Batman: Battle for The Cowl #2


A solid issue. Jason Todd is back to “anhilating the problem before it starts” mentality as he did when began as The Red Hood. But Nightwing is floored by the second Robin’s nerve to be donning the mask, after killing their apprehenders. So Jason retaliates by shooting Damien, blank range in the chest as an outcome for what Dick’s perpective, to leave their mentor’s legecy buried in the ground.

While Bruce’s son is instencive care, back in The Cave, he blames himself for not being able to protect him and so on, but Alfred says that’s what Bruce felt aswell. Before Dick makes to the big step, he approaches glass case and discovers that Tim Drake went after him alone. Catwoman and him find the secret base under the subway, but then are attacked. The story ends with a brutal fight which includes a crowbar and ends with a Batarang.

The subplots include the Two-Face/Penguin gang war that was mentioned at the panel of NYCC and Black Mask recuiting Firefly and a psychotic actress that wears a dead cop’s face to assassinate Commissioner Gordon and a short lived District Attorney.