Two-Face #3
Chad Burdette
Recap
After years of internal conflict, both halves of Harvey Dent have reached an uneasy peace. In DC’s new Two-Face series, Harvey uses his skills as an attorney to resolve the conflicts of Gotham’s weirdest and most dangerous
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When Scarface is kidnapped, Gotham’s underworld is thrown into chaos. Is this an isolated incident or the work of the Shadow Hand that Harvey’s been tracking of late?
Only Two-Face can bring order to the proceedings, but the culprit isn’t another mob boss or criminal mastermind — it’s a once-famous actor?
nd she’s not after money or revenge, she’s after love?! It’s a trial of tribulation and romance, and Good Harvey must get to the bottom of it before Bad Harvey takes over.
Review
Two-Face #3 continues Harvey’s struggle to walk the line between good and bad as he uses his legal abilities to work with the White Church, a court for criminals, run by the criminals. While he is trying to do some good, the evil part of his personality, which he has locked away inside his head is attempting to not only break out, but to take complete control and let Two-Face be in total control.
Following the events of issue #2, The Shadow Hand, a group trying to push Harvey over the edge and back into his Two-Face persona, continued to manipulate events after trying to do so using False Face and White Rabbit to setup the King and Queen of The Royal Flush Gang.
Issue 3 finds Harvey recovering from the stress induced by The Shadow Hand’s member Doubt, manipulating Baby Doll into stealing Mr. Scarface from the Ventriloquist. Harvey’s search leads him to Noonan’s Bar where he and his associate Lake Cantwell find themselves in a misunderstanding with the owner, also manipulated by Doubt,who is an interesting character, who makes his first appearance here (aside from a caneo in issue 2).
While Harvey is attempting to retrieve Mr. Scarface, Two- Face attempts to escape The Mind Prison which continues to be an interesting concept and a chance for Veras and Plascencia to play with the art and colors.
Ward continues to show that he has a firm grasp on what make both Harvey and the Two-Face personas distinct yet connected no matter how much Harvey wants to divorce himself from his worse half. Ward also does a great job balancing the story taking place in the real world and in The Mind Prison.
Final Thoughts
Two-Face #3 continues to be a well-written, well-paced, and well-drawn and colored story as Harvey continues to struggle against his darker side leaving readers anticipating the next issue.
Two-Face #3: Baby’s In The Cradle, Mama’s In The Bed…And The Devil’s In My Head
- Writing - 9/109/10
- Storyline - 8/108/10
- Art - 9/109/10
- Color - 9/109/10
- Cover Art - 10/1010/10
