While it is no secret that Batman and Catwoman share a complex relationship, the friction has lit Gotham City on fire, with the Bat Family getting caught in the middle of the firefight. Since waking from his slumber, Bruce seems on edge from endless misadventures; he’s been possessed, flung through the multiverse, and fought dream demons, to name a few. DC’s Gotham War has only exposed his frailties and disconnected him from the rest of his family due to every fault of his own. And now, an old enemy seeks to bring out the worst in him as another makes Gotham City his home after taking over Wayne Manor and its many secrets.Written by Chip Zdarsky with artwork from Jorge Jimenez, Jorge Corona, Tomeu Morey, and Ivan Plascencia, and letters from Clayton Cowles, Batman #139 is the culmination of all of Batman’s bad decisions, the worst of them being his baser personality that is the Batman of Zur-En-Arrh. All this happens when the Clown Prince of Crime returns to Gotham and becomes the reason for Zur-En-Arrh’s deliverance. Having learned that the Joker had been targeting Jason again, Batman proactively searches for him. But instead, he walks right into the Joker’s elaborate trap while following clues to a murder. The backup story features the fierce Vandal Savage as he makes Gotham his new home and decides to turn the city into his new seat of power.The opening shot of Batman #139 perfectly lays down the thesis that Chip Zdarsky had been building throughout his run. In his war against crime, Batman has always believed that criminals are superstitious, and striking fear in their hearts as they prey on the innocent is the only deterrent. But what happens when the Dark Knight is so far gone into the darkness that the people he protects cannot differentiate him from the danger he fights? Bruce is still reeling from the repercussions of the Gotham War event as he takes a grounded approach to his crimefighting. While his refocused drive for his mission comes out in his narration, it also brings out his salty and self-absorbed side, with the Bat Family having finally forsaken him for his destructive behavior. The Batman of Zur-En-Arrh, however, relishes these new conditions. Zdarsky has used the two personas to create a clear divide between Bruce’s duality. This time, he uses this issue to bring them together. Instead of opposing themselves, their inner monologues and clapbacks overlap each other’s responses, almost as if conversing in agreement. Without even an ounce of violence, Zdarsky successfully shows how dangerous a spiraling Batman can be.RELATED: Lamar Giles Lets Static and Friends Stay Up Late in Debut Comic
While it is no secret that Batman and Catwoman share a complex relationship, the friction has lit Gotham City on fire, with the Bat Family getting caught in the middle of the firefight. Since waking from his slumber, Bruce seems on edge from endless misadventures; he’s been possessed, flung through the multiverse, and fought dream demons, to name a few. DC’s Gotham War has only exposed his frailties and disconnected him from the rest of his family due to every fault of his own. And now, an old enemy seeks to bring out the worst in him as another makes Gotham City his home after taking over Wayne Manor and its many secrets.
Written by Chip Zdarsky with artwork from Jorge Jimenez, Jorge Corona, Tomeu Morey, and Ivan Plascencia, and letters from Clayton Cowles, Batman #139 is the culmination of all of Batman’s bad decisions, the worst of them being his baser personality that is the Batman of Zur-En-Arrh. All this happens when the Clown Prince of Crime returns to Gotham and becomes the reason for Zur-En-Arrh’s deliverance. Having learned that the Joker had been targeting Jason again, Batman proactively searches for him. But instead, he walks right into the Joker’s elaborate trap while following clues to a murder. The backup story features the fierce Vandal Savage as he makes Gotham his new home and decides to turn the city into his new seat of power.
The opening shot of Batman #139 perfectly lays down the thesis that Chip Zdarsky had been building throughout his run. In his war against crime, Batman has always believed that criminals are superstitious, and striking fear in their hearts as they prey on the innocent is the only deterrent. But what happens when the Dark Knight is so far gone into the darkness that the people he protects cannot differentiate him from the danger he fights? Bruce is still reeling from the repercussions of the Gotham War event as he takes a grounded approach to his crimefighting. While his refocused drive for his mission comes out in his narration, it also brings out his salty and self-absorbed side, with the Bat Family having finally forsaken him for his destructive behavior. The Batman of Zur-En-Arrh, however, relishes these new conditions. Zdarsky has used the two personas to create a clear divide between Bruce’s duality. This time, he uses this issue to bring them together. Instead of opposing themselves, their inner monologues and clapbacks overlap each other’s responses, almost as if conversing in agreement. Without even an ounce of violence, Zdarsky successfully shows how dangerous a spiraling Batman can be.
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