Batman: Dark Victory: Difference between revisions

'''Batman: Dark Victory''' is a 13-part comic book series written by [[Jeph Loeb]] and drawn by Tim Sale. The series is a sequel to ''Batman: [[The Long Halloween]]'' and was originally published from 1999 to 2000 by DC Comics. The series takes place primarily during the third/fourth year of Batman's career. The plot centers on a series of murders involving Gotham City police officers by a mysterious serial killer only known as The Hangman. Central to the storyline is a territory war between Two-Face and the remnants of the Falcone mob, led by Sofia Falcone. The story brings closure to many characters introduced in Frank Miller's [[Batman: Year One]], and also re-tells of the origins of [[Nightwing|Dick Grayson]], the first [[Robin]], and his adoption by Bruce Wayne.

 

 

Not to be confused with the 1939 film ''Dark Victory'' starring [[Bette Davis]].

* [[The Commissioner Gordon]]: This series sees Gordon's actual promotion to Commissioner and the continued evolution of his relationship with Batman.

* [[Dating Catwoman]]: Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle are already in a steady relationship as their doubles become attracted to one another, and they actually break up as the series progresses.

* [[Early-Bird Cameo]]: The Major Crimes Unit is an established part of the Batman mythos and is a division of the Gotham City Police Department founded by Commissioner Gordon and tasked with dealing with the supervillains and major crimes in Gotham. The seeds of the MCU are planted when Gordon selects seven honest cops from the GCPD to report directly to him and help him deal with opponents that the rest of the department is too corrupt or unprepared to deal with.

* [[Evil Matriarch]]: Sofia Falcone Gigante has taken over her father's place. Lucia Viti, Sofia's cousin and daughter of the late Carla Viti, appears as a potential rival for Sofia.

* [[Meaningful Name]]: Mario Falcone claims that, with his majority control of the legitimate Falcone businesses, Sofia Falcone is no longer allowed to use the Falcone name. She now uses "Sofia ''Gigante''," which had previous been used as her middle/nickname. "Gigante" is the Spanish word for "Giant", and Sofia clearly is [[The Big Girl]] of the Falcone siblings.

* [[The Mole]]: {{spoiler|District Attorney Janice Porter is sleeping with and feeding information to Two-Face, Mario is feeding Porter information on the Falcone Crime Family, and Detective Laureen Wilcox is working for the Falcone Crime Family}}

* [[Obfuscating Disability]]: {{spoiler|Sofia Falcone}}.

* [[Redemption Equals Death]]: {{spoiler|Alberto Falcone really is cured of his homicidal tendencies, and this is what results in Sofia strangling him.}}