Batman: Detective Comics — The Black Mirror (including Detective Comics #875)

Name: Batman: Detective Comics — The Black Mirror (including Detective Comics #875)
ISBN: 9787519202033

Scott Snyder / Jim LeeWorld Publishing Corporation2016

3.8

Word count: 100K words
Series: The content of this book corresponds to DC's Detective Comics (the series launched in 1937) issue #875, the first part of the "Hungry City" trilogy: on an ordinary Tuesday morning, the carcass of a killer whale appears on the floor of the banking hall of an important Gotham bank, and police later find the body of a young woman swallowed inside the whale's belly. The case unfolds from there, drawing Batman (at this time Dick Grayson has taken over the role, while Bruce Wayne is busy with "Batman Incorporated" affairs), Commissioner Gordon, and Harvey Bullock toward a new face in Gotham organized crime unlike any seen before. Around this bizarre murder, one side pursues routine police investigation while the other follows Batman's unorthodox inquiry. The story focuses on Gotham's corrupt structures and criminal ecology, and pulls in leads such as bank executive Sonia Zucco (Sonia Branch) and a new adversary code-named "Tiger Shark." This volume is one piece of the middle section of the "Black Mirror" arc from Scott Snyder's run on Detective Comics, drawn by Francesco Francavilla, with an overall cold, hard, and gloomy style that carries a strong film noir and police procedural quality.
ISBN: 9787519202033

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Summary

This is the seventh volume in the 1-9 series, the Chinese edition of Superman: Unchained, collecting all nine issues of the series (the numbering that gives the 1-9 line its name). The story unfolds in the timeline following DC's New 52 relaunch: decades before the last son of Krypton became Earth's protector, another being of immense power fell from the sky, and the role he played in a war became a secret the United States kept buried deep. Now that secret has surfaced, and this super-soldier-like figure has reentered the world. Around him and an entity known as the Doomsday Weapon, multiple factions give chase, among them the Man of Steel himself, his archenemy Luthor, his confidante Lois Lane, and Lois's ruthless father General Sam Lane, along with Ascension, a high-tech terrorist group with tangled ties to the past, and Wraith, an alien super-being more powerful than Superman. Layer upon layer of mystery intertwines memory, conspiracy, and metaphor, and Superman must stagger forward through the collision of ideals and reality. When the smoke clears, only the true Superman can break free of his bonds. The book also includes a 60-page gallery of Superman variant covers, an editor's cut script of the first chapter, and Jim Lee's hand-drawn storyboards and other behind-the-scenes material.

Editor's review

这是DC为超人诞生75周年推出的纪念作品，由《蝙蝠侠》编剧斯科特·斯奈德执笔、DC合作出版人吉姆·李绘制，主创在动笔前就表示要“突破自己过去对超人的理解和自豪感”，为读者带来一个新时代的故事。全书收录《超人：挣脱束缚》第1至9期，并附60页变体封面集锦、第一章节的编辑剪辑版剧本以及吉姆·李手绘分镜，正篇加幕后材料的配置相当厚实。画面是本书最大的看点：吉姆·李华丽的构图与分镜、写实又帅气的动作设计，带来媲美电影的沉浸感。故事层面上，一个与超人能力相当甚至更强的“幽魂”出现，两者对事物、对事件处理方式的选择形成强烈对照，也让“超人之所以是超人”这个命题有了具体的落点。此外还能看到超人与蝙蝠侠并肩作战，克拉克与露易丝的日常，以及卢瑟对超人的深刻评论。

Who it's for

A good fit for

喜欢DC“新52”时期超人故事的读者
偏爱吉姆·李写实画风与电影感大场面分镜的漫画迷
想了解超人75周年纪念作及其幕后创作材料的读者
对超级英雄题材中“能力对等者对照”命题感兴趣的读者

Not a good fit for

完全不熟悉DC新52时间线与超人基本设定的入门读者
偏好轻松搞笑或日常向题材、对战斗场面兴趣不大的读者
不接受欧美术语译名与多线叙事节奏的读者

Reading tips

建议先了解“新52”重启后的超人与露易丝、卢瑟关系设定，再进入本篇会更顺畅。
把主创采访与脚本、分镜附录放在正篇之后再读，能更直观看到创作意图如何落地。
遇到“升天”“幽魂”等新引入设定时不必急于弄清全部背景，跟随超人视角逐步揭开更佳。
可对照同期的《正义联盟》新52卷次阅读，体会吉姆·李在不同作品中的画风差异。

About the publisher

World Publishing Corporation China · Founded in 1986

World Publishing Corporation is a publisher known for introducing and disseminating overseas academic and general-interest works. Its 28 in-house titles show that it focuses on world history, psychological research and application, finance and investment, and social psychology. They range from Hans Delbrück's multi-volume History of the Art of War to Abraham H. Maslow's classics such as Motivation and Personality, Toward a Psychology of Being, and The Farther Reaches of Human Nature, as well as John Bogle's investment books. Its author resources include overseas scholars such as Delbrück, Maslow, and Bogle, with translators including Jiang Haoqian and Liu Yinlong. Its overall character lies in balancing scholarly depth with accessibility to general readers. As public information is limited, the above is based only on an overview of the in-house titles.

FAQ

这本书收录的是哪几期内容？

中文版对应英文原版《Superman Unchained》豪华版的收录范围，包含《超人：挣脱束缚》第1至9期，另附60页超人变体封面集锦、第一章节编辑剪辑版剧本及吉姆·李手绘分镜。

它属于“新52”系列中的哪一段故事？

它属于DC“新52”重启后的超人相关作品，但并非《超人》正刊连载，而是单独推出的迷你系列，因此与《超人》正刊第1至6期集结成的《明日何价》是两部不同的作品。

没读过其他新52超人漫画能直接读吗？

可以。本篇是独立故事，出场人物基本设定在前情中有所交代；不过若事先知道新52时期超人与露易丝并非夫妻关系，阅读时会更少困惑。

中文版由谁翻译、页数与定价如何？

中文简体版由世界图书出版公司出版，洌月翻译，2016年4月出版，平装16开，共352页，定价88元，ISBN为9787519202033。

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