This week DC Comics published Batman: Urban Legends #1, a new anthology series set in Gotham with stories from various creators and featuring the many Bat-adjacent characters that live there. The main story comes from Daredevil writer Chip Zdarsky and artists Eddy Barrows & Eber Ferreira and focuses primarily on Red Hood and Batman. Titled “Cheer,” the story tells the tale of Bruce and his former sidekick approaching an investigation from different ends but the story flashes back to a time when Jason was still in training and reveals a shocking addition to the Batcave with something Batman actively hates.
In the brief scene set when Jason is a kid, the youngster is moping around the Bat-Cave wondering when his training will be done and he can go out as Robin with Batman. While walking through the equipment room Jason stumbles upon a button that opens a hidden compartment, one that’s filled to the brim with carefully placed firearms. As we all know, Batman has a….distaste for guns. Naturally as soon as this door opens Batman appears and tells Jason he’s not allowed in there, with the youngster immediately confronting him that he thought he hated guns.
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“I do,” Batman says. “But I still need to know them. For my forensics work. And I need to master everything including the things I hate. Guns are a coward’s weapon and we will not be cowards.”
It’s certainly a chocking addition to see in full in the Bat-Cave, but considering Batman’s status as the World’s Greatest Detective it’s a smart thing to see as part of his tool box.
You can find the full cover and solicitation for the next issue below!
Batman: Urban Legends #2
written by CHIP ZDARSKY, MATTHEW ROSENBERG, BRANDON THOMAS, and CECIL CASTELLUCCI
art by EDDY BARROWS, RYAN BENJAMIN, MAX DUNBAR, and MARGUERITE SAUVAGE
cover by HICHAM HABCHI
variant cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
variant cover by DERRICK CHEW
PRESTIGE FORMAT | ON SALE 4/13/21
$7.99 US | 64 PAGES | FC | DC
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