Batman: Dear Detective (2022) #1 (Detective Comics (2016-))

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Later on we get images where Batman is fighting alongside various members of the family, and against different villains, and if these were just snapshots of his life that would be fine, but it's apparently one single narrative?

We all knew it was going to be (or not, if Bermejo isn’t your thing), but hey, he’s getting to do this for a reason.Batman: Dear Detective ist sicher nicht für jeden, da es weder ein richtiger Comic, noch ein Artbook ist, aber ich bin begeistert und würde es jedem Fan von Lee Bermejo ans Herz legen, schaut euch nur mal diese Bilder an, ein Traum von mir, die volle Punktzahl ☆☆☆☆☆. In the official promotion for this issue Batman: Dear Detective is described as 'One part prestige art book, one part compelling noir tale', and honestly, I think this might be one of the worst pieces of miss-promotion that DC has ever done. Lee Bermejo is an American comic book artist whose published work includes interior illustrations and cover art.

Lee Bermejo is one of my favorite Batman artists, and certainly one of the most prolific ever to touch the character. One part prestige art book, one part compelling noir tale, this one-of-a-kind edition collects some of Lee Bermejo's most jaw-dropping Batman covers woven together to tell a story that strikes right at the heart of the Dark Knight's never-ending crusade.

So I bought this explicitly for the art, but I vaguely flipped through it so I didn’t really get a good look at anything (intentionally). Only pick this up if you’re a massive fan of Lee Bermejo like I am, because there really isn’t that much to it.