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Post by False Face on Mar 7, 2007 15:39:58 GMT -5
Since I saw an official Batman Confidential discussion thread but not one for Detective Comics, I thought I'd go ahead and start one up. If there is one and the searches just weren't finding it for me, let me know  Anyway, Detective Comics #829 came out today, part 1 of two in the story arc The Siege. The cover for the issue makes a lot more sense now after reading the story, and it seem the next part will be very interesting. It does discuss terrorism, but what Batman says to the guy, Vox, was great. |
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Post by arkhaminmate on Mar 15, 2007 13:45:45 GMT -5
I read bits of it at the comic book store the other day. It's a good issue but it seems more like something for the main Bat-book of the month. It just feels more like a story for "Batman" rather than "Detective". It was great nonetheless. Generally I find Robin is used uselessy most of the time, either that or the writer makes him an obnoxious @$$ like Jason Todd was back in the day. But I actually liked Robin being involved for once.
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Post by False Face on Mar 15, 2007 21:03:11 GMT -5
I agree with you about Robin. I like it when Robin contributes to the story and isn't just along for a ride. In the comic with Harvest, Robin just seemed to be there; in this story, he does play a role in it and it isn't just getting Batman caught...yet ;D
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Post by arkhaminmate on Mar 16, 2007 15:10:41 GMT -5
Yeah. Apart from the recent storylines what are some of your favorite story arcs in the history of the book?
Mine would be
Dark Detective & Year Two
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Post by False Face on Mar 16, 2007 16:07:08 GMT -5
Since I've only been into comics, mainly Batman, for the past year, I haven't read many stories outside of the most recent stories. Face th Face is the story that got me involved, but since then I've checked out Wargames, No Man's Land, Death in the Family, and the first two volumes of The Batman Chronicles. I'd say I've enjoyed all of them so far, but the ones I've reread the most are the recent ones by Paul Dini since I also loved the Animated Series so much. There are many others (Hush for example) that I still really want to check out.
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Post by jlavaia on Mar 16, 2007 18:49:53 GMT -5
Yeah. Apart from the recent storylines what are some of your favorite story arcs in the history of the book? Mine would be Dark Detective & Year Two Dark Detective was a mini series, not an arc of Detective Comics. it follows a collection in Detective, "Strange Apparitions". as for some of my favorite Detective arcs, basically the entire run of Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle. also "Evolution" was quite good as well. as was "Unknowing". and Mike Barr and Chuck Dixon had decent runs on the book as well. |
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Post by arkhaminmate on Mar 16, 2007 21:15:50 GMT -5
Yeah. Apart from the recent storylines what are some of your favorite story arcs in the history of the book? Mine would be Dark Detective & Year Two Dark Detective was a mini series, not an arc of Detective Comics. it follows a collection in Detective, "Strange Apparitions". as for some of my favorite Detective arcs, basically the entire run of Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle. also "Evolution" was quite good as well. as was "Unknowing". and Mike Barr and Chuck Dixon had decent runs on the book as well. Dark Detective was the name of the arc by Steve Engleheart back in the mid 70's. Although it didn't have that name origionally it was named Dark Detective as Engleheart has proven on his website. The Dark Detective you're refering to is the sequal which came out a year or two ago as a mini-series. Click this Dark Detective |
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Post by jlavaia on Mar 17, 2007 20:33:30 GMT -5
Dark Detective was a mini series, not an arc of Detective Comics. it follows a collection in Detective, "Strange Apparitions". as for some of my favorite Detective arcs, basically the entire run of Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle. also "Evolution" was quite good as well. as was "Unknowing". and Mike Barr and Chuck Dixon had decent runs on the book as well. Dark Detective was the name of the arc by Steve Engleheart back in the mid 70's. Although it didn't have that name origionally it was named Dark Detective as Engleheart has proven on his website. The Dark Detective you're refering to is the sequal which came out a year or two ago as a mini-series. Click this Dark DetectiveSteve Englehart's only arc, series, issues named "Dark Detective" was the mini series. the issues you are referring to (Det. 469-476) are part of a collection titled "Strange Apparitions". each issue has a different title and in none of the issues is there a reference to all of them being called "Dark Detective". if you'd like an issue by issue listing of the titles, please let me know and i will list them for you. also i don't see anywhere on that site where Steve Englehart himself names the run dark detective. the title for the page is dark detective I, but thats an unofficial name for those issues, and if you read his thoughts on dark detective he mini series, you'll see when and how he came up with the title for the mini series and never once mentions that he and Marshall Rogers' run is called dark detective. |
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Post by arkhaminmate on Mar 18, 2007 18:59:30 GMT -5
I have all the issues, thank you very much that & they're listed on the site. The origional arc was infact called "strange apparitions", but it's part of a larger arc in mind by Englehart that he calls Dark Detective which is incredibly obvious on the site if you actually read it. I should have specified in my first post that I meant Dark Detective Part 1. That's what most people think of when refering to Dark Detective.
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Post by False Face on Mar 21, 2007 15:02:10 GMT -5
Finished #830 awhile ago, and thought it was a good conclusion to Vox. I really thought the picture of the Wayne building showing the locations of Bruce, Vox, and Robin was very well done. The only thing that may have bugged me a bit from the first one was Bruce talking Robin through removing the explosive, but I guess it was weird.
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Post by jasontodd2 on Mar 23, 2007 13:33:42 GMT -5
I really enjoyed 829 & 830 Titled Siege,
I always like a story where you get to see more of Bruce Wayne than Batman, don't get me wrong, seeing Batman is always awesome, but a great Bruce Wayne story is always a treat. And I am not the biggest Tim Drake Robin fan, but this storyline he was used really well.
Some of my favorite Detective Comics are the ones drawn by Norm Breyfogle....
His artwork alone made the story that much better for me
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Post by False Face on Mar 23, 2007 14:21:45 GMT -5
I don't mind Tim Drake Robin. Out of the three, I like him the best most likely with how much like Batman he is. However, from the Nightwing stories I've read (the few that is) he's grown up to be a lot like Batman as well, but he still has his few Grayson moments. |
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Post by arkhaminmate on Apr 16, 2007 0:42:55 GMT -5
My favorite Robin was definately Tim. When Greyson became Nightwing, & Jason died I thought Robin would'nt appear again. Only to find a new one 2 issues later who I hated at first. I like Drake alot now. He's alot like Bruce
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Post by jlavaia on Apr 23, 2007 21:55:39 GMT -5
I have all the issues, thank you very much that & they're listed on the site. The origional arc was infact called "strange apparitions", but it's part of a larger arc in mind by Englehart that he calls Dark Detective which is incredibly obvious on the site if you actually read it. I should have specified in my first post that I meant Dark Detective Part 1. That's what most people think of when refering to Dark Detective. i apologize, i was under the impression that this was a forum for discussing Batman comics, not unofficial websites. also, if "dark detective (the mini)" was never created "strange apparitions" would never be associated with the name dark detective. so referring to an arc by an unofficial name might throw some people off. i apologize for correcting you, so that others would be able to participate in this discussion. my only thing was that this is a Detective Comics discussion, as stated in the title, and since Dark Detective is a mini-series and not an arc of Detective Comics, it would be better discussed in another topic. |
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Post by /\/\att on Apr 23, 2007 21:59:13 GMT -5
Ok guys...regardless of the issue at hand here, lets remember we're talking comics here. This is supposed to be FUN!
jlavia..arkham...you guys are both big comic fans, and I have respect for both of you. Lets just call it good and keep talking comics ok!
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Post by jlavaia on Apr 23, 2007 22:25:55 GMT -5
sorry Matt, sorry Arkham. apologies to everyone else as well. the discussion did get alittle out of hand. now back to Batman. i enjoyed # 831, and i'm very excited about the return of the Terrible Trio in 832. Paul Dini once again brings back the Silver Age. should be great.
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Post by False Face on Apr 24, 2007 11:35:53 GMT -5
It looks like Royal McGraw is bringing the Terrible Trio back; Paul will be back for the next issue however. |
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Post by batmaster on Apr 24, 2007 13:09:12 GMT -5
It looks like Royal McGraw is bringing the Terrible Trio back; Paul will be back for the next issue however. thanks falseface, the terible trio is back, awsome! i saw it on the BTAS. |
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Post by False Face on Apr 24, 2007 20:46:27 GMT -5
That was a good episode. I look forward to seeing them in the comics.
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Post by False Face on May 2, 2007 13:23:13 GMT -5
The Terrible Trio's return in 832 wasn't too bad. Batman got bitten up a bit, but the ending didn't look good for the man who was after the trio. Be sure to check it out and Dini returns for the next issue.
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Post by BruceBatman on May 4, 2007 15:03:03 GMT -5
I love detective comics but i havn't read any recent ones.
Does anyone but me collect old Detective Comics?
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Post by False Face on May 4, 2007 19:43:31 GMT -5
I've read a few that I've found but I still have a lot of Batman to catch up on. This is what happens when you just start reading last year lol |
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Post by BruceBatman on May 9, 2007 11:27:48 GMT -5
Wow I'm pretty recent too!
But I started probably three years ago!
And the reason I don't have many recent comics is because my comic book store is an antique store and so only has old ones!
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Post by BruceBatman on May 26, 2007 20:42:28 GMT -5
Does anyone know how to set up a subscription to Detective Comics?
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Post by All Star Batman on May 30, 2007 13:35:52 GMT -5
Hey guys, DC has announced the next TPB of Dini's run on Detective Comics, also including the two parter from Stuart Moore and the Terrible Trio story by Royal McGraw:
BATMAN: DEATH IN THE CITY TP
Writers: Paul Dini, Stuart Moore and Royal McGraw
Artists: Don Kramer, Andy Clarke and Wayne Faucher
Collects: DETECTIVE COMICS #827-834
$14.99 U.S., 192 pages
It's due out in November. Hopefully it'll be out in time for my birthday. ;D
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Post by BruceBatman on Jun 1, 2007 19:12:55 GMT -5
So what's it about?
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Post by False Face on Jun 2, 2007 10:29:24 GMT -5
I'd assume it's about the stories of Zatanna which comes out this month and the next. I can't remember all the issues between except for the terrorist attack on Wayne tower. And, All Star Batman, don't count on me sending that TPB as a birthday gift, I may want it for myself  |
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Post by All Star Batman on Jun 2, 2007 14:03:45 GMT -5
One of the other stories is the new Ventriloquist. And, All Star Batman, don't count on me sending that TPB as a birthday gift, I may want it for myself lol  |
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Post by False Face on Jun 3, 2007 12:16:19 GMT -5
Yes, there were two New Ventriloquist stories: her introduction and then the Harley Quinn issue.
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Post by False Face on Jun 6, 2007 19:22:01 GMT -5
I finished #833 today with Zatanna on the cover. I thought it would be an alright comic, but it turned out to be great! I didn't see what was going to happen next coming and loved it. However, now that I think about it, there was one clue, but the clue was right before the surprise so I don't feel too bad. I highly recommend this issue!!  |
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