History ComicBook / DetectiveComicsRebirth

* AmbiguousDisorder: WordOfGod states that Cass is "neurologically atypical," which is reasonable given her extreme upbringing. However, James Tynion has said he will not be more specific than that, to avoid potential stereotyping of any particular mental illness.

* CoolGuns:
** The Colony's weapon of choice is some variant of FAMAS.
** One of the [=FoxTech=] weapons being showcased at the GCPD Charity Gala in issue #944 looks remarkably similar to the iconic pistol from ''Film/BladeRunner''.
** Colony Prime's main weapon is some type of short shotgun capable of firing both lethal and nonlethal ammo.

* MindWipe: Zatanna reveals that, after she revealed her powers as a teenager to show off to Bruce, her father Giovanni Zatara had to wipe his mind -- not because Bruce couldn't be trusted, but that if the knowledge alone fell into the wrong hands, it could be dangerous; while it was the right thing to do at the time, it accidentally kept Bruce from discovering the threat of the Gnosis Sphere and what Ra's al-Ghul could do with it.[[note]]The scene is also written as something of a contrast to ''ComicBook/IdentityCrisis'' -- it's not treated as a big deal, the knowledge removed is harmless, and Zatara is perfectly willing to let Bruce know the truth about them in a safe, controlled way in the future.[[/note]]

''Detective Comics'' (unofficially ''Detective Comics Rebirth'', or '''Tec'') is a 2016 twice-monthly comic book published by Creator/DCComics as part of their [[ComicBook/DCRebirth Rebirth]] initiative, written by Creator/JamesTynionIV with art by Eddy Barrows and Alvaro Martínez. It marks a return to the original numbering of ''Detective Comics'', which had been relaunched in 2011 as part of ComicBook/TheNew52: the [[ArcNumber 52]] issues of ''Detective Comics'' vol. 2 were folded into this renumbering, which resumes at #934.

*** [[spoiler: WordOfGod confirms the existence of the League of Shadows.]]

* AwfulTruth: Batman didn't tell Batwoman that [[spoiler:he knew her father was leading the Colony to make sure she wouldn't warn him]], as Batman couldn't afford that happening. [[spoiler: Which, to Bruce's credit, is ''absolutely'' what she'd do, though not intentionally. It would be very much in Kate's character to confront her father directly, which would have tipped Jacob off to how much Bruce knew.]]

** [[spoiler: The Colony invading the Belfry. Also counts as a SuperWindowJump.]]
** [[spoiler: Batwoman and Co. quite literally ''coming out of the walls'', as mentioned above.]]
** [[spoiler: Jacob ambushing our heroes just as they're about to escape the base, complete with flying platforms and giant spotlights.]]

** Spoiler reacts this way to [[spoiler: Tim's final goodbye]].

** #965 brings back [[spoiler: the Titans of Tomorrow Tim Drake.]]

** Issue #939 opens with a flashback to Kate trying to comfort Bruce at his parents' funeral. [[spoiler: She does so again when Tim is apparently blown up in issue #940.]]

* CoolTrain: Tim's 'Bat-Monorail', which functions very similarly to a rail gun with the 'pods' being the projectiles, is an almost scary example of this. In his own words, it can go "twenty times as fast as the top speed of the Batmobile", which has been clocked at anywhere between 250mph and 300mph over its many iterations. So, Tim created a subterranean transportation system that could easily exceed '''Mach 7'''...and he ''still needs to nail the braking system''. [[spoiler: Kinda makes you wonder if they used Clayface as an airbag when infiltrating the Colony, huh?]]

** The Colony as a whole uses iconography and suits designed specifically to mimic Batman, albeit along a more militaristic bent. Additionally, their logo is extremely similar to that of ''Batwoman's'', rather than the generalized bat symbol. [[spoiler: This, unfortunately, carries the heavy implication that the striking red bat symbol variant Jacob presented to Kate when she first became Batwoman was never ''hers'' to begin with, but rather a preparatory measure to get her accustomed to the design, and eventually the overall idea of the Colony when the time came.]]

* DecompositeCharacter: [[spoiler: The League of Shadows is a separate organization from the main League of Assassins, though still connected to them. Batman believes them to be a myth.]]
* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler: Tim appears to be killed by Colony drones, but is later shown as a captive of Mr Oz.]]

* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler: Jacob Kane]] is the leader of the Colony. Downplayed since he isn't portrayed as evil, but as a WellIntentionedExtremist.

* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler: The League of Shadows is this for the Colony arc.]]
* HeadbuttingHeroes: Downplayed and one-sided in the case of Batwoman and Batwing. Kate doesn't hate Luke, but doesn't approve of him joining the team because she doesn't think he fights crime for any reason other than the thrill, and the recklessness she sees in that pisses her off. Luke, on the other hand, is somewhat oblivious to her beef with him. [[spoiler: This subsides after she learns that Luke was driven to become a hero after an innocent, unarmed black kid was gunned down by Gotham police officers.]]

** [[spoiler: After learning that The First Victim in no way has the good of the people as their intent, Anarky betrays him and gives Batman intel needed to learn his true identity.]]

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Tim redirects all of the Colony's drones to target him instead of the civilians they were originally sent to kill. He defeats the first wave, but is not so lucky with the second, and is seemingly killed.]]

* InsigniaRipOffRitual: [[spoiler: Cassandra tears off the Bat shield on Batwoman's costume in anger when she kills Clayface, telling her that it means they do not kill.]]

* InternalReveal: [[spoiler: Batman and he rest of the team discover that Tim is still alive]] in #962.

* KindRestraints: During "A Lonely Place of Living", Batwoman is briefly held in one of the Belfry's holding cells and guarded by the rest of the team to protect her from [[spoiler: Batman!Tim]]. She goes in willingly, but isn't thrilled about it.
* KnightTemplar: The Colony [[spoiler: exists in order to fight a far greater threat, the League of Shadows.]]

** Tim was seriously injured during [[spoiler: his LastStand against the Colony's drones]], but refused to give up.

** The series plays a part in the greater ''Rebirth'' MythArc, specifically the part involving [[spoiler: Mr. Oz]], due to [[spoiler:his abduction of Tim Drake]].

* {{Retirony}}: [[spoiler: Tim seemingly dies after telling Stephanie that he was going to quit being a hero in order to attend college.]]

* RippleEffectIndicator: Used when [[spoiler: Future!Tim thinks he's locked in a StableTimeLoop and his younger self is destined to grow into him. But when Tim has no idea who Conner Kent is, Future!Tim checks the current timeline records and realizes things have been altered. To confirm it, he slashes a cut on Tim's arm. Future!Tim then pulls off his glove to see he now has a long-healed scar on the same spot and realizes this is a new timeline that can be altered.]]

* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: After [[spoiler: Batman!Tim]] realizes he's in present-day Gotham and can alter the future, he decides to [[spoiler: kill Batwoman]], whom he blames for causing the BadFuture he's from.

* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: [[spoiler: Stephanie's WellIntentionedExtremist attitude is this - she's on the idealistic side of things as she feels that Gotham can be saved by eradicating vigilantism, specifically the Batman, and putting the real heroes at the GCPD back in the spotlight. Without Batman around, innocents would be spared and the criminals that would appear wouldn't. Everyone else is on the cynicism side, as they know that Batman and the rest of the Bat Family is NecessarilyEvil, that even without Batman, innocents would still be hurt and it doesn't solve the problem of what to do with the criminals.]]

* StableTimeLoop: Ends up subverted. [[spoiler: Future!Tim thinks it's locked into this as he remembers everything the current Tim does, openly saying "I had this conversation with myself." Even when they get to the present, Future!Tim just carries on that Tim will grow into him and as he walks away, off-hand tells him to "make things right with Conner." When Tim asks "who's Conner?" Future!Tim freezes. He then checks the current timeline records and realizes that while it's mostly the same, some things have changed. Without warning, he slashes Tim across one arm, then removes his glove to find a long-healed scar that wasn't there before. Future!Tim realizes that something has broken the loop and time can be changed...which for him means killing Batwoman.]]

** Issue #940's cover serves as a dark echo of #934, showing the team in almost identical positions, but also clearly shaken and beaten up despite being victorious. [[spoiler: The ''actual'' cover, which was changed days before #940's release, removes Red Robin from the line up. ''He's'' the reason everyone appears to be in mourning]].

** [[spoiler: What leads to the BreakingTheFellowship moment. Batwoman kills Clayface to save Gotham, which splits the team in half - Batman, Tim and Cassandra uphold this trope because they should always find another way. Batwoman, Batwing and Azrael feel differently; they saved the day and sometimes having to do the hard thing like that is probably the only way.]]

Together, Bruce and Kate recruit [[Comicbook/Batgirl2009 Stephanie Brown (Spoiler)]], [[ComicBook/RedRobin Tim Drake (Red Robin)]], [[Comicbook/Batgirl2000 Cassandra Cain (Orphan)]], and [[Characters/BatmanClayface Basil Karlo (Clayface)]]. Later additions to the team include [[Characters/BatmanBatFamily Luke Fox (Batwing)]] and [[ComicBook/{{Azrael}} Jean-Paul Valley (Azrael)]].

* ArcWelding: "A Lonely Place of Living" welds together two future Batman stories -- Damian Wayne's time as Batman from ''ComicBook/GrantMorrisonsBatman'' is established as having taken place before Tim's time from "Titans Tomorrow", although there are notable alterations, such as the implication that Tim killed Damian and Gotham still existing, despite Morrison establishing that Damian and Gotham were hit ''by a nuke'', with Damian also possessing a healing factor courtesy of a DealWithTheDevil. Also, Damian became Batman after Dick walked away from the role, whereas the original version had Damian become Batman because he got Dick killed.

-->'''Ascalon:''' COMPENSATING FOR ADDITIONAL WEIGHT.

* MadeOfIron: The entire team, which should be no surprise given that most of them are [[BadassNormal Badass Normals.]]

** In "Intelligence", when Jean-Paul's armour makes him BrainwashedAndCrazy, Luke creates a replacement which is basically [[Comicbook/{{Knightfall}} the AzBats costume]].

** The series presents Clayface in a very sympathetic light, portraying him as a TragicVillain who only lashed out because he was treated like a freak after his accident. Clayface's previous New 52 appearances depicted him as a vicious and cruel man, and his ''Comicbook/ForeverEvil2013'' spotlight issue established that he was a violent JerkAss even ''before'' the accident. On the other hand, he ''was'' depicted as significantly nicer in the later issues of ''ComicBook/{{Batwoman}}'' as a result of amnesia, so that may help smooth things out even if it doesn't totally explain things.

** Spoiler mocks the costume Red Robin wore in Creator/ScottLobdell's ''Comicbook/TeenTitans'' relaunch.

* VaguenessIsComing: The Red Robin story in #950 has Tim postulate that all of the status quo changes in the Bat-Family's recent history (Dick becoming Nightwing again, Jason and [[Comicbook/RedHoodAndTheOutlaws his team]] getting closer than ever to the Gotham underworld, Damian leading a new group of Comicbook/TeenTitans, Duke Thomas becoming Bruce's new protege, and Bruce forming a team of young Gotham heroes with Kate) have been deliberately initiated by Bruce in anticipation of some massive, looming threat. Bruce refuses to say what it is, but the story ends with the captions "Dark days are coming" and "2017." It is most likely leaning towards ''ComicBook/DarkNightsMetal''.

Together, Bruce and Kate recruit [[Comicbook/Batgirl2009 Stephanie Brown (Spoiler)]], [[ComicBook/RedRobin Tim Drake (Red Robin)]], [[Comicbook/Batgirl2000 Cassandra Cain (Orphan)]], and [[Characters/BatmanClayface Basil Karlo (Clayface)]]. Later additions to the team include [[Characters/BatmanAndBatFamily Luke Fox (Batwing)]] and [[ComicBook/{{Azrael}} Jean-Paul Valley (Azrael)]].

''Detective Comics'' (unofficially ''Detective Comics Rebirth'', or ''TEC'') is a 2016 twice-monthly comic book published by Creator/DCComics as part of their [[ComicBook/DCRebirth Rebirth]] initiative, written by Creator/JamesTynionIV with art by Eddy Barrows and Alvaro Martínez. It marks a return the original numbering of ''Detective Comics'', which was relaunched in 2011 as part of ComicBook/TheNew52. [[note]]The [[ArcNumber 52]] issues of ''Detective Comics'' vol. 2 have been folded into this renumbering, which resumes at #934.[[/note]]

Together, Bruce and Kate recruit [[Comicbook/Batgirl2009 Stephanie Brown (Spoiler)]], [[ComicBook/RedRobin Tim Drake (Red Robin)]], [[Comicbook/Batgirl2000 Cassandra Cain (Orphan)]], and [[Characters/BatmanRoguesGalleryPart1 Basil Karlo (Clayface)]]. Later additions to the team include [[Characters/BatmanAndBatFamily Luke Fox (Batwing)]] and [[ComicBook/{{Azrael}} Jean-Paul Valley (Azrael)]].

* SkunkStripe: Dr. Victoria October has one.

''Detective Comics'' (unofficially ''Detective Comics Rebirth'', or ''[[FanNickname TEC]]'') is a 2016 twice-monthly comic book published by Creator/DCComics as part of their [[ComicBook/DCRebirth Rebirth]] initiative, written by Creator/JamesTynionIV with art by Eddy Barrows and Alvaro Martínez. It marks a return the original numbering of ''Detective Comics'', which was relaunched in 2011 as part of ComicBook/TheNew52. [[note]]The [[ArcNumber 52]] issues of ''Detective Comics'' vol. 2 have been folded into this renumbering, which resumes at #934.[[/note]]

* BaldWomen: Downplayed in Kate Kane's case. She sports a buzzcut in the first arc of this series (as opposed to her more iconic bobbed hair) and thus isn't completely bald, and her hair isn't commented on in any way.
%%** The buzzcut doesn't last long either. She quickly grows it out... perhaps because [[spoiler:Gotham Girl buzzed her head over in ''Franchise/{{Batman}} (Rebirth)'']]?
%%** [[spoiler: More likely that, after ''Rise of the Batmen'', she doesn't want to see her father's face every time she looks in the mirror. Plus, from an art direction perspective, it's no longer necessary for her design to "push" the soldier thing; the audience gets it.]]

The series was part of the first BatfamilyCrossover of the Rebirth era, ''ComicBook/NightOfTheMonsterMen'', along with ''[[ComicBook/{{BatmanRebirth}} Batman]]'' and ''[[ComicBook/NightwingRebirth Nightwing]]''. It also had a two-part arc titled "Batwoman Begins", which served as a launching point for the ''ComicBook/BatwomanRebirth'' series.

* FiveManBand:
** TheLeader: Franchise/{{Batman}}
** TheLancer: Comicbook/{{Batwoman}}
** TheSmartGuy: [[Comicbook/{{Robin}} Red Robin]] (later replaced by Batwing)
** TheBigGuy: Cassandra.
** TheChick: Spoiler.
** SixthRanger: Comicbook/{{Azrael}}.

** The series presents Clayface in a very sympathetic light, portraying him as a TragicVillain who only lashed out because he was treated like a freak after his accident. Clayface's previous New 52 appearances depicted him as a vicious and cruel man, and his ''Comicbook/ForeverEvil'' spotlight issue established that he was a violent JerkAss even ''before'' the accident. On the other hand, he ''was'' depicted as significantly nicer in the later issues of ''ComicBook/{{Batwoman}}'' as a result of amnesia, so that may help smooth things out even if it doesn't totally explain things.

** TheSmartGuy: [[Comicbook/RobinSeries Red Robin]] (later replaced by Batwing)

* InTheBlood: Played with. After learning Shiva is her mother and even worse than her already-despicable father, Cass becomes convinced that she is destined to be evil as well, despite not wanting to be.

* RippleEffectIndicator: Used when [[spoiler: Future!Tim thinks he's locked in a StableTimeLoop and his younger self is destined to grow into him. But when Tim has no idea who Connor Kent is, Future!Tim checks the current timeline records and realizes things have been altered. To confirm it, he slashes a cut on Tim's arm. Future!Tim then pulls off his glove to see he now has a long-healed scar on the same spot and realizes this is a new timeline that can be altered.]]

* StableTimeLoop: Ends up subverted. [[spoiler: Future!Tim thinks it's locked into this as he remembers everything the current Tim does, openly saying "I had this conversation with myself." Even when they get to the present, Future!Tim just carries on that Tim will grow into him and as he walks away, off-hand tells him to "make things right with Connor." When Tim asks "who's Connor?" Future!Tim freezes. He then checks the current timeline records and realizes that while it's mostly the same, some things have changed. Without warning, he slashes Tim across one arm, then removes his glove to find a long-healed scar that wasn't there before. Future!Tim realizes that something has broken the loop and time can be changed...which for him means killing Batwoman.]]

** Cass is the smallest member of the team, period, but can still toss around adults, kick doors clear off their hinges, and, like Kate, break military helmets with her blows.

* {{Adorkable}}: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] rather creepily with The General, who comes across as this at first, before chatting about killing people with DissonantSerenity.

** The storyline "A Lonely Place of Living" re-canonizes Tim Drake's original origin, doing away with him being a hacker who took a presumed name to hide from the Penguin and never became Robin and restoring his origin from the popular storyline "A Lonely Place of Dying", where he was a young teen who deduced Batman and Nightwing's identities and became Robin to save Batman from the growing darkness caused by Jason Todd's death. Sadly falls under the guise of WorseWithContext, FridgeLogic, or MakesJustasMuchSenseinContext as do most of the reference to the Pre New 52 continuity. It's especially true in Tim's case as his personality and actions are opposite to the ones he had back then (as such giving him his old backstory back as there's even less explanation for the behavior he has and looks more like an [[ExcusePlot Excuse Plot]]).

* BiTheWay: Harper Row, in #945, reveals this about herself to Jean-Paul Valley.

** On the cover of #978, the salutes performed look more British than American (which would make more sense in context). Those saluting are also doing so with their left arms, which is not done barring some sort of disfunction with the right arm.[[note]]The left arm salute was a result of the original art having to be flipped horizontally to accomodate the comic's logos and such.[[/note]]

* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: [[spoiler: Stephanie's WellIntentionedExtremist attitude is this - she's on the idealistic side of things as she feels that Gotham can be saved by eradicating vigilantism, specifically the Batman, and putting the real heroes at the GCPD back in the spotlight. Without Batman around, innocents would be spared and the criminals that would appear wouldn't. Everyone else is on the cynicism side, as they know that Batman and the rest of the Bat Family is a NecessaryEvil, that even without Batman, innocents would still be hurt and it doesn't solve the problem of what to do with the criminals.]]

!! ''Detective Comics'' provides examples of the following tropes:
* AdaptationalHeroism: In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', Kyodai Ken was a fellow student who trained alongside Bruce until Ken tried to steal from their master, Yoru Sensei, an {{expy}} for Master Kirigi, who then kicked him out. This version of Ken is Master Kirigi's bodyguard.

* CanonImmigrant:
** Kyodai Ken from ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' appears--[[AdaptationalHeroism albeit as Kirigi's bodyguard]].
** [[spoiler:Sort of, as [[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight the Arkham Knight]] ''identity'' is imported over, but this trope was combined with DecompositeCharacter, GenderFlip, and SamusIsAGirl as this version is really Astrid Arkham, daughter of Jeremiah, and not Jason Todd.]]

* DecompositeCharacter:
** [[spoiler: The League of Shadows is a separate organization from the main League of Assassins, though still connected to them. Batman believes them to be a myth.]]
** [[spoiler: Rather than being Jason Todd - like in [[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight the video game they originate from]] - the Arkham Knight is a separate character called Astrid Arkham, the daughter of Jeremiah.]]

* GenderFlip: [[spoiler:Combined with DecompositeCharacter and SamusIsAGirl, this version of the Arkham Knight is Jeremiah Arkham's daughter, Astrid.]]

* LoveIsAWeakness: The idea that drives Karma, a new villain who hunts Batman’s sidekicks out of a belief that they make their mentor weaker.

* NotHisSled: [[spoiler: Jason Todd is not the Arkham Knight in this continuity.]]

* PoorlyDisguisedPilot:
** Issues #948 and #949 comprise a mini-arc called "Batwoman Begins," which sets the stage for [[ComicBook/BatwomanRebirth her Rebirth solo series.]]
** Issues #982 to #987 were the "On the Outside" arc, and arc so obviously meant to launch a new ''Outsiders'' ongoing that many called it the instant the arc title was revealed.

* SamusIsAGirl: [[spoiler:The Arkham Knight is a female named Astrid Arkham.]]

** Karma extends this offer to Cassandra Cain in #984. Naturally, she refuses.

The series is also notable for being part of the first BatfamilyCrossover of the Rebirth era: ''ComicBook/NightOfTheMonsterMen'', a storyline beginning in late September 2016 that also includes the Rebirth volumes of ''[[ComicBook/{{BatmanRebirth}} Batman]]'' and ''[[ComicBook/NightwingRebirth Nightwing]]''. The series had a two-part arc titled "Batwoman Begins", which served as a launching point for the ''ComicBook/BatwomanRebirth'' series. It later had a five issue arc called "On the Outside", written by Bryan Hill, that acted as a soft-launch for a new ''Batman and the Outsiders'' ongoing.

Afterwards, a writer intended to be long-lasting was finally announced: Peter J. Tomasi, of ''Batman and Robin'' and ''Superman'' fame. Tomasi began writing the series with issue 994, in an arc that had Batman run a gauntlet and re-evaluate his life as Batman. This arc led into the milestone issue 1000. Afterwards, Tomasi's run would continue, focusing on introducing a new version of CanonImmigrant villain [[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight Arkham Knight]]. In contrast to Tynion and Hill's runs, Tomasi's focuses on Bruce mostly working on his own.

The series began on June 8, 2016.