THE TRIAL OF HARVEY DENT! Pushed to the brink, Harvey Dent's mask of sanity is slipping, leading him to the deepest recesses of his own twisted mind, as memories collide with haunting traumas from his past. This is the trial of Harvey's life, and Two-Face must face the ultimate judgment. Will he let go and rise above his shattered past, or will his darker half take over his body once and for all?
Villain protagonist stories are hard to do, and different writers have given us stories that make us sympathize with Harvey. But I never thought we'd see one that made us sympathize with Two-Face, and that's at the core of what Ward is pulling off here. Read Full Review
Two-Face #4 is the best issue of this series yet as it explodes with emotion and colors. We dive into Harvey's backstory revealing motivation behind the anger and emotion buried deep within. I can't get enough of this run! Read Full Review
Get ready for a courtroom showdown like you've never seen before as Two-Face summons Harvey Dent. Two-Face #4 is a twist on self-reflection as writer Christian Ward delivers with a wild script that digs deeper into the childhood of Harvey Dent and how much of an impact his parents had on shaping the "men he would become. The art team of Fbio Veras and Ivan Plascencia makes this issue even more surreal as they take you on quite the head trip. This is one of Two-Face's most extraordinary comic appearances. Read Full Review
Veras leads this issue with a creative depiction of a very ill mind struggling to make sense of its trauma. Creative choices such as literally splitting the personalities or merging young Harvey's face with his mother's makes this book a uniquely layered read with several metaphors and meanings. Yet, Ward's take on Dent's father doesn't quite come together. Personally, I think it would be a thousand times more effective without the dialogue attempting to justify future aspects of the character. Just the horrifying silhouette of his father's shadow manhandling the boy on a wall is effective enough. In contrast, the deep dive into “good Harvey's” condemnation was tremendously interesting, and I didn't mind the exploration of the mother as a somewhat newer element. Overall, this was a decently creative break from the main narrative, but seemingly too early for this kind of self-reflection. Read Full Review
I really liked how this issue was basically a trial but it was told in an engaging way thanks to the dialogue and writing.