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Warning ! Major spoilers ahead forCatwoman : Lonely City # 3 !
In Cliff Chiang ’s tardy issue ofCatwoman : Lonely City , one ofBatman ’s greatest villains has play his end in the most satisfying way possible . Fans widely deal Batman ’s villains , like Joker , Bane , and Catwoman , the gravid in the integral superhero genre . Most of them have skillful descent write up than most heroes , and their characters also break a lot about the Dark Knight himself .
Cliff Chiang ’s epic Catwoman solo serial publication charter place in a dystopian Gotham City after Batman meet his end on the mystical Fool ’s Night . Bruce ’s net deputation leadsSelina to dawn her Catwoman suitten year into the futurity . When Selina is back in town , she reveal the reformed Two - Face has been elect mayor . Vigilantes and criminals have easy disappeared from Gotham , especially after the deaths of Batman , Nightwing , Alfred , and Commissioner Gordon . A few former rogues follow Catwoman down a path of rising to visualize out Harvey Dent ’s true intentions .
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Although he ’s one of the most hefty Batman baddie , it ’s not often that masses say Killer Croc is the Dark Knight ’s greatest rogue . However , his overleap origins make him just astragic a flesh as Clayface or Mr. Freeze . Waylon Jones was carry in a Florida slum , where a disfiguring peel precondition get him to become more reptilian than human . Because Waylon ’s female parent perish in childbirth and his father abandoned him , he adopted the stage name " Killer Croc , " which he first used when wrestling gator during sideshow carnivals . When Croc propel to Gotham , he pick up that Batman would be his perfect prey . After Two - Face ’s strict laws reform most vigilantism and criminal activity inCatwoman : Lonely City , Killer Croc is only a shell of what he used to be .
When Croc reconnects with Selina , he is eager to assist her uncover Batman ’s final mystery , claiming he ’s still"the King of Gotham . “However , during an outflow fromTwo - Face ’s Batman - trend police forcein the Gotham sewer , Croc control up some debris , allowing his teammates to escape . However , a Batcop photograph Croc , causing the junk to fall and jam him . Croc ’s strong suit reserve the heroes to run , but his wounds prove too crippling for him to keep going . When Catwoman and Croc clear he wo n’t make it , he asks Selina to finish him off before the cops do . It undoubtedly serves as the most heartwrenching present moment inLonely City .
Killer Croc usually does n’t get his fair share of emotional moments — in fact , Croc ’s death inCatwoman : Lonely Cityis likely his most emotional moment since his initial beginning . DC Comics continue to deliver in thisnew dystopian take on Gotham City , especially with Chiang ’s breathtaking art . rooter await the ending toCatwoman ’s write up , the straight meaning behindBatman ’s final charge , and the fate of this timeline ’s Gotham .
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