Batman: Noël
| Batman: Noël | |
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| Date | November 2, 2011 |
| Main characters |
Batman Bob Crachit Tim Crachit The Joker Alfred Pennyworth Catwoman Jim Gordon |
| Page count | 112 pages |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Creative team | |
| Writers | Lee Bermejo |
| Artists | Lee Bermejo |
| Inkers | Lee Bermejo |
| Letterers | Todd Klein |
| Colourists | Barbara Ciardo |
| Original publication | |
| Language | English |
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Batman: Noël is an original graphic novel written and illustrated by Lee Bermejo, who previously did the artwork for Joker. It is based on Charles Dickens' classic novel A Christmas Carol and features characters from both Dickens and the Batman mythos. Like Joker, the story is narrated by one of the Clown Prince's henchmen.
During winter in Gotham City, a financially struggling man named Bob, who works as a delivery man for the Joker, finds a package full of money in a trash can, but almost immediately, Batman (referred to as Scrooge by the narrator), attacks him and demands to know where the Joker is. When Bob tells him that he doesn't know, Batman lets him go, but secretly attaches a tracer to him as he runs home to his son, Tim.
Back at the Batcave, Bruce watches Bob and his son, informing Alfred that he intends for the father to be arrested so his son has no chance to follow in his footsteps. During this, Bruce constantly coughs, implying that he is catching a cold. Alfred then reminds Bruce that a similar plan led to his former partner Robin losing his life. Afterwards, Bruce sees a vision of Robin (taking the role of Jacob Marley), which disturbs him throughout the rest of the night.
Batman responds to the Bat-Signal, where Commissioner Gordon tells Batman that Catwoman (playing the role of the Ghost of Christmas Past) has tipped off the GCPD that she has information about the Joker, but demands that she only talks to Batman. Confronting Catwoman, Batman discovers that she was lying and only called him so she could "play with him", under nostalgia of their adventures together. After some provoking, Batman chases Catwoman before falling to the ground.
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