Black Mask was Hush before Hush: a villains obsessed not with Batman but with Bruce Wayne, seeking to bring down Bruce for childhood grudges. But over the years he has evolved into a more sadistic figure. As villains month nears its end, we read three stories featuring Roman Sionis: his first appearance, his return in the run up to Knightfall and the story that establishes his modern rivalry with Catwoman.
- Losing Face (Batman V.1 #386-387, Detective Comics V.1 #553)
- Warpaint (Batman V.1 #484-485)
- Relentless (Catwoman V.3 #12-16)
In this week’s BatChat column, we read Batman & Robin: Year One #1 and Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #32 and Batman: Gotham by Gaslight- The Kryptonian Age #5.
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Matt Lazorwitz read his first comic at the age of 5. It was Who's Who in the DC Universe #2, featuring characters whose names begin with B, which explains so much about his Batman obsession. He writes about comics he loves, and co-hosts the podcasts BatChat with Matt & Will and The ComicsXF Interview Podcast.
Will Nevin loves bourbon and AP style and gets paid to teach one of those things. He is on Twitter far too often.
