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Detective Comics Annual: 2021
| Writer | Matthew Rosenberg, Mariko Tamaki |
| Artist | David Lapham |
| Cover Price | $5.99 |
"We don't choose who we save, Bruce. You treat the patient who needs your help."-Thomas Wayne "Shadows of the Bat" begins here! In the prelude to January's epic new Detective Comics event, Mayor Nakano has signed off on the construction of a new Arkham Tower in the heart of Gotham City, and the Bat-Family is torn. Batman has long seen Arkham as a necessary, if flawed, cog in the gears of Gotham City-a temporary solution to larger problems that in many ways mirrors his approach as Batman. Nightwing, however, who grew up watching Arkham mutate into a villain factory, believes a different approach is needed. But Bruce and Dick will need to se more
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COMICON - Scott Redmond
Dec 03, 2021Detective Comics continues to be at it's very best when the focus turns heavily to the characters themselves, while also realistically tackling some very big hard to solve issues. This is hands down one of the best stand-alone (sort of) issues of a Batman-related comic over the years, as it's solid and gorgeous and memorable on so many levels. Read Full Review
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9.0
Geek Dad - Ray Goldfield
Nov 30, 2021As one Bat-event ends, another is ramping up. Shadows of the Bat, a weekly event in Detective Comics, will apparently see Bruce Wayne's time as the guardian of Gotham come to an end by choice. It's an interesting direction, very different from the last few times he was replaced, and this setup issue by the two creators in charge of the weekly shows how he's starting to ask some tough questions about his time as Batman. Read Full Review
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8.0
But Why Tho? - William J. Jackson
Nov 30, 2021This is a nice prelude to what fans can expect in the regular series soon. Arkham tower looks to be a story that will be more inclusive for a wide variety of characters beyond Batman. With any hope, its effects will be felt for a long time coming and offer more of Gotham to absorb than just the same villains and crossovers that have little impact. Read Full Review
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7.0
Lyles Movie Files - Jeffrey Lyles
Nov 30, 2021With so many Batman releases this week, this might not feel essential, but for readers that do pick it up they likely won't be disappointed. Read Full Review
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7.0
Dark Knight News - James Attias
Nov 30, 2021As this title will soon be going weekly, it was great to see DC and its heroes taking the time to enjoy using the full Detective Comics Annual 2021to talk about the mental health of characters and what happens when the violence stops. I can't wait to see what new horrors come from Arkham Tower and also if rehabilitation in Gotham isn't as far-fetched as it seems. Read Full Review
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7.0
ComicBook.com - Christian Hoffer
Dec 01, 2021I appreciate that Tamaki is willing to tackle sticky issues in her superhero comics, although I think the fundamental nature of superhero comics (or at least DC's current status quo) prevents any real lasting change, which feels pretty depressing. Read Full Review
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6.5
Comic Book Revolution - Kevin Lainez
Dec 06, 2021When the focus was on Batman and Nightwing's dynamic Detective Comics Annual 2021 was at its best. Their different perspective on what the new Arkham Tower represents spotlights how we are going to see the Batman Family tackle the status quo for Gotham City. But while there is intrigue there Detective Comics Annual 2021 did not sell me on investing in a weekly event that Shadows of the Bat will be with so many other notable comic books releasing at the same time. I'll wait for the trade collection of this event instead. Read Full Review
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3.5
Batman-News - Casper Rudolph
Nov 30, 2021To me, this comic is boring because the villain is weak, there is no conflict, the heroes don't have to put in any effort to win, and the art looks bland. Additionally, the whole scenario about a new Arkham doesn't seem that interesting, or at least no creative team has been able to convince me yet. This comic is also too expensive and it's a prelude to an upcoming event, not an annual that you can just read by itself. So, no, I don't recommend this issue. Read Full Review
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9.0
The story was good, the differences between Batman and Nightwing and them discussing criminal rehabilitation and protecting the innocents was interesting. I am not a fan of the art - it looked a bit too simple and too bright, but overall it was a good issue and I'll follow the upcoming shadow of the bat event.
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8.0
This was the best issue of this series in a while. The art might not've been the right choice, but I thought the story was really solid.
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8.0
This was a nice refresher for this series. So much better than anything Fear State offered.
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7.0
A solid Issue with some nice character moments, that gives readers a taste of what the Shadow of the Bat event is going to entail. The art is quite good - except for the faces and some strange static movement. Dick looked as if he was sitting in the air in one memorable panel, which is strange because overall the action scenes are done well!
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7.0
Nicole Kidman's character from Batman Forever is canon now. So that's... something.
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5.0
Undercooked ideas, overcooked dialogue, underwhelming art, overwhelming boredom. The art is especially bad. No art cohesion with the main Tec run with Dan Mora. And what's with that main cover? Bogdanovic has turned in better work than this. Woof. With the final issue with Dan Mora art on the horizon, I'll be glad to be done with Tec for a while.
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The art and writing is weak and the plot is destroyed by these flaws
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Another dumb book where we have the same faux narrative that Arkham punished the poor mass-murderers who actually don't need punishing because they're innocent victims of the system, they just need help. It's a concerning thread through DC writers minds' where villains are being portrayed as victims of the system and it's a trend we see in real life, too, unfortunately. Nightwing is such an idiot here and someone like him, someone whose girlfriend paid the price for what these crazies do, someone who tried at some point to kill the Joker, wouldn't say stupid shit like this. Enough with the ideological bullshit, mass murderers aren't victims who deserve a pillow under their heads or to roam free. Also, is there a single DC comic where cops a more
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