Batman: Detective Comics: Rise of the Batmen Review

Finished reading Batman: Detective Comics: Rise of the Batmen, writer James Tynion IV brings the classic series into DC Rebirth by putting the spotlight onto other heroes from Batman's supporting cast as they face an enemy that is very personal to Batman and Batwoman. The book opens with Batman finding Azrael severely beaten up by someone who looks a lot like Batman. This leads to Batman to meet with Batwoman where he receives his true identity to his cousin as Kate takes up Bruce's offer to train the newer heroes of Gotham. After recruiting the team which contains Red Robin, Spoiler, Orphan and a reformed Clayface, Batman finds himself in need of the new team when he's beated and captured by a military group called the Colony. After seeing this Batwoman calls her father in for help only for it to backfire when he reveals himself to be the leader of the Colony. Overall this was a great book as it brings together a group of Batman related characters who don't currently have their own series or part of a team are brought together by Batman to be trained by Batwoman so the newer heroes can defend themselves against any future threats. There is an amazing amount character interactions and development with the relationship between characters being very prominent throughout the book as Tim Drake and Stephanie Brown's relationship helps to show how the younger heroes deal with their life's as heroes while also building on the characters with Tim discovering that he's been offered a place at a top university making him think about his future. While the relationship between Batman and Batwoman is brought to the forefront with Kate's father being the antagonist not only effects her but Batman as well with Jacob being his uncle who has built a military group that is inspired and modelled after Batman. The art throughout the book is great as the amount of detail that has gone into it makes each page feel very cinematic which how well the action set pieces are drawn while colour palette for the flashbacks help to play on the emotions that are on play within the scenes with how the subject of death is brought to the forefront. 8.5/10.