Title: Detective Comics: The Complete Covers
Issue: Volume 3
Publisher: Insight Editions
Date: 2019
Insight Editions makes pocket-sized collectible artbooks. This one collects the covers of Detective Comics, starting with issue #600 in 1989, through the re-numbering with the New 52 in 2011, and up to #17 in the renumbered series.
There is a ton of absolutely gorgeous artwork in this volume, not to mention a nice look at the recent history of the Batman. Included are such classic stories as Knightfall, No Man's Land, the Batwoman run in Detective Comics, Greg Rucka's three-year writing run, and Neil Gaiman's "Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?". Characters introduced in the issues covered include Bane, Stephanie Brown, Anarky, and the Parliament of Owls.
I've read Batman comics on and off during the time period covered here, so there was plenty of nostalgia looking through these covers, as well as some ideas for issues I should seek out.
As always with something pocket-sized, the size can never truly do the artwork justice, but in terms of presenting a shear number of classic covers, in order and complete, this book was a delightful treat.
Rating: 7.5/10
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