And Then I Read: DETECTIVE COMICS 39

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The penultimate chapter of the Anarky storyline puts together some of the pieces of a large puzzle, including the involvement of The Mad Hatter with this new manifestation of Anarky. Batman and Harvey Bullock have become uneasy allies in the case, which brings them to the ruin of a blue house where Anarky and Hatter’s fates became entwined, and where danger and violence are waiting. The writing and art by Buccellato and Manapul have hit the same high level that they achieved on THE FLASH now, after some earlier issues that didn’t work as well for me. This story is excellent.

Recommended.