decent, self contained short story, which doesn't serve as a beginning to a new Detective Comics era, but nonetheless, seems to stand on its own very well. There's a lot going on in the issue, and for the most part, it's uncertain to say at least what's true and what's just a delusion - I welcome that, since that form of mystery results in unpredictability of the comic. Compared to previous arcs in the series, all "here and now", it's a refreshing change.

Art could have been better overall, but some panels look simply great - stylish and dark, making you feel like you were reading something directly influenced by H.P. Lovecraft's works. Some, on the other hand, seem to be a bit simplistic, but if you're willing to turn a blind eye on them and focus on what's good, it's a comic worth recommending. more

Solid filler with enjoyable art.

Not really a particularly exciting one. Writing was very overwrought. I could see a glimmer of hope.

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Such a let down after the great run by Tynion. Boring story, pretty bad art...not a lot to enjoy.