Batman: Death Mask

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Issue 1: There's a new serial killer in Gotham, and he may have ties to the training Bruce Wayne acquired as a young man in Japan. Does the murderer know Bruce Wayne is the Batman Issue 2: Bruce Wayne must confront his past and examine how the time he spent in Japan as a young man training to become Batman affected him...and whether his experiences then somehow led to the killer now rampaging throughout the underworld in Gotham. Issue 3: The mystery of the deadly masks is uncovered, as the killer reveals his long-standing deep-rooted connection to the Dark Knight and the time they spent together as students in Japan years ago. Issue 4: Events come to a head as the Batman must defeat the Oni — but before he can confront it, he must first face his own troubled past. (Source: DC Comics)

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Genres
Action Adventure Drama Martial Arts Mystery
Character Archetype
Hero
Hero
Superheroes Anti-Hero
Locations
Foreign Asia Japan
Occupations
Ninja
Themes
Romantic Subplot
Time Period > Period Piece
Late Modern & Contemporary 21st century
Derivative Work > Based on
Based on Literature Based on a Western Work
Activities
Investigation
Audience Demographics
Male Oriented Shounen
Character Types
Middle-Aged Protagonist Smart Protagonist
Male Lead
Rich male lead Smart Male Lead Strong Male Lead
Narrative Tropes
Secret Identity