After seeing diamonds violently pour out of a woman’s mouth and the metal of his old Batman robo-suit soldered onto someone’s flesh to wear around Gotham…Jim Gordon slowly realizes that “the good people of Gotham” being represented by monstrous ideations of power, wealth, and knowledge…aren’t very good people at all. Jim’s investigation leads him to a mysterious clock, and he goes to Oracle for help to trace who or what is causing this nightmare…but whether he is able to wake up from it at all will be up to more than just himself.
Knight Terrors: Detective Comics #2 has been a harrowing experience well worth it. It elevated the horror of the event, taking the concept of nightmares and intensifying it. Read Full Review
Knight Terrors: Detective Comics #2 may be the scariest tie-in of the event with its horror visuals and disturbing antagonists. Throw in the fact the enemy appears to be less a figment and more of an introduction to something truly nightmarish, and this tie-in feels worthy of a reread. Read Full Review
Jim Gordon is one of the most beloved characters in DC Comics. He may not be a superhero but is a hero without a doubt. He wears his heart on his sleeve and he has been put through as much as anyone in comics. And with that being sad, this tale could be one of his most emotionally trying episodes ever. But he does what he does, and endures to the bitter end. Knight Terrors: Detective Comics #2 is a nightmarish detective tale fans of the darker side of Gotham must read. Read Full Review
It all comes down to fathers and their protective feelings for their children as ‘Knight Terrors: Detective Comics' #2 brings James Gordon face-to-face with some of his greatest fears. Creepy, eerie, dark, heavy, and truly emotional are just a few ways to describe this very solid tie-in entry for the current nightmarish DC Comics event. Read Full Review
Watters delivered a great, creepy issue with some truly memorable scenes. Read Full Review
Knight Terrors: Detective Comics #2 is a great issue that will have lasting repercussions, and I, for one, can't wait to see how they play out. Images Courtesy Of DC Entertainment Read Full Review
Fans of the Knight Terrors event will find this issue to fall in line with the dark and horrific themes. While this issue was more depressing than other Knight Terror tie-ins, it was also fitting as it serves as a strong character study of the Gordon family. Read Full Review
Final Verdict: 8.5 The bleak, psychological aesthetic from “Knight Terrors: Detective Comics” #2 captures the full potential of DC's “Knight Terrors” premise. Read Full Review
I was delightfully surprised by both the previous issue and this one. In the face of other Knight Terrors titles that focus on pointing out the nightmare elements of the story, this one instead uses the nightmare to dig into Jim's psyche, and to gently push forward the thematic narrative Detective Comics as a whole has been following under Ram V's run. Additionally, the two books work really well as a standalone story most people could pick up and enjoy in a bubble as it probes at Gotham itself and one of it's longest running protectors. Read Full Review
Knight Terrors: Detective Comics #2 concludes the two-parter tie-in with a mature, metaphorical, thought-provoking story about Jim Gordon's real insecurities and fears that fit within his age and place in life. The art is stunning enough to stand on its own, and Watters mostly gives you more than your money's worth, but the high concept, multi-idea ending trips over itself for a fumbled ending. Read Full Review
While it wasn't sensational, I do think it's a bit above the other "Knight Terrors" tie-in series that have been running over the last couple of months. Read Full Review
Dan Watters, Riccardo Federici, and their artistic partners wrap up their seriously creepy, but ultimately haunting and insightful Jim Gordon story with poetry and a promise of more. Read Full Review
I dont really understand why everyone is giving this issue such a low rating. It was a great horror story, that lays the ground works for a group of villains (pentapriests) that is better than the current villain this event is all about. If these guys pierce through in the real world and just stay in the dark, a great writer could use them in a later issue of DC or Batman or even Batgirl with Barbra. This was a very creepy issue of be careful of what you wish for... or what others wish for. You also get a good argument from Gordon about how he views his lot in life. Fun overall.
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