The Batman's Riddler is Still G-Rated Compared To DC's New Villain
Warning: spoilers for I Am Batman #8 are ahead.
In The Batman film, Paul Dano's Riddler terrorized Gotham City in an attempt to peel back the truth of the city's corruption, but even his methods look tame in comparison to DC Comics' newest villain, Manray. With striking similarities to the goals of Dano's Riddler, Manray takes Nashton's horrifying antics even further in a new issue of the series, I Am Batman.
The current arc of I Am Batman follows DC's new Dark Knight, Jace Fox, as he adjusts to life after moving to New York City. As the son of longtime Batman ally, Lucius Fox, Jace is adamant about forging his own legacy that is separate from his family's status and the shadow of Bruce Wayne. Since moving to New York, Jace's Batman has encountered a terrifying new villain called Manray, who has targeted high-profile individuals in the city. After gruesomely murdering his victims, Manray leaks evidence of his victims' darkest secrets and crimes, bringing attention to the corruption of the city.
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In I Am Batman #8 by writer John Ridley, artist Christian Duce, colorist Rex Lokus, and letterer Troy Peteri, Manray's latest kill bears striking similarities to the Riddler's murder of Commissioner Savage in The Batman. While the Riddler killed Commissioner Savage in The Batman with rats, Manray's methods are even more brutal. Manray murdered New York's police Commissioner Becket by blinding, dismembering, and disemboweling him, later uploading evidence that Becket was a racist who participated in online hate group forums. Additionally, just like the Riddler, Manray admitted that he was «inspired» by Batman because of the Dark Knight's commitment to «go[ing]
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