DC Comics Presents: Batman: Gotham Noir #1
In "Gotham Noir," Ed Brubaker and Scott McDaniel deliver a moody, noir-inspired take on Batman as he tracks down Joker's former associates through the rain-soaked streets of Gotham's East End. The story lingers on the weight of identity, probing whether the man behind the cowl is still Bruce Wayne—or something else entirely—before reaffirming the enduring truth of his origins. Sean Phillips' stark cover captures the issue's gritty tone, while the interior art by McDaniel and Owens brings a hard-edged realism to this shadowed chapter.
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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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