Something was missing in the first issue, but this one feels like the classic Tom King quality. Read Full Review

Hester does a wonderful job of showing off the gritty reality of the city, the darkness of its characters and the tension of the story. A great looking issue all around. Read Full Review

Gotham City: Year One #2 is dripping with noir sensibilities, capturing and maybe even romanticizing the gumshoe detective. Layered in is a mystery worth discovering with the tantalizing notion this series could change how we think about Batman. Read Full Review

So, where does that put this reviewer? Easy. I can give King credit for telling a solid story reminiscent of a classic era. However, I can also juxtaposition that same thematic gem alongside some rock-solid renderings even though the story beats were a bit dull, if not flat. Being two issues in, Im still all in on Gotham City: Year One and I'm willing to provide King a bit of grace this week. Nevertheless, the leash isnt so long anymore and I hope he gives us some fortifying reveals soon or else we may have to call it quits. Let me know what you think, have a great week, and God Bless! Read Full Review

Gotham City: Year One #2 is an intrigue-filled issue that continues to take its time building its characters and its mystery. The slow burn continues as more information is revealed piece by piece. There's a lot we don't know and it's tough to say if the payoff will be worth the wait, but what's here is an engrossing story that draws you in. Any fan of classic pulp noir detective stories should check this out. Read Full Review

Gotham City: Year One #2 is another excellent installment in a noir detective caper perfectly suited to its setting. Read Full Review

Gotham City: Year Two #2 continues to have an engrossing plot, but is hampered by a lack of period feel for the era it's set in. Hopefully, Hester and King can create a more robust 60s era Gotham in later issues. Otherwise, it feels too much like yet another modern-day crime comic. Read Full Review

This issue suggested the story might be better read in a collected format. King can get bogged down in details and stretching out a story. Without action sequences to balance out the lengthy exposition scenes the series might be too slow a read for a monthly format. Read Full Review

Gotham City: Year One #2 is a solid detective noir story with plenty of twists, turns, and drama. However, King strangely morphs Slam Bradley and femme fatale Sue into a proto-Bat/Cat, which changes a potentially fresh idea into a reskin of an old idea. Read Full Review

An improvement in the ingenuity of plotting and characterization increases the interest in what is happening in this second chapter, and the art continues to drench the characters and world in mood. Read Full Review