GOTHAM CENTRAL #12-15 (2003-2004): SOFT TARGETS

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Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka, and Michael Lark embark on one of the most celebrated stories of one of Batman’s most famous villains, and it begins with bureaucracy. In a scene out of Homicide: Life on the Street or The Wire, the Mayor is cutting costs on overtime, blah blah blah, when suddenly…
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Yeah, it’s on.

I just got finished posting on the “Half a Life” storyline and said it was one of the best Batman stories ever, and then we roll right into this one. Such a great series.

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Dude finds out the sniper is The Joker and gets a little scared…

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Another sequence that inspired a scene in Chris Nolan’s Batman movies.  Joker in the box.  But look how Rucka/Brubaker and artist Lark handle the actual interrogation.  Watch the phone book.  Genius.IMG_8485

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