Thomas Wayne Batman murders [redacted] at the start of Flashpoint Beyond
Thomas Wayne is a killer. That is, the version of him that survived Crime Alley, watched his son Bruce die, and fought his child-murdering wife. Readers will remember all of this happening in the 2011 crossover event Flashpoint, which saw Thomas become a twisted version of Batman. Eventually, the events of that universe were unwritten when Thomas helped Barry Allen save the DC timestream.
The Flashpoint Batman has lingered around the fringes of the DC Multiverse since then and recently played a heroic role in the Infinite Frontier (opens in new tab) and Justice League Incarnate (opens in new tab) limited series. But now, the Flashpoint universe is a reality again, and so too is its murderous Knight of Vengeance.
Readers will recall the vicious swath Thomas Wayne cut through his version of Gotham and the many criminals that died at the bloody hands of their Batman. They'll remember too that Eobard Thawne, AKA the Reverse-Flash, died with Thomas Wayne's sword in his back. But in Flashpoint Beyond #0 (opens in new tab), on sale April 12, Thomas Wayne makes a kill that's not just memorable for its brutality, but for who the victim is, and how it might just doom his world in the process.
The first issue of DC's return to the Flashpoint universe is drawn by Eduardo Risso, written by Geoff Johns, colored by Trish Mulvihill, and lettered by Rob Leigh. After a brief intro set in the main DC continuity, the issue begins with Thomas in his version of Gotham. For some reason, everything is the same as it was before the events of Flashpoint, though no one knows except for him. Thomas immediately realizes he needs to reset the world to what it should be, but first, he's got to escape Harvey Dent.
In the Flashpoint universe, Harvey
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