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Detective Comics (2016-) #1100
In March 1937, a comic book was published that changed the world as weknow it. Now, 1,099 issues later, some of comics’ top talents have gatheredto celebrate the comic that birthed a legend!Tom Taylor and Mikel Janín join forces once again to tell a heartfelt andaction-packed story of Batman rescuing a young boy’s best friend. GregRucka and Álvaro Martínez Bueno team up for a tale that asks the Gotham better off before Batman? Mariko Tamaki reunites withDetective Comics collaborator Amancay Nahuelpan for a yarn that exploresBruce Wayne’s world outside of the cowl and how his double life as Batmanintersects with his alter ego’s actions. Dan Watters and legendary artistBill Sienkiewicz bring us a story that illustrates just how similar Batman’smotivations are to the criminals he has sworn to fight and how he fightsagainst his own darkness.
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August 21, 2025
Four beautiful stories about all the things that make me like Batman— his compassion, his empathy, his motivations. How good he is with children, and animals, and people who think he’s not doing enough as either Bruce or Batman, and even for criminals. The story by Tom Taylor and Mikel Janin was the real standout for me. I’ve always had a soft spot for dogs, and that story made me cry like a baby.
August 21, 2025
A landmark, oversized celebration of the Dark Knight. This issue is absolutely stacked with talent — Tom Taylor, Greg Rucka, Mariko Tamaki, Mikel Janín, Bill Sienkiewicz, and more. The stories are outstanding across the board, showcasing Gotham from multiple perspectives while honoring Batman’s long legacy.
Taylor, Tamaki, and Rucka in particular deliver at the very top of their game. Taylor got me in my feels literally without a word. I love the juxtaposition and how the blogger thought he owned Batman in Tamaki’s, and the Rucka story about the before and after in the hospital was just cool…. Seriously this was a great issue. A fitting tribute to 1100 issues of Detective Comics and a reminder why Batman continues to endure as one of the greatest characters in comics.
Taylor, Tamaki, and Rucka in particular deliver at the very top of their game. Taylor got me in my feels literally without a word. I love the juxtaposition and how the blogger thought he owned Batman in Tamaki’s, and the Rucka story about the before and after in the hospital was just cool…. Seriously this was a great issue. A fitting tribute to 1100 issues of Detective Comics and a reminder why Batman continues to endure as one of the greatest characters in comics.
October 26, 2025
Idc this was heartwarming.
September 2, 2025
What I wouldn’t give for more Greg Rucka. Overall great anniversary anthology
September 19, 2025
I have to say, as a lifelong Batman fan, this is one of the better single issues I've read in quite a while. I haven't been subscribed to any of the current Batman runs, except for an Otherworlds title here and there, because they've all just been too crazy for me. Too ridiculous, too out there, or whatnot. This issue has four separate standalone stories, and three of them definitely stand out.
The first is about Batman and perhaps Ace the Bat Hound, helping a little boy find his lost dog. I know it sounds silly, but it actually carried more emotional weight than I expected. You really feel for the kid, and I found it intriguing that the whole story is told without a single line of dialogue. The story highlighted what Batman means to kids, which struck a cord since I've been a fan since I was little.
The second story is more adult themed, talking about the concept of being a hero, and what it means to different people, and it balances the Bruce Wayne/Batman dynamic well.
The third is about two nurses discussing how Batman has created a shift in the kinds of cases they see in the Emergency Room, and it was just excellently done.
The fourth story was about the thrill? or something that Batman experiences during his death defying stunts trying to save or chase people. It just felt a little too out there, but it still wasn't bad.
Overall, I really thought this issue highlighted some of the best things about the character, and lived up to what it says on the cover, that it's a celebration of the Dark Knight. The A cover by Mikel Janin, by the way, is just fantastic. I love the cityscape covers, and this one has a bunch of characters you can look for in it, as well, which I got a kick out of. I saw Batman, Robin, Batgirl, Joker, Bane, Two-Face, Penguin, Mr. Freeze, and possibly the Riddler as well.
Definitely worth your time if you're a Batman fan, even if you're not even remotely caught up with either the current Batman or Detective Comics runs.
The first is about Batman and perhaps Ace the Bat Hound, helping a little boy find his lost dog. I know it sounds silly, but it actually carried more emotional weight than I expected. You really feel for the kid, and I found it intriguing that the whole story is told without a single line of dialogue. The story highlighted what Batman means to kids, which struck a cord since I've been a fan since I was little.
The second story is more adult themed, talking about the concept of being a hero, and what it means to different people, and it balances the Bruce Wayne/Batman dynamic well.
The third is about two nurses discussing how Batman has created a shift in the kinds of cases they see in the Emergency Room, and it was just excellently done.
The fourth story was about the thrill? or something that Batman experiences during his death defying stunts trying to save or chase people. It just felt a little too out there, but it still wasn't bad.
Overall, I really thought this issue highlighted some of the best things about the character, and lived up to what it says on the cover, that it's a celebration of the Dark Knight. The A cover by Mikel Janin, by the way, is just fantastic. I love the cityscape covers, and this one has a bunch of characters you can look for in it, as well, which I got a kick out of. I saw Batman, Robin, Batgirl, Joker, Bane, Two-Face, Penguin, Mr. Freeze, and possibly the Riddler as well.
Definitely worth your time if you're a Batman fan, even if you're not even remotely caught up with either the current Batman or Detective Comics runs.
September 6, 2025
Fantastic read. I loved each and every story in this one. They encapsulate what I love about Batman. The art is varied and fits each story well. There is so much heart in this issue. What a gem!
August 24, 2025
What a phenomenal milestone issue! I will admit I was a bit confused by the final issue, I think I understand what was happening and the ending of it and the art was phenomenal but it felt like the short story of the bunch that doesn’t quite fit. But overall this 4 issue features 4 master class batman stories all in their own right. The first one had me tearing up immediately. For my notes on this one I’m going to run through each story real quick.
The first one teaches us what happens when a deaf kid in Gotham has his pug stolen from him by a bunch of crooks…they get their heads beat in by batman and ace. This story features no dialogue through text, only through the sign language communication batman uses to talk to the boy after noticing his lost SOF sign one day…then having to save the kid from almost getting hit by a truck after trying to draw his own bat signal in the middle of the road. Surprised the kid ever had his dog taken in the first place with the balls on this kid. But what I love about this issue is the care batman takes to the entire situation. I read batman #421 a few days ago, and what I loved was how sincere batman was to those in need in Gotham, and this issue exemplifies that. batman speaks sign language, because of course he does, and he has the kid talk him through what happened with his pug. Batman then walks the boy back home and waits patiently outside his apartment for the kid to give him one of the pug’s toys. Batman the takes ace for a spin around the block, until ace is able to use the scent from the toy to track down the pug to the shady alley where he was taken. And then it’s all hands from there, as soon as batman knocks on the door and the slot opens and the goon inside tries to point a gun at batman…that hand gets snatched away and that door goes down quick. Batman and ace vs 6 guys…they never stood a chance. But as the fight comes to an end and ace leads batman over to a cardboard box…things seem to take a turn. Batman solemnly loads the box into the Batmobile and drives to the boys apartment. As the boy and his mom open the door I am damn near in tears at the thought of this dog dead…only for batman to get a grin on his face as the dog jumps out of the box and embraces the boy. But of course the boy tells batman to wait one second, and he grabs the $6 reward that was promised on the flyer. Batman tries to deny the money, but the kid just hugs him and I can’t help but cry seeing them all cry and his mom sign thank you. The issue closes with batman back at one of his bases as he takes the missing dog poster and puts it on a wall with a bunch of other missing animal posters. It’s so beautiful to think he runs around all the time with ace tracking down lost animals. That’s my batman!!
The second story takes Bruce Wayne to a community event honoring the city’s heroes. This story at first seems to ironically overlap an announcer taking about what it means to be a hero and the heroes of the city at the commencement speech, while overlapping a previous fight batman had with the joker. No one actually expected Bruce to show up and one of the organizers shows him to a side table as they work to get his seat back, they already gave it up, lol. But as it turns out he was placed at the journalist table, hahahaha! They immediately start to question him on what it mean to be a good citizen, and of all it means is writing a large check. Bruce plays it cool as he usually does, but as we flash back to the fight with the joker. We find out that joker crashed his motorcycle into a Gotham community center van, sending it over a bridge and batman skidding into an akira slide to avoid it. Joker got away as batman rushed to help the woman in the drivers seat. And that’s when we find out that this entire event is showing support and honoring the woman he saved for her tireless efforts in Gotham’s community center! It’s probably for the best that none of the journalists heard Bruce make a comment about a big check never being enough, but by that time the attendant rushed over to move Bruce to a different table…realizing her mistake at placing him there in the first place. A tale that, to me, first seemed ironic as Bruce was fundraising events about Gotham other heroes, truly shows itself to be about Bruce supporting the real heroes of Gotham. I love it!
The third issue takes me somewhere I would never wish to be and also focuses on some of the true heroes of Gotham…the graveyard shift at an emergency room in Gotham. Constantly they get in fractures and blunt force trauma victims, with the same sighs and comments about someone pissing “him” off. We see as one of the doctors finally gets a slight break, only to find one of the other doctors taking a breather in the dark room. The other doctor has a mess of bloody bandages she used to apparently help bandage up another doctor who sliced his hand up. But the doctor who just took a break is wondering why they even do this, they’ve had how many patients tonight and batman is constantly out there every night doing this. It’s only a matter of time before one of them hits someone too hard and it turns into a murder. That’s when the other doctor begins to ask her about her life, turns out this doctor just transferred from gateway seven months ago. Well the doctor already in the room has been here her entire medical career. In fact when she first started they used to call the graveyard shift the knife and gun club. Some nights they would hit double digits in deaths, not just the bad guys either…but all the victims caught in the crossfire, the families…the kids. Back then the cops were half the problem, the biggest gang in town, they still are…but then “he” showed up. Instead of deaths and stabbings…suddenly it was breaks and bruises. People still die, but not like before. Batman, in a way, closed the knife and gun club. But the doctor’s real point is that none of the people HE sent to them tonight died, and none of them are going to hurt anyone else for the moment. The other doctor takes these words and realizes she is right and heads off for the night to get back home. The doctor ushers her out and turns around to welcome batman, who has been standing in the shadows the entire time, back to the table. Turns out those bloody bandages were from him! She is treating him for a wound in the shoulder, and she just got a first hand way to remind batman that he does make a different. I’M NOT CRYING…yes I am.
The last one is a bit of an odd story, very short compared to the others but with phenomenal art. It sets us up for a situation where batman has tracked a killer who has killed 6 people over the last 6 nights. Be as batman stands facing him on the edge of a high building the man goads batman I to getting closer and catching him as he jumps from the building. Batman wastes no time in jumping after him, he’s done this so many times before and knows exactly how to minimize his wind resistance to get as close as possible to catch the man before he hits the ground. The man begins to freak out and truly fall as batman nears ever closer, and as this story comes to an end it heavily implies that batman caught the man in such the nick of time that as the man was dangling he could see the sparkles in the cement he was about to hit. Very impressive stuff.
The first one teaches us what happens when a deaf kid in Gotham has his pug stolen from him by a bunch of crooks…they get their heads beat in by batman and ace. This story features no dialogue through text, only through the sign language communication batman uses to talk to the boy after noticing his lost SOF sign one day…then having to save the kid from almost getting hit by a truck after trying to draw his own bat signal in the middle of the road. Surprised the kid ever had his dog taken in the first place with the balls on this kid. But what I love about this issue is the care batman takes to the entire situation. I read batman #421 a few days ago, and what I loved was how sincere batman was to those in need in Gotham, and this issue exemplifies that. batman speaks sign language, because of course he does, and he has the kid talk him through what happened with his pug. Batman then walks the boy back home and waits patiently outside his apartment for the kid to give him one of the pug’s toys. Batman the takes ace for a spin around the block, until ace is able to use the scent from the toy to track down the pug to the shady alley where he was taken. And then it’s all hands from there, as soon as batman knocks on the door and the slot opens and the goon inside tries to point a gun at batman…that hand gets snatched away and that door goes down quick. Batman and ace vs 6 guys…they never stood a chance. But as the fight comes to an end and ace leads batman over to a cardboard box…things seem to take a turn. Batman solemnly loads the box into the Batmobile and drives to the boys apartment. As the boy and his mom open the door I am damn near in tears at the thought of this dog dead…only for batman to get a grin on his face as the dog jumps out of the box and embraces the boy. But of course the boy tells batman to wait one second, and he grabs the $6 reward that was promised on the flyer. Batman tries to deny the money, but the kid just hugs him and I can’t help but cry seeing them all cry and his mom sign thank you. The issue closes with batman back at one of his bases as he takes the missing dog poster and puts it on a wall with a bunch of other missing animal posters. It’s so beautiful to think he runs around all the time with ace tracking down lost animals. That’s my batman!!
The second story takes Bruce Wayne to a community event honoring the city’s heroes. This story at first seems to ironically overlap an announcer taking about what it means to be a hero and the heroes of the city at the commencement speech, while overlapping a previous fight batman had with the joker. No one actually expected Bruce to show up and one of the organizers shows him to a side table as they work to get his seat back, they already gave it up, lol. But as it turns out he was placed at the journalist table, hahahaha! They immediately start to question him on what it mean to be a good citizen, and of all it means is writing a large check. Bruce plays it cool as he usually does, but as we flash back to the fight with the joker. We find out that joker crashed his motorcycle into a Gotham community center van, sending it over a bridge and batman skidding into an akira slide to avoid it. Joker got away as batman rushed to help the woman in the drivers seat. And that’s when we find out that this entire event is showing support and honoring the woman he saved for her tireless efforts in Gotham’s community center! It’s probably for the best that none of the journalists heard Bruce make a comment about a big check never being enough, but by that time the attendant rushed over to move Bruce to a different table…realizing her mistake at placing him there in the first place. A tale that, to me, first seemed ironic as Bruce was fundraising events about Gotham other heroes, truly shows itself to be about Bruce supporting the real heroes of Gotham. I love it!
The third issue takes me somewhere I would never wish to be and also focuses on some of the true heroes of Gotham…the graveyard shift at an emergency room in Gotham. Constantly they get in fractures and blunt force trauma victims, with the same sighs and comments about someone pissing “him” off. We see as one of the doctors finally gets a slight break, only to find one of the other doctors taking a breather in the dark room. The other doctor has a mess of bloody bandages she used to apparently help bandage up another doctor who sliced his hand up. But the doctor who just took a break is wondering why they even do this, they’ve had how many patients tonight and batman is constantly out there every night doing this. It’s only a matter of time before one of them hits someone too hard and it turns into a murder. That’s when the other doctor begins to ask her about her life, turns out this doctor just transferred from gateway seven months ago. Well the doctor already in the room has been here her entire medical career. In fact when she first started they used to call the graveyard shift the knife and gun club. Some nights they would hit double digits in deaths, not just the bad guys either…but all the victims caught in the crossfire, the families…the kids. Back then the cops were half the problem, the biggest gang in town, they still are…but then “he” showed up. Instead of deaths and stabbings…suddenly it was breaks and bruises. People still die, but not like before. Batman, in a way, closed the knife and gun club. But the doctor’s real point is that none of the people HE sent to them tonight died, and none of them are going to hurt anyone else for the moment. The other doctor takes these words and realizes she is right and heads off for the night to get back home. The doctor ushers her out and turns around to welcome batman, who has been standing in the shadows the entire time, back to the table. Turns out those bloody bandages were from him! She is treating him for a wound in the shoulder, and she just got a first hand way to remind batman that he does make a different. I’M NOT CRYING…yes I am.
The last one is a bit of an odd story, very short compared to the others but with phenomenal art. It sets us up for a situation where batman has tracked a killer who has killed 6 people over the last 6 nights. Be as batman stands facing him on the edge of a high building the man goads batman I to getting closer and catching him as he jumps from the building. Batman wastes no time in jumping after him, he’s done this so many times before and knows exactly how to minimize his wind resistance to get as close as possible to catch the man before he hits the ground. The man begins to freak out and truly fall as batman nears ever closer, and as this story comes to an end it heavily implies that batman caught the man in such the nick of time that as the man was dangling he could see the sparkles in the cement he was about to hit. Very impressive stuff.
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September 22, 2025
I really enjoyed this "oversize celebration of the Dark Knight," as the cover page calls it. The first story, "Lost and Found" is probably my favorite. It's about a boy who is Deaf who loses his dog and how Batman helps him. It's so sweet, and I loved it, especially the last couple of pages before the ending though the last page is great, too. What makes it even more interesting is that, as the boy uses ASL to communicate, there are no written words on the pages, yet I'm sure Tom Taylor did his research (or maybe uses ASL himself) and included accurate signs between the boy and Batman. "Your Role in the Community" is another great story about how we don't know what people's lives are like, and to judge them for what we see rather than the whole truth is unfair. I love that Bruce doesn't have to prove himself to anybody, knowing how he helps Gotham, and in the end can say, "I hope you have a chance to serve this city. You do it your way. I'll do it mine." "The Knife and Gun Club" is another one that's interesting for the perspective it provides: a new doctor in Gotham complains about all the people Batman sends to the ER until a more established doctor tells her how bad things were before Batman and essentially poses the question, "Would you rather have people dying due to murders and robberies or have to treat tons of cuts and concussions?" From that angle, the conclusion is pretty easy to come to. The final story, "The Fall" is my least favorite, by far. I didn't understand it at all.
Overall, I strongly enjoyed this issue!
Overall, I strongly enjoyed this issue!
September 23, 2025
This is a landmark issue for the comic series that has been publishing since 1937. I enjoyed the first 3 stories that centered on Batman and his impact on Gotham City. The first story from Tom Taylor without words is excellent and makes you see the world from a child who is deaf.
It’s a good story and you should read it for yourself. I can say the same about the other stories especially the last one that was not my favorite. There is no criticism of the art style that complements the story.
Happy 1,100 issues to Detective Comics and here’s to the next 1,100 issues.
It’s a good story and you should read it for yourself. I can say the same about the other stories especially the last one that was not my favorite. There is no criticism of the art style that complements the story.
Happy 1,100 issues to Detective Comics and here’s to the next 1,100 issues.
August 25, 2025
Lost & Found - 5/5 favorite
Your Role in the Community - 4/5
The Knife and Gun Club - 4.5/5
The Fall - 4.5/5
overall - 4.5/5
bought this comic today :) my first comic ever. these are such fun and amazing stories that cover the many aspects of who batman/bruce wayne is as a character. the simplicity of helping a kid find his dog to trying to save a man from falling off a ledge, all of these stories perfectly encompass the diversity and greatness of the batman.
Your Role in the Community - 4/5
The Knife and Gun Club - 4.5/5
The Fall - 4.5/5
overall - 4.5/5
bought this comic today :) my first comic ever. these are such fun and amazing stories that cover the many aspects of who batman/bruce wayne is as a character. the simplicity of helping a kid find his dog to trying to save a man from falling off a ledge, all of these stories perfectly encompass the diversity and greatness of the batman.
August 21, 2025
Refreshing view on Batman
As a long time fan of the Dark Knight. It was nice to revisit stories that show a grounded look at the core of who Batman is. This was a nice reminder of why he has stayed relevant for as long as he has.
As a long time fan of the Dark Knight. It was nice to revisit stories that show a grounded look at the core of who Batman is. This was a nice reminder of why he has stayed relevant for as long as he has.
September 4, 2025
*4.5 stars
Every story in this collection rocks! What a great way to celebrate the Dark Knight! The first story is definitely my favorite though. It is so sweet. I always love a story with some cute dogs.
Every story in this collection rocks! What a great way to celebrate the Dark Knight! The first story is definitely my favorite though. It is so sweet. I always love a story with some cute dogs.
August 20, 2025
Absolutely delightful. The first story really hit me right in the feels, and the one in the hospital- god, i love me some good outsider pov :]
August 20, 2025
A nice collection of stories, but the first story... the first story alone is worth the price of admission. Got me right in the feels.
August 23, 2025
Such awesome stories in this 1100th issue of Detective Comics! The Tom Taylor story at the open was so heartwarming!
August 28, 2025
holy moly thats fire
August 28, 2025
Tres de las 4 historias, son fantásticas. Para mi, la mejor la del niño y el perro. La más floja, la última. Pero todas, puro Batman.
La portada de Bruno Redondo es una delicia.
La portada de Bruno Redondo es una delicia.
August 30, 2025
"him and the others, theyre out there, and they closed the gun and knife club"
September 1, 2025
Its ok
Not the best. Not the worst. I wouldn't call it a "celebration". Middle of the road stories with good art. But that's it folks.
Not the best. Not the worst. I wouldn't call it a "celebration". Middle of the road stories with good art. But that's it folks.
September 5, 2025
One of the single best issues of a normal comic run that I’ve ever read. Amazing.
September 20, 2025
THE TOM TAYLOR STORY!!!! 😭😭😭
October 21, 2025
Gorgeous art and some really interesting short stories. Every single one made me feel something intensely different and I think that’s incredibly unique.
November 27, 2025
ISSUE #1100: LOST AND FOUND
November 29, 2025
Down-to-earth, and all the more striking for it. Recommended review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
November 29, 2025
One of the best celebration issues I ever read. Each story is amazing, and really reflects who Batman really is. I especially LOVED The Greg Rucka gun and knife club short story.
November 30, 2025
I read the dog story so dog story gets 10/10. It’s the one I care about. Very sweet if you can find it. Great storytelling with no dialogue
December 10, 2025
Coupla heartjerkers in here. Be warned, toughies.
September 8, 2025
I came to this issue because a single panel I saw online and it was totally worth it!
I loved all the one-shots; the first one is incredible and so heartwarming. Obviously, it's my favourite but I enjoyed all of Bruce's different aspects explored in here along with the art for each story.
I loved all the one-shots; the first one is incredible and so heartwarming. Obviously, it's my favourite but I enjoyed all of Bruce's different aspects explored in here along with the art for each story.
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