Batman: The Cult #1 (of 4)

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So it’s a story with good moments and bad moments, but the good outweighs the bad for me, and Wray is the star of the show!

Starlin deals with serious themes such as poverty, people using religion or social causes for their own gain, and vigilantism. Though at first Batman was horrified by Blackfire’s actions, the Decon drugs him and shows him a mystic totem.I feel like they should use Deacon Blackfire more, a cult leader who uses the homeless to take over the city and bathes in blood to stay eternally young, or that’s what he claims. Although he was drugged, Batman broke his no-killing rule in this series under the influence of Deacon Blackfire.

Michael : This was my first time reading it and unlike our previous selection, I was not at all familiar with it.Recently, a string of murders plagues Gotham city that catch Batman and Commissioner Gordon’s attention. It's dumb and riddled with plot holes, poor dialogue, even worse characterisation, and featuring the most contrived bad guy ever. First published in mid to late 1988 as a four part miniseries, Batman: The Cult appeared as the realities and uncertainties of modern life made their way into the comics world. The leader of this cult is one Deacon Blackfire, a charismatic sociopath working under the guise of wanting to rid Gotham of evil because God instructed him to.