However, the Grim Knight suddenly appears and shoots Batman in the chest, stopping him. The Batman Who Laughs thus successfully dismantles the Last Laugh as Wayne Tower collapses. Soon after the Batman Who Laughs’ break-in, Batman arrives at Wayne Tower to stop his double. Unfortunately, though, the Batman Who Laughs infiltrates the building and slaughters all the guards inside. Unsurprisingly, the central hub lies in Wayne Tower. This system’s purpose was designed to inoculate the city should anything terrible poison it. During his stint with the Court of Owls, Batman came to discover a defense system entitled the Last Laugh. The Damnedįortunately, Batman tells Gordon about a defense against a potential dark matter-infection of Gotham City. This infection would then cause the individuals to become the darkest versions of themselves, ultimately parallels to the Batman Who Laughs. He theorizes that the Batman Who Laughs is using Bruce Waynes’ blood to formulate a serum, one designed to infect individuals with dark matter. Sometime later, Commissioner Gordon discovers the dead body of yet another man named Bruce Wayne.īatman deduces that rhe Batman Who Laughs is pulling these Bruce Waynes from different dimensions and killing them. Unfortunately, for Batman, that antidote is a temporary solution, merely delaying the overall effects of the toxins. Meanwhile, Batman, who has become infected by Joker’s toxins, repeatedly injects himself with an antidote. Alfred reluctantly operates on the Joker, who had just shot himself in the heart. THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS #2 kicks off some time after its predecessor. So, how far are we from becoming the thing we fear the most? THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS #2 page 1. Consequently, perhaps the most terrifying aspect of all of this is the knowledge that the difference between Batman and the Batman Who Laughs was merely one choice that birthed something abhorrent. He is witnessing his most deplorable decisions exemplified in a corrupted version of himself. Thus, one cannot help but sympathize with Batman’s current, chaotic state of mind. Therefore, a story such as THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS #2 compels us to ponder what the darkest versions of ourselves would be like, a thought we want to suppress as to not face such a chilling concept about ourselves. The story reminds us that we all have experienced thoughts, actions, and moments of darkness, all comprise experiences that seem foreign to our true persona. This latest installment is a tale of psychological horror through and through. Thus, in THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS #2, the Dark Knight’s internal and external conflicts only escalate. Not only is Batman confronting a hideously evil version of himself in both the Grim Knight and in the Batman Who Laughs, but our titular hero is also fighting the forces of nature that compel him to become the killer he vows not to become. He teaches at Columbia University and Sarah Lawrence University and lives in New York with his wife, Jeanie, and his son, Jack Presley.The first installment of writer Scott Snyder’s THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS pulled us into the commencement of a terrifying Batman tale. Voodoo Heart, which was published by Dial Press. Small Spiral Notebook, and other journals, and has a short story collection, Scott Snyder is one of comics' best young writers. “One of the best new collaborations in comics…this is a worthy spiritual successor To “Scott Snyder, with rotating artists Jock and Francesco Francavilla, has solidified the title as the place for serious crime fiction in the Bat-universe.” -The A.V. “Combines the real world elements that have made the Christopher Nolan movies so successful with stylized visuals that only the comic medium can provide.”. “This darkly riveting story with gritty atmospherics is sure to please.”.
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This volume collects Detective Comics #871-881. Can two of Gotham’s proudest protectors bring justice to this malevolent threat in Commissioner Gordon’s most personal battle to date?Įisner Award-winning writer Scott Snyder launches into comics superstardom with his #1 New York Times best-selling debut work on the Dark Knight. But even after a crime-fighting lifetime of confronting what they thought was the worst humanity had to offer, an even darker and more dangerous evil pushes Batman and Gordon to their limits.Īs 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. Time after time, they’ve saved their beloved city from itself, not allowing it to be swallowed by a pit of violence and corruption. For years, Batman and Commissioner Gordon have stared into the unyielding black abyss that is Gotham City.