Batman or Detective Comics?

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TheManInTheShoe

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I'm expanding my collection and I have narrowed it down to two books, Batman or Detective Comics.

I can't decide so I'll let CV do it for me.

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#2  Edited By Black_Arrow

detective comics

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#3  Edited By reignmaker

Batman. Without question. The next 11 issues will be wonderfully self-contained also, so you won't have to worry about buying extra tie-ins.

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#4  Edited By End_Boss

Detective Comics has been bad.

Really, really bad.

Abysmal.

Batman.

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Batman. Snyder gets praise and rightfully so.

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Detective is good but Batman is better

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#7  Edited By End_Boss
@binski said:

Detective is good

Examine your life choices.

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I would suggest Detective now that Death of The Family and Requiem tie in issues are out of the way. Snyder's new origin will run for almost a year and if The Court Of Owls or the Joker did not sell you on his run I doubt the next arc will either.

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#9  Edited By the_stegman  Moderator

Detective Comics isn't bad, but Batman blows it outta the water.

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@end_boss said:
@binski said:

Detective is good

Examine your life choices.

Have you been reading Layman's run? It's pretty good....

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#11  Edited By kilomac29

Detective Comics is great since Layman took over, but if you aren't currently reading Batman you have to go Batman.

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@end_boss: ok...yup still like it batman is better but detective is still good sorry

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@binski said:

detective is still good sorry

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I gave Layman a three-issue trial on Detective. He didn't pass. Judging on some of the critical reviews not from CV (where everybody gets 4-5 stars), it's only been a marginal improvement over Tony Daniel.

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Definitely Batman.

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Detective is good but Batman is better.

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#17  Edited By Eternal19

Batman. But honestly if there is any batman book other than Batman that you should be getting its Batman and Robin its the second best batman book

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Batman. With my whole heart, I say Batman.

Also:

Batman. But honestly if there is any batman book other than Batman that you should be getting its Batman and Robin its the second best batman book

This

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#19  Edited By Binski

Well if you're including all bat titles in the new 52 I'd say batman, batman and robin, batman inc, Detective comics, batman dark knight last but legends of the dark knight has been good but out of continuity...but my opinion means nothing cause I like detective comics :p

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#20  Edited By SmashBrawler

Detective Comics. Layman is great.

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#21  Edited By Atomiic

I hear Detective Comics will continue to be self contained 1 issue stories that will build up to tell a grand story, while Batman seems to have many long story arcs. so depends what you are looking for. Im personally am reading and enjoying both right now.

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I'd go with Detective.

BB

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Batman however you might want to pick up detective later on.

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After Layman steppen in,Detective Comics has been great.

Detective Comics.

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Detective Comics is awful.

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#26  Edited By broo1232

At the minute I prefer Detective but Batman overall has been better (way better) but at the minute I'd say Detective, overall Batman.

Batman

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So has Detective Comics improved? I dropped it ages ago during that Penguin arc.

Mostly due to the corny dialogue:

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...AND of course, it led to the inevitable internet meme for a short while in the comic community:

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@rustyroy said:

Detective is good but Batman is better.

I agree wit this