Detective Comics #1095 Review

• Written by: Tom Taylor

• Art by: Mikel Janín, Norm Rapmund

• Colors by: Mikel Janín. Alex Guimarães

• Letters by: Wes Abbott

• Cover art by: Mikel Janín (cover A)

• Cover price: $4.99

• Release date: March 19, 2025

Detective Comics #1095, by DC Comics on 3/19/25, finds Batman closing one mystery and exposing another when the truth behind Asema's killings is revealed to the public.

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Is Detective Comics #1095 Good?

Recap

When we last left the Cape Crusader in Detective Comics #1094, Batman sent Damian Wayne undercover inside a Juvenile Detention Center to find the common link between the teenagers killed by Asema. The Dynamic Duo doesn't find all the answers they seek, but they do know the corrupt Warden has a special punishment that involves extracting blood from his prisoners. The issue ended with Asema leaving an envelope for Bruce Wayne with papers containing the "truth."

Plot Synopsis

In Detective Comics #1095, one door closes when another one opens. Rather than acting as the world's greatest detective (as the title would suggest), Batman is simply handed all the answers in an envelope from Asema.

What's in the envelope? First, you have the medical records of one Joe Chill, confirming Thomas Wayne operated on Joe to save his life before Thomas and Martha Wayne were murdered by Chill. Next, the records show that Scarlett Scott is Joe Chill's daughter, absconded away by Martha Kent to escape Chill's abuse. Last but not least, the envelope spills the beans on everything related to Theromise, the Sangraal procedure, and the link to the murdered teens. In effect, Batman is handed everything except Asema's identity.

After receiving multiple calls and visits from concerned friends, Batman chases down each lead to its logical conclusion.

First, he confronts Joe Chill to find out if the death of the Waynes was random or an act of revenge. It's random, which narrowly avoids an ill-advised retcon for Batman.

Second, Batman turns over the Theromise information to Clark Kent for a story that exposes the company's vampire-like procedure that involves blood stolen from teenagers. When the story goes live, Theromise is effectively ruined. 

Last but not least, Batman confronts Scarlett Scott about her father, but she appears to not know his identity. However, Scarlett is deathly afraid of the organization watching her and warns Batman to get away from her. The issue ends with the name of the shadowy group - Elixir.

First Impressions

This must be International Lazy Week for DC creators because Detective Comics #1095 cranks the lazy meter up to eleven. In a bid to tie up as many loose ends as quickly as possible, Tom Taylor literally hands Batman all the answers just to get to the ending and reveal the masterminds behind Theromise. The point of Detective Comics is to show Batman as the world's greatest detective, but that can't happen with stories like this.

How’s the Art?

For reasons that aren't clear, Mikel Janín and Norm Rapmund execute an art style that somewhat mimics Bruno Redondo's work on Tom Taylor's previous title, Nightwing. The figure work is decent and the interesting camera angles create maximum visual drama. That said, Janín and Rapmund, much like Redondo, have a posey stiffness during what should be dynamic action scenes.

What’s great about Detective Comics #1095?

Well, if you were looking for answers because Tom Taylor was taking too long to make progress, Taylor more than makes up for it in this issue. The mysteries are blown wide open, and Taylor wisely chooses not to retcon the death of the Waynes, which is a backhanded compliment since he introduced the retcon potential in the first place.

What’s not great about Detective Comics #1095?

The whole point of Detective Comics is to show Batman fighting crime with his brains instead of his brawn and gadgets. What's the point of setting up a mystery if Tom Taylor literally hands the answers to Batman instead of figuring out the answers with expert detective work? Doing detective work is the whole point, but it seems Tom Taylor didn't get the memo.

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Final Thoughts

Detective Comics #1095 ties up various loose ends and dispels several mysteries, but Tom Taylor's script completes the task in the worst way possible by just handing Batman all the answers. Either Tom Taylor needed to rush through the resolutions to get things moving, or he couldn't figure out how to resolve the mysteries in a satisfying way. Either way, this issue is a dud.

4.5/10

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