Detective Comics #864

icarusflies77's Detective Comics #864 - Beneath The Mask review

Back to Arkham

Arkham Asylum changes with every writer, becoming something new and changing. Some are better than others... 
 
This issue gave another look inside Arkham, and continued to document the slippery slope of Jeremiah Arkham. The art fit nicely, and the changing styles worked with Jeremiah's fragile mindset. Enough history was given to make it unnecessary to read the entirety of Battle for the Cowl, but it did not bog down the story. 
 
Unlike many Arkham stories, this one also did not focus on the major inmates, which made it a refreshing change from the usual.

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Detective Comics #864 - Beneath The Mask by comicbookheretic on April 29, 2010
I put it out on the DC boards some time ago that I felt that David Hine should be the next writer on Batman.  Citing his Arkaham one shot and mini.  I really felt that he had the chops to take on the Bat himself.  Now that hope has seen its realization!  Hine is the new writer on Detective.   With this issue we start off with a montage of history and some good narration by Dr Arkham.  The tour of the asylum and the day to day life of its newest inmate.  We then join Batman out on the street who ...
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Detective Comics #864 - Beneath The Mask by zack_freeman on April 28, 2010
Jeremiah " Black Mask" Arkham journeys into the dark recesses of his psyche as he integrates into life as an inmate at his own Asylum.   THE GOOD This actually transcends a simple superhero book and serves as an involving psychological profile that would intrigue readers in any context. Hine crafts a multi-faceted personality in Arkham that's truly engaging. The scene where he psyches out the Mortician into swapping cafeteria trays with him (it makes sense in the comic...
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