Detective Comics Vol. 1: Faces of Death

Over the years several different writers have brought a darker tone to the Batman titles.  Tony S. Daniel is a tremendous artist but his writing has always been just OK.   Maybe it is the fact that he is now having to write a younger version of Bruce Wayne as Batman but just feels off in some way.  I have to say I liked his writing more in the Pre-New 52 Universe when he was writing Dick Grayson as Batman.  His voice & writing style definitely is more of a fit for Dick than Bruce.  I think the opening tale with the Dollmaker was a good start to this volume however I don't feel that it felt resolved which in a Batman story that is OK as long as Tony S. Daniel is able to clear up the plot threads before he leaves the title.  But I liked the Penguin story a lot more simply because of the legend villain status Penguin has compared to Dollmaker.  This isn't really a must buy or a must read even for Batman fans but like any Batman story even the mediocre ones are still pretty good.