Batman: The Black Mirror

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Intimidation: He is skilled enough to get Scarecrow, who only fears Batman, [149] to talk and, during his time as Batman, was able to contain a riot in Arkham Asylum. [150] James Gordon is a police commissioner and one of the most upstanding men in all of Gotham. His son is a remorseless, dangerous psychopath who believes empathy is humanity's biggest flaw.

Gabriel Huddleston (2016) A Dark Knight for public education: Using Batman as an apparatus of diffraction with neoliberal education reform, Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies, 38:5, 468-489, DOI: 10.1080/10714413.2016.1221713 The Post-Crisis version of Grayson had him become the first and only Nightwing, with his costume partially inspired by his father, who at one time wore a circus costume that was a variant of colleague Boston Brand's Deadman costume. Karma Houdini: Batman is unable to apprehend the Dealer and Tiger Shark. The former goes down in a plane crash, but the coast guard cannot find his body. The latter manages to escape, albeit at the cost of his yacht, which he detonates in an attempt to kill Batman. Unable to find Batman, Nightwing returned to the city, where he unleashed his frustration on some street criminals. [77] Upon his return to the Batcave, Nightwing learned of Batgirl's plan to create a new team to replace Batman and he didn't like the idea at all. [78]Mechanical Aptitude: Grayson built his car mostly on his own. The only help he needed was to find the most appropriate motorhead. [137] Eventually, Nightwing learned that Bruce was taken down by Bane and that he had chosen a total unknown called Jean-Paul Valley in his place as Batman. While Nightwing didn't agree with the decision, he trusted Bruce's judgement. [22] Indomitable Will: Like his mentor, Grayson has a very strong will. He is able to resist Scarecrow's potent fear toxins, [145] resist and overcome mind control from Brother Blood [146] and the Groom. [147] He was even a candidate to succeed the Green Lantern, Abin Sur. [148] A twelve-year-old boy is infected with Killer Croc's mutagen and turns into a rabid beast. A panel shows his eye morphing into a crocodile's before he emerges from the water as a reptilian monster.

What's really quite fantastic about Snyder's writing (especially his dialogue) is not what's there but what's not - so much pointless exposition, all the extra details that any intelligent reader can fill in (or enjoy wondering about). It's such a pleasure to not be insulted by the writer - to get the feeling like the writer expects highly of the reader. The tone of this series was pretty dark, but I liked that Snyder was still able to insert a bit of humor to it. As the conflict comes closer to its resolution, they find that the truth behind this murderous crime spree isn’t just careening toward their doorstep—it has in fact emerged from it. Can two of Gotham’s proudest protectors bring justice to this malevolent threat in Commissioner Gordon’s most personal battle to date? First Scott Snyder helped rescue vampires from the clutches of teen-age girls in his American Vampire series, and now he’s saving Batman from the muddled mess that Grant Morrison and DC had put him in. Snyder may be the biggest super-hero of them all. Investigating a crime in nearby Blüdhaven, Nightwing saw that the city was just as bad, if not worse, than Gotham. With no one to protect Blüdhaven, and a need to forge his own path as a hero, Nightwing decided to relocate there. [47] [48]Religion of Evil: Mirror House is an auction operation whose participants behave like a cult, believing humanity's tendency towards pointless cruelty is its "divine spark". Nightwing and Robin put away the Wonderland Gang and after this, Batman warned them about Hush's return. [72] A few days later, Nightwing and Robin were summoned to the Batcave to confront Hush and put an end to his evil scheme. [73]

Story-wise, I have no issue whatsoever with this, but I would have to say, I wasn't a big fan of the illustrations. I liked how there was a dark tone to it the entire time, but I just don't feel it. Sorry. Peak Human Reflexes: He possesses enough skill to detect a Sniper [202] and dodge several rapid gunfire bullets [203] at mid or point blank range. [204] Nightwing was summoned at the Louis E. Memorial High School, where a shootout between several gangs was taking place. Nightwing infiltrated the building along with Batman and Batgirl and they eliminated all the thugs who were holding students hostage. Nightwing was exposed to the public eye when Batman carried out of the school the seemingly dead body of Darla Aquista. [57]

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Then, in a second story called Hungry City, the corpse of a killer whale shows up on the floor of one of Gotham City's foremost banks. The event begins a strange and deadly mystery that will bring Batman face-to-face with the new, terrifying faces of organized crime in Gotham. Though, down in the streets below, a mother walks with her newborn in a baby carriage. The baby's eyes are wide with a eerie look, indicating that James Jr may have succeeded with his plan, but only time will tell. Collected Editions Batman calls in Nightwing when the Apocalypse Virus breaks out in Gotham. [36] He teams up with Huntress and Robin to stop rioters from burning down Babylon Towers. [37] [38] When Robin is revealed to have been infected, Nightwing carries him to the Batcave's medical facilities. [39] They resign themselves to Gotham dying when nothing works, but Azrael figures out a cure and saves everyone. [40] Batman and Nightwing leave Robin to deal with the remaining looters once he's finally cured. [41] With the world become smaller due to the accessibility of news 24 hours a day you become desensitized from the awful truth outside in the world, which is perhaps the bane of our times to many people lose their crutches to remain standing and are in search of the truth, which is perhaps why these days there is more than one truth.

The character was created by Frank Miller and Dave Mazzucchelli, appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. First appearance was in Batman #407 (May 1987). Not that this thing, this 70-year arc, was in any way planned or shaped in a narratively cohesive way -- but that in Batman's case, ultimately all of the several thousand comics strewn across the many series he's been a part of must ultimately add up to something that concludes (at least in part) with this, the very last Detective Comics story. There are several graphic novelists that I find to be brilliant writers ~~ Neil Gaiman, Grant Morrison, Alan Moore and Fabian Nicieza; I can now add Scott Snyder to that list. Before he began his critically-acclaimed, fan-favorite run on Batman for DC in the fall of 2011, writer Scott Snyder was ... writing Batman comics for DC. Social Darwinist: James Jr believes that empathy is weakness and looks to eradicate it in the next generation of Gothamites by mixing his psychopathy-enhancing formula to baby formula in the city.Gotham City is a character on its own in Batman’s stories. Its look, its ambiance, it has a “soul” that “infects” its citizens. Batman while works in the darkness, his legacy may be the only “light” on that grim city.