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about_facesSo as I was waiting with trepidation for the new issue of Tony Daniel's Detective Comics to hit DC's Comixology app for download and subsequent review, I thought to myself, "John, you haven't caught up with the Arkham City tie-in comics, have you? Do you think that maybe Harvey's made a new appearance there yet?"
Um... yes. Yes there was. And it's... interesting. No, you get no context. You don't need any.
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Ohhhh-kay! And I don't mean that in a bad way, mind you!
Look, we've all seen "Hey kids, I'm Two-Face, let's put on a trial!" before. We've also seen "All the rogues get together to put someone else on trial" not once but twice! Of course, in both cases, Harvey was in his usual role as prosector, albeit in a twisted kangaroo court kind of version. Even when he's holding court on his own, he at least focuses on playing the prosecutor. But being an out-an-out Judge, replete with a half-wig (silly Harvey, you're not half-British!), that's new! Are we going to see The Judge from the animated series? I doubt it, but we'll see. I really have nothing of worth to add here, other than I really love the art, and I cannot wait to see how this crack plays out. I also demand a Judge Dent action figure now.
I should mention that I've really been enjoying the comics, entitled Batman: Arkham Unhinged. It's not super-brilliant, but it's generally the best depiction of the Rogues in any format nowadays, and the Two-Face/Catwoman story in particular was far, far superior to the Two-Face of the game itself. I would have reviewed that story by now, but I was planning on holding off until I reviewed Hugo's roles in the game and comics in-depth, and I can't do THAT until I get to ALL THE OTHER HUGO STRANGE STORIES FIRST AND I NO WANNA DO THOSE FEH so maybe I should just get to it anyway. I'd also like to review the Killer Croc story, which is literally the first to look at his origins in depth since... what, his first appearances in the early 80's? Geez, that's inexcusable.
If you want to read this or any of the other Arkham Unhinged digital comics, they can be purchased here at Comixology for 99ยข each!
Um... yes. Yes there was. And it's... interesting. No, you get no context. You don't need any.
...
Ohhhh-kay! And I don't mean that in a bad way, mind you!
Look, we've all seen "Hey kids, I'm Two-Face, let's put on a trial!" before. We've also seen "All the rogues get together to put someone else on trial" not once but twice! Of course, in both cases, Harvey was in his usual role as prosector, albeit in a twisted kangaroo court kind of version. Even when he's holding court on his own, he at least focuses on playing the prosecutor. But being an out-an-out Judge, replete with a half-wig (silly Harvey, you're not half-British!), that's new! Are we going to see The Judge from the animated series? I doubt it, but we'll see. I really have nothing of worth to add here, other than I really love the art, and I cannot wait to see how this crack plays out. I also demand a Judge Dent action figure now.
I should mention that I've really been enjoying the comics, entitled Batman: Arkham Unhinged. It's not super-brilliant, but it's generally the best depiction of the Rogues in any format nowadays, and the Two-Face/Catwoman story in particular was far, far superior to the Two-Face of the game itself. I would have reviewed that story by now, but I was planning on holding off until I reviewed Hugo's roles in the game and comics in-depth, and I can't do THAT until I get to ALL THE OTHER HUGO STRANGE STORIES FIRST AND I NO WANNA DO THOSE FEH so maybe I should just get to it anyway. I'd also like to review the Killer Croc story, which is literally the first to look at his origins in depth since... what, his first appearances in the early 80's? Geez, that's inexcusable.
If you want to read this or any of the other Arkham Unhinged digital comics, they can be purchased here at Comixology for 99ยข each!
