Batman by Ed Brubaker #2
In "Santa Klaus Is Coming to Town!", Ed Brubaker and Scott McDaniel deliver a haunting, character-driven dive into Batman’s psyche as he tracks down Joker’s former allies through Gotham’s East End. The story quietly grapples with identity and legacy, asking whether the man beneath the cowl is still Bruce Wayne—son of Thomas and Martha—amid the shadows he’s spent a lifetime chasing. With McDaniel’s evocative art and a moody, atmospheric palette, this issue lingers in the quiet moments between action, grounding the Dark Knight in the emotional core of who he’s always been.
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As Batman chases Joker's old henchmen through the East End, he begins to wonder whether Bruce Wayne died with his parents long ago. But he comes to realize that even as the Batman he is still Bruce Wayne, the son of Martha and Thomas Wayne.
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