BATMAN: The Ballad of Jim and Sarah
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scans_dailySarah Essen isn't my favorite female character in the Batman mythos, but she is an interesting one. She's a good cop, loves Jim Gordon dearly, but has a problem with the whole "his best friend is a masked vigilante" thing.
Sarah's introduction in BATMAN: YEAR ONE is after the cut.
Three pages from Part 2, when she is introduced.
And here's part 3, where things pick up a bit. Also, an albino pimp get punched in the face.
And here's the resolution.
In retrospect, did Gordon think at this point if the whole thing with Sarah was a scam so he'd have to play along with Loeb? Perhaps the scene should have added "Don't start wondering if it was all a lie, Lt. Gordon. If things had gone a different route, Sgt. Essen would be standing there with a stupid look on her face."
And now I'm wondering if putting Gordon and Essen in the same "catch Batman" squad was a "double-sided honey trap" Loeb planned to get either Gordon or Essen "under control" if needed. We gripe about Frank Miller, but his stories make you think about the motivations of the characters.
Sarah Essen was reintroduced to the Bat-books, married Jim Gordon, was even commissioner for a while, and then Joker shot her in the head on Christmas Eve during No Man's Land. In the DCnu52, it has been said Jim Gordon never remarried after his divorce.
Finally, I've mentioned that Christopher Nolan should have used Sarah Essen in "Dark Knight Rises." A few posts on other boards have caused me to think "Maybe not." The best ending for Gordon there would have been him reconciling with Barbara and his children, which they probably wanted as well.
Still, Sarah Essen could appear in the next Batman movie. Various Gotham cops being annoyed their commissioner's "top civilian consultant" is a scary man in a bat costume has story appeal.
Sarah's introduction in BATMAN: YEAR ONE is after the cut.
Three pages from Part 2, when she is introduced.
And here's part 3, where things pick up a bit. Also, an albino pimp get punched in the face.
And here's the resolution.
In retrospect, did Gordon think at this point if the whole thing with Sarah was a scam so he'd have to play along with Loeb? Perhaps the scene should have added "Don't start wondering if it was all a lie, Lt. Gordon. If things had gone a different route, Sgt. Essen would be standing there with a stupid look on her face."
And now I'm wondering if putting Gordon and Essen in the same "catch Batman" squad was a "double-sided honey trap" Loeb planned to get either Gordon or Essen "under control" if needed. We gripe about Frank Miller, but his stories make you think about the motivations of the characters.
Sarah Essen was reintroduced to the Bat-books, married Jim Gordon, was even commissioner for a while, and then Joker shot her in the head on Christmas Eve during No Man's Land. In the DCnu52, it has been said Jim Gordon never remarried after his divorce.
Finally, I've mentioned that Christopher Nolan should have used Sarah Essen in "Dark Knight Rises." A few posts on other boards have caused me to think "Maybe not." The best ending for Gordon there would have been him reconciling with Barbara and his children, which they probably wanted as well.
Still, Sarah Essen could appear in the next Batman movie. Various Gotham cops being annoyed their commissioner's "top civilian consultant" is a scary man in a bat costume has story appeal.
