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In terms of pure strong-arm effectiveness , Batman knows he is out - classify by many of his teammateson the Justice League , as well as his foes . so as to point the playing field , Batman relies on an entire arsenal of appliance , as well as a variety of contingency programme . In “ The Tower of Babel , ” which ran inJLA # 43 - 46 , reader learned that Batman had one such programme in spot , to take out his fellow teammates should the need rise . Other examples can be found throughout Batman ’s career , peculiarly as he plays in magnanimous and heavy sandpile . Now , inDC vs. Vampires # 2 , the Dark Knight and the Justice League must contend with an impending vampire warfare , which will test Batman ’s spunk like never before . However , an brush from his first twelvemonth asBatman has prepared him not only for the forthcoming conflictbut also informed his entire position towards fighting crime . The offspring is written by James Tynion IV and Matthew Rosenberg , with graphics and semblance by Otto Schmidt .
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Batman has gathered the Bat - Family , include Nightwing , Batgirl , Red Hood and others , brief them on the collapse position with the vampires . Batman narrate them that he once encountered a lamia , in his first twelvemonth as Batman . The lamia was named Niccolai Tepes and called himself “ the Mad Monk . ” Batman describe himself as “ younger ” and “ naïve ” when facing the Monk — but it would be the last time the Dark Knight would ever be caught off - guard . Batman tells the assembled Bat - Familyhe now approaches every conflict with the supernatural the same way — he expects to lose .
While Batman was specifically call supernatural fights — that is , ghosts , lamia and loup-garou , the logic he approaches them with could be expand toallof his fights . He expects to lose fight with vampires , and thus be after accordingly , creating the correct weapon system and drafting plans . However , Batman is outmatched in many fights , supernatural or not ; he is just as powerless before Killer Croc or Solomon Grundy as he is against a vampire Green Lantern . Batman knows this too and has stack of strategies and methods for press non - supernatural foes as well .
Batman ’s allusion to the Mad Monkis also a shout out to a classic Batman story , which ran inDetective Comics # 31and # 32 — literally months after the Dark Knight ’s first visual aspect . DC Comics’DC vs. Vampires # 2gives this story a new layer , by show how it influencedBatman’sattitude towards not only fighting supernatural being , but all baddie as well .
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