I was sceptical of a revamp of the dc comics universe and a revamping of detective comics specifically. Batman 0, 1 52, annuals 1 4 vol 2, dc new 52, joker endgame, death family 2011. The title launched with writerartist tony daniel at the helm, who would leave shortly after a full year on the title, to become. At the very least, especially in detective comics, the tone is even grimmer and bleaker than before. Death of the family is a 23issue comic book story arc first published by dc comics in 2012 featuring the fictional superhero batman and his family of supporting characters. Continuing from last volume batwoman is on trial for killing clay face. Tony s daniel batman races to uncover the jokers latest laugh, a kidnapped commissioner gordon, and the mystery of the gotham ripper. As a part of the acclaimed dc comicsthe new 52 event of september 2011. Faces of death the new 52 batman detective comics at. Daniel, bruce wayne returns as batman and sets his sights on the gotham ripper. Faces of death is the first of the new 52s relaunch of dcs long running title which now goes by batman detective comics. This book has all of the action and suspense one would expect from a batman book. Faces of death the dc comic graphic novel interestingly starts off with two gruesome chapters about the clown prince of crime, the joker.
Daniel, bruce wayne returns as batman and sets his sights on the gotham ripper, who in turn has his sights on batman. Feb 27, 2014 author of the critically acclaimed, awardwinning image series chew john layman takes over writing duties on dc comics flagship titles detective comics. As a part of the acclaimed dc comicsthe new 52 event of september 2011, detective comics. With the first seven hardhitting issues from acclaimed writerartist tony s. Daniel is awesome 1010 for artwork but, the story is where this book fails to deliver. The entire run of batman still stands upon large controversies over who actually came up with some of the characters.
The new volume of dcs flagship title, detective comics, following the postflashpoint. It also has one of my favorite batman moments in the last issue concerning his death. Faces of death as a part of the acclaimed dc comics the new 52 event, detective comics is relaunched for the first time. Faces of death the new 52 batman detective comics ebook. Bruce wayne returns as batmanand sets his sights on the penguin, who in turn has his sights on batman. Daniel with the help of sandu florea inker, ryan winn inker and szymon kudranski artist. They have the dollmaker,joker story arc and they left it unresolved and went with the penguin. Amazon com batman detective comics vol 2 17 death of the joker dance a death in the family batman 17 comic cover batman 17 death of the family the punchline dc comics batman death of the family concludes comicdom wrecks dc relaunch batman death of the family 2012 20. Bruce wayne returns as batman and sets his sights on the penguin, who in turn has his sights on batman.
Detective comics volume 2 is one of the new 52 ongoing series to be published after flashpoint after 52 issues, the series is ended as part of dc rebirth. The batman continuity in dcs new universe is the least changed, certainly on the evidence of batman and now detective comics, which isnt to say that there are no changes. The series was met with big sales but not as much critical acclaim as the relaunched batman title. This paperback is the first paperback to collect stories from the rebooted comic book series detective comics, a part of the the new 52. Preceded by detective comics volume 1, continued in detective comics volume 3. Detective comics made complete sense from the very first page. Daniel 2012, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Volume 4 of dc comics the legend of batman graphic novels collects the first seven issues of the new 52 detective comics batman. Daniel, ryan winn bruce wayne returns as batman and sets his sights on the penguin, who in turn has his sights on batman.
The stories in this paperback were published from november, 2011 to may, 2012 in detective comics. Faces of death the new 52 batman detective comics english edition ebook. Batman detective comics tpb 202017 dc comics the new 52. I never got confused as to what was going on, or the motivations of the characters within it. Tomasi pens a really fun and exciting story here with a lot of great batman being an actual detective moments and a lot of equally great batman. They have the dollmaker, joker story arc and they left it unresolved and went with the penguin. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. For those who have a love for all things batman, well be delving into the dark knight across all forms of media.
Detective comics is an american comic book series published by dc comics. If anything, this is worth trying out for the love of batman. Following the timeline reboot in flashpoint, it establishes batman s position in the dcnu. Prior to the events of death of the family, the joker had the skin peeled off of his face by the villainous dollmaker. Daniels batman detective comics is a story about a killer known as the dollmaker who is asked by joker to cut off his face. Jun 06, 2012 batman detective comics faces of death. Detective comics 880 joker jock cover 2011 epic cover nm batman volume 1. Faces of death collects the first 7 issues of the new 52 detective comics series written and drawn by tony daniel and although it starts off interesting enough with 2 gruesome and.
Originally published in single magazine form in detective comics colophon. Faces of death the new 52 by tony s daniel paperback at target. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read batman. The final page features editorial credits and the indicia and is illustrated by art taken from the second panel of page 12 of. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. It revolves around batman facing off against the mad hatter and court of owls. The arc spans several titles featuring characters of the batman family including. He makes dolls out of his victimsand hes tired of being. It has potential and contains interesting angles that future volumes can easily draw upon. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. Faces of death is a batman storyline published as part of the new 52. With the first seven hardhitting issues from acclaimed writer artist tony s. Tony s daniel batman races to uncover the jokers latest laugh, a kidnapped commissioner gordon, and.
The longestlasting character in detective comics was batman. Batman, batgirl, batman and robin, catwoman, detective comics, nightwing, red. Detective comics volume 1 faces of death is a fun, but not brilliant debut. Faces of death 100 items your favorites list 47 items my top batman stories 19 items must read batman stories in the new 52, in reading order. Detective comics was an anthology comic featuring detective characters both superhero and civilian. Faces of death the new 52 9781401234669 by daniel, tony s. Time is running out as batman works to uncover the secret of the dread dollmaker. This page contains information about detective comics volume 1. I have been reading batman for years and was excited to be able to pick up the detective comics faces of death and batman court of owls tpbs representing the beginning of the new 52 startups.
Detective comics volume 1 faces of death is written and penciled by the famous tony s. Now batman seems to revel in his anger more especially when in costume and uses jargon like bones when referring to money and says to captured criminals lets go sunshine. As a part of the acclaimed dc comics the new 52 event, detective comics is relaunched for the first time. Meanwhile, bruce wayne explores a budding romance with television. In volume 1, we follow batman, batwoman, spoiler, red robin, clayface and orphan. Batman detective comics tp vol 01 faces of death n52 dc comics w tony s. The new volume of dcs flagship title, detective comics, following the postflashpoint relaunch of the dc universe.