DC decided to reboot their comic book universe, so I decided to blog along with it!
Detective Comics #1
Written and drawn by Tony Salvador Daniel
Sigh. I don't like Daniel's writing. It has been a pain in my butt to read a Batman comic with him on story duties. It is always just serviceable. I feel like I should spend my money elsewhere.
So with a reboot, let's see what we get.
This is a very action packed comic, which I find weird for a title such as Detective Comics. Batman is a great detective, but I see nothing in this reboot so far that shows that. Maybe I will be mistaken later, and hopefully I get a surprise soon.
The art is better than how Daniel usually is. He apes and makes homages to great Batman panels from stories like Year One and Dark Knight Returns, and that is the core of how I feel about this book: this has been done before. I seriously could have just finished the Batman book he was on before this and it would feel the same. Nothing feels new aside from some of the artwork. For the story we have your typical Batman and Joker story. Nothing new is added or different, except for a shock ending that I'm sure will be one of the first few things that get retconned in some fashion in this world.
This is probably one of the first books that I almost want my money back on for this comics. I should just sell it on E-bay, I hear that it is going for about $10 right now. But I'll keep it. I'm a Batfan until the bitter end, but this is just something I will slave through. Hey, its my money, I will waste it as I see fit.
Words: 6/10
Pictures: 7/10 - just because its an improvement for him.
Recommend: Not really. But if you liked Daniel before then you be impressed now.
Buy Next Issue: Yes, for curiosity's sake at the cliffhanger and because I would anyway.
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