BATMAN'S LONGEST CASE / MANUFACTURE FOR USE / THE LEGEND OF KNUTE BRODY / THE BATMAN'S DESIGN / RETURN TO CRIME ALLEY / HERETIC / I KNOW / LAST CRIME IN GOTHAM / THE PRECEDENT / BATMAN'S GREATEST CASE / MEDIEVAL
As part of DC’s year-long global celebration of Batman’s 80th anniversary, DC is publishing a momentous 1,000th issue of DETECTIVE COMICS—the series that introduced the world’s most popular Super Hero and the title from which the DC brand was born. This must-have collector’s item debuts March 27, 2019 and includes all-new stories plus a wraparound cover from the powerhouse art team of fan-favorite artist Jim Lee, inker Scott Williams and colorist Alex Sinclair. DETECTIVE COMICS #1000 is highlighted by an original story from the team of writer Peter J. Tomasi and artist Doug Mahnke that not only launches a new story arc but introduces a new version of the Arkham Knight to DC comics canon. Tomasi is no stranger to this character, having written his video game origins in 2015’s BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT—GENESIS miniseries. DETECTIVE COMICS #1000 also features a two-page spread spotlighting the current state of the Batman universe by Jason Fabok, plus a treasure trove of original stories from a who’s who of comic writers and artists, all honoring the milestone anniversary of The World’s Greatest Detective.
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Reading Detective Comics 1000 just makes it feel good to be a fan of the Bat. I don't know how else to describe it. It's gritty, it's goofy, it's fun. They use nostalgia and novelty to appeal to readers...
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100% Agree with this! It is all the things you want from Batman, dark and gritty, witty and comedic, so much fun to read. I enjoyed ever single story in this book so much. My favorite by far was Batman's Greatest Case, had me laughing so hard, the banter dialogue was perfect.
2 months ago
This review contains spoilers. Proceed at your own risk.This was a great collection of stories. The idiot henchman for hire and Kevin Smiths' stories were my favourites. Kevin Smith might have a new career writing comics if he ever wants to stop making millions as a screen...-
Loved the Knute Brody story! Totally didn't expect the ending at all. I wasn't sure where it was going, but was pleasantly surprised at the end and even let out a few chuckles. Glad you enjoyed it too.
1 year ago
What is there to say? Detective Comics #1000 is a very quick but very beautiful homage to our Dark Knight. With short stories for all tastes, all I can do is congratulate DC Comics for the #1000 issue and Batman for the...Don't worry, you don't have to read 999 back issues to know what's going on this issue; maybe just half of that. Just kidding, but in all seriousness, most stories were good, and if you're a Batman fan, you need to pick... -
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Some of these covers look awesome, will definitely be getting a couple of variants depending on the price obvs :D Excited!
I am loving the Bruce Timm Variant
Yeah, I'm after the Steve Rude, Micheal Cho & Capullo's Variant Mix of old and new :)
loving the Capullo and Timm variants for some reason my eye kept going back to Miller's variant
Sorry if this is a dumb question but when it says "96-page oversize collector’s edition issue" does this mean it is bigger than a normal comic in terms of the size(width, length) and will it fit in a normal current size bag and board? again sorry for this question :)
Unless it is a different format (larger actual page size like prestige format) it should fit in a regular bag.
Action Comics #1000 was the same dimensions as the regular books, just higher page count, so I think its safe to assume DC #1000 will be the same.
I believe it's going to be standard size and it'll be rectangle bound, should fit in a normal bag and board, but it'll be tight.
Thankyou @VforVidena @DamionP93 @DaBrixster Appreciate it!!
A silver size bag works great with these "Bulky" issues.
I don’t care if it’s a trade paper back. 10 bucks is ridiculous for an issue. Why not run the special stories in the back of 10 issues in a row, keep the price at 4 and call it even. I’m lucky I get mine in the mail and have already paid for the issue, a few weeks late, but still cheaper straight from dc website.
Because it's a special issue. A giant page spectacular. If you can't afford it hey no one can blame you. But that's not how anniversary and special issues work.
It's worth every penny. Seriously. Its almost 100 pages.
Guys, what do you know about Detective Comics #1000 Deluxe Edition that will be released in June. It says it will have 160 pages. I assume it's everything in the regular March issue and then some? What could the rest of the 70 pages be? I'm asking because there's no comic book store where I live and the standard March issue isn't on Amazon.
I'm guessing it'll be like what they did with Action Comics #1000, where they released a HC with additional content.
Grabbed the Miller Variant although I did like the Timm variant too. I got a baby on the way so I had to only choose one haha
No. This is just a special issue. After this it's back to the same writer.
No matter what I would suggest hopping on as it will be a great starting point as they are introducing Arkham Knight into the series and he will be a crucial part for the issues to come.
Kevin Smith is so laame.
Maybe he added some extra material in with the metal to make it stronger. Like DC's equivalent to Vibranium or Adamantium?
I loved the symbolic use of it though.
My ranking:
Scott Snyder/Greg Capullo
Kevin Smith/Jim Lee
Brian Michael Bendis/ Alex Maleev
Tynion/ Martinez-Bueno
Tomasi/ Mahnke
Tom King/ Tony Daniel
Paul Dini/Dustin Nguyen
Warren Ellis/Becky Cloonan
Geoff Johns/ Kelly Jones
Christopher Priest/Neal Adams
Denny O'Neil/ Steve Epting
All in all a very nice collection. A LOT more emphasis on the family than I thought there would be. Not a complaint mind you just took me by surprise. I think the art was pretty great throughout. My favorites being Capullo (of course) Mahnke, Daniel, and Maleev. I hated the O'Neil story. I think it was awful and easily the worst in the book.
King's was.....decent. A bit of a slog to read and the dialog, woof, BUT the end was good and the art incredible.
Bendis was great, all the more proof he should have taken over for King on Batman.
Geoff Johns' confused me and felt very weird. Might need to reread.
I did not think I would like the Kevin Smith story as much as I did. It was just....nice. I can't explain it.
And Snyder has ALWAYS written a fantastic DETECTIVE Batman and this is no exception. This was Snyder doing his classic Batman and throwing in his new crazy JL madness and I loved it.
Yeah I was confused by Johns story too, although Jones' artwork is top notch and I usually snag anything by him. He's so stylized. And Kings was the worst in the whole book tbh. A group photo ? Hmm
Jones's art really isn't my cup of tea but I can see why people like it. Although it was weird to see Johns paired with an artist like Jones. Not a combination you would normally see.
Ridiculously verbose, as always, Taren. ;)
Ha ha. I thought I had replied to a different thread. :)
“ I am NOT getting kicked out of the family! Right!”
“ don’t kick me out of the family”
Fuck I love Jason so much.
Damn this was worth EVERY penny ! Best stories have to go to Kevin Smith and Paul Dini ! And that ending with the Arkham Knight has me PUMPED !!
Where are the Decades covers, I don't see any of them listed.
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They did a cover for each decade, starting with the 30's, but all I see on the side is the store exclusive covers on the side
I got the 2010s and it's listed.
There are too many for the page of the comic to list all of them. To solve that, go to the series page and click on the variants filter on the right under "formats" and scroll to the one you want to add. Hope this helps.
I am guessing you are using the app. The website is the best experience. Check out the website and you will see what you are missing.
@ vieliv Thanks I found the cover I have by doing it that way.
@Taren I mainly use the site, I do have the app on my tablet but don't use it very often.
Cool. Yeah, the site is the best.
As for the stories, loved the way Tomasi is setting up the series for the next 5 issues. Very excited to see how they introduce this villain to a wider audience.
The Snyder story was fantastic, as always.
I was pleasantly surprised that Bendis gave us an interesting story. Fantastic artwork for that story too.
Warren Ellis did a nice job, as did Smith.
I’m a bit biased when it comes to Neal Adams. Enjoyed that a lot.
Overall, it was a good effort and it’s setting up the series nicely for the immediate future.
Man, when there's so many variants I can't even find mine.....
Missing "2000s" variant by Jock..
Detective Comics #1000 2000s Jock Variant
There's just so many variants (84) for this issue, that they just do not all display down the left side.
Your best bet is to search for Detective Comics #1000, which will list everything.
You just added ?
Its been added months ago i keep getting people submitting the variants due to they can't find em. i send the link back this problem is not new.