![]() He decided to tell all remaining citizens to leave the city. The Governor asked for federal aid and declared Gotham City a disaster area. The National Guard, capable soldiers, went down to the sewers and were slaughtered. The citizens who refused to join were gunned down by the homeless, brainwashed troops. The people of Gotham were in total panic when Blackfire's army attempted to take over Gotham. However, the drug used in his brainwashing was tricky as it had severe after/side effects that made it difficult to track Joseph Blackfire. He found himself being updated by Robin ( Jason Todd), and goes on the hunt for Blackfire. However, soon Batman was able to overcome the brainwash condition. Thus, he became one of Blackfire's lackeys. An influence that was heavily ingrained.īlackfire was able to capture Batman, the Dark Knight and brainwashed him with a drug. This mission would conclude with taking over Gotham City as the ultimate means to rid the City of it's criminal influence. Using the city sewers as their home and base of operations, Joseph Blackfire led the army to a rebellion against crime, being a religious leader as he was. He amassed an army consisting of Gotham City's homeless and including a few people reported missing. Years afterward, Blackfire formed a group of followers. Only a few were left when one witness said 'A naked man was walking away from the area.' Major Story Arcs Batman: The Cult The people who found him began to mysteriously disappear. Blackfire's body was found sometime later (days) by the Dutchmen. He is a Native American shaman who was entombed alive for killing a tribal chief and committing heresy. 2.Deacon Joseph Blackfire is a religious leader who has been believed to have already lived a century long. This issue is reprinted in Batman Eternal Vol.The Spectre (Jim Corrigan) (Apparent Death).Painfully, he drops down into the wreckage, where he is attacked suddenly by the Joker's daughter, who has been outfitted with a vest of explosives set to a timer. ![]() As his suit loses power completely, he loses consciousness.īatman climbs up from the sinkhole only to find himself surrounded by the GCPD, and with no other option, he dives back down into the hole, leaving a trail of black smoke behind him, obscuring the officers' views. Worrying that he is going into shock, Luke begins to pray. Unfortunately, nobody can hear him, and his suit's systems are failing. Trapped in the rubble, Batwing calls out for help, as his arms are pinned. Unfortunately for all those still inside, the Asylum can stand no more, and it collapses entirely with Alfred, Corrigan, and Batwing still inside, its debris sinking down into the tunnels that were once beneath it.īatman and Julia mourn the hundreds of deaths they were unable to prevent, despite knowing that the asylum was a part of the assault on Gotham. Across the hall, Bane desperately tries to hammer his fists against the door of his own cell, hoping to break free before he is lost under rubble. Inside, Alfred Pennyworth sees the floor of his cell cracking open and tries to assure himself that none of this is real. As Jim shoulders Batwing's weight, and they begin their escape from the crumbling asylum, Joker's Daughter is lured away by her observer with promises of a gift.ĭespite the beam of energy's dispersal and the rescue of the plane's passengers, Batman is horrified to see the foundations of the Asylum crumbling, and he vainly cries out, knowing that he cannot prevent the whole place from coming down. With Blackfire's threat nullified, the spirit abruptly returns to Jim's body, dropping both he and Batwing to the ground. The spirit rips Blackfire from Maxie Zeus' body, and crushes his ghost in his fist, warning that the breach will be sealed and the escaped spirits will be contained. Suddenly, The Spectre bursts out of Jim's chest, warning that whatever Blackfire thinks he is, there will be no crossings of the worlds at this time and place. Nearby, The Joker's Daughter worries that whatever Blackfire is up to is not to the plan she intended, when she discoveres that someone is watching her. Unfortunately, Batwing and Jim Corrigan have fallen to Deacon Blackfire's magic beneath the asylum. Nervously, Julia adds that she has also decoded the Riddler's message, and hopes Batwing can still be raised on comms. At Batman's command, she sends the Batplane to intercept it, and drag it to its destination. Julia Pennyworth warns that a 737 passenger jet was overhead when the blast occurred, and hundreds of people will die if its course can't be corrected. Having hijacked a GCPD helicopter, Batman has a good view of the beam of energy shooting skyward from Arkham Asylum.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |