Written by: James Tynion IV
Art by: Christian Duce Fernandez
Published by: DC Comics
This book slowly is becoming about Cassandra Cain, and that’s not a bad thing at all!
This has been a pretty intriguing story so far, with a lot of character development for pretty much the entire cast. With the last couple of issues, however, it is morphing into a Cassandra Cain story. Tynion manages to capture her emotional state quite well here, especially considering recent revelations. This issue does get a little bit convoluted at points, where the action jumps between the characters. For the most part it is handled well, but it does suffer from some awful Batman tropes.
Considering that this is ultimately Cass’ story, her fight scene is handled with care. It is incredibly cinematic, with a lot of small intercuts in the action.
This is where Christian Duce comes into play. He manages both the action and the emotional parts of this book with grace. His art continues to be dynamic, and there are small details that really make his work shine. Those small details are mostly in the face and even Cassandra’s mask as she emotes. His art does take a while to grow on you, but he is a capable stand-in for Eddy Barrows.
Aside from the aforementioned tropes, the book manages to remain both touching and engaging. The characters are really coming together and forming a family. There is a really touching scene between Cassandra and Clayface, which was both surprising and sweet.
Overall, Detective Comics continues to be a really fun book for fans of the extended Bat Family. It is a book for the fans of the characters. Cassandra Cain is slowly becoming one of my favorite characters again because of this book, and considering I did not particularly care for her previous run, that is quite a feat.
