![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Meanwhile, Batman has an equally interesting parents/kids-themed plotline where he embarks on a lucid dream quest to talk with his dead parents, Thomas and Martha. I was so into the al-Ghul’s family history that I’d have still enjoyed the comic without Batman! We see their story unfold over the course of the book but it’s told well so it never feels overly complicated or the flashbacks awkwardly placed. So this was unexpectedly awesome! Rucka introduces us to new character Nyssa and her conflicted and complex relationship with Ra’s clearly and compellingly. But Ra’s daughter, Nyssa, has other plans for her hated father and she’s going to use her half-sister Talia to help punish him… Ra’s is dying but makes a deal with Batman: give him a Pit and in return he’ll give him a way to speak to his dead mother and father again. So I was really surprised to find this overlooked 2004 storyline, Death and the Maidens, to be a hidden gem - and by Greg Rucka no less (I’m not a huge fan)!īatman has been destroying Lazarus Pits (magical pools that rejuvenate and heal humans) leaving the centuries-old Ra’s al-Ghul, whose long life depends on the Pits, vulnerable. When you’ve read as much Batman as I have you basically look to the new stuff only in hopes of a great Batman story. ![]()
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