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DETECTIVE COMICS #3

He makes dolls out of his victims – and he’s tired of being referred to in the media as the Gotham Strangler. His moniker is the Dollmaker, and he and his insane family are going to hunt down Gotham City’s public figures and turn them into the ultimate collectables. As the Dollmaker ups the stakes, Batman finds himself in a race against time – because one of his allies is the Dollmaker’s next target!

Written by TONY SALVATORE DANIEL
Art and cover by TONY SALVATORE DANIEL and RYAN WINN

Price: $2.99
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  1. Avatar photo ghostmann says:
    October 31, 2011 at 3:27 pm

    We. Need. Some. Details. On. The. Motherfucking. Jokers. Face!

  2. Avatar photo j206 says:
    October 31, 2011 at 3:44 pm

    Snyder’s Batman has made it entirely easy to drop this book.

  3. Avatar photo yyzKyle says:
    October 31, 2011 at 3:48 pm

    I am still enjoying this. There is a lot of criticism of Detective Comics so far but I don’t share that opinion. This book has been well written, the story is fun and I like the art.

  4. Avatar photo Neeks says:
    October 31, 2011 at 4:04 pm

    Ive enjoyed this

  5. netforceequalsma says:
    October 31, 2011 at 4:19 pm

    Check out the preview at CBR. Looks great! I’ve actually liked this as much if not more than Batman. I like the story in Batman but I find the art/story in this one more compelling.

  6. Avatar photo martinNL says:
    October 31, 2011 at 4:47 pm

    I don’t think this is as good as Batman, but I find it good nonetheless. But yeah, what about the Joker’s face?!

  7. Avatar photo lepineisme says:
    October 31, 2011 at 5:00 pm

    Tony Daniel. Tony S. Daniel. Tony Salvatore Daniel. Anymore names added and we won’t need cover art.

  8. Avatar photo sitara119 says:
    November 1, 2011 at 12:07 am

    loved the first one, hated the second one. last chance. capullo’s batman is better anyway.

  9. Avatar photo robbydzwonar says:
    November 1, 2011 at 1:44 am

    Loving this so far. Probably be on the top of my stack!

  10. clint7480 says:
    November 1, 2011 at 4:02 pm

    Decided to drop after last month’s issue. Hope I don’t regret it.

  11. Avatar photo adrianrigter says:
    November 1, 2011 at 4:05 pm

    looked at the preview, art is good writing is still bad. why do Daniel’s Batman & Hawkman sound exactly alike? why do they both say “bring it on!” and why does Dollmaker look like a Ragdoll knockoff?

  12. Avatar photo Burritoclock says:
    November 1, 2011 at 4:06 pm

    I was ok with #1, but ready to drop after #2. Now I’ve read the preview pages and I can’t decide. UGH why can’t I drop books!

  13. Avatar photo Abejarano12 says:
    November 2, 2011 at 4:36 pm

    We all want to know about the Joker face. When will we!

  14. Avatar photo FACE says:
    November 2, 2011 at 5:27 pm

    “Can’t read my, can’t read my.. No you can’t read my Joker face!! Mum mum mum mum mah J-J-oker face!”

    Art”s phenomenal. Story’s enjoyable. Writing.. mildly hokey. Still love it. Other people’s opinions be damned.

  15. Avatar photo Neeks says:
    November 2, 2011 at 7:34 pm

    Meh this issue was just ok it moved the story along a bit, didnt feel like much happened but it was needed. The story is still nothing to complex but still enjoyable.

  16. Avatar photo thompsonlive says:
    November 2, 2011 at 8:51 pm

    Pros: Great Art with a mildly enjoyable story.
    Cons: WHERE THE FUCK IS THE JOKER’S FACE!?!?!

    Seriously that is the only reason this is still on my pull list, I can’t bring myself to drop it even though it’s just an average comic book until I find out! All I want to know is where his face is and then I can happily drop this. Ugh I give this 2 more issues then I will be forced to drop it regardless.

  17. Avatar photo sitara119 says:
    November 2, 2011 at 10:30 pm

    the beastie boys said it best: DDDRRRRRRRROOOOOOPP!!!!!

  18. Avatar photo AquaPimp82 says:
    November 3, 2011 at 12:28 am

    Bats got taken out way too easily there at the end.

    • Avatar photo GunnerAsh says:
      November 3, 2011 at 8:39 am

      Agreed.

      I thought issue 2 was fine but I meant to drop this because I need to trim down on my books every week. Well I ended up giving it another issue and despite the story being interesting, I need to finally commit and drop this book.

  19. Avatar photo TheRealVenom says:
    November 3, 2011 at 2:20 am

    Call me crazy but i’m enjoying this MUCH more than Snyders Batman.

  20. Avatar photo oopsxlandmine says:
    November 3, 2011 at 9:17 am

    I thought the first issue of detective was better than batman #1… but now i’m getting bored with this.

  21. Avatar photo yyzKyle says:
    November 3, 2011 at 11:50 am

    This was my pick of the week. Animal Man and Swamp Thing were good but I just am enjoying Detective so much more. This story arc is a blast!

  22. Avatar photo party says:
    November 3, 2011 at 11:46 pm

    …. Dropped so hard. All the way to China. The only worse batbook is Dark Knight.

  23. Avatar photo RecksDeud says:
    November 4, 2011 at 2:42 am

    I dropped this book after the fate of Joker’s face wasn’t revealed in issue #2. I looked through this issue at my LCS to find out what happened to Gordon (it wasn’t really him. Really? I guess I never would’ve guessed.), and Joker’s condition wasn’t mentioned anywhere. It only helped to reaffirm what I discovered while reading Daniel’s Batman issues: If he spent as much time working on his scripting and dialogue skills as he’s spending learning how to draw Batman like Frank Miller’s Dark Knight, I wouldn’t be swearing to god that I’ll never pick up another Tony Daniel scripted book again. Three issues in and he still hasn’t paid off the hook ending of issue #1. Rookie mistake.

    • Avatar photo jonny says:
      November 5, 2011 at 3:20 pm

      What is it with you guys and satisfying needs so quickly? Perhaps, and after the ending of this issue it’s probable, the Joker plays a much larger role in this. Maybe Daniel (whom I’ve never had a problem with as a writer) is what he’s supposed to be doing as a good writer: STORY BUILDING.
      I would very much like to know what became of the Joker after issue 1, but at the same time I can recognize that the story isn’t over yet.
      Before crucifying him or claiming he’s making a rookie mistake, let’s let him finish the story and see what he does with it.

      Let’s try and break the stereotype of comic geeks being ADHD readers simply looking for eye-candy. Some of us actually enjoy a suspenseful and mysterious story. From what I’ve gathered reading, this is in fact a mystery with suspense; therefore I’m pleased so far.

    • Avatar photo RecksDeud says:
      November 6, 2011 at 1:05 am

      I’ve been reading comics for a LONG time. I know when a writer is throwing something up on the wall (in this case, the Joker’s face) to get me to come back in a month and give them another $2.99. I also know the difference between story building and stringing a reader along with the shocking apparent disfigurement of a 70+ year old character, only to not pay off that promise when the reader comes back, not once, but two months in a row.

      It has nothing to do with ADHD or being impatient or needing immediate satisfaction; Tony Daniel dangled an irresistible morsel in front of us with the understanding that we’d come back for more, and now it seems he wants us to keep crawling toward him ’til we can get our hands on said morsel. I, for one, decided to keep my money and not start crawling.

  24. Avatar photo WheelHands says:
    November 4, 2011 at 7:10 pm

    I’m still on board. For now. But I’m teetering.

  25. Avatar photo kennyg says:
    November 7, 2011 at 11:34 pm

    I’m still really enjoying this, but the ending of this issue kind of irked me. It was stupid how Batman was overpowered and captured – even if he intended to do it to be captured so he could get to the heart of the mystery, there’s no need to drag out that old trope. The art continues to amaze.

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