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scans_dailyIt's continuing from issue #1085 - Batman leveraging Gotham's " darkness " against the order the Orgham family'd imposed on the city.
Having recruited the Maestro and Mr. Freeze, he came next to Harvey Dent.
Two-Face, running a low-key operation on Gotham's rails, met him gun in hand.
" I want to talk to my friend. "
Batman temporarily suppressed the Orgham-inflicted azmer with a sonic gadget made for the general purpose, so that there was no need for Two-Face to be allowed control.
It was just Harvey and Batman - Batman apologizing to Harvey, from a perspective gained after grappling with his own inner darkness Barbatos.
(That's the half-mask Harvey was wearing at the start of this run, when he was ascendant over Two-Face.)
Out in Gotham's sunny suburbs, there was another Dent (no relation) - Duela, previously the Joker's Daughter.
(The saving of Duela was Red Hood: Outlaw #50 back in 2020.)
The Joker, provoked by Catwoman into acting against the Orghams, sat down next to Duela and sneered at the Evensons.
" Th-they're nice. " Duela offered.
" Daddy left a gift in the microwave. "
In the night of Gotham City, Batman came to the Ten-Eyed Man and his perception.
" Premonitions! Precognitions!
(This take on the Ten-Eyed Man is from the 2021-2022 mini Arkham City: The Order of the World.
Its narrative primarily followed Dr. Jacosta Joy, formerly of Arkham Asylum - she died at the end.)
The Ten-Eyed Man remembered what the Orghams'd done to Batman-as-symbol-in-Gotham.
Batman swung off on his work - work which the Orghams took in stride.
" .. they must point their finger to another.
" So we shall give them a villain. "
" - sorry, I'm being told we have a transmission coming through from inside the broadcasting studio. We're cutting to a live feed now. "
" .. revolution. "
Batman and his allies recognized the Shadow Angel and his " castaway children.. changed " as a threat staged to sway those not yet fully accepting the Orghams' control over Gotham.
They leapt to fight, darkness against burning light.
The backup story's Two-Face catching someone in his operation skimming too much off the top.
The skimmer, " Stumbles ", resigned himself to the bullet he'd earned - the only thing he sobbed out was about wanting his mom to know he was sorry.
That got Harvey to go " Ask him why he did it. ", and Two-Face to go " You want a fair trial for this kid, Dent?
(Interesting that the bifurcation doesn't continue to the audience.)
" They're saying none of us have a place in this city. "
The trial resolved - Stumbles was given " one chance. "
The coin landed scarred side down.
With Stumbles disposed of, Two-Face turned to war against the Orghams.
(Pagecount's 7 and just under 3/10ths of 22 from the main story of June 2024's Detective Comics #1086 and 2 and a little more than 3/10ths of 8 from the backup.
Writing's on the first's Ram V - the Evensons are probably a nod to author Brian Evenson, whose work he's enjoyed.
Art's Stefano Raffaele, colors're Lee Loughridge, and letters're Ariana Maher.
On the backup, writing's Alex Paknadel, art's Lisandro Estherren, colors're Patricio Delpeche, and letters're Steve Wands.)
Having recruited the Maestro and Mr. Freeze, he came next to Harvey Dent.
Two-Face, running a low-key operation on Gotham's rails, met him gun in hand.
" I want to talk to my friend. "
Batman temporarily suppressed the Orgham-inflicted azmer with a sonic gadget made for the general purpose, so that there was no need for Two-Face to be allowed control.
It was just Harvey and Batman - Batman apologizing to Harvey, from a perspective gained after grappling with his own inner darkness Barbatos.
(That's the half-mask Harvey was wearing at the start of this run, when he was ascendant over Two-Face.)
Out in Gotham's sunny suburbs, there was another Dent (no relation) - Duela, previously the Joker's Daughter.
(The saving of Duela was Red Hood: Outlaw #50 back in 2020.)
The Joker, provoked by Catwoman into acting against the Orghams, sat down next to Duela and sneered at the Evensons.
" Th-they're nice. " Duela offered.
" Daddy left a gift in the microwave. "
In the night of Gotham City, Batman came to the Ten-Eyed Man and his perception.
" Premonitions! Precognitions!
(This take on the Ten-Eyed Man is from the 2021-2022 mini Arkham City: The Order of the World.
Its narrative primarily followed Dr. Jacosta Joy, formerly of Arkham Asylum - she died at the end.)
The Ten-Eyed Man remembered what the Orghams'd done to Batman-as-symbol-in-Gotham.
Batman swung off on his work - work which the Orghams took in stride.
" .. they must point their finger to another.
" So we shall give them a villain. "
" - sorry, I'm being told we have a transmission coming through from inside the broadcasting studio. We're cutting to a live feed now. "
" .. revolution. "
Batman and his allies recognized the Shadow Angel and his " castaway children.. changed " as a threat staged to sway those not yet fully accepting the Orghams' control over Gotham.
They leapt to fight, darkness against burning light.
The backup story's Two-Face catching someone in his operation skimming too much off the top.
The skimmer, " Stumbles ", resigned himself to the bullet he'd earned - the only thing he sobbed out was about wanting his mom to know he was sorry.
That got Harvey to go " Ask him why he did it. ", and Two-Face to go " You want a fair trial for this kid, Dent?
(Interesting that the bifurcation doesn't continue to the audience.)
" They're saying none of us have a place in this city. "
The trial resolved - Stumbles was given " one chance. "
The coin landed scarred side down.
With Stumbles disposed of, Two-Face turned to war against the Orghams.
(Pagecount's 7 and just under 3/10ths of 22 from the main story of June 2024's Detective Comics #1086 and 2 and a little more than 3/10ths of 8 from the backup.
Writing's on the first's Ram V - the Evensons are probably a nod to author Brian Evenson, whose work he's enjoyed.
Art's Stefano Raffaele, colors're Lee Loughridge, and letters're Ariana Maher.
On the backup, writing's Alex Paknadel, art's Lisandro Estherren, colors're Patricio Delpeche, and letters're Steve Wands.)
