By Mark Rodriguez
With Batman (along with the rest of the Justice League) presumed dead by the Crime Syndicate, all the Arkham crazies fought it out for control of Gotham. Bane enters the scene with a plan to take control with use of the Talons from the Court of Owls. Scarecrow and his men managed to steal most of them, but Bane used the last remaining Talon as his sidekick and has also started dressing as his own version of Batman as well. Now the Scarecrow has juiced up the Arkham crazies with venom and are ready for the final face-off against Bane.
The story opens with Bane taking some time out in the medical supply room in Blackgate to heal his wounds. Meanwhile Bane's sidekick, Cobb, tells Bane's soldiers that the Talons they captured are all recovering and will be ready to help out soon enough.
Outside, all the Arkham crazies, now even more insane and pumped on Venom have arrived and are about to attack the place. Cobb and the soldiers are unprepared as muscle-bound versions of the Mad Hatter, Poison Ivy and Professor Pyg take them down. Clayface traps Cobb within himself and tells him he lost the war. Cobb asks what happened to them and Scarecrow tells him that he used venom on his men. Bane leaps in and tears Clayface apart, demanding to know where they got his venom. Scarecrow explains it was from his blood and calls out for Man-Bat.
Man-Bat swoops in and grabs Bane, flying off with him as Scarecrow commands the others to kill everyone in sight. Outside, Bane refuses to struggle and lets Man-Bat take him to his destination as helicopters follow him. Bane is dropped in front of Arkham where the villains decide they will finish him. Scarecrow tells him it takes more than a costume to become Batman... he tells them it takes more than his venom to become like him. Bane also tells them that they need to kill him before the effects of the venom wear off.... and everyone jumps on him.
Bane defeats them all as they soon feel the pain of venom withdrawal symptoms as it wears off. Penguin then comes in and congratulates Bane on his efforts. He will give assistance to him and his men in exchange of Bane handing over all the Arkham crazies to him. Bane says he can have all then, expect for one...
Bane rejoices in his victory and takes Gotham City as his to protect.... as his men fly off carrying the Scarecrow's defeated body.
My Opinions-
It was an entertaining read overall. The major characters of this overall story were of course, Bane, and Scarecrow, and hey, they brought back Cobb and the Talons. Everyone else got decent enough screen time, especially Poison Ivy, Mr.Freeze, the Mad Hatter and the crowd-favorite, Clayface. Though I have to admit at times it was hard to tell who was on who's side, we've seen these guys fight against each other just as often as we've seen them fight alongside each other all within what I assume is a few weeks time. And we got to see a lot of the White Rabbit... at least one cameo per issue. Though seeing as Bane was working with her in her first appearance, they should have at least exchanged words.
Overall, it was a fun ride and we get to see a lot of familiar faces. I do wonder where the Joker was during all this? After Forever Evil ends, there's another issue, a one-shot where Batman returns to clean up Gotham. Will Bane be ready?
I do have to say, it was VERY damn clever to sneak in having comics Bane wear the Dark Knight Rises movie-Bane outfit. Even the pose and everything. I honestly did not notice this little detail until it came time to take pictures of the article. LOL
With Batman (along with the rest of the Justice League) presumed dead by the Crime Syndicate, all the Arkham crazies fought it out for control of Gotham. Bane enters the scene with a plan to take control with use of the Talons from the Court of Owls. Scarecrow and his men managed to steal most of them, but Bane used the last remaining Talon as his sidekick and has also started dressing as his own version of Batman as well. Now the Scarecrow has juiced up the Arkham crazies with venom and are ready for the final face-off against Bane.
The story opens with Bane taking some time out in the medical supply room in Blackgate to heal his wounds. Meanwhile Bane's sidekick, Cobb, tells Bane's soldiers that the Talons they captured are all recovering and will be ready to help out soon enough.
Outside, all the Arkham crazies, now even more insane and pumped on Venom have arrived and are about to attack the place. Cobb and the soldiers are unprepared as muscle-bound versions of the Mad Hatter, Poison Ivy and Professor Pyg take them down. Clayface traps Cobb within himself and tells him he lost the war. Cobb asks what happened to them and Scarecrow tells him that he used venom on his men. Bane leaps in and tears Clayface apart, demanding to know where they got his venom. Scarecrow explains it was from his blood and calls out for Man-Bat.
Man-Bat swoops in and grabs Bane, flying off with him as Scarecrow commands the others to kill everyone in sight. Outside, Bane refuses to struggle and lets Man-Bat take him to his destination as helicopters follow him. Bane is dropped in front of Arkham where the villains decide they will finish him. Scarecrow tells him it takes more than a costume to become Batman... he tells them it takes more than his venom to become like him. Bane also tells them that they need to kill him before the effects of the venom wear off.... and everyone jumps on him.
Bane defeats them all as they soon feel the pain of venom withdrawal symptoms as it wears off. Penguin then comes in and congratulates Bane on his efforts. He will give assistance to him and his men in exchange of Bane handing over all the Arkham crazies to him. Bane says he can have all then, expect for one...
Bane rejoices in his victory and takes Gotham City as his to protect.... as his men fly off carrying the Scarecrow's defeated body.
My Opinions-
It was an entertaining read overall. The major characters of this overall story were of course, Bane, and Scarecrow, and hey, they brought back Cobb and the Talons. Everyone else got decent enough screen time, especially Poison Ivy, Mr.Freeze, the Mad Hatter and the crowd-favorite, Clayface. Though I have to admit at times it was hard to tell who was on who's side, we've seen these guys fight against each other just as often as we've seen them fight alongside each other all within what I assume is a few weeks time. And we got to see a lot of the White Rabbit... at least one cameo per issue. Though seeing as Bane was working with her in her first appearance, they should have at least exchanged words.
Overall, it was a fun ride and we get to see a lot of familiar faces. I do wonder where the Joker was during all this? After Forever Evil ends, there's another issue, a one-shot where Batman returns to clean up Gotham. Will Bane be ready?
I do have to say, it was VERY damn clever to sneak in having comics Bane wear the Dark Knight Rises movie-Bane outfit. Even the pose and everything. I honestly did not notice this little detail until it came time to take pictures of the article. LOL
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