My money remains of Deacon Blackfire, just because he’s such a historically great villain for Batman despite having only been used as a true villain in one story in Batman’s history. So I can’t help but ask: just who is going to be the one to break the bat? We saw Bruce Wayne strung up on a broken bat signal in the very first issue of “Batman Eternal”, but how does it happen? The writers have even introduced a new villain character or two to the proceedings. Some, like Bane and The Joker still remain as name-dropped teasers still hanging out there somewhere, and we can’t be sure when or if they’ll even show up. Major villains like Carmine Falcone, The Penguin, and the long teased Deacon Blackfire have shown up to this point. They made Batman a little tougher and resistant when compared to what actually played out in “The Cult”, which is a little disappointing.
It’s worth noting that this appearance is a flashback to the events of “The Cult” themselves, albeit they play out slightly different, with an entirely new script – as is often the case with reinterpretations or flashbacks in comics. This makes for not only his first appearance in “Batman Eternal”, but in all of ‘The New 52’. In issue #17, we finally got to see Deacon Blackfire in the flesh, as we remember him from “Batman: The Cult”, George Carlin (an ironic comparison, considering the personalities) ponytail and all. Jason Bard and Batman are forced to help Killer Croc when his followers are attacked by demonic monsters from The Black Maze! Years ago, Gotham City faced a power Batman could barely overcome…Now, deep beneath Arkham Asylum, he will rise again, and the city will know his wrath…īatgirl, Batwoman and Jason Todd race to find evidence that may save Commissioner Gordon! Illustrated by Dustin Nguyen (#17), Andy Clarke (#18), and Emanuel Simeoni (#19) Written by Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, Ray Fawkes, John Layman, and Tim Seeley
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