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* LoveToHate: Alberto Falcone is one of the most NightmareFuel Batman villains, being a remorseless serial killer with a creepy attitude to boot. This is also why he is considered one of the most underrated Batman villains, with many fans wishing for him to appear in an adaptation alongside his father.
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** A rare interpretation of ''Harvey Dent'' as this, too. He's no Apollo here, being much less friendly and morally unambiguous than usual portrayals, but he ends up paying a steeper price than almost anyone else over the course of the story. To boot, the "Father's Day" issue heavily hints that his [[ParentalAbuse established backstory]] is still in place.
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** A rare interpretation of ''Harvey Dent'' as this, too. He's no Apollo here, being much less friendly and morally unambiguous than usual portrayals, but he ends up paying a steeper price than almost anyone else over the course of the story. To boot, the "Father's Day" issue heavily hints that his [[ParentalAbuse [[AbusiveParents established backstory]] is still in place.
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* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Calender Man actually comes off as kind of serious, which is impressive given he spends the entire story in a padded cell.
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* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Calender Calendar Man actually comes off as kind of serious, which is impressive given he spends the entire story in a padded cell.
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** Despite being a zombie supervillain who ally with other villains at the drop of a hat, Solomon Grundy is presented here as childlike monster who could just as easily spend the rest of his life relaxing in the sewer as he could trying to kill Batman.
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** This is especially notable when Loeb uses lines taken from ''ComicBook/BatmanYearOne'' like this. Every single time Carmine’s attempted hit on Johnny Viti is mentioned, it’s written as “a hired knife slid between his nephew’s ribs” as if Batman is constitutionally incapable of rephrasing his thoughts ever.
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** Scarecrow’s inexplicable tendency to talk entirely in nursery rhyme quotes is very bizarre. This especially is so when he gets into an argument with the Mad Hatter (who conversely talks in ''Alice in Wonderland'' quotes for the story) where they just shout nonsensical literary quotes at each other.
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** [[spoiler:Alberto, a slight man]] with a .22 caliber pistol... ''versus Batman''. In a kevlar vest. RealityEnsues.
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** [[spoiler:Alberto, a slight man]] with a .22 caliber pistol... ''versus Batman''. In a kevlar vest. RealityEnsues.ForegoneConclusion indeed.
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** Did Falcone actually know about [[spoiler:Alberto's involvement in the murders]]? Batman certainly seems to think so, and there's a few clues to suggest it, such as him making sure [[spoiler:Sofia isn't around to witness Alberto's attack on the Riddler.]] However, [[spoiler:Alberto's chilly attitude towards his father]] at the series' end, as well as some of the more hard-hitting killings, cast doubt on this.
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** Did Falcone actually know about [[spoiler:Alberto's involvement in the murders]]? Batman certainly seems to think so, and there's a few clues to suggest it, such as him making sure [[spoiler:Sofia isn't around to witness Alberto's attack on the Riddler.]] However, [[spoiler:Alberto's chilly attitude towards his father]] at the series' end, as well as some of the more hard-hitting killings, cast doubt on this. [[spoiler: Batman’s opinion, for what it’s worth, is that their final argument is being staged for his and the police’s benefit, because Carmine clearly visits Alberto’s grave on his birthday - Valentine’s Day.]]
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It wasn't the Holiday murders, it was a connection between Thomas Wayne and Falcone.
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** Why was Gordon dragging his feet when Dent wanted to go after Bruce Wayne for the Holiday killings, including telling everyone not to fire on Bruce when they cornered him at his parent's graves? Did he think there wasn't enough evidence? Was he worried Dent was going off the deep end which clashed with his ByTheBookCop beliefs? Or as, heavily implied in ''ComicBook/BatmanYearOne'', did Gordon know Bruce Wayne was Batman, which would explain Bruce's suspicious behavior, but didn't want to expose Batman's secret identity?
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** Why was Gordon dragging his feet when Dent wanted to go after Bruce Wayne for the Holiday killings, after discovering a connection between Thomas and Falcone (which turned out to be Thomas saving Falcone's life), including telling everyone not to fire on Bruce when they cornered him at his parent's graves? Did he think there wasn't enough evidence? Was he worried Dent was going off the deep end which clashed with his ByTheBookCop beliefs? Or as, heavily implied in ''ComicBook/BatmanYearOne'', did Gordon know Bruce Wayne was Batman, which would explain Bruce's suspicious behavior, but didn't want to expose Batman's secret identity?
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** Why was Gordon dragging his feet when Dent wanted to go after Bruce Wayne for the Holiday killings, including telling everyone not to fire on Bruce when they cornered him at his parent's graves? Did he think there wasn't enough evidence? Was he worried Dent was going off the deep end which clashed with his ByTheBookCop beliefs? Or as, heavily implied in ''ComicBook/BatmanYearOne'', did Gordon know Bruce Wayne was Batman, which would explain Bruce's suspicious behavior, but didn't want to expose Batman's secret identity?
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** This story has possibly the highest concentration of Batman referencing his dead parents, ever, in any Batman comic. Even more than anything Creator/FrankMiller has written.
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* WritingForTheTrade: A rare ''inversion''. The recap bubbles filling the reader in on who everyone is are vital for refreshing and understanding the story if you read it month-to-month, but reading in one go from the trade renders them rather repetetive (sometimes to the point of {{Narm}}.
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* WritingForTheTrade: A rare ''inversion''. The recap bubbles filling the reader in on who everyone is are vital for refreshing and understanding the story if you read it month-to-month, but reading in one go from the trade renders them rather repetetive (sometimes to the point of {{Narm}}.{{Narm}}).
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** Can the characters get through a single issue without melodramatically saying another person's name in a hushed tone?
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* WrittenForTheTrade: A rare ''inversion''. The recap bubbles filling the reader in on who everyone is are vital to understanding the story if you read it month-to-month, but reading in one go from the trade renders them rather repwetetive (sometimes to the point of {{Narm}}.
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* WrittenForTheTrade: WritingForTheTrade: A rare ''inversion''. The recap bubbles filling the reader in on who everyone is are vital to for refreshing and understanding the story if you read it month-to-month, but reading in one go from the trade renders them rather repwetetive repetetive (sometimes to the point of {{Narm}}.
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* WrittenForTheTrade: A rare ''inversion''. The recap bubbles filling the reader in on who everyone is are vital to understanding the story if you read it month-to-month, but reading in one go from the trade renders them rather repwetetive (sometimes to the point of {{Narm}}.
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** To what degree you read into the [[spoiler:Sal/Sofia]] relationship will inform her actions at the end of ''ComicBook/BatmanDarkVictory''; specifically, the murder of [[spoiler:Alberto.]]
* AntiClimaxBoss: Done deliberately with [[spoiler:Carmine Falcone. After having been an invincible crime lord for ages, he's casually shot dead by Two-Face. It perfectly highlights how the old school criminals and mobs are powerless against the truly insane and nigh-unstoppable supervillains that are taking over Gotham's underworld.]]
* AntiClimaxBoss: Done deliberately with [[spoiler:Carmine Falcone. After having been an invincible crime lord for ages, he's casually shot dead by Two-Face. It perfectly highlights how the old school criminals and mobs are powerless against the truly insane and nigh-unstoppable supervillains that are taking over Gotham's underworld.]]
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** To what degree you read into the [[spoiler:Sal/Sofia]] relationship will inform her actions at the end of ''ComicBook/BatmanDarkVictory''; ''ComicBook/DarkVictory''; specifically, the murder of [[spoiler:Alberto.]]
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** [[spoiler:Alberto, a slight man]] with a .22 caliber pistol... ''versus Batman''. In a kevlar vest. RealityEnsues.
** Done deliberately with [[spoiler:Carmine Falcone. After having been an invincible crime lord for ages, he's casually shot dead by Two-Face. ]] It perfectly highlights how the old school criminals and mobs are powerless against the truly insane and nigh-unstoppable supervillains that are taking over Gotham's underworld.]]
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** [[spoiler:Alberto, a slight man]] with a .22 caliber pistol... ''versus Batman''. In a kevlar vest. RealityEnsues.
** Done deliberately with [[spoiler:Carmine Falcone. After having been an invincible crime lord for ages, he's casually shot dead by Two-Face.
* JerkassWoobie: Make no mistake, the crime families of Gotham are all made up of horrible people, but after seeing the horrible murders of their dearest friends and family, you ''will'' feel at least a little bit sorry for them.
** A rare interpretation of ''Harvey Dent'' as this, too. He's no Apollo here, being much less friendly and morally unambiguous than usual portrayals, but he ends up paying a steeper price than almost anyone else over the course of the story. To boot, the "Father's Day" issue heavily hints that his [[ParentalAbuse established backstory]] is still in place.
** A rare interpretation of ''Harvey Dent'' as this, too. He's no Apollo here, being much less friendly and morally unambiguous than usual portrayals, but he ends up paying a steeper price than almost anyone else over the course of the story. To boot, the "Father's Day" issue heavily hints that his [[ParentalAbuse established backstory]] is still in place.
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* NightmareFuel: Where as usually Two-Face's "scarred" side just looks discolored and deformed, Tim Sale decided Two-Face should actually look like half his face was burned off with acid complete with missing ear and lips. It's not pretty.
* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Calender Man actually comes off as kind of serious which is impressive given he spends the entire story in a padded cell.
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* NightmareFuel: NightmareFuel:
** [[spoiler:Alberto Falcone]], full stop. That creepy but ostensibly upstanding young man? [[spoiler:Yeah, turns out he's an utterly remorseless SerialKiller cherry-picking any potential threats to his father, out of a twisted combination of a genuine desire to help and egomaniacal spite. He manages to enlist the coroner to help him fake his death, allowing him to operate entirely outside the realm of suspicion. Regardless of whether you're in your house, a mob holdout or in jail, he's cunning enough to kill you and swaths of your associates with little more than a dinky little .22 caliber pistol or two and the element of surprise. And even if you're family, or even just a potential loose end, if he deems you a threat to him he ''still'' has no qualms about killing you.]] The worst part? [[spoiler:It's entirely possible someone else committed some, or even all, of the murders. There could be one or two people out there, every bit as murderous, escaping justice.]]
** Where asusually Two-Face's "scarred" side usually just looks discolored and deformed, Tim Sale decided Two-Face should actually look like half his face was burned off with acid complete with missing ear and lips. It's not pretty.
* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Calender Man actually comes off as kind ofserious serious, which is impressive given he spends the entire story in a padded cell.
** [[spoiler:Alberto Falcone]], full stop. That creepy but ostensibly upstanding young man? [[spoiler:Yeah, turns out he's an utterly remorseless SerialKiller cherry-picking any potential threats to his father, out of a twisted combination of a genuine desire to help and egomaniacal spite. He manages to enlist the coroner to help him fake his death, allowing him to operate entirely outside the realm of suspicion. Regardless of whether you're in your house, a mob holdout or in jail, he's cunning enough to kill you and swaths of your associates with little more than a dinky little .22 caliber pistol or two and the element of surprise. And even if you're family, or even just a potential loose end, if he deems you a threat to him he ''still'' has no qualms about killing you.]] The worst part? [[spoiler:It's entirely possible someone else committed some, or even all, of the murders. There could be one or two people out there, every bit as murderous, escaping justice.]]
** Where as
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* AntiClimaxBoss: Done deliberately with [[spoiler: Carmine Falcone. After having been an invincible crime lord for ages, he's casually shot dead by Two-Face. It perfectly highlights how the old school criminals and mobs are powerless against the truly insane and nigh-unstoppable supervillains that are taking over Gotham's underworld.]]
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** Did Falcone actually know about [[spoiler:Alberto's involvement in the murders]]? Batman certainly seems to think so, and there's a few clues to suggest it, such as him making sure [[spoiler:Sofia isn't around to witness Alberto's attack on the Riddler.]] However, [[spoiler:Alberto's chilly attitude towards his father]] at the series' end, as well as some of the more hard-hitting killings, cast doubt on this.
** To what degree you read into the [[spoiler:Sal/Sofia]] relationship will inform her actions at the end of ''ComicBook/BatmanDarkVictory''; specifically, the murder of [[spoiler:Alberto.]]
* AntiClimaxBoss: Done deliberately with[[spoiler: Carmine [[spoiler:Carmine Falcone. After having been an invincible crime lord for ages, he's casually shot dead by Two-Face. It perfectly highlights how the old school criminals and mobs are powerless against the truly insane and nigh-unstoppable supervillains that are taking over Gotham's underworld.]]
** To what degree you read into the [[spoiler:Sal/Sofia]] relationship will inform her actions at the end of ''ComicBook/BatmanDarkVictory''; specifically, the murder of [[spoiler:Alberto.]]
* AntiClimaxBoss: Done deliberately with
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* CompleteMonster: Supposedly, the Scarecrow strangled his mother on Mother's Day.
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--->''Catwoman:''' You are '''mine''', Poison Ivy. All mine.
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--->''Catwoman:''' You are '''mine'', Poison Ivy. All mine.
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--->''Catwoman:''' You are '''mine'', '''mine''', Poison Ivy. All mine.
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** Also, Catwoman and Ivy:
--->''Catwoman:''' You are '''mine'', Poison Ivy. All mine.
--->''Catwoman:''' You are '''mine'', Poison Ivy. All mine.
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* {{Narm}}: Drunken Riddler. The fact that he kind of looks like a Creator/ChuckJones character in that moment doesn't help.
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* {{Narm}}: Several lines/descriptions are repeated word for word several times such as "Carmine 'the Roman' Falcone, Gotham's untouchable Crime Lord" every single issue. It can get to [[ComicBook/AllStarBatmanAndRobinTheBoyWonder "Dick Grayson, Age 12"]] levels of absurdity when read as a collection.
** Drunken Riddler. The fact that he kind of looks like a Creator/ChuckJones character in that moment doesn't help.
** Drunken Riddler. The fact that he kind of looks like a Creator/ChuckJones character in that moment doesn't help.
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* TearJerker: Harvey and Gilda Dent start off as SickeninglySweethearts. As the book progresses, Dent's obsession with bringing in Falcone strains their marriage more and more. By the end of the book, their marriage is pretty much destroyed and [[spoiler: both are dangerously insane.]]
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* CompleteMonster: Supposedly, the Scarecrow strangled his mother on Mother's Day.
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* {{Narm}}: Drunken Riddler. The fact that he kind of looks like a Creator/ChuckJones character in that moment doesn't help.
* NightmareFuel: Where as usually Two-Face's "scarred" side just looks discolored and deformed, Tim Sale decided Two-Face should actually look like half his face was burned off with acid complete with missing ear and lips. It's not pretty.
* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Calender Man actually comes off as kind of serious which is impressive given he spends the entire story in a padded cell.
* NightmareFuel: Where as usually Two-Face's "scarred" side just looks discolored and deformed, Tim Sale decided Two-Face should actually look like half his face was burned off with acid complete with missing ear and lips. It's not pretty.
* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Calender Man actually comes off as kind of serious which is impressive given he spends the entire story in a padded cell.
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** Another suggestion is [[spoiler: All three suspects committed some of the murders each.]]
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* AntiClimaxBoss: Done deliberately with [[spoiler: Carmine Falcone. After having been an invincible crime lord for ages, he's casually shot dead by Two-Face. It perfectly highlights how the old school criminals and mobs are powerless against the truly insane and nigh-unstoppable supervillains that are taking over Gotham's underworld.]]
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* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: Batman giving Solomon Grundy a Thanksgiving dinner.
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-->'''Joker:''' Quick question. When the clock strikes midnight... do I get a little kiss?\\
''[Batman strangles him]'' \\
'''Joker:''' I guess that's a no...\\
''[ Batman [[TalkToTheFist punches]] him]''
-->'''Joker:''' Quick question. When the clock strikes midnight... do I get a little kiss?\\
''[Batman strangles him]'' \\
'''Joker:''' I guess that's a no...\\
''[ Batman [[TalkToTheFist punches]] him]''
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: [[KickTheDog Joker breaks into a house on Christmas day and steals a family's presents...]] while reciting lines from ''Literature/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas''. [[CompleteMonster Given what he normally]] [[NightmareFuel does to people]], it is almost a PetTheDog.
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: [[KickTheDog Joker breaks into a house on Christmas day and steals a family's presents...]] while reciting lines from ''Literature/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas''. [[CompleteMonster Given what he normally]] normally [[NightmareFuel does to people]], it is almost a PetTheDog.
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: [[KickTheDog Joker breaks into a house on Christmas day and steals a family's presents...]] while reciting lines from ''HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas''. [[CompleteMonster Given what he normally]] [[NightmareFuel does to people]], it is almost a PetTheDog.
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: [[KickTheDog Joker breaks into a house on Christmas day and steals a family's presents...]] while reciting lines from ''HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas''.''Literature/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas''. [[CompleteMonster Given what he normally]] [[NightmareFuel does to people]], it is almost a PetTheDog.
