InsaneJournal

Tweak says, "Fly me to the moon."

jillyam (wordswordswords) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-10-07 21:54:00

Entry tags:

char: batman/bruce wayne, creator: greg rucka, publisher: dc comics, title: gotham central

Gotham Central: that one time when they shot Batman (whoops)
If I recall correctly: when the Joker was sniping people in an earlier arc, he also kidnapped a female news anchor, tied her up, and hung her upside down with a camera pointing at her with a bomb nearby. Detective Nate Patton tried to disarm the bomb. Meanwhile, Batman showed up and managed to rescue the woman, but not the detective. The ensuing explosion put Patton in a coma, and eventually his family chose to pull the plug. Nate's partner was Romy. The police department took down the signal and then instructed the officers to treat him as a hostile.

Aaaaaand if it matters, Romy does get her gun back before she gets in trouble, thanks to some diplomatic work from Robin and Stacy the receptionist.

(Read comments) - (Post a new comment)

	Re: One other thing... daningram 2009-10-08 05:29 pm UTC (link)
	Bullets travel through plaster easily, the room is dark and she has no idea who else might be in there. That's safer how? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: One other thing... runespoor7 2009-10-08 05:35 pm UTC (link)
	I have no idea. But you were the one who said cops only shoot to kill, I was surprised. If she's shooting to kill, yelling 'Freeze' at the same time makes no sense, though. One more proof she's not thinking clearly. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: One other thing... daningram 2009-10-08 05:44 pm UTC (link)
	Romy's a human being. She might have seen Batman moving towards her and reacted like her training told her (which is to both yell freez and fire). I mean hell, she's facing freakin' Batman. He's the one who cultivated an arua of fear and mystery, after all. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: One other thing... runespoor7 2009-10-08 05:53 pm UTC (link)
	I dunno, the art makes it look like he's just crouching there being obnoxious and narrow-eyed. (Reply to this) (Parent)

(Read comments) -