This arc is great and combines plenty of positive factors together. The Blood of Heroesthen goes on to detail two chapters, written by Peter Tomasi, featuring a team-up between the new Batman and the Justice League. I would have preferred a fully fleshed out detective story following Bullock’s activities, rather than a moderately good detective story with a lackluster action story on the side. Gordan/Batman and his fight against La Morte is secondary to everything else and, in the end, feels unnecessary. However, the pieces of the arc that do not focus on Bullock end up weighing it down. It is compelling and interesting, as various mysteries are uncovered and various problems are resolved. This arc, written by Brian Buccellato and Francis Manapul, sees the conclusion of Detective Bullock’s personal troubles and the resolution of a threat from his girlfriend. The first and main story arc in The Blood of Heroesmostly continues the narrative from the past two volumes. This mix of quality prevents this volume from seriously standing out and, unfortunately, dooms it to a realm of mediocrity. Finally, a Robin War (Review) (Reading Order) tie-in closes the volume with an alright story that simply does not stand well on its own. The following story is an improvement and features a unique team-up between the new Batman and the Justice League, but only comprises a small piece of the total book. This arc comprises the largest piece of this book and just ends up being average. The collection opens with a solid detective story, starring Detective Bullock, that is unfortunately weighed down by a pretty mediocre Batman story. 8: The Blood of Heroescontinues the mixed level of quality that has been present for the past several volumes of this series.
This volume may be worthwhile for fans of Detective Bullock or fans who want to see the new Batman team-up with the Justice League but definitely is not the best collection out there. However, other stories end up feeling lackluster and unnecessary. Some of the stories within this book are solid tales of detective work paired with a good level of emotion. Overall: This book, like many of its predecessors, is an unfortunate mix of positives and negatives. The Robin War tie-in feels out of place in this collection. The volume’s artwork is mostly positive.Ĭons: Large pieces of the volume’s main story arc are lackluster and prevent it from being as good as it could have been. The new Batman/Justice League team-up is very well-written. Pros: Detective Bullock’s story is compelling and interesting.
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