偵探漫畫 #1086 評論：陰影若隱若現

烏拉爾 - 六月 29, 2023 0

The core theme last issue, and arguably the entire Intermezzo arc before that, was the idea of reconciling the different sides of one’s self. Much of Bruce’s internal conflict stems from how he deals with his trauma in the form of the “Batman” persona. Often this can lead to isolating himself from others (as was just seen in the pages of Batman) or even becoming self-destructive. However, his spiritual journey in the desert has led him to finally accept both sides of himself into a stronger whole. That same idea continues here as Bruce confronts Harvey Dent.

上一期的核心主題，也可以說是先前整個間奏曲的核心主題，是調和自我不同面向的想法。布魯斯的大部分內部衝突源於他如何處理「蝙蝠俠」角色所帶來的創傷。通常，這會導致他與他人隔絕（正如在蝙蝠俠的書中所看到的那樣），甚至變得自我毀滅。然而，他在沙漠中的精神之旅使他最終接受了自己的兩面，成為一個更強大的整體。當布魯斯面對哈維·登特時，同樣的想法在這裡繼續存在。

The conflict with one’s self is an obvious fit for a character called Two-Face. It comes up just about every time he features in a story, and here is no exception. Despite Harvey’s psyche supposedly having been subsumed entirely by his evil side, he still manages to fight back, if even for the briefest of moments. With Batman’s help, he’s able to totally regain control and work with him to create a plan to retake Gotham. Each point of this encounter shares the same idea: embracing the darkness within instead of trying to destroy it. Bruce, Harvey, and even Gotham City itself are all harmed when they try to excise an intrinsic part of themselves.

與自我的衝突顯然很適合「兩面派」這個角色。幾乎每次他出現在故事中時，這個詞都會出現，這裡也不例外。儘管哈維的心靈據稱已完全被他邪惡的一面所吞沒，但他仍然設法反擊，即使是在最短暫的時刻。在蝙蝠俠的幫助下，他能夠完全重新獲得控制權，並與蝙蝠俠一起制定奪回高譚的計劃。這次遭遇的每一點都有相同的想法：擁抱內心的黑暗，而不是試圖摧毀它。布魯斯、哈維，甚至哥譚市本身，當他們試圖切除自己的內在部分時，都會受到傷害。

This is also the core of the Orgham’s plan. Like so many real life politicians, they want to divide society by creating an abject “other” which can be used to include all of their enemies. More than that, it instills obedience and terror in those on the inside, lest they be assailed by the other, or worse, become them. Of course, this is comics, so mundane ideas must be expressed in fantastical ways. The Orghams do not simply metaphorically turn the impoverished into monsters to be feared – they literally transform them. This attack also doubles as a false flag to demonize anyone who might challenge their rule.

這也是奧格姆計畫的核心。像許多現實生活中的政客一樣，他們希望透過創造一個卑鄙的「他者」來分裂社會，這個「他者」可以用來包容他們所有的敵人。不僅如此，它還向內部人士灌輸服從和恐懼，以免他們受到他人的攻擊，或者更糟的是，成為他們的對手。當然，這是漫畫，平凡的想法必須用奇幻的方式來表達。奧格姆夫婦不只是隱喻性地把窮人變成令人恐懼的怪物──他們確實改變了他們。這次攻擊也兼作假旗幟，妖魔化任何可能挑戰其統治的人。

All of this is made so much more effective by the art. Stefano Raffaele’s heavy linework continues to create a surreal and foreboding atmosphere. It can especially be felt in the sequence with the Ten-Eyed Man, where he’s presented as a deranged version of Oracle who taps into the psychic energy of the city instead of its computers. However, what I really want to focus on is Lee Loughridge’s colors. His use of stark color contrasts makes everything on the page pop, even if in subtle ways. Each panel will only contains two or three colors, but then rely on slight hue changes to give it depth. It greatly adds to the alien feeling of the story.

所有這一切都因藝術而變得更加有效。斯特凡諾·拉斐爾（Stefano Raffaele）厚重的線條繼續營造出一種超現實和不祥的氛圍。在《十眼人》的場景中尤其能感受到這一點，他被描繪成一個瘋狂版本的神諭者，利用城市的精神能量而不是電腦。然而，我真正想關注的是 Lee Loughridge 的色彩。他對鮮明色彩對比的使用使頁面上的所有內容都流行起來，即使是以微妙的方式。每個面板僅包含兩種或三種顏色，但隨後依靠輕微的色調變化來賦予其深度。這大大增加了故事的陌生感。

The one exception to this style, which only further emphasizes its use elsewhere, is in the scenes introducing Duela Dent which take place in a normal suburban neighborhood. Part of this is to make it all the more shocking when the Joker arrives, but I’m not sure he works here. While Raffaele’s unsettling linework does a great job of creating unease elsewhere in the story, his Joker maybe goes too far. Any sense of joviality or humor is lost in what just comes across as foul. This is mirrored by the writing, where the only “jokes” are that he thinks it’s funny when things die. Despite a characterization over-infatuated with murder, Joker is only briefly present. His primary purpose is to bring Duela into the story by ruining her peaceful life.

這種風格的一個例外是在普通郊區發生的 Duela Dent 場景中，它只會進一步強調其在其他地方的使用。這樣做的一部分是為了讓小丑到來時更加令人震驚，但我不確定他在這裡工作。雖然拉斐爾令人不安的線條很好地在故事的其他地方製造了不安，但他的小丑可能太過分了。任何歡樂或幽默感都會在那些被認為是骯髒的事情中消失。這在寫作中得到了反映，其中唯一的“笑話”是他認為事物死亡時很有趣。儘管小丑的角色過於迷戀謀殺，但他只是短暫出現。他的主要目的是透過破壞杜埃拉平靜的生活來將她帶入故事。

It’s too early to say where her inclusion will be going, but as of now it feels very out of left field. We’re very late in the run (only three issues left to go) to be introducing an entirely new character, especially one with so much potential narrative baggage. It grinds the pacing of this issue to a halt as we get caught up to speed on who she is and why she’s involved, and even then it’s still not clear why she’s part of it. This sequence does tie into the overall theme of masking your true self with a veneer of acceptability, so hopefully that will come to the forefront as she plays a presumably larger role next month.

現在說她的加入將走向何方還為時過早，但就目前而言，這感覺非常不合時宜。我們在推出一個全新角色方面已經很晚了（只剩下三期了），尤其是一個具有如此多潛在敘事包袱的角色。當我們快速了解她是誰以及為何參與其中時，這件事的節奏就戛然而止，即便如此，我們仍然不清楚她為何參與其中。這個序列確實與用可接受的外表掩蓋真實的自我的整體主題相關，所以希望當她下個月扮演一個更重要的角色時，這一點會成為最重要的。

Score: 7.5/10

得分：7.5/10

Backup: Habeas Corpus

備份：人身保護令

The backup gives a glimpse into Harvey’s mind with a setup that should initially look very familiar. It involves him managing his criminal empire through fear, mitigated by his reliance on the flip of a coin for whether to be good or evil. The opening successfully captures the seedy, crime-filled atmosphere in which Harvey operates. Much of this is thanks to Lisandro Estherren’s art along with Patricio Delpeche’s colors, which ooze grime in the dark streets of Gotham.

備份讓我們一窺哈維的思想，其設定最初看起來應該非常熟悉。他透過恐懼來管理他的犯罪帝國，而他依靠拋硬幣來判斷是善還是惡，從而緩解了這種恐懼。開頭成功地捕捉了哈維所處的骯髒、充滿犯罪的氛圍。這在很大程度上要歸功於 Lisandro Estherren 的藝術以及 Patricio Delpeche 的色彩，這些色彩在哥譚黑暗的街道上滲出污垢。

A lot of time (maybe too much for such a short story) is spent with Harvey monologuing about the current situation so as to explain what’s happened so far. However, once that’s out of the way we get to the meat of the story: his inner conflict of whether or not to punish a subordinate

哈維花了很多時間（對於這樣一個短篇小說來說可能太多了）獨白當前的情況，以解釋到目前為止發生的事情。然而，一旦解決了這個問題，我們就進入了故事的核心：他關於是否懲罰下屬的內心衝突