Batman: Second Chances

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Second Chance is an episode of the second season of Batman: The Animated Series. It features Two-Face as the main villain and is also his last appearance on the series.

Finally we have Annual #11, or half of it. It's fine. It's a Penguin story, a good Penguin story, and how many of those exist? It has a lot of humor and heart, and makes Batman relatable which almost no other story in this volume does. But to me, it can't help but be overshadowed by the Clayface Allen Moore story which is also advertised on the issue's cover and, for reasons unknown to me, not contained in this volume. I'm really sore over that. Hypocritical Humour: In-universe, Frankie "disposing" of Robin remarks how people have no respect for the environment, throwing garbage into the river so often. The new origin of Todd that comes with the New Adventures is great. It's nice having the possibility of a new Robin who's more angry and less noble than Grayson, even if this fact is used somewhat erratically in this particular volume. I don't really understand why the readers of the time didn't appreciate it. and 411 pit the duo against Two-Face. This is where the Bronze Age elements stood out the most for me. Most of my comic reading stems from Silver Age fare from Marvel and 2000s era books from both companies. This time period contains the silly humor and wild characterizations of the earlier period and the more serious themes and consequences from the latter. The result is pretty baffling, though entertaining, for my modern sensibilities. Ultimately I enjoyed this caper, even if I didn't really "get it."

Tropes in this episode include:

That storyline, covered in "Did Robin Die Tonight?", "Just Another Kid on Crime Alley," "Two of a Kind," and "Second Chance," is the real meat of this collection, though Max Allan Collins' scripts are somewhat more juvenile than I remember, with a lot of on-the-nose dialogue (and too much talk in general). (Though, in fairness, I suppose these stories were meant to entertain 12-year-olds, the age I was when I first read them.) While not only about Jason Todd and his becoming the second Robin, this was a collection full of second chances. During the wide shot of Two-Face hanging from the ledge before losing his grip, his left hand opens fully. Doing so, however, would mean dropping his coin. However, it is still in his hand the next time his left hand is shown. I'm proud of you," Bruce tells him, unsure whether or not he is saying the right thing. "It's okay." Boyd Kirkland has listed this episode among his favorite to have worked on during Batman: The Animated Series, due to its great action scenes and exploration of Two-Face. [1]

report information) Script Jim Starlin (credited) Pencils Jim Aparo (credited) Inks Mike DeCarlo (credited) Colors Adrienne Roy (credited) Letters Agustin Más (credited) The next day, Bruce Wayne eats breakfast at Wayne Manor with Alfred Pennyworth and Jason Todd. Alfred investigates companies that sell Batman costumes, and finds that every one in the area has been stolen. Jason asks Bruce what's so wrong about killing criminals. Bruce tells him murder is a line they must not cross. Jason reminds him that he's killed before, and Bruce says this was in self-defense. "If we're no better than the lice who snuff out human life like it's worth nothing at all, then, well -- then it's time I hung up my cowl." Jason responds that he's still glad the crooks are dead, and Bruce says he is also but he's not proud of that.

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Faked Kidnapping: A strange example in that that the person being kidnapped and doing the kidnapping are one and the same, but the Two-Face personality kidnaps the Harvey Dent one. Batman heads out to the abandoned building called the Half Moon Club to face Harvey's worst enemy… Two-Face himself. However, Two-Face’s thugs capture him and chain him to a crane connected to dynamite. Two-Face explains that he set himself up to be kidnapped because he would not let his other personality destroy him. As Two-Face flips his coin to decide whether to detonate the dynamite, it lands on edge. He tries again repeatedly, each time landing on edge, causing him to Freak Out Batman frees himself and takes out Two-Face’s thugs. Jason moved into the manor after the two youngest robins died. Jason took up the mantle of Batman and was CEO of the company. But the main reason why he moved in was to take care of Alfred. One volume collecting both Young Avengers Presents and Dark Reign: Young Avengers – the two miniseries that come between the Heinberg and Gillen runs, and aren't event tie-ins. But of course, the one and only Dark Knight easily defeated the delusional man before stating he’ll get Carma some help.

In my excitement for James Gunn's upcoming DCU, I've decided to become more involved in my reading of DC Comics. And what a better place to start than the original jumping on point, Post-Crisis? Jason did everything from cooking, chores, work, and took care of Alfred. Cass wasn't there anymore. Like Tim, she moved out of Gotham. Jason couldn't blame her, the house was dark, cold, and empty.The next two chapters, "The Sound of Silence" and "The Ghost of Masahiko Tahara" are amusing-enough standalones that don't add much to the emotional through-line of the new Dynamic Duo, other than dramatizing their nascent partnership as an increasingly effective association. Batman goes to see Penguin at Stonegate Penitentiary. Penguin explains that while Harvey had stolen a jewel-encrusted statue of a two-headed roc from him, he isn't behind the kidnapping and would rather take on Two-Face directly. He then sets his birds on Batman and shoves him off the prison wall. Batman manages to escape but he too is unable to tell who kidnapped Harvey. Finally, Nightwing's return. Him and Robin interacting will always be sweet. His confrontation of Bruce was interesting, but not strong enough or expected enough to actually have an impact. He gets batman to say that he misses him, then he walks away. And once again we have the figure of Batman overlooking them at the end of this issue. I guess in a way this is the first itteration of Nightwing: Year One, and it's a solid base for what it is. I'm glad it got to be expanded later on, if anything.

Take a Third Option: Two-Face has to choose between letting Batman save him, but letting his coin drop in the progress, or falling to his death. He drops the coin and refuses Batman's help, causing him to fall, but Batman saves him at the last second.Moments later in the Batmobile, Batman and Robin discuss their own pursuits and they realize that something is wrong. The sedan where Harvey was placed, was heading towards Stonegate Penitentiary, where Penguin, who hates Harvey, is located; and the van that Batman wasted is owned by Rupert Thorne, who also has a personal grudge against Dent. They decide to look into both criminals just to be sure. As they part ways, Batman looks at the abandoned place that is now the Half Moon Club and he remembers Harvey's words. After a month, Bruce left for a Justice League mission. Alfred and Jason begged him not to go. Bruce at this point barely slept and being in the field would definitely kill him. Their pleas fell on deaf ears and Bruce went anyway. When Batman first meets a tough kid named Jason Todd, the boy is more criminal than crimefighter. But from that first encounter, a powerful new bond is forged. The Dark Knight sees Jason’s potential to be a hero-as well as the rage and revenge that torment him. That's another thing I liked about these stories. Batman wasn't written so deeply in darkness that there weren't a few moments of levity, of humanity. Of course, some of those moments were a little cheesy, but that honestly just felt nostalgic, so I can't really complain. Some of the narration also crossed that line from dramatic to cheesy, but again... nostalgia. And, for the most part, the writers delivered perfectly pitched stories and character interactions.