Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Detective Comics #872

Review: We get started this issue with Batman(Dick Grayson this time)still trying to track down the Dealer and prevent him from selling anymore super-villain gimmick weapons. After some help from Oracle and Tim Drake, Dick learns that the Dealer runs an organization called Mirror House, which was basically an underground auction for the rich and famous to bid on criminal items. After one of the invitees of Mirror House meets an unfortunate demise by crashing his car into a wall, Dick takes the dead man's identity and walks into Mirror House. Upon arriving, he is given a gas mask and led down to an old, abandoned banquet hall. The room is full of rich people wearing gas mask, and on the stage is an older man in a mask, the Dealer himself. The Dealer explains that the room was being pumped full of a deadly gas, which was why the gas masks were handed out. From there, the Dealer reveals his first item for sale, the crowbar used to beat the second Robin near to death by the Joker. Before the Dealer puts the item up for sale though, he reveals that he knew that Dick had stolen the identity of the dead man, and that his gas mask was the only one not functioning properly, meaning Dick had been inhaling the gas the whole time. This issue ends with Dick beginning to pass out, with the Dealer telling his customers to tear Dick apart.

Thoughts: I actually liked this story. Much like Batman: Dark Knight #1, it wasn't simply a smash-'em-up comic, it was a slightly more cerebral issue. It didn't contain a single super-villain, instead it dealt with Dick trying to infiltrate Mirror House, succeeding and then getting stuck in a trap. The Dealer seems like an interesting character, the story was solid, and I really had no complaints.

Score: 8 out of 10.That's actually an interesting point of view.

28 comments:

  1. Interesting how you leave out that Dick inadvertently killed the guy by making him crash then didn't even CARE. If it was Saint Barry you'd be throwing a press conference, lol.

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  2. HA!!! Dick really didn't DO anything... I mean he was just sittin' on the roof of the car, minding his own business when that guy flipped out, started shooting at Dick and then crashed into a wall! In all honesty, I DO blame the Saint for that guy's death... Since he IS the Speed Force and all, he should have been able to rush in and save him! :P

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  3. Lmao. I have no comments on that since we JUST agreed that Dick helped kill the guy like three days ago! :P Saint Barry was too busy locking Wally in the basement so he can't see the light of day ever again.

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  4. Hm... the spam is getting smarter now.

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  5. Dude, it really is! This isn't the first time I've deleted one of these spam deals recently either! I've had a few from a poker site not that long ago. Needless to say, it won't be here for long! Ahh the annoyances of fame... :D

    HA!! Yeah, I thought about it when I was posting the review, and I just can't fault Dick in the rich guy's death... Sure, it was kind of creepy that he was buying wine and stuff with the dead guy's credit card, but the rich guy kind of brought it on himself... Ah-HA! So THAT'S where Saint Barry was! He's a crafty one! :D

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  6. Lmao, the price of being famous. Being spammed, getting Deadpool to crash your awards, and having writers comment at your blog.

    Haha, I'd forgotten about the wine... man Richard really is a Dick, eh?

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  7. Dude, it's crazy that you mention the writers commenting at your blog thing! It's like you knew... Huh, that's actually creepy...

    "man Richard really is a Dick, eh?" HA!! I'm not touching THAT one!

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  8. Lol yeah, in hindsight that was a pretty odd thing I typed. And yeah, you hit the big time X.

    Haha, that's what SHE said.... To Joe Jack!

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  9. What do you mean I hit the big time? I've always been big time, baby! :D

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  10. Nah, you're just been a big baby most of the time :P HIYO!!!!! Ho Yeah! By the way, over 40 followers? Nice work buddy.

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  11. Thanks mi amigo. Well not for the first part of that comment, but for the second. 41 is sweet, but I get the feeling it's only a matter of time before your splendiferous blog surpasses mine!

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  12. Haha, finally used it eh? :P And well thanks, I kinda doubt that but I'll gladly welcome more followers to spice up this friendly competition.

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  13. HA! I finally did! And in a fitting spot, too! :P Trust me, it's just a matter of time... But see, when it does happen, I'll try to steal as many of your followers away as I can! It's all a part of my EVIL masster plan! MWA-HAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!1!!1!!!

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  14. Hm... but what If I just start stealing YOUR followers? Then whatcha gon' do Sucka?!

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  15. Wait, you'd steal MY evil plan?! Dirty pool, amigo... Dirty pool...

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  16. Haha, Hank is so awesome. I gotta take it, as payback for Thanks-Taking! Speaking of which, I somehow jumped from 33 to 36 followers in the last day...

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  17. See what I mean, dude! At this rate you'll surpass me by Febuary, if not sooner! If I wasn't so lazy I'd go to other blogs and get my name out there, but you know, the laziness...

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  18. Haha, even I'M too lazy to do that so I know you are. Besides do we even know of any blogs besides our own little circle?

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  19. Hmm... Well, on my blogger dashboard the last blog that I follow that has been updated was Marc's with that Conan review, so yeah, I don't really actively follow anything else...

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  20. Same, I'm too lazy to go LOOK for new blogs, let alone read them.

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  21. Yup, that's us, the lazy twins! Lazy Twins Powers Acti... Aw forget it. Too much work...

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  22. Lmao. Well played X, well played. Now we just gotta get a little monkey, preferably for you, a non-talking one.

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  23. With my luck my helper monkey WOULD talk...

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  24. True, but then you could sell it and make millions, or thousands, or... more than you have.

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  25. I WOULD sell it too! If I wasn't so damn lazy! :D

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  26. Lol, if you're too lazy to sell a talking monkey then you're REALLY lazy. Then again you could always make him sell himself on eBay or something.

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  27. Yeah, but then I'd have to pack him up and take him to the post office... THat's STILL too much work. :P

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  28. Lmao... I don't even have a reply to this. You're like Bobby when he wouldn't get off the couch and had chips all over his chest.

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