American Comics: The Force Awakens

Karl opened his eyes, surrounded by a green mist, with wild laughter mixed with shouts, and the sound of fighting. Black and purple shadows flickered in it, forming a unique hell.

The Laughing Man took a large number of hostages and then released laughing gas.He was wearing a purple suit and a plastic flower on his chest. He burst into laughter during his movements and seemed to be enjoying himself. He has many names and origins, but everyone just calls him the clown.

The black shadow wears a gas mask and has a pair of pointed black ears. He has many identities, many titles, and is also the victim of many hell jokes. The greatest detective in the world, the Dark Knight, the Caped Crusader, but he is just a bat. Xia.

The victims of the poisonous gas also laughed in agreement, their dull eyes focused on the fight in the hall, and the only person in the room who did not laugh seemed very unsociable.

But now there are two people who don't laugh.

Just now, Carl experienced what was probably the longest dream in his life, or, if he could understand it now, it was a reappearance of the Force that lasted more than a lifetime.

In his previous life, he was an ordinary American comic fan, dabbling in various science fiction masterpieces, superhero comics, movies and games.

But even longer ago, he was a Jedi apprentice in the Jedi Temple.

Cal Kestis was once one of the survivors of the Jedi Order after the purge of Order 66. After escaping from the purge of the Jedi, he has been living under the pursuit of the Galactic Empire. For this reason, he must not Do not temporarily cut off your connection with the Force.

But now, he lives in a darker place.

Gotham.

Even though the DC universe has been ridiculed as being too dark, Gotham is also the worst place in it, a place where it is difficult to see sunlight even during the day. The smoke from chemical factories and thick clouds have been there for a long time in the past. It covers most of the sunshine that wants to shine on Gotham.

Two years ago, the eldest son of the Wayne family, who was hailed as the savior of Gotham, returned from a five-year study tour. The day he came back, the sky was terrifyingly gloomy.

I don’t know since when, rumors of dark cities have been spreading quietly, and ordinary citizens should be more careful when traveling at night.In addition to the ubiquitous gang members and robbers and thieves on the streets, a black bat-shaped creature seems to rule the night sky of Gotham.

Like a vampire, this creature seems to suddenly emerge from the darkness, knock down all living creatures in front of it, and then dive into the darkness and suddenly disappear. He is with bats, he is pervasive, he is angry, and he is hunting.

Like mushrooms after a rain, lunatics in all kinds of strange clothes appeared.After a red-hooded mugger reportedly survived falling into a chemical pool, a madman with a huge grin on his face plunged Gotham into chaos.

And now, the Knight is in his final showdown with the Joker.

But Karl knew that this wasn't the first confrontation between the two of them, and it wouldn't be the last.

If it was Carl before awakening, if he survived the kidnapping, he would just live his life step by step. After living in Gotham for many years, he has become accustomed to such emergencies, because another brush stroke in the darkness A smile cannot make it colorful black.

But now Karl has a little more desire to explore, a little excitement, and a little caution.Who is he now?What to do?It is undeniable that a little smile can really expand people's thinking.

Batman just debuted, so it’s Batman Year One now?But is this the Earth in the comics?If so, what period was it?Will he die after inhaling laughing gas but awaken, or will he become the next clown?Like in Gotham?

The international news is calm, the American farm boys of Krypton have not yet shown their prominence, and the dusty ancient civilization has not yet revealed its traces.

But now that Batman has appeared, other stories are about to begin. In DC's long chronology of major events, even if restarts are included, not many ordinary people can survive.

Can he survive on his own and get through everything safely?

But right now, there is a more important crisis that has yet to be resolved: clown toxin.

This toxin will turn a person into a new clown, or, like most people, die laughing.

No need for passion, calm mind.

This is one of the creeds he abides by as a Jedi apprentice. He always pays attention to calmness and controlling his inner emotions. This may be the reason why he has not been greatly affected by the poison gas, but as the time of inhalation of the poison increases, the situation will become worse. Things were getting worse, and now that he had yet to reconnect with the Force, he needed more outside help, and fast.

Not far away, the fight between the Dark Knight and the Fool came to an end, and the laughter continued until a punch knocked the Joker unconscious.

The sound of sirens in the distance is getting closer, and soon the police wearing gas masks will lead doctors to take the hostages who have inhaled laughing gas to the hospital for treatment.

But Batman knows these men's days are numbered.This crazy criminal who calls himself the Joker has not been around long enough. Even his ultimate butler Alfred, who is proficient in all kinds of martial arts, has not yet been able to develop a targeted antidote to his poisonous gas in time.

Research into clown gas is still ongoing, and these people have little hope.

However, this time he found an exception.

One hostage struggled to shake his body, his voice was drowned in the laughter, as if he was asking for help.His hands were tied behind his back. He had short dark red hair and a gentle face. He looked like a college student.

There was no smile on his face.

The time when the black cloak rolled seemed to be very short. It seemed that only a few seconds had passed before Karl found himself on the roof of a certain building, with a black statue standing in front of him.

"Who are you?" The voice through the voice changer appeared electronic and deep.

"Carl Kestis. Local, student at Gotham University." Carl briefly introduced himself, who had lived in Gotham since childhood, and tried to appear sincere. "Thank you for saving me, so Batman is real? I always thought it was just a fucking urban legend."

It's not that Carl doesn't trust Batman, but he knows that he is not the one who can help him now. Batman has just debuted, and his omnipotent belt does not have the things he urgently needs now.

And according to his past life experience, Batman has a dark history of forcibly locking infected people in the Batcave who show signs of infection but do not show symptoms. Then there is really no hope.

Batman is a detective, and detectives suspect everyone.

Batman remained silent, looking up and down at the special case in front of him through the eyepiece of his mask: "Why weren't you affected by the Joker's gas?"

"Maybe it's because I was lucky, so I didn't inhale much of that green gas?" Karl replied, "I don't know what the composition of this gas is, and what is the lethal dose of inhalation? By the way, I'm a chemistry major."

The butler's voice came through the microphone with pointed ears: "Master Bruce, his identity information has been confirmed, and there is no problem. He comes from the Gotham Orphanage, has excellent grades, and was given a loan by the Wayne Foundation. I went to college and have no criminal record.

"Go to the police."

Batman was silent for a moment, left a word, lifted up his cape and disappeared into the darkness. After fighting crime for just two years, he was not yet dark enough to directly imprison risky suspects, and he also had more important follow-up plans for the Joker. deal with.

The long-awaited arrival of an old friend in Arkham Asylum is here.

After he left, Karl twitched the corner of his mouth and showed a strange smile.