American Update: Batmania: Watching the Detectives: Modern Times: Gotham City Sirens, Black Mirror and Notorious Joker cover
*DC: As you know, we’re fans of all that is old and crumbly here, but try as we might, we can’t deny that some modern comics do gain unexpected prominence on the markets, and three such are new to our lists. 2009’s Detective Comics #850 saw the prototype of what would eventually become the Gotham City Sirens, though Catwoman, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy did not at this time call themselves that. 2011’s Detective #871 began the acclaimed ‘Black Mirror’ by Snyder, Jock and Francavilla. And also in 2011, in the dying days of the ‘proper’ DCU, Detective #880 featured a controversial and innovative cover portrait of the Joker which has become A Bit Of A Thing among the young people, we’re told. All three have been added to our catalogue: #850 is NM- £25, #871 is NM £30, and #880 is VF/NM £100.