Batman #604

In "Reasons," Ed Brubaker and Scott McDaniel deliver a gripping, introspective dive into Batman’s psyche as he tracks down the Joker’s former allies through the rain-slicked streets of the East End. The story quietly grapples with identity, asking what it means to be both the Dark Knight and the son of Thomas and Martha Wayne—without ever revealing the answer. Scott McDaniel’s moody artwork, rendered in full with inks by Andy Owens and colors by Gregory Wright and Wildstorm FX, brings a haunting weight to every panel, while John Costanza’s lettering holds the tension taut.