Batman: Detective #1 discussion

[HsssH]

So this is out and it does feel like a mix between mainstream and DKR Batman.

Overall I enjoyed it a lot and I'm glad that we are not doing some big mystery here. Sure, we don't know who is doing the bad things here, but we know what they are doing and thats a big plus for me. One thing thou, how the heill did Knight survive that opening fight?

[sifighter]

I liked the gentleman ghost fight, I thought it was fun and made clear this is a Batman comic that will play with the dc universe concepts.

[MajorHoy]

I liked the gentleman ghost fight, I thought it was fun and made clear this is a Batman comic that will play with the dc universe concepts.

The "Gentleman Ghost" was waaaaaaaaay too unrecognizable for my tastes, and how did Bruce happen to have the thing he needed to beat Craddock at hand? Had he anticipated he would be dealing with a ghost? (There's just so much planning ahead Bruce can do. Does he still also carry a canister of Bat-Shark-Repellent with him at all times, too?)

If it weren't for Knight and her new Squire, I'd probably skip getting issue #2.

[sifighter]

The "Gentleman Ghost" was waaaaaaaaay too unrecognizable for my tastes, and how did Bruce happen to have the thing he needed to beat Craddock at hand? Had he anticipated he would be dealing with a ghost? (There's just so much planning ahead Bruce can do. Does he still also carry a canister of Bat-Shark-Repellent with him at all times, too?)

If it weren't for Knight and her new Squire, I'd probably skip getting issue #2.

I mean I just took it as something that Taylor knows how to do, which is fun only can happen in dc comics moments, here it’s Batman beats up a ghost. It’s not really part of the main plot in any way with the white bat-terrorists, it’s just a cool fight that Batman even gets to make a slight joke of with Knight later in the hospital.

Probably the only reason it was explained so that people wouldn’t instead complain of how can Batman beat up a ghost.

[hairys]

The "Gentleman Ghost" was waaaaaaaaay too unrecognizable for my tastes, and how did Bruce happen to have the thing he needed to beat Craddock at hand? Had he anticipated he would be dealing with a ghost? (There's just so much planning ahead Bruce can do. Does he still also carry a canister of Bat-Shark-Repellent with him at all times, too?)

If it weren't for Knight and her new Squire, I'd probably skip getting issue #2.

I actually can sort of buy it, as England can be considered a central hub of magic and the paranormal. (I think it was even explained that way in a Knight & Squire mini a few years back). So, when traveling to England, Bruce keeps a few more magic/paranormal tools in his belt than he usually would.

[MajorHoy]

Also, had the Gentleman Ghost previously looked like this anytime before?



Don't know if he showed up looking like that during the New 52 or something.

[hairys]

One thing thou, how the heill did Knight survive that opening fight?

Yeah, not sure if it was a problem with the art or what, but that parachute was not opened enough for them to survive that fall.

[charliehustle415]

That art though!

I will pick up anything by Kubert (any)

[hairys]

That art though!

I will pick up anything by Kubert (any)

oh yeah, no complaints, i like the art a lot. just saying that parachute was not partially-opened enough. (so more a "storytelling" thing than bad art).

[batnbreakfast]

That art though!

I will pick up anything by Kubert (any)

After Batman and Son I became a Kubert fan ever since.

[charliehustle415]

After Batman and Son I became a Kubert fan ever since.

Abso-friggin-lutely! I am in the same boat!

[batnbreakfast]

Abso-friggin-lutely! I am in the same boat!

Just did some research and he made a lot of writers shine while the stories themselves weren't that great. His Batman works where the writing probably is best are Batman and Son, Whatever happened to the Caped Crusader and Batman versus Predator. If you don't own them already.

[HsssH]

Yeah, not sure if it was a problem with the art or what, but that parachute was not opened enough for them to survive that fall.

I'm thinking more about what happened after it, to me it looked like the bad guy was executing her.