DC’s All In initiative surprisingly gave us the Two-Face comic series. We’ve seen comic books dedicated to villains before, but this will be Two-Face’s first standalone series, which is a big deal considering he’s a character from the Golden Age of comics. Luckily, writer and artist Christian Ward is a fan of Two-Face and will be teaming up with artist Fabio Velas for a captivating adventure. For more on Ward’s fascination with Two-Face, check out this interview. What did Ward and the Bellas create in Gotham?
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The beginning of this issue outlines how Two-Face came to be, retelling his origins. What I find interesting here is that although the narration is done from Two-Face’s point of view, he is talking about Harvey Dent as a different person. This fascinating take further widened the gap between Harvey Dent and Two-Face. In the animated series, Harvey Dent directs his anger at the “Big Bad Harvey,” and then an accident releases Harvey’s anger, but it still feels like he’s a person. The creative team has shown a different relationship between Harvey Dent and Two-Face in this series, which makes for an appealing hook.
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Part of the creative team’s plans include the White Church, which is a great way to showcase Harvey Dent’s lawyering skills. I’ve always loved how eloquent Harvey Dent is as a lawyer and how it plays against Two-Face as a thug. I appreciated how Christian Ward played Harvey and Two-Face in these pages. They struggle to control rather than work together, which creates a compelling conflict later in the series. Ward’s Harvey Dent feels like someone who found his inner strength outside of The Big Bad Harvey, and it’s great to see this Dent confront himself and see the intrigues of Gotham. It’s going to be interesting.
Art by Fabio Velas and colors by Ivan Plasencia make it look great on the page. With their summing up of origins, the two perfectly capture the darkness and pain. Plus, their portrayal of Two-Face makes me want to see Jon Hamm play the character. I like how Placencia uses shadows and negative space to make the rest of the art pop. Those choices help make the Whitechurch scenes feel dirtier. The creative team created a great visual and dialogue set for the final scene. This was a beautiful highlight of this issue and helped convince me that this series was worth following. I hope they get a second arc for this series.
Christian Ward and Fabio Velas deliver an exciting rendition of Two-Face’s war with order. It has a lot of duality and its stunning visuals will make you want to watch it twice to make sure you haven’t missed anything. Harvey Dent and Two-Face have their moments of brilliance, and it becomes a fascinating story to see who takes the lead. Get ready for wild, character-driven stories that leave their mark while entertaining you.
“Two-Face” #1 Review: The Court Is In Session
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Christian Ward and Fabio Velas deliver an exciting rendition of Two-Face’s war with order. There’s a lot of duality to this character, and its stunning visuals will make you want to watch it twice to make sure you haven’t missed anything. Harvey Dent and Two-Face have their moments of brilliance, and it becomes a fascinating story to see who takes the lead. Get ready for wild, character-driven stories that leave their mark while entertaining you.
The ending scene is a great hook that piques your curiosity and makes you want to dive deeper into Harvey’s world.
Harvey’s skills as a lawyer shine in the white church, and Two-Face’s reputation as a thug helps keep others at bay.
The art department perfectly plays with darkness, negative space, and highlights to create a mysterious world that begs to be explored further.
Ward shows his love for this character and has a very interesting dilemma for Two-Face to endure.
