But the narcotic isn't the main focus of this volume. The main story involves the death of an idealistic social activist and Detective Harvey Bullock who's on the case. His main suspect is Bruce Wayne who agreed to fund her philanthropic endeavors. Of course (for obvious reasons) the Dark Knight's instincts lead him to two rival gangs that were involved in a deal with the dangerous Icarus that somehow went south.
My friend Brandon has a real beef with the Batman films because they don't feature him as the master detective that the Caped Crusader is. To paraphrase Gary Oldman's Jim Gordon from 'The Dark Knight,' this is the graphic novel Brandon asked for. Batman really gets his chance to prove his masterful Detective skills in this whodunit that has so many twists and turns that the final chapter of this volume actually takes place one week prior and reveals the hows and whys the Icarus drug deal went bad.
This noirish chapter of the New 52! Dark Knight returns the hero to his roots while putting him back on the outs with the GCPD and Harvey Bullock. The art was striking and it was colored in muted watercolors than bleed sorrow, anger and greed throughout every page. The only thing missing was someone telling Bullock at story's end, 'Forget it, Harv, it's Gotham City."
Finally, Detective Comics is actually about detecting again!
Worth Consuming
Rating: 10 out of 10 stars.
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