DC Comics & Detective Comics #1042 Spoilers & Review: Batman Yellow Oval Returns Early, Task Force Z Begins & Fear State Looms! All Part Of A Vile Finale?!

Spoilers

DC Comics and Detective Comics #1042 Spoilers and Review follows.

Batman Yellow Oval Returns Early, Task Force Z Begins and Fear State Looms!

All Part Of A Vile Finale?!

Vile has corrupted Batman with his parasite while…

…Penguin turns on Mr. Worth.

The Vile parasite wants Batman…

…to kill Mr. Worth which…

…he is conflicted over?!

Batman has the wherewithal to handcuff himself…

…to minimize the damage he can do!

Huntress proves to be the difference maker in seemingly skewering Vile’s OG parasite!

The book ends with Huntress and Batman paying their respects to Mr. Worth’s dead daughter, at the hands of Vile, as…

…the Batman yellow oval is here to stay and…

…Vile’s parasitic return, somewhere somewhen, is foreshadowed.

The book ends with a…

…back-up story that…

…sets up the new…

…Task Force Z ongoing series set to debut on October 26, 2021.

The Pulse:

While I have enjoyed the main Batman series, it has gotten so much of the buzz and hype that Detective Comics, which in many ways is the superior series creatively, has flown under the radar. This issue is another example of compelling story, solid art and the strength of character. Well worth a read. 8 out of 10.

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