My one and only complaint about this beautiful, fantastic, kick ass trade is that they didn't give us the fight scene where Cass takes down a room of Batmen. That kinda bummed me out but the rest of this was so well done that I give it a pass. The premise of this book is so freaking awesome! Batman notices drones around Gotham and decides to put a team together. He gathers Batwoman to help him lead (and for other reasons) and recruits the people he knows are good but need more training to work o...

"With all due respect, sir...Shut up.""Just because you're not used to playing the damsel in distress doesn't mean you can't be grateful." Batwoman and her no-nonsense attitude is so cool~^_^I really do like this volume and the plot of Batman trying to deal with an unknown threat by (view spoiler)[gathering up his own team, and the plot twist about Batwoman's dad, (hide spoiler)]hahaha.Btw, I really do like Batwoman and Red Robin (Tim Drake in this case)'s developments too. Plus this volume

[Read as single issues]Oh man, this one's great. James Tynion IV has danced around the Batman corner of the DC Universe for a while now, co-writing some stuff with Scott Snyder like the excellent Batman/Batman & Robin Eternal maxiseries, as well as his own Talon series (not to mention all of the indie stuff he does), and now, thanks to Rebirth, he gets to step into the limelight properly and head up Detective Comics.Whereas Batman is directly focused on Bruce himself, Tec is instead an ensemble

Rise of the Batman is definitely better than the first arc of DC Rebirth Batman (I Am Gotham). It is a fresh take on the series that seamlessly puts together a band of characters from the Batman mythos against a more technologically advanced army of "Batmen". It is part sleuthing, part drama and all action.Yes it is good. But is it also groundbreaking? No. Will it be remembered? Hmmm for some elements of it, yeah for a while.This first arc of Detective Comics (DetCom) kicks of the DC Rebirth era...

Another Rebirth title that I think has promise, but which didn't quite deliver. I kind of like the idea of a Bat-family team book, and almost everybody is represented here. And I really like most of these characters. Seeing Stephanie back in regular circulation makes me very happy, and Tim is my favorite Robin. Clayface is kind of an odd choice for rehabilitated villain, but on the other hand, I suppose he is the victim of a freak accident. At any rate, the group interacts nicely, and I especial...

Oh Rebirth, Rebirth, Rebirth, why art thou so pants? Fie my disappointment, Detective Comics dost verily sucketh! I don’t know why I’m talking this way. Maybe Rebirth’s broken me brain? I’ll stop now. Verily. Detective Comics Rebirth takes the title back to its original issue numbering, which is pure fan service to the NEEEEERRRRRRDDDSSSS!!!! who care about that sort of thing, as well as further underlining the New 52’s death. The relaunched title does veer away from tradition though in turning

This is the best Batman family title right now. So Detective comics focuses on the Bat family. The highlights probably being Bat-women and Red Robin. Someone is hunting them, Batman included, and Bruce thinks it's time to create a team. A badass fighting team that includes himself, Red Robin, Batwomen, two old Batgirls (Spoiler/Orphan) and also our fave muddy face pal, clay face! It's a odd team of sorts but gives us some really entertaining dialog and fight scenes. I also love the ending (Issue...

DC's Rebirth series is really focusing on relationships, and Detective Comics is no different. In this volume, Batman is assembling a team consisting of Batwoman, Red Robin, Spoiler, Orphan, and Clayface. I was really surprised about the inclusion of Clayface, but I'm really enjoying his turn as a hero. It seems that Batman has developed some tech that allows Clayface to hold his human form. Of course the first thing he does with that tech is to go to an audition, and of course he is called to b...

Another double crossing plot device, ya don't say? I'm done with the double crossing, enough! Seriously if you're reading any of these rebirth volumes and you see a family member or close friend show up, it's them, they did it! There's no mystery and it's now in every rebirth volume, what is going on? Overall i didn't like this one at all, thought the story was boring, the artwork is pretty good and it carries the story it's about the only decent thing about this volume. It ends on a cliffhanger...

The last time I got hooked into Detective Comics was from reading The Black Mirror written by Scott Snyder, who would go on to work on the main Batman title with artist Greg Capullo and currently on All-Star Batman. Having ignored the entirety of the title throughout The New 52, I took an interest with the biweekly Detective Comics for DC's Rebirth initiative, which not only restores the classic numbering with issue #934, it is being written by James Tynion IV known for his work on the Batman fr...

After four months my library finally stocked a copy of Vol. 1: Rise of the Batmen . . . after I had already read - and was occasionally confused by - volumes 2 through 4.I would've previously said 4 was the best of the bunch (hey, it features Zatanna!) but now I'd say Vol. 1 probably clinches the top spot. Batman assembles an eclectic vigilante team and they go forth to train and then do battle with an invading Dark Knight-like army of super-troops. Lots of action, some necessary familial flashb...

You can find my review on my blog by clicking here.James Tynion IV did a great job in making this first volume in his Rebirth series worthwhile. While Rise of the Batmen wasn’t the most brilliant and never-before-seen story, it still managed to deliver something that made some sense and shows a creative team that wisely utilizes the quicker release of these shorter Rebirth comic issues. Containing issues #934 to #940, this volume sets things clear regarding its direction. It is far from being fo...

I cannot believe how amazing this one was! I was blown away with the writing/story + the characters they chose to make up this team. Spoiler and Orphan were two of my favorite Batgirls of all time and I'm glad to see them back in action as their own vigilantes. Red Robin of course is one of my favorites too. My heart broke at the end of this one. But there seemed to be a ray of light to cling on too. Can't wait to read the next installment!