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DETECTIVE COMICS #877

“Hungry City,” part 2 of 2!

When the carcass of a killer whale is discovered in the middle of Gotham City’s financial sector, Batman is thrown into a mystery the likes of which he’s never experienced – a mystery which soon brings the Dark Knight face-to-face with the terrifying new symbol of organized crime in Gotham!

Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Art and cover by JOCK

Price: $2.99
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  1. Avatar photo TheNextChampion says:
    May 23, 2011 at 2:10 pm

    That’s a great cover.

  2. Avatar photo Alexferrer says:
    May 23, 2011 at 2:23 pm

    Jesus Christ, what a cover. DC shouldn’t even put the book logo over this.

  3. Avatar photo supertrackmonkey says:
    May 23, 2011 at 2:33 pm

    I might buy this just for the cover

  4. Avatar photo WilliamKScurryJr says:
    May 23, 2011 at 2:35 pm

    C’mon with that cover. That’s a James Bond movie poster!

  5. Avatar photo Heroville says:
    May 23, 2011 at 2:45 pm

    @WilliamKScurryJr  It should be the DKR poster

  6. Avatar photo sp1dey says:
    May 23, 2011 at 2:56 pm

    @Alexferrer  I completely agree with you. If they sold it just like that, it would be perfect.

  7. Cedric says:
    May 23, 2011 at 3:01 pm

    Look at the cover. Damn

  8. Avatar photo Zeppo says:
    May 23, 2011 at 3:20 pm

    I feel redundanct writing, wow what a cover, but it really is amazing. Jock will definatly be up for cover artist of the year, and I’m sure his interier’s will match. 

    I love the story idea, that Dick must protect the daughter of the man who killed him family, but I miss the Gordan story. Can Snyder wrire two on going bat-books, please?

  9. Avatar photo RedMoses says:
    May 23, 2011 at 3:36 pm

    @Zeppo – I second that sentiment.  I want a Dick/Batman comic and a Gordon comic.  Both by Snyder.

  10. Avatar photo Zeppo says:
    May 23, 2011 at 3:42 pm

    At this point, I want Snyder to write all my Batbooks

  11. Avatar photo martinNL says:
    May 23, 2011 at 5:15 pm

    Jock is outdoing himself. It’s an even better cover than last month and I simply love next month’s cover too. Top of the pile for me this week!

  12. Avatar photo CronyC says:
    May 23, 2011 at 5:23 pm

    This might be my favorite book on the stands right now.

  13. Avatar photo keith7198 says:
    May 23, 2011 at 5:30 pm

    The cover? Meh….

  14. Avatar photo wallythegreenmonster says:
    May 23, 2011 at 6:48 pm

    i’m having a difficult time figuring out whats going on in that cover. I blame the low res image. We’ll see how it works with the logos and barcodes and stuff. 

  15. Avatar photo AmirCat says:
    May 23, 2011 at 9:34 pm

    Is there going to be an Orca inside a lady now?

  16. Avatar photo Funcrusher says:
    May 23, 2011 at 9:50 pm

    My least favorite cover of the Snyder era. Still, not that bad though…

  17. davidpentecost says:
    May 23, 2011 at 10:04 pm

    Very striking….the white leads your eye to the image inside her

  18. xiseerht says:
    May 24, 2011 at 6:04 am

    I would buy that comic for that cover no matter what the issue was about.

  19. Avatar photo Firemass13 says:
    May 24, 2011 at 7:57 am

    I propose a Constitutional Amendment declaring that Scott Snyder writes all Bat-books from this point forward.  And having Jock illustrate them wouldn’t be bad, either!

  20. Avatar photo al2mrt says:
    May 24, 2011 at 8:35 am

    this cover is pretty amazing and Snyder has kept me on the edge of my seat with each issue…top of my pile…always, can’t wait for tomorrow!

  21. Avatar photo keith7198 says:
    May 24, 2011 at 9:42 am

    I just don’t get that juiced over covers. Sure some really catch your eye but at the end of the day…well…it’s just the cover.

  22. Avatar photo Alexferrer says:
    May 24, 2011 at 1:04 pm

    Such a pity, I was genuinely disappointed when I saw the update cover… Oh, well.

  23. Avatar photo mrfrost says:
    May 24, 2011 at 4:18 pm

    I was never the biggest Batman fan, but Snyder has been making magic in this book. And Jock, is well, Jock. The art is so good it doesn’t even need explanation.

  24. Avatar photo Jeff Reid (@JeffRReid) says:
    May 24, 2011 at 4:28 pm

    Well, the cover WAS nice. Too bad.

  25. Avatar photo martinNL says:
    May 24, 2011 at 4:33 pm

    What have they done to the cover? Totally ruined now with that ugly green Green Lantern banner and what’s up with all the letters anyway? Hopefully it doesn’t have any impact on the interior of the book…

  26. Avatar photo EddyDisaster says:
    May 24, 2011 at 5:27 pm

    dc just gave the fans a big FU with that ugly banner.  the beautiful art is now overshadowed by $$$$

  27. Avatar photo wallythegreenmonster says:
    May 24, 2011 at 5:48 pm

    YAY they crapped it up with a banner and crappy distressed type. D-ZINE WINZ!w

  28. Swampdoc says:
    May 24, 2011 at 8:48 pm

    Banner doesn’t bother me. It would bother me more if DC didn’t push the movie on one of their best books. Don’t we want Green Lantern to succeed?

  29. Avatar photo Reform says:
    May 24, 2011 at 9:16 pm

    on sight a cover can sell you a book, the story is on the inside – STOP  –  LOOK  -reconiZe

    dont be surpise by a disguse   the wool   been pulled over ya eyeZ – YA need to real eyes B 4 your demise how fast truly   TIME FLYS

  30. Avatar photo wallythegreenmonster says:
    May 24, 2011 at 9:28 pm

    I think there is room for a 5th logo on there.

  31. Avatar photo BatToosi says:
    May 25, 2011 at 10:59 am

    @martinNL and the rest – Completely agree.  Picked up the issue this morning and that green banner is a major eye sore on an otherwise stunning image.  It’s bad enough that we’re being advertised to on the front covers now (maybe try the back next time, you can have the whole thing!) but at least when Marvel did the same thing with Thor, it was a small thumbnail under the Marvel logo like the comics of the 90s had and doesn’t detract from the overall composition.  With GL, you’d think that he was the guest star or back up of this issue.  To me it reeks of deperation.

  32. Avatar photo henryj2112 says:
    May 25, 2011 at 12:00 pm

    Can’t wait for this one to be in my hands. Have recently got into American Vampire on the basis of this, and have been impressed by how talented a writer Snyder is. I haven’t been a fan of Jock’s art in the past, but he’s won me over here with his covers and interiors.

    I would love to see Snyder explore Dick and Babs’ relationship. So much they could do there.

  33. Avatar photo Reform says:
    May 25, 2011 at 1:10 pm

    I did not mind the banner on this but I passed on the 7.99 StrangeAdventures
     cause of the banner, it just pissed me off. 

  34. Avatar photo TheNextChampion says:
    May 25, 2011 at 3:57 pm

    Amazing how Snyder changed the tone of this issue from being disturbing and twisted to light-hearted and funny. I had a lot of fun reading this new type of attitude by Snyder. Also, best work I’ve seen of Jock yet.

    5/5 (POTW) 

  35. Avatar photo mithrandir says:
    May 25, 2011 at 5:07 pm

    The layouts of the pages in this issue impressed me the most… The layout of the 2 page spread with Bats’ face in the middle as he talks with Zucco’s daughter: Totally awesome!  

  36. Avatar photo albabycakes says:
    May 25, 2011 at 6:09 pm

    @mithrandir  Agree on that two page spread…loved how he used the bats in the negative space…

  37. Avatar photo Nick Fovargue says:
    May 25, 2011 at 11:45 pm

    All I can say is … “Meep, Meep, Sucker.”

  38. Avatar photo Alexferrer says:
    May 25, 2011 at 11:48 pm

    I will keep posting this every month until Snyder/Jock/Francavilla leave:

    If I could only buy 1 comic each month, it would be Detective Comics. 

  39. Avatar photo Abejarano12 says:
    May 26, 2011 at 1:04 am

    Cover art in this book was awesome. The story is great. Love Snyder’s writing.

  40. MisterJ says:
    May 26, 2011 at 10:38 am

    @mithrandir  Dammit!  You took my comment.  THe composition of the entire issue was so well done it was amazing.  I would buy pretty much anything that these two decide to team up on.

  41. Avatar photo JudgeJoyce says:
    May 26, 2011 at 10:45 am

    Snyder is the Dogs B@llocks

  42. Corbinator says:
    May 26, 2011 at 8:39 pm

    Oh thanks DC for ruining a few different covers this month. I’m glad someone reminded the “comic book” community that this summer a “comic book” movie is coming out…….

    Anyway, the book was great. Im really glad i picked this up, but i think i liked AV a tad bit more;). 

  43. Thechangingman says:
    May 29, 2011 at 1:32 am

    Detective, Batman Inc, & Batgirl are the only DC books I’m actually enjoying right now.

  44. Avatar photo martinNL says:
    May 30, 2011 at 10:23 am

    @Thechangingman  You should really give Xombi a try! It’s a little crazy, but loads of fun!

  45. Avatar photo kennyg says:
    May 31, 2011 at 4:26 pm

    This was great, my POTW.

  46. Riv says:
    June 4, 2011 at 4:12 pm

    After Batgirl left Detective Comics, the book seemed to go downhill but since Snyder and Jock took over the creative duties, this has been the best Batbook out there.

  47. Avatar photo jasonhart says:
    June 8, 2011 at 9:21 pm

    This book single-handedly brought me back to DC.

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