Detective Comics #1053
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| Writer | Matthew Rosenberg, Mariko Tamaki |
| Artist | Fernando Blanco, Max Raynor |
| Cover Price | $4.99 |
War in the streets! As Dr. Wear desperately tries to keep his plans for Arkham Tower from crumbling, a major drug deal gone bad puts the nervous doc in the sights of both the Party Crashers and the Penguin! The list of people very badly wanting to kill Dr. Wear grows, and Nightwing is on the precipice of cracking the whole scheme wide open! But with the maniacal Party Crashers waging war against the Bat-Family across Gotham, Dick must choose between helping a tower full of villains and helping his family! Then, it's Knightfall in Gotham during part seven of "House of Gotham," as the Boy (growing into a man before our eyes) runs afoul of an more
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But Why Tho? - William J. Jackson
Feb 15, 2022Detective Comics #1053 is a bona fide blast from start to finish. I've never been more interested in Gotham and its quirky characters, even the common ones who turn the gears. Read Full Review
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9.5
Lyles Movie Files - Jeffrey Lyles
Feb 15, 2022This weekly arc has been the best approach for Detective Comics in months. Its been a gripping story with two captivating and engaging stories that look to be building to a memorable conclusion. Read Full Review
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9.0
Geek Dad - Ray Goldfield
Feb 15, 2022Shadows of the Bat continues to be one of the best mini-events at DC in a while, uniting the entire Bat-family"sans Batman"in a mystery surrounding the new Arkham Tower. Read Full Review
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9.0
Dark Knight News - James Attias
Feb 15, 2022I gained a lot of clarity after reading Detective Comics #1053. It took weekly stories (that frequently have a lot going on from start to finish) to us remember what we were reading, what we know, and how cool both these tales are. I highly recommend this issue! Read Full Review
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9.0
DC Comics News - Matthew Lloyd
Feb 15, 2022As "Shadows of the Bat" is just over the midway point, it's clear that it's a series that has increased in complexity while never losing sight of the importance of the relationships of the characters be it the Party Crashers or the Bat-family. It's a series that's playing the long game and it's working extremely well. Read Full Review
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9.0
AIPT - Reg Cruickshank
Feb 15, 2022An issue that advances things quick and effectively while remaining entertaining, and sticking to the "detective" part of the title very well. Read Full Review
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9.0
COMICON - Scott Redmond
Feb 21, 2022Detective Comics' main and backup stories both perfectly work to ramp up the tension as the moments where the characters are close to reaching breaking points or making big choices move closer and closer to reality. Every bit of these stories feels important and emotional and real with such depth on all levels. The art teams are bringing their A-game every time and knocking it out of the park. Read Full Review
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8.9
The Super Powered Fancast - Deron Generally
Feb 15, 2022Raynor delivers some awesome imagery in this issue. The action is lively and full of energy. There are some beautifully detailed panels on every page. Read Full Review
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7.2
Comic Watch - Anthony Trudeau
Feb 15, 2022This is a setup issue through and through. While that is not the end of the world, until the final few pages we get very few new developments. Dr. Wear is in over his head and the Party Crashers are trouble; that is not news. For the second week in a row, Tamaki has to spread her storyline thin to continue towards the 12-issue finish line. If the plot continues to drag much longer, she'll have to do plenty of heavy lifting to get fans reinvested for the eventual payoff. Read Full Review
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7.0
The Batman Universe - Daniel Goldberg
Feb 15, 2022Detective Comics and Shadows of the Bat continue to shine under Tamaki's confident writing and pacing. Read Full Review
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6.0
ComicBook.com - Christian Hoffer
Feb 16, 2022Everything starts to fall apart in Detective Comics #1053. Read Full Review
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5.0
Weird Science - Jim Werner
Feb 15, 2022While I liked Detective Comics #1053 more than the last few issues, mainly because Nightwing gets something to do, the pacing and inconsistencies from issue to issue are still a huge problem. Maybe by the end, I'll be able to recommend this story in trade, but I can't as a weekly release. Read Full Review
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2.0
Batman-News - Casper Rudolph
Feb 15, 2022Once again, only the bare minimum in plot progression is achieved in this issue's main story. This is a very simple, straight-forward story with an unnecessarily convoluted execution. It's not entertaining. It's not intriguing. The only good stuff here is the backup, but even that good backup can't save this mess. You deserve better. Read Full Review
USER REVIEWS
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9.5
Tamaki está fazendo excelente trabalho.
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9.5
Very good number. Action, a little investigation and the threads of the plot that connect. I can't wait for the action to be concentrated only in the establishment because that's what we want: to see events rush into this new Arkham. How will Huntress act? How will Nightwing escape the manipulator, what will Dr. Wear do? and the patients? I definitely like this weekly format. Can't wait for the sequel
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9.0
I really enjoy this issue and finally its starting to move forward amd get interesting
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9.0
Another great chapter in what has been a stellar arc! Both stories are equally great I can't wait for the next one
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8.5
Poor Dr. Wear. When everyone wants a piece of the action your own sneaky plans just don't go as planned. Psycho Pirate isn't exactly the most reliable or competent of mind manipulators. He's always been more second rate among DC's supervillain population. So it's no surprise he can't keep things under control, and Dr. Wear only brought it on himself for relying on him. The "House of Gotham" saga is also progressing well. Bane sees something in this youth as well. He may believe he could one day be the one to destroy Batman if he can't.
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8.0
We actually saw Nightwing doing some detective work and investigating, which is a huge plus, but too many pages are used for exposition until something really happens.
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8.0
Nightwing gets a glimpse of attention here but he'll probably need rescuing the next issue from Huntress or Batwoman, don't worry about it, he's not supposed to be important. The first story is decent but the second one shines again. If that kid is Nero, as some fans have started guessing, I do understand how he could have lost his mind like that. The concept is interesting, let's see what happens if a kid just has the bad luck to spend some time with every lunatic in Gotham, he'll probably grow up to be an upstanding citizen.
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8.0
Detective Comics - 7/10 House of Gotham - 9/10
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7.5
Imagine reading a comic full of a whole cast of characters, one of which is a woman who has been frequently abused by the story beats (Huntress) and getting ass-mad that one character doesn't have enough to do because *obviously* the writer hates men. Merlyn is having a real one. This issue is better than last but we really need to pick up the pace here. I'm so sick of Dr. Wear's scheming and this fucking Arkham Tower. Dr. Wear could be a very fun, slimy villain but he's just boring. I just want this title to move on, fuck the resolution. The backup is the main reason to read this book. It's really well done. Rosenberg knows how to write, and apparently, knows how to pace a lot better than the main team does.
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7.0
I'm too lazy to look back and see who wrote "why is this weekly?!" but they are absolutely right. The pacing of this book does not dictate weekly issues. It's boring. I thought the fake Harley Quinn jab was funny: "That doesn't even look like her!" Lol Amen.
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7.0
The first story is avg at best. The second story was interesting. I liked it but it to was just average.
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6.0
rosenberg better
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