Detective Comics #1051

Detective Comics #1051 demonstrates that "Shadows of the Bat" is sophisticated storytelling. In the literary tradition of William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury. Tamaki utilizes different points-of-view and a character driven approach to lead the reader along. This isn't a cosmic event in which "character" is lost and degenerates into battle scene after battle scene. This is an exciting and absorbing story that requires the reader to put a little something in to get even more out of it. Read Full Review

I hope I'm wrong, but it'll be a shame when this title goes back to monthly and has Batman in it again. Without him and the weekly double stories, Detective Comics is a whizbang title that makes modern Gotham CIty more ghoulish than it's ever been. Read Full Review

With more than one Bat-hero behind enemy lines, the cliffhanger sends us into act two of this event miniseries with a bang. Max Raynor's solid art is well-suited to the flashback-heavy issue as well, although it doesn't stand out like Mora's does. Read Full Review

Raynor delivers some great visuals in the issue. There are some great, emotive character moments to be found and the action was thrilling. Read Full Review

Act two of' Shadows of The Bat' kicks off as ‘Detective Comics' #1051 begins to peel back the curtain around ‘Doctor Ocean' and just how the patients of Arkham Tower are being “helped,” as the house of cards that is the tower begins to sway towards its inevitable collapse. Another gorgeous character deep issue brings a lot of energy and keeps developing the big Gotham-centric plotlines while showcasing all that makes this new run fantastic. Read Full Review

The backup story from writer Matthew Rosenberg and artist Fernando Blanco takes a more intriguing turn with Penguin inserting himself in a big way. This has been an exemplary complementary second story adding some interesting layers to the Shadows of the Bat saga. Read Full Review

A standard but fun issue, where we see the cracks begin to show and get to watch a classic supervillain in action. Read Full Review

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This story from Tamaki has been consistently great. This week, however, the backup story is really good as well. Tune in next week to see what happens when everyone wake up at the Tower. Read Full Review

Although not as exciting, I think this sort of issue was necessary to explain how the story got to the point and tease where it's going from here. Read Full Review

Even several issues into the arc, you can still make out the basics of the plot here (although I'm not sure why so many Bat characters are needed undercover within Arkham Tower). The Psycho Pirate loosing control means all hell breaks loose in Arkham Tower at one point, but by the end the situation is as under control as things get in Gotham City. Read Full Review

Detective Comics #1051 continues the Shadows of the Bat /  The Tower story by forcing the narrative forward, using Psycho-Pirate to solve the problems having him around has caused.  This issue adds some information, but there isn't much overall progression overall. Read Full Review

I don't recommend this comic. The plot is moving so slow it's starting to get on my nerves, our heroes look like fools, and the villains are unconvincing and not very threatening. This whole "Shadows of the Bat" arc is overcooked and convoluted. Stay away from this issue. Save your money for something else. Read Full Review

Tempra16v2.0Turbo

Feb 01, 2022

Não ter a arte do Ivan é uma perda, mas o roteiro continua ótimo.

UxasIs

Feb 03, 2022

Detective Comics - 8.5/10, it all comes together here, probably my favourite issue of this arc so far House of Wayne - 9/10, this one suddenly got better too, loved the plot here

Psycamorean

Feb 05, 2022

I liked this but I'm slowly losing interest. In both stories now. Maybe this weekly event wasn't necessary.

Comics Code Authorities

Feb 13, 2022

Another satisfactory chapter to this saga. It would be more interesting if Batman were there, but since DC follows the way of Anime and Manga now, it's likely he'll return in time to handle the mess the others got into. The House of Wayne story is still taking this unfortunate youth on a path of nothing but trouble. Now Penguin is recruiting him. Wonder what will happen next?

Skywolf

Feb 14, 2022

Like both stories.

hector Hammond

Feb 01, 2022

the story's going somewhere......... i guess.

Merlyn

Feb 01, 2022

I liked this, I kinda felt sorry for Psycho-Pirate there, I liked that it was linked to what happened in Infinite Frontier. Also, the kid from the backup really doesn't have a lot of luck, he escapes Scarecrow only to fall in Penguin's hands, that dude is surely bound to be majorly screwed up later on.

Reaper74

Aug 17, 2022

I enjoyed how Psycho Pirate got involved. But as for everything else going on around it it was slightly above average. The backup is one bad luck event after another for the boy who hates Bat. It to was average at best this issue.