Detective Comics #1087

This is a huge ensemble piece, and I'm still a little puzzled by how prominent a role Joker's Daughter is playing in the finale, but this is one of the biggest-scale Gotham stories DC has done in some time. Ram V has been putting puzzles together since the start of this run, and the larger picture is starting to form as we head towards the big finale. Read Full Review

Detective Comics #1087 moves at a fast clip as the heroes attempt to take back Gotham in a plan that unfolds before us. Read Full Review

The B-story featuring Batman and Azrael is a particular highlight, in part due to Francesco Francavilla's fantastic artwork. Read Full Review

Detective Comics #1087 was a better issue, with better art and better writing. I hope the conclusion to this story follows suit and leaves me pleasantly surprised. Read Full Review

Detective Comics #1087 is at once both the climactic payoff to years of build-up, and yet more build-up for what is to come. With all of the planning and plotting out of the way, much of the issue centered action sequences as the fight over Gotham begins, but each individual story thread only gives brief glimpses into their true, final end. Read Full Review

Detective Comics #1087 ups the action, energy, and pacing to deliver one of the better issues in the series. That said, the plot only works if you accept a tidal wave of shortcuts, convenient coincidences, and happy accidents that put everyone exactly where they need to be at exactly the right time without explanation. The art's decent enough, and the individual scenes are perfectly good, but it's clear Ram V is throwing every bit of smoke and flash at the reader to cover up how rushed this finale is turning out. Read Full Review

With glimmers of the strong writing that we saw in Catwoman, Gotham Nocturne's Crescendo part 4 only reaches to mezzo forte at most, though strong art pushes the tempo. Read Full Review

Toonstrack

Aug 13, 2024

We see all the cards Ram V has spend 2 years setting up beginning to fall into place. This is a transitional issue but it does so well. I really enjoyed the backup as well. A strong take and development on Azrael.

K-23

Aug 21, 2024

Some could have been cool moments that are wasted/meaningless due to this story being so dragged out and full of forgettable villains that take away from any excitement and emotional investment.