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Batman: Detective Comics, Vol. 8: On the Outside
by Phillipe Briones, Miguel Mendonça, Bryan Edward Hill, Diana Egea
James Tynion has left Detective comics. Before Peter (The writer of Batman and Robin New52 and Rebirth superman) takes over they decided to give a arc to Bryan Hill, the main man behind the later volumes of Postal (I love this that series). So does Bryan bring something fresh to Detective comics? Well...
The story is about a new villain around town. His name is Karma, and well...he's not happy with Batman. He blames him for some horrible events that have happened to him. He declares that Batman's family have spoiled him. Have made him weak. He demands the death or retirement of Orphan, Signal, and whoever else was sticking with Bruce after the breakup of the Batmen. Will Karma succeed or will this be the end for the Batfamily?
Good: I think the art is pretty solid, though some action scenes seem a bit odd. Like almost goofy and don't think on purpose but for most part looks solid. I liked Black Lightning here a lot and he comes across as a solid leader for the Outsiders (The new group formed here). I thought everyone had a moment to shine, especially Orphan, and it was overall a fast placed plot.
Bad: Batman came across as just okay here. Kind of boring to be honest, which I think has always been the problem in this detective line. The side cast is good-great, and Batman is just okay. Neither James or Bryan write a Batman I like. Also, Karma's "defeat" is too quick and he came across as meh in the end.
Overall, solid fun volume of detective comics. IN line with the good volumes in this entire run. While I don't think it was good as some of the high points of James's run it still stands tall against the good volumes. A 3 out of 5.
The story is about a new villain around town. His name is Karma, and well...he's not happy with Batman. He blames him for some horrible events that have happened to him. He declares that Batman's family have spoiled him. Have made him weak. He demands the death or retirement of Orphan, Signal, and whoever else was sticking with Bruce after the breakup of the Batmen. Will Karma succeed or will this be the end for the Batfamily?
Good: I think the art is pretty solid, though some action scenes seem a bit odd. Like almost goofy and don't think on purpose but for most part looks solid. I liked Black Lightning here a lot and he comes across as a solid leader for the Outsiders (The new group formed here). I thought everyone had a moment to shine, especially Orphan, and it was overall a fast placed plot.
Bad: Batman came across as just okay here. Kind of boring to be honest, which I think has always been the problem in this detective line. The side cast is good-great, and Batman is just okay. Neither James or Bryan write a Batman I like. Also, Karma's "defeat" is too quick and he came across as meh in the end.
Overall, solid fun volume of detective comics. IN line with the good volumes in this entire run. While I don't think it was good as some of the high points of James's run it still stands tall against the good volumes. A 3 out of 5.