BATMAN: DETECTIVE COMICS VOLUME 1 HARDCOVER
Batman rescues a little girl named Olivia as the Joker is captured and taken to Arkham Asylum. During his stay the Dollmaker comes to visit and removes the Joker’s face. Both Olivia and Commissioner Gordon are kidnapped as Batman faces the Dollmaker who is the son of a serial killer Wesley Mathis. Gordon’s kidney is removed while Olivia delivers a message to Batman and afterwards kills a police officer. Batman is led into a trap AT Mercy Hospital by the Dollmaker who streams a live video of Batman fighting against multiple Jokers.
After the
first issue ended it seemed the story would focus on the Joker however nothing
has been mentioned of him after the first issue. The rest of the story arc went
into an entirely different direction. Very disappointed with writer Tony
McDaniel however admire him for working as both as a writer and an artist for Detective Comics. The next arc will
feature backups along with a $1.00 cover price increase. Writer Scott Snyder
seems to be defining both the Dark Knight as well as Bruce Wayne. Main bet is
anything that matters concerning Batman would most likely be written by him.
SERIES HIGHLIGHTS
- The Dollmaker is auctioning Batman to the highest bidder and wants it return
- Olivia saves Gordon’s life as Batman escapes and goes after the Dollmaker
- The GCPD arrives and steals the Dollmaker before Batman gets to him
- Investigative journalist Charlotte Rivers infiltrates Penguin’s Iceberg Casino
-
Underworld criminals hold their money within the Iceberg Casino’s vault
- Batman
and Charlotte are trapped within the Iceberg Casino by Snakeskin
- The gun
backfires as Snakeskin attempts to kill the Penguin
- Both Penguin
and Charlotte
RUSSIAN ROULETTE
- Eli Strange plays cards with the Russian Mob until he gets caught cheating
- Eli Strange the son of Hugo Strange has been working with Catwoman
This hardcover collects
Detective Comics #1-7
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT – 3 OUT OF 5
