Batman: What Miracle Molly and the Unsanity Collective Mean for the Future of Gotham – Den of Geek

Its this heart-to-heart between Batman and Miracle Molly that forms the crux of the issue, and lays the foundation for this years story arc as a whole. In Batman #108, readers get a much better look at the storytelling tapestry Tynion and artist Jorge Jimenez are weaving in The Cowardly Lot, which tackles some very hefty subject matter, including what Batmans mission means to a younger generation of Gothamites who are understandably cynical about authority figures.

In fact, at the core of The Cowardly Lot is Tynions desire to write to younger generations of comic book readers who are looking for Batman stories that reflect them and the world they live in.

I didnt want to write a comic book thats necessarily for me right now, explains Tynion, who is 33. Im trying to write the [types of] comics that got me really excited when I was 15. That was something that I wanted to tap into. And the truth is that the teenagers are growing up. Generation Z, they dont believe that society works because society hasnt proved to them that it actually works.

Is Batman really the hero Gotham needs right now? Things have hardly gotten any better for the citizens of Gotham since the Dark Knight began his war on crime. When its not the Joker terrorizing the city, its Bane, its Deathstroke, its Poison Ivy, its the Riddler. You could hardly blame someone growing up in all of that chaos for seeking out alternative solutions beyond the Bat.

Batman doesnt necessarily mean something good to the young people who are coming of age in the city, Tynion says. How does Batman actually inspire this generation that isnt so sure what it believes in?

Further complicating matters is the newly-elected mayor, Christopher Nakano, who wants to rid the city of masks, starting with the Bat Family. Earlier this year, in DCs flash-forward event Future State, we got a glimpse at the mayors potential legacy: the Gotham of the future becomes a dystopian surveillance state where Batman is dead and his remaining associates are being hunted down by the Magistrate. While DC billed these stories as possible futures for our heroes, Batman #108 certainly begins to set the wheels in motion toward this dark reality.

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