Read my first Batman book in Dark Patterns!
My Dark Patterns tpb arrived just a few days after I finished reading invincible and seemed like a nice length read after that! I have been excited about this book for a while now and have been waiting for its collected version since I first heard about it 8 months ago.
I absolutely loved it. One of my favourite comic runs I’ve read so far. I was a big fan of The One Hand and The Six Fingers so I had high hopes for a detective Batman written by Dan Watters. It didn’t disappoint at all. Having not read any Batman before but obviously well aware of the character from other media, I have always leant towards a more detective version of the character and he’s written brilliantly in that vein. All of the other characters are also well written and it’s plenty dark and gruesome and gothic.
The art blew me away, everything about it is gorgeous. It really felt perfectly drawn with interesting page layouts, heroic spreads, gruesome crime scenes and a beautiful gothic colour scheme. I can’t really express how nice the art looks.
It’s a shame the series is finished but it’s definitely perfect as is, I’d love more if they want to though! I’d also love any other comic recs but particularly Batman stories that feel similar to this from anyone more familiar with Batman.
Up next probably Shin Zero with art by Guillame Singelin whose style I have really enjoyed before.