The Two-Face series continues, as the inner mind trapped “Bad Harvey” manages to make his way to the courtroom and brings the outward Harvey Dent face-to-face as they go up against each other in trial. It’s an engaging, entertaining twist on self-reflection but, overall, what the series has been building to: How do you beat yourself in the court of your mind, and how far with the defense dig to beat Harvey? New additions to the origins of Harvey Dent via the creative team of Christian Ward and Fábio Veras will leave you with quite the twisted team up at the end of the story, but just before that, what does the trial entail?
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We’ve met Harvey Dent’s father before in past comics; one of the best examples is Batman (Vol. 1) Annual #14, which laid a lot of groundwork for the relationship between Harvey and his father. It was a pretty tragic tale and built up Harvey’s fascination with coins. This issue also goes digging for answers to why “Bad Harvey” exists, and this time writer Christian Ward explores the impact of Harvey’s mother on his early life. I appreciate Ward adding to the continuity instead of wiping it clean to create his tale, and this issue is a friendly companion to that great annual I mentioned before.
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The issue progresses with forward momentum intercut by flashbacks to help prove “Bad Harvey’s” points; the use of calling memories as evidence plays wonderfully in the dramatic parts of the court battle. Artist Fábio Veras plays the visuals excellently and hits the ground running by showing us a towering, angry father leading to a faceless judge who then cuts Harvey into two so both sides can argue, and that’s all in the first three pages. Colorist Ivan Plascencia provides the perfect temperature for both Harvey’s and makes the pages trippy and surreal. The way the art team separates the court proceedings from the memories is entertaining and keeps that momentum going as this case builds.
Of course, there is the cliffhanger ending, and I am excited to see how the following issues will play out. Harvey believes he has won the battle for his mind and imprisoned his “Bad Harvey,” but his thoughts betray him. Just wait till you find out who the judge is. When that person and “Bad Harvey” team up, there is quite a bit of potential for mental torment, and it is very intriguing. This issue has a lot of potential to be one of Two-Face’s most outstanding issues and not one to miss.
Get ready for a courtroom showdown like you’ve never seen before as Two-Face summons Harvey Dent. Two-Face #4 is a twist on self-reflection as writer Christian Ward delivers with a wild script that digs deeper into the childhood of Harvey Dent and how much of an impact his parents had on shaping the “men” he would become. The art team of Fábio Veras and Ivan Plascencia makes this issue even more surreal as they take you on quite the head trip. This is one of Two-Face’s most extraordinary comic appearances.
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