Batman: Dear Detective (2022) #1 (Detective Comics (2016-))

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Batman: Dear Detective (2022) #1 (Detective Comics (2016-))

Batman: Dear Detective (2022) #1 (Detective Comics (2016-))

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Batman: Dear Detective is going to be a divisive comic book because it's neither a true comic book nor an art book, exactly, but tries to land somewhere between the two concepts. It’s not book-ruining by any means, and I understand that this wasn’t supposed to be a super dense noir thriller, but I do wish there was some more substance here.

Once more, it appears the Riddler was poking fun at that existential dread within Batman and how he'll never see success, despite trying to become the embodiment of justice. It's not a comic in the traditional sense, but there is a story being told across all the covers with serial-killer-esque letters scattered throughout. This story's quite thought-provoking as the character teases how they're a "monster, thief, murderer and psychopath. In the official promotion for this issue Batman: Dear Detective is described as 'One part prestige art book, one part compelling noir tale', and honestly, I think this might be one of the worst pieces of miss-promotion that DC has ever done. The letter deems Bruce a scared, lonely child, stating that he belongs in Arkham Asylum with all the other inmates he put there.

So I bought this explicitly for the art, but I vaguely flipped through it so I didn’t really get a good look at anything (intentionally). This is a bunch of variant covers Lee Bermejo did for Detective Comics and other titles reprinted into a magazine-sized one-shot that’s accompanied by a couple of pages of letters addressed to Batman by a mysterious someone/something. Crime damaged him in the alley with his parents, and even outside the rogues, petty crime and that sinful mentality won't change due to humanity's selfish nature, making this quite a nihilistic read. I know he does it mostly digital which probably helps him zoom in to get the microscopic details in place. Lee Bermejo has collected some of his most stunning Batman covers and woven them together to tell a story that strikes right at the heart of the Dark Knight’s never-ending crusade.

This big twist shows how Bermejo gave crime a personality and made it an immortal, never-ending foe. Lee Bermejo is an American comic book artist whose published work includes interior illustrations and cover art. Later on we get images where Batman is fighting alongside various members of the family, and against different villains, and if these were just snapshots of his life that would be fine, but it's apparently one single narrative?He gets an incredible level of realism, I love how you can see the materials Batman's outfit is made out of. comic) Batman and Robin (comic) Batman and Robin Eternal (comic) Batman/Superman (comic) Batman v Superman (General Mills) Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (comic) Batman: Arkham Unhinged Batwing (comic) Catwoman (comic) Detective Comics (comic) Earth 2 (comic) Earth 2: Society (comic) Gotham Academy (comic) Gotham Academy: Second Semester (comic) Gotham by Midnight (comic) Grayson (comic) Harley Quinn (comic) Injustice: Gods Among Us (comic) Injustice: Gods Among Us: Ground Zero (comic) Justice League (comic) Justice League/Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (comic) Justice League of America (Rebirth) Mother Panic (comic) New Suicide Squad (comic) Nightwing (comic) Poison Ivy: Cycle of Life and Death (comic) Red Hood/Arsenal (comic) Red Hood and the Outlaws (comic) Robin: Son of Batman (comic) Teen Titans Go! You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. It's a futile mission -- an emotional hydra where heads keep popping back up and multiplying -- so his lifelong mission at the end of the day doesn't matter. We all knew it was going to be (or not, if Bermejo isn’t your thing), but hey, he’s getting to do this for a reason.



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