Detective Comics #22

Detective Comics #22 

Written by John Layman
Art by Jason Fabok
Art by Andy Clarke

Solicitation & Preview

Review
I'm kinda surprised about this issue.

Let's make it clear - that isn't a necessarily good surprise. There are elements of the story that just seem repetitive. Take the main story - I get that this Caldwell guy is supposed to be some sort of mirror image of Batman, but it just comes across as predictable and boring. That really hasn't been something I've used to describe Layman's writing before.

I mean come on, isn't it obvious what the connection is between the villain and Batman? And the art is good enough, but not good enough to distract me from the story. The art serves it's purpose for this issue, and that is about the only way to describe it.

The back up is much better and more entertaining for me than the main story. We follow Man-Bat as he figures out that his wife is helping to cover for him and to try and take over his research. It is a sorta twist on the last story line with Penguin's number one help covering his tracks but really wanting everything for himself. This time it looks as if the help is trying to make things better and include the helped in on things.

I don't know. This issue just really felt like sub-standard stuff for me. Just like the Dark Knight title, i wonder why should I care about the comic and pick it up. Unfortunately this comic is headed towards that area and is in major need of some excitement.

Grades
Words: 5/10
Pictures: 5/10
General Feeling After Reading: Meh.
Buy Next Issue: I suppose, but I'm hopeful for a twist of some type of some sort of improvement.