A Correspondence in Straw

[cyberghostface]

John Lees (I've posted his work here in the past, the most recent being Hotell) just released a four-page Batman fan comic that he wrote.

Comments

[silverhammerman]

This is good, though it reminds me of how under-utilized so many of Batman's great villains are.

It's a very cool and yet natural direction to the take the Scarecrow, and I'd love to see a longer take, or even just what Lees might do with some of the other villains.

[lonewolf23k]

There was a storyline in the comics, I forget which series, where Crane gets mocked for being dependent on his gas, and he breaks out of Arkham, then seeds a Campaign of Terror across Gotham with nothing but a few killings and leaving actual scarecrows all over the city.

[donnblake]

Proper creepifying! Thanks for posting.

[cyberghostface]

NP. :)

[blueprintstyles]

what does the straw say under his bed?

[cyberghostface]

‘Closer’ I think.

[super_fly]

He could be in the room with you, staring you right in the face, and you would never know it

Until he creeps closer, whispering, "What's your wi-fi password?"

[tripodeca113]

Sadly he was found out, when he hide in the same spot as Rag Doll, and they got into a fight.

[donnblake]

I do like when Crane targets people other than Batman, especially with other tactics than the fear gas. That way rather than Batman A) synthesizing an antidote or B) Overcoming his fears because he's that awesome, we get "How can Batman make people less afraid?"

And that's an interesting challenge for someone who's crafted a persona to strike fear into the hearts of the superstitious and cowardly. Of course, your mileage may vary if your Batman is the type to go to bat for the GCPD in a double header baseball game against the fire department.

[superfangirl1]

The scarecrow in your dinner room, looking at you eat dinner.

We can all see you, you know?

No you can’t. I got my Invisible stealth cloak on.

Whatever. Does anyone want more Biscuits

[filthysize]

"CSI said they didn't find anything unusual in the crime scene."
"They're wrong, Jim. Crane left something he knew only I could have found."
"What is it, Batman?"
"There's this huge pile of straw on the victim's couch."
"Damn, nothing gets past you!"

[icon_uk]

I did wonder about that, you'd think the piles of straw would be noted in the reports, and Batman would notice it.

Still a really creepy take on the Scarecrow though...

Actually, your CSI reference reminded me of their one-shot serial killer/sort-of-vigilante, Squeegel.

[silicondream]

I'm not entirely sure how sub-Ragdoll contortionist skillz and a psychology background let you ninja under random children's beds without alerting their parents, but Crazy Is A Superpower in Gotham, so we'll let it pass.