So scattered throughout the book are random pages where someone has written a strange, rambling letter to Batman. Batman: Dear Detective is going to be a divisive comic book because it's neither a true comic book nor an art book, exactly, but tries to land somewhere between the two concepts.

On the one hand, it was a really cool to have a through line for the art, a fun and interesting way to separate the art into categories for some cohesive organization.Lee Bermejo is a spectacular artist and an especially premium Batman artist because of how gritty he makes the Dark Knight in his drawings. It's a futile mission -- an emotional hydra where heads keep popping back up and multiplying -- so his lifelong mission at the end of the day doesn't matter. Graphic Novels Batgirl (comic) Batgirl and the Birds of Prey: Rebirth (comic) Batman (comic) Batman ’66 (comic) Batman ’66 Meets the Man From U. And make no mistake, just like Paul Dano's Riddler mentally worked Batman, this story's ciphers, while simpler, do leave a trail of breadcrumbs hinting that the Riddler is behind the sinister, eerie letter again once again. What happens when a comics art powerhouse meets one of the greatest, most exciting heroes of all time?

Once more, it appears the Riddler was poking fun at that existential dread within Batman and how he'll never see success, despite trying to become the embodiment of justice. Mich hatte der Band schon mit dem unfassbar genialen Cover Artwork, das mit Spotlack veredelt wurde. I agree with others that this is a total DC money grab, but I also think the "letters" let the collected art tell the story - essentially something we all know. It's a hard pill to swallow, given all Bruce has sacrificed and what he'll continue to give up for his war on crime.This whole book is a reason why he's regarded as one of the best artists in the industry and someone to pay attention to when he's announced on a Batmanproject. Despite being told that Lee Bermejo's art is being collected into a cohesive story told through his covers, this conceit doesn't hold up for long. It could have just been an art book showcasing some of the best Batman art around, but it's trying to justify its existence with this 'story', and it ended up making the whole experience feeling like a boring waste of time.

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.However, by the time the narrative wraps, a dark twist ensues that proves the Dark Knight will never win his crusade. After all, no matter what happens, the rogues always end up back out, nodding to Joker, Penguin, Clayface, etc. It's a unique story, with riddles in between the covers, taunting the Bat to evoke the kind of haunting, tense mood fans saw recently in Matt Reeves' The Batman. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.