Batman #68: As a stand-alone story, this issue is great, as Bruce and Clark has an awkward "bachelor dinner" at the Manor while Lois and Selina have much more fun turning the Fortress of Solitude into their very own strip bar. But, when Clark tells Bruce that he hates being Batman but loves having to be Batman (the inverse of Clark), it's clear that it's the final issue in the never-ending "Knightmares" arc. It isn't King's fault that he lost two issues to the Flash cross-over event, but, OMG, DC, it's been FIVE MONTHS. End it!
Detective Comics #1,001: After the Arkham Knight's meh introduction in issue #1,000, I wasn't really expecting much here. But, holy crap, Tomasi tells a helluva story. We start with the Knight inducting his own Knights of the Sun into his order, with a motto of burning back the dark. The Knight declares that the eclipse is upon us, and we then move to their first strike, the widespread deaths of bats in Gotham. Bruce seeks out Francine Langstrom for help, and even her brief exposure to the Man-Bat serum years ago has her in agony. She takes the serum again to lead Batman to the source of the noise, the bat-safari exhibit at the Gotham Park Zoo. Once there, he administers an antidote to Francine, but before he can leave the Knight detonates a bomb that appears to be a nuclear device. But, it's just an intensely powerful light, essentially creating a small sun over Gotham. Before Batman has time to react, the Knights of the Sun attack him. He's quickly impressed not only by their skills as fighters but also by their technology, as they're able to cut his Batline and their arrows are able to penetrate his Batsuit. He manages to break free of them only to come face-to-face with the Arkham Knight himself. Dun-dun-DUN!
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