Punchline and Black Mask’s criminal activities could, at worst, spark a criminal war in Gotham City.
Gotham City will never be a peaceful place. The home of Batman and his closest allies will always be a dark setting, as there is something that prevents a Batman-centric story. Things can get even more hectic due to what’s going on.
punchline power play Punchline: Gotham game #4 (by Tini Howard, Blake Howard, Max Rayner, Luis Guerrero, and Becca Carey) goes up in smoke because of Black Mask. This has sparked an explosive new conflict that could quickly spread to the rest of Gotham City. It can get even more confusing.
Punchline’s plans could ruin Gotham
The Bat-Family members found success in places like Bludhaven, but increasingly found Gotham City under siege on all fronts. “Failsafe” temporarily destroyed the city and sent Batman into an alternate reality, causing many to believe the Dark Knight was dead.Nightwing’s focus is firmly on Bludhaven and the Titans. increase. Batgirl goes through some intense upheavals even as she develops friendships with the rest of the DC Universe. There is no escape. Multiversal his Harley running around town There are numerous variations of his Quinn, and even Gotham has his two Jokers in action. In short, current continuity Gotham is very much in the air.
While places like Metropolis and Bludhaven have become safer, Gotham is on the brink, and the rivalry between Punchline and Black Mask may have been a metaphorical fire match. After Catwoman disappears from the streets, Punchline and a new version of Royal Flush with his gang make a major move against the city’s criminal elements and seek to claim its control. But seeing their growing influence, they decided that a new alliance of classic gangs and street-level villains, led by Black Mask, would be the perfect opportunity to assert their stakes in the city. While a fight between the two sides erupts quickly, Punchline has a contingency plan running on the final page of the issue that turns out to only further disrupt Gotham City.
Gotham is ripe for a new gang war
One of DC’s most iconic cities, Gotham City has seen a lot in the last few years. Thanks to the intervention of the magistrates, the chaos has largely prevented the major criminal forces from gathering power, but state of fear or confusion joker warpeople like Catwoman and the Bat-Family have done a good job of keeping things contained. With the villains finally having a chance to regroup and re-plan, the city seems to be heading more and more toward chaos and bloodshed.
If Batman does eventually return to Gotham City, he may find it a deadlier place than where he left.Cities like Bludhaven are on the rise, but for the people of Gotham City It’s important to note how bad things are going. This can be a double-edged sword for heroes like Bluebird. Bluebird takes center stage against Punchline, but at the expense of characters like his younger brother Callum: Gotham has a rough 2023 in store and Batman will take it. It could be back in the hands of malicious controls before they have a chance to really stop it.
