Publisher: DC Comics (Black Label) Writer: Brian Azzarello Artwork: Lee Bermejo Lettering: Jared K. Fletcher Release Date: 12th December 2018 A supernatural aspect is in play. The Joker is dead, and Batman seemingly died killing him. But when Batman awakens up with no memory of the incident and all his injuries healed, things don’t exactly make sense. Enter John Constantine, who is somewhat prone to showing up in these kinds of situations. But why is John helping out here? What’s his angle? And if Batman enters this magical underbelly, will he ever be the same again? Okay, we’re dealing with a Black Label comic, so this is going to get quite graphic. And this issue brings in some really dark elements. Brian Azzarello has adapted some of DC’s more mystical characters into his grounded and urban setting. Characters like Etrigan or Deadman, and others I’d rather not spoil. Full disclosure, parts of this issue are absolutely stunning, but we need to talk about the controversy surrounding this book. In issue one we had the outline of Batman’s… well… “Batpole” for lack of a better term, which caused something of a backlash (and secondary market buying frenzy), leading to the other [...]