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DETECTIVE COMICS #13

• All kneel before Emperor Penguin!

• There’s a hit out on Bruce Wayne!

• This new story from writer John Layman (Chew) gueststars Nightwing!

Written by John Layman
Art by Jason Fabok
Backup Art by Szymon Kudranski
Cover by Jason Fabok
Variant Cover by Jason Fabok

Price: $3.99
iFanboy Community Pick of the Week Percentage: 4.9%

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  1. Avatar photo robbydzwonar says:
    October 2, 2012 at 2:26 am

    I guess this will have to hold me over until the better Batman books come out this month.

  2. Avatar photo adrianrigter says:
    October 2, 2012 at 3:19 am

    Welcome John Layman & Jason Fabok. I’ll give this issue a look.

  3. Avatar photo Keith81658 says:
    October 2, 2012 at 3:39 am

    John Layman is excellent. Looking forward to this.

  4. Avatar photo WillupsBrighton says:
    October 2, 2012 at 4:49 am

    Is this going to be focusing on villains?

    • Avatar photo lobsterjohnny says:
      October 2, 2012 at 11:52 pm

      Check out daningotham’s link about the preview. It says that you will see the villains perspective of things and think, oh, thats why that villain is apeshit crazy.

  5. Avatar photo jackietam says:
    October 2, 2012 at 9:06 am

    I can finally pick up Detective Comics again! Yes!

    • Avatar photo batverine says:
      October 2, 2012 at 11:22 am

      I know, right? I dropped DC about six months ago, but when I heard John Layman would be jumping on, I got really excited. I’m willing to give it another arc under his tutelage.

  6. Avatar photo daningotham says:
    October 2, 2012 at 9:35 am

    Preview……

    http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2012/10/01/john-layman-new-batman-writer-on-detective-comics/1605217/

  7. Avatar photo dweebofthedead says:
    October 2, 2012 at 11:35 am

    I am so stoked for this issue!

  8. Avatar photo markavo says:
    October 2, 2012 at 12:05 pm

    I’ve been eagerly awaiting Layman on this title! Hurray!

  9. Avatar photo sweetesttoaster says:
    October 2, 2012 at 1:17 pm

    Finally, Detective Comics is under the care of a good creative team. It only took a year.

  10. Avatar photo tomistommy says:
    October 2, 2012 at 2:53 pm

    You know what? Fuck it. The preview looks good, I’m only pulling 5 books this week, and Layman’s a hell of a writer. I’ll give it a shot.

  11. Avatar photo tripleneck (@tripleneck) says:
    October 2, 2012 at 4:53 pm

    This is the first real change to Batman’s powers and backstory in the New 52! Now, he can solve murders by eating a piece of the victim! The new Robin is Cyborg! Arkham Asylum is re-purposed as a buffet restaurant so Bats can solve all the cold cases that Gordon can dig up!

  12. Avatar photo dkbrain says:
    October 2, 2012 at 7:52 pm

    I’m interested in this title for the first time since the new 52. I’ll wait to see how the iFanboys rate the book.

  13. Avatar photo TheNextChampion says:
    October 2, 2012 at 9:24 pm

    I’m hoping this is going to be good. I’ve never read a mainstream comic by Layman so I have no idea if this is gonna be funny, or serious, or both. Not a fan of Fabok though so he’s gonna be a big factor on whether I wanna keep going or not.

  14. Avatar photo JoshJones87 says:
    October 3, 2012 at 11:28 am

    Anyone read it yet? I’m stuck at work until later and this is the issue I’m most interested in this week.

    • Avatar photo hanson724 says:
      October 3, 2012 at 8:33 pm

      I thought it was really good. The story seemed much more cohesive compared to the last year. I love The Penguin!

    • Avatar photo KenOchalek says:
      October 3, 2012 at 9:01 pm

      I thought it was a very solid start. I liked Jason Fabok’s art (as well as Andy Clarke’s on the backup) and thought John Layman laid the ground work for an interesting story. I’ll be back for #14. I’m kind of hoping this series focuses on shorter story arcs, if for no other reason than to provide a counterpoint to Snyder’s epics.

    • Avatar photo JoshJones87 says:
      October 3, 2012 at 9:11 pm

      Got my issue. The story is engaging but I thought the backup was fantastic.

  15. Avatar photo tripleneck (@tripleneck) says:
    October 4, 2012 at 1:23 am

    I might be in the minority here, but I didn’t much care for the art in the main story and preferred the art in the backup. While I liked Layman’s stories, I’m not sure I feel the need to add another Bat book to my pull list. I’m already getting Batman, Batman & Robin, and Batman Inc and looking forward to dropping Inc when Morrison leaves. Also, I didn’t like the angry Batman who always seems to be baring his teeth and shouting at criminals. I thought it was scary enough that he was kicking their asses all the way to the hospital.

    • Avatar photo sundogsherpa says:
      October 7, 2012 at 12:59 am

      I was thinking the same thing. It was a little unsettling to see Batman breaking legs and arms. He seemed unhinged. I would have liked a little more restraint. Hard to admire someone who inflicts that much pain on someone without knowing exactly what they did to deserve it. It was fun to see him tie it in with making more donations to hospitals. Awesome stuff there!

  16. Avatar photo TheRealVenom says:
    October 4, 2012 at 1:56 am

    I thought this was Awesome! I miss Daniel on art but Fabok did a good job. Great story, great back up. First 5 star new 52 detective book for me since #1

  17. Avatar photo Neeks says:
    October 4, 2012 at 7:39 am

    I loved this! i feel that already with the first issue we got a taste of how layman is able to mix the humor with the action in this book and did it quite well

  18. Avatar photo pppiquer says:
    October 4, 2012 at 10:55 am

    This was a good first issue, but the story didn’t really grab me, I’ll stick with it for a while because I trust Layman though. The art wasn’t bad but it wasn’t great either, so I’m still on the fence with this one

  19. jcwcolby says:
    October 4, 2012 at 5:56 pm

    This is great, finally someone brings a true Detective story to Batman instead of just Horror

  20. Avatar photo craig stuart says:
    October 7, 2012 at 9:47 am

    This was the only comic I read this week that I enjoyed, good stuff

  21. Avatar photo Boyling says:
    October 7, 2012 at 3:14 pm

    Excellent read. Great to see ‘Tec back in action!

  22. Avatar photo BradLWoods3 says:
    October 8, 2012 at 12:53 am

    Yes the story had some nice humor. It was good to see a more human side to the Penguin as well. I would have much rather paid $2.99 though and not had the pointless backup story, although I liked the Andy Clarke artwork.

  23. Avatar photo daningotham says:
    October 23, 2012 at 11:08 pm

    Wow, awesome issue. ‘Tec is headed back in the right direction. I really loved the backup story too.

  24. Avatar photo KillTheG1mp says:
    October 25, 2012 at 11:21 am

    Wow! LOVED this issue! John Layman knows how to write a damn good Detective Comics! And the back-up was clever and awesome, way to flesh out a secondary character like Ogilvy!

    Count me in for as long as he’s writing ‘Tec!

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