Some familiar faces have returned as Batman #9 kicked off the "I Am Suicide" story arc.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Batman #9!
DC made no secret of the fact that Bane would serve as the main villain in this new story. However, this issue reveals what Bane has been up to recently and why he was so eager to acquire Psycho Pirate from Hugo Strange in the previous arc. Bane has managed to overcome his addiction to the super-steroid Venom, but he needs Psycho Pirate's powers of emotional manipulation in order to remain happy and focused. In a sense, he's just traded one drug for another.
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Warning: this article contains spoilers for Batman #9!
DC made no secret of the fact that Bane would serve as the main villain in this new story. However, this issue reveals what Bane has been up to recently and why he was so eager to acquire Psycho Pirate from Hugo Strange in the previous arc. Bane has managed to overcome his addiction to the super-steroid Venom, but he needs Psycho Pirate's powers of emotional manipulation in order to remain happy and focused. In a sense, he's just traded one drug for another.
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