Batman Detective Comics 4 - Deus Ex Machina – Tynion IV. James (2019)

When Batman was assembling a team of justice protectors to fight evil in Gotham City, he did so partly to protect his allies from enemies targeting them. However, being on the same team also means having more goals together, and sometimes the ghosts of someone's past can become a problem for everyone. The mysterious Order of St. Dumas raised Azrael to be the perfect killer, and yet he rebelled against the Order. When the Order then decides to create an even more perfect killer, Azrael and his entire team find themselves in the crosshairs of a deadly artificial intelligence named Ascalon. Bruce Wayne encountered similar magic and mysticism during his training before becoming Batman. Bruce wants to save his friends, so he seeks out the most powerful magical artifact that ever existed. The divine machine can provide its owner with all knowledge, answer any question... but will it become a more dangerous weapon in the hands of the world's greatest detective than Ascalon? This is another installment in the popular DC Rebirth series by writer JAMES TYNION IV (DARK DAYS, THE FORGE) and artist ALVARO MARTINEZ (BATMAN AND ROBIN ETERNAL). This issue contains issues originally published as DETECTIVE...