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Warning : despoiler in front forBatman # 89
Ever since theCity of Baneevent and the death of Alfred , Batmanhas been more determined than ever to keep his metropolis secure and keep himself develop for any new threat . Using his Brobdingnagian wealthiness and resources , Bruce Wayne has been attempt to give Gotham City a vast infrastructural service , building new buildings and revamping previous ones … while also making hisBatmanarsenal well than ever .
In the lab , Lucius Fox has been serving as a impermanent ' Isle of Man in Batman ’s spike ' giventhe demise of Alfred Pennyworth , and he ’s using his brilliance to create several new gadgets for Batman to make use of goods and services of in his cause against Gotham ’s felon . In the latestBatman # 89,Batman has Lucius deploy a new kind of weapon . Taking an musical theme last see in Christopher Nolan’sDark Knighttrilogy , and evolving it to a novel level .
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This late arc in James Tynion IV’sBatmanseries is aptly titled " Their Dark plan , " boast not only the plans for the perfect criminal offence coming to lightfrom unexampled baddie The Designer , but also predict the final struggle in the upcomingJoker War . The room decorator ’s plans have begun with hiring of some of the deadliest assassins in the DC Universe , including Merlyn , Cheshire , Gunsmith , Mr. Teeth , and Deathstroke .
While tracking them down , Batman utilizes several novel gizmo and technical school courtesy of Fox , let in a new wall climbing / flying fomite holler the Nightclimber , a Bat - Shot which essentially shoots Batman out of the vehicle at gamy speed as a human bullet , and ejection technology that canturn any car into the Batmobile . But why track down his targets alone ?
The tease of Wayne ’s Modern contraption shows Lucius Fox is enjoying his new job on some level , even if he ca n’t appreciate the similarity toBatman Begins . In the film , Batman needs a distraction and agency of escape , after finding himself surrounding by police force . With a SWAT squad bursting through the threshold , Batman call in his own backup , using a transonic gadget to call a massive swarm of bats to flock to the gadget ’s position , create mass confusion and bewilder the officer , providing the mean to take to the woods . It was a new variation on the gizmo originally infix by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli inBatman # 406(1987 ) . Using ultrasonics , Bruce is able to call a horde of bat to his care , either hide his presence , or help him take down an enemy . And in films likeBatman ReturnsandBatman Begins , the estimate was made noted for comic fan around the world . Now , in the strip , it look like Batman has a new swarm of bats to implement . Meet … theBatspawn .
But while theylooklike bat , they ’re in reality a fleet of high tech bourdon build by Fox . One could assume the new Batspawn drones have surveillance capabilities , allowing Batman an even slap-up monitoring power than he already has . In this way , it does bring to mind the sonar tech Batman employ inThe Dark Knight , albeit not as intrusive as hacking into every personal telephone in the metropolis . As Bruce ’s armoury preserve to originate even beyond the pockets foundin Batman ’s famous usefulness bash , it is pretty fun to see new gadgets serve as remixes to ones that have been seen elsewhere in the Batman enfranchisement and mythos . As theBatmanseries continues , it will be exciting to see what else Lucius Fox has cooked up for Batman to use for jurist .
Batman # 89is on comic ledger memory shelves now .
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