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The Batman Who Laughs andLex Luthorhave been bring fiendish mayhem across the DC Universe in theYear of the Villain . The two crazed criminals have each collect a vile army of debased superheroes , power up existing villain and creatingthe evil King Shazam , the perverted , dark Hawkman , and even poisoning Batman ’s trust ally , Commissioner Gordon . Now it ’s been revealed that the Batman Who Laughs is planning to corrupt one last victim : Lex Luthor himself !
The upcomingYearof the Villain : Hell Arisenwill be bringing to the baddie to a head , written by DC’snextBatmanwriter James Tynion IVwith artwork by Steve Epting . The mini - series tells the tale of The Batman Who Laughs ' regular army of fantastical wedge as they start to wage war across the Universe . Some of DC ’s greatest are among his forces , so it ’s going to take something over-the-top to bring them back to the spark . But after he ’s taken over some of the most herculean heroes , it would seem he ’s place his rig his sights on one of its most notable villains , too .
The prescribed solicitations for DC ’s January books have offered the tease , with the plot synopsis forHell Arisen # 2giving away an exciting snipping of the perils that Lex Luthor will have to front :
Apex predatory animal Lex Luthor is on the hunt for the Batman Who Laughs . To bewitch his target , he must fall out a trail of humiliated submarine … leading him to Jim Gordon , one of the victims of the Batman Who Laughs ’ deathly virus that turned the heroic law commissioner into the worst version of himself . The lead leads Lex to a solitary cellphone in the Hall of Justice — but it ’s not the salutary guys who arrive to stop him . It ’s more of the Batman Who Laughs ’ dangerous operatives ! And if they could n’t resist the influence of the Dark Multiverse , then how can Lex ?
It sounds like the genius supervillain will find himself at the hands of a brute maw . While theHell Arisen # 2cover bear witness the monster that Gordon has become , it ’s the variant cover that shows off the monster that Luthor will have to face .
With Sky Tyrant , King Shazam and more ferocious demon to fight against , will Lex Luthor face the same corruption from The Batman Who Laughs ? Were Lex Luthor to short be vitiate by The Batman Who Laughs ’s power , he could become the most evil and possibly dangerous being in the intact Multiverse . As the DC Universe confront some of its most sinewy foes ever , the last affair they need is for Lex Luthor to becomemoreevil and powerful .
But while that conception would be horrifying to DC ’s greatest submarine , it would be undeniably awesome for DC ’s readers . While Lex Luthor spent some meter as a Hero of Alexandria – and even as Superman – he ’s always been everyone ’s favoritecriminalmastermind . clear , as theYear of the Villaincontinues , every unmarried one of DC ’s characters should be look over their shoulders . The Batman Who Laughs is n’t just levy wedge anymore , corrupting everyone from a super - powered teenager to a Gotham Police Commissioner .
Will Lex Luthor be the latest to link up his corrupted horse of lusus naturae ? Find out whenYear of the Villain : Hell Arisenhits mirthful shelves on January 22nd .
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