The Bat-Man: Second Knight
by Mike Perkins is a follow up to The
Bat-Man First Knight and is set in the same universe. The plot
synopsis online for the trade is only somewhat accurate in my opinion. The car
crash does not involve Batman despite what is stated. There is no cult. I did
not realize the guy in purple was supposed to be the monk. I don’t think they
even call him that.
The actual book is about the Scarecrow and a guy in
purple killing people and spreading fear gas across Gotham. Set sometime when
Germany is marching across Europe at the beginning of World War II, Batman is
attempting to stop the killing. He is also with his very scared girlfriend who is
back in town to participate in the premier of her new movie.
Lois Lane and Clark Kent are also in town for the
premier. It is also not long before they are victimized by Scarecrow’s plan. In
the wake of that attack, Clark is quickly able to figure out Bruce has his own
secrets. Can they find a way to trust each other and work together to stop the
attacks?
There is action, horror elements, vivid art, and a
classic old school Superman. In this story, Superman is way weaker than he is
now. He can’t fly. He just jumps really high. Bruce is more of an average man
in this story. Jim Gordon is a veteran of World War 1 and has his own fears to
deal with as related to gas attacks. This book gave me a new appreciation for
how scary gas attacks are. There is a lot of historical elements drawn in to
each character’s backstory.
I enjoyed this period piece. I hope the series
continues, but there is no word at the time of writing this review in early May
if it will.
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I read this by way of Hoopla through the Dallas
Public Library System.
Scott A. Tipple ©2026
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