It was Halloween. The city was used to costumed freaks, but this felt different. This wasn't the Joker’s chaotic punchline or Penguin’s greed. This was methodical.
"Is it someone we're trying to protect, or someone we're trying to catch?" Harvey asked one snowy night, staring at a double-headed coin. Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One (2021) (An...
Batman tracked the Roman’s shadow through the neon-soaked underworld, crossing paths with a lethal Catwoman who seemed to know more than she let on. Meanwhile, Harvey Dent’s obsession grew. His "white knight" armor was tarnished by the realization that the law was too slow for a killer who moved with the seasons. It was Halloween
"Johnny Viti is dead," Gordon said, holding up a file. "Found in his bathtub. A silver pistol left at the scene. And a pumpkin." This was methodical
Batman didn't answer. He couldn't. Because in Gotham, the longest nights aren't the ones spent in the dark—they’re the ones where you realize the people you trust are just one bad day away from becoming the monsters you hunt.
As the months bled into one another, the body count grew with the calendar. Thanksgiving brought a feast of lead for the Falcone crew. Christmas delivered a holiday greeting wrapped in a funeral shroud. The press called the killer , and the mystery began to fracture the very alliance meant to save Gotham.