Detective Comics #1004 Preview and Discussion

[CPSparkles]

DETECTIVE COMICS #1004 written by PETER J. TOMASI
art and cover by BRAD WALKER and ANDREW HENNESSY
variant cover by MARK BROOKS
The face behind the mask is revealed! Who’s taken up the mantle of the Arkham Knight? What’s their endgame? And what’s the shocking secret that Batman never knew about a part of his life he’d taken for granted?

https://www.denofgeek.com/us/books/d...-knight-origin

[Korath]

The timeline seems strange to me here.

Arkham Knight is around twenty, but somehow Harley Quinn, the Joker and in fact the whole Batman rogue gallery was already in Arkham before she was born ? Doesn't it make Batman around 50, same with Joker, Harvey and even Harley then ?

[dietrich]

Harley has aged very well it seems.

I hope this continues giving us the Batman and Robin duo and Tomasi also mentioned that Nightwing will be in his run [as soon as the Ric rubbish is overI'm guessing]

[nonsense man]

if that is the case I rather follow this continuity than the one king is writing. Old man batman vs the tom king version who would I read yeah the old man bruce not kings

[Batman Begins 2005]

I've enjoyed the limited time Peter J Tomasi's been on this book to quite a chunk of Tom King's three year run on Batman.

[Eto]

Great issue.
Solid background story, didn't expect it to be this good lol.

[dietrich]

Great issue.
Solid background story, didn't expect it to be this good lol.

Agreed. Astrid's Backstory is great and touching.

[Batman Begins 2005]

Really enjoying Tomasi's Batman. Legit LOL at the barb by Damian Wayne and Batman's reaction to it. Can't be the only one?

[dietrich]

Really enjoying Tomasi's Batman. Legit LOL at the barb by Damian Wayne and Batman's reaction to it. Can't be the only one?

I chuckled at that too.

[Batman Begins 2005]

I chuckled at that too.

Cheers. Found myself chuckling thinking back to it during today.

[dietrich]

Cheers. Found myself chuckling thinking back to it during today.

Tomasi has been a Godsend to the Bat Books. I hope he keeps to his word and gives us more of the detective side of Bats.

I was unsure how I felt about the AK but the more I read the more I like her. I particularly like her back story

[Jackalope89]

Tomasi has been a Godsend to the Bat Books. I hope he keeps to his word and gives us more of the detective side of Bats.

I was unsure how I felt about the AK but the more I read the more I like her. I particularly like her back story

Agreed. She's even on the good side with some of Gotham's most notorious, somehow, without being evil. A very interesting character.

[Batman Begins 2005]

Tomasi has been a Godsend to the Bat Books. I hope he keeps to his word and gives us more of the detective side of Bats.

I was unsure how I felt about the AK but the more I read the more I like her. I particularly like her back story

Co-signer on all the above.

[Blue22]

I take back my previous disappointment over the Arkham Knight's identity. That backstory was perfect. This issue was perfect (But Good Lord, how old is Harley supposed to be?). Figures it would be Tomasi who'd swoop in and save the day just as I was this close to abandoning DC comics.

I do wonder how differently things would have been, had Jeremiah told Astrid the truth. At that point it seems like she was already too far gone for it to matter. But I'm curious if that would have made any difference.

[dietrich]

I got to say my heart nearly stopped when I saw that batarang hit.