You know the thing Batman comics were missing up until now? That's right, villains going "we're not so different, you and I". Well, technically this one doesn't fulfill that because its a narrative conceit for the reader / something in Batman's head, but that doesn't matter really because the key thing is its time to ponder generational trauma with Scarecrow. Come lie down on our chaise lounge for Batman: The Dark Knight vol 2, Cycle of Violence by Gregg Hurwitz and David Finch with additional pencils by Mico Suayan and Juan Jose Ryp and colours by Sonia Oback.

Next week: you know the wheel by now, of course its Nightwing vol 2, covering issues 8-12 and 0

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