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The biggest secretBatmanholds dearest is getting leak as one person moderate the Dark Knight ’s future tense in his hands . Bruce Wayne has been through a lot in the past several months , but his troubles are far from over .
In a astonishingly short amount of time , Batman has been hunted down , move around across the creation , move to state of war with Catwoman , and betroth in battle with his dark , backup personality . ThoughAbsolute Powerthreatensto shake up the Caped Crusader ’s future even more , things are only going to get spoilt when the most unsuspicious person returns to put Batman ’s life in serious endangerment .
Batman’s Secret Could Be Exposed by One of Catwoman’s Old Henchmen
Batman # 150(2024 )
Release Date :
July 3rd , 2024
author :
Chip Zdarsky
creative person :
Jorge Jiménez and Denys Cowan
Cover Artist :
Jorge Jiménez
Variant Covers :
Dustin Nguyen , Mattia De Iulis , Chris Samnee , Tirso Cons , and José Luis García - López
A milepost issue feature art by the fabled DENYS COWAN ( The Question ) and series veritable JORGE JIMÉNEZ ! When a two - bit crook uncovers Batman ’s true identity , he becomes the most dangerous gentleman in Gotham City ! Can Batman stop him before it ’s too previous ? Does he even want to ? Plus , an Absolute Power computer backup story by Chip Zdarsky and Mike Hawthorne team Batman and Catwoman on the armed robbery of their life against Amanda Waller !
DC Comics has given buff a face at what lies ahead later this summertime with its mountain of July solicitation . The month is chock - full of content related to the publisher ’s cock-a-hoop eventAbsolute Power , let in several association - IN and fellow traveller series focusing on Amanda Waller ’s freehanded exponent caper against DC ’s metahumans . The calendar month is also a big one for Batman . Not only is his main mirthful tying intoAbsolute Powerin a backup account , butthe on-going Batman series is hit a milestone with its hundred-and-fiftieth issue .
Bruce ’s double life as Batman has been revealed , and the small - time burglar has become Gotham ’s most dangerous criminal .
The issue sees creative person Denys Cowan joining Jorge Jiménez and Chip Zdarsky for the big story . The upcoming account brings back a plot distributor point not watch since the last of “ Gotham War ” . Batman may have his hands fully in good order now with Zur - En - Arrh , but matter are only going to get worse when a “ two - act bend ” ( aka one of the henchmen Selina Kyle trained during “ Gotham War ” ) uncovers Bruce ’s braggart secret . Bruce ’s dual life as Batman has been revealed , and the small - time burglar has become Gotham ’s most dangerous felon .
As Bruce handle with the consequence of his identity being leaked , Batman # 150will also have a story featuring the Dark Knight and Catwoman in their first reunion since “ Gotham War ” . Both the Bat and the Cat have been through a quite a little since their last get together , and their next meeting could inform their time to come as they team up to go on the “ stickup of their living ” . unluckily , this prank has them stealing something from Amanda Waller , potentially frame the couple at serious risk duringAbsolute Power .
How Did Batman’s Identity Get Exposed?
Amid all the other things going on in Batman ’s life with Zur - En - Arrh , Bruce found himself coming into conflict with the woman he ’d loved for year . Shortly after Knight Terrors , Bruce fell into a deep comatoseness and was out of commission for several weeks . Upon awakening , he find himself in a brand - new Gotham where crime was down to unbelievable rates . Gotham ’s pool of henchmen dried up and villains were floundering because of it . At the center of this variety was Catwoman , who decide to preserve the city in a way Batman ca n’t .
Instead of Batman ’s method of apprehending felon , Catwoman created a new program that retrained low - level henchman to become professional big cat burglar like her . Rather than random crime , this new craw of big cat burglar targeted only the affluent , leading to a Brobdingnagian reduction in street crime . Even members of the Bat - Family found themselves agreeing that Selina ’s novel method acting was n’t a bad idea . However , Batman was furious , both at his family for going along with the ideaand at Catwoman for allowing crime to boom in his city .
“ Gotham War ” focused on Batman and Catwoman ’s skirmish , though it ended with the two of them making up to take down Vandal Savage , who essay to take over Gotham . In the end , Catwoman ’s plan failed and many of the henchman went back to their sometime jobs . However , one malefactor preferred to remain out on his own and decide to rob a brownstone . This small - prison term criminal got the jounce of his life whenhe unwrap Bruce Wayne ’s apartment was filled with Batman gearand correctly deduce his identity .
Batman ’s identity was discovered in the climaxBatman / Catwoman : The Gotham War : Scorched Earth ( 2023 ) !
Is Batman’s Identity About to Be Exposed For Good?
Unfortunately , Batman has n’t had the time to follow up on Catwoman ’s trainee . Shortly after “ Gotham War ” , Bruce became preoccupied with hunting down Joker , ultimately leading to Batman fighting and later being lag by the Batman of Zur - En - Arrh . But this intact time , this criminal has had knowledge of Batman ’s handsome enigma . Perhaps he was waiting for the right second , specially since Zur - En - Arrh is going firmly after criminals in Gotham powerful now . But once therealBatman returns , this crook has the adult opportunity of his sprightliness .
Even Bruce himself has revealed his arcanum at various points
Of of course , this would n’t be the first metre someone has threatened Batman ’s secret identity operator . Several of Batman ’s villains such as Two - Face , the Penguin , and Hugo Strange lie with it or have acknowledge it at certain point . Lex Luthor also deduced it during the New 52 after Forever Evil . Even Bruce himself has revealed his secret at various period ( though he ’s also put several other conspiracy out there to muddy the waters ) . So why is it that this rough-cut felon isthe most dangerous human in Gotham just because he knows who Batman is ?
The solicitation questions whether Bruce even cares if his identity as Batman is exposed or not . The Caped Crusader has been through a fortune in his battle with Zur - En - Arrh , and there have been minute where Bruce has considered leaving his sprightliness behind for commodity . But while this thief has the potential to allay Batman of his burden , that ’s an action that ca n’t be easily undone . If Bruce does n’t stop this criminal , he couldspoil everything for Batman and give him most no chance to go back to his honest-to-goodness moral force .
Batman is Fighting to Make His Ultimate Decision
possibly Batman wants to stop hiding and in the end reveal his cock-a-hoop enigma to the world . But that ’s something Bruce needs to decide for himself . Bruce would check that that his closed book was revealed when things were stable and he was prepared for the radioactive dust . Having this felon carry the cognition of who Bruce Wayne really is puts Bruce and his family at risk . Bruce need to stop this crook from revealing the large confidential inBatman’slife before he or someone he care about is hurt .
Batman # 150is useable on July 3rd from DC Comics .
