Batman: Detective Comics #1108 – Tom Taylor, Writer; Pete Woods, Bruno Adbias, Artists; Lee Loughridge, Colorist
Ray – 9/10
Ray: In only one issue, Tom Taylor did a great job of establishing a new mystery and a new character dynamic in this title, with Green Arrow and Black Canary moving to town, as well as a shady AI company moving to bump off whistleblowers one by one in anticipation of acquiring Queen Industries. Last issue saw the trio of heroes celebrate Wildcat’s life as Canary took over his gym, and then go to pay tribute to another fallen comrade – Prion, a mystery vigilante they all knew when they were young. This issue finally shows him in full, as the trio encounter him in a flashback, and the young bird-themed vigilante helps to foil a hostage situation before departing, his mysteries intact. There’s now a new puzzle involving a mystery girl who paid his grave a visit despite him having no known relatives, but there’s no time to focus on this question – because Klep Corp is about to strike again.
This arc so far is a little lighter than the previous one – there’s a fantastic segment with the three vigilantes in Batman’s hatchback car with secret Batmobile abilities – but there are no shortage of high stakes as well. The last surviving whistleblower is under 24/7 guard, but his transport van suddenly goes rogue and seemingly drives off a bridge with him and several guards in it – hinting at a massive hacking operation. Batman takes charge of keeping him safe after the rescue, but now it’s Green Arrow’s time to turn the screws on the villain. There’s a really satisfying moment when Queen faces off with the head of Klep Corp and lets him know exactly what he thinks of his offer, even if we never see the words involved – we can guess. But then, the main mystery that’s been set up comes back in a big way, and one character’s actions at the end throw everything we know so far for a loop.
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