Batman Atlas

Batman Atlas is an American comic book series loosely based on the Batman mythos, designed to be a unique take on the mythos, set in its own universe, releasing since May 16th, 2017.
==Synopsis==
Bruce Wayne has decided to become the vigilante known as the Batman, believing Gotham needs a defender to operate in the shadows, dealing with a rising wave of crime in Gotham City.
==Characters==
===Main===
*Bruce Wayne/Batman - an aloof young billionaire who decides to become a vigilante known as the Batman, wearing experimental armor that protects him from damage while keeping him being rather fast, defending Gotham from a plethora of threats while attempting to fix Gotham legally as Bruce Wayne as well.
===Supporting===
*Alfred Pennyworth - Bruce's butler who raised him since his parents died, having trained him in combat and stealth due to his experience working for the MI6 as he aids Bruce as Batman but is aware what he is doing is dangerous.
*Harold Allnut - a skilled engineer and inventor who was childhood friends with Thomas Wayne as Bruce visits him, recruiting him to build several of his gadgets, with Bruce seeing Allnut as a technological marvel.
*Commissioner James "Jim" Gordon - the recently elected head of Gotham's Police Department who initially distrusts Batman, believing caped vigilantes could be dangerous as after Batman saved Barbara's life, he decides to start slowly trusting the Batman.
*Barbara Gordon/The Oracle - Gordon's daughter and a young intern at Wayne Enterprises who is a great fan of Batman, running a blog she calls the Oracle which tracks down crimes the Batman stopped.
===Antagonists===
*Jack Ledger/The Joker - a former true crime novelist who always had a psychotic obsession with crime and how criminals think, initially starting a murder spree which ended with Batman facing him in Ace Chemicals, Jack falling down into the chemicals and being permanently bleached. The process rendered him completely mad, claiming himself to now be an agent of chaos, the Joker, sent to cause destruction and mayhem and seeing the Batman as his perfect rival. 
**Harleen Quinzel/Harley Quinn - a psychologist who becomes infatuated with the Joker, seeing him as an agent of chaos sent from beyond to make the world a better place, deciding to join him as his sidekick, Harley Quinn.
*Harvey Dent/Two-Face - Bruce's childhood best friend who has become a lawyer devoted to protecting Gotham City through the court of law as he recently reconnected with Bruce, being in a relationship with him. The relationship breaks apart when an attempted trial to arrest the infamous Oswald Cobblepot caused Harvey to become permanently scarred with half of his face burnt off as he becomes a mob boss, believing the only true way to prevent crime is to control it, his relationship breaking apart with Bruce. 
*Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin - a powerful and corrupt politician who is the current mayor of Gotham as well as the owner of the Iceberg Longue who is secretly a mob boss known as the Penguin as he begins to clash against the Batman, mainly due to his forces and operations being foiled by him. He is soon ripped of his mayoral position after Harvey Dent begun a trial to arrest him, resulting Cobblepot to send forces to burn the courtroom, scarring Harvey while Cobblepot decides to focus on being the Penguin full time. 
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*Waylon Jones/Killer Croc - a mutated and disfigured street boxer who is treated as a freak due to his mutation, being forced to fight for criminals and mob bosses, beginning to clash against the Batman as well. 
==Issues==
#I Am The Night - After months training while away from Gotham, Bruce Wayne returns, ready for his first night as Gotham's defender and vigilante Batman. And on his first night, Batman pursues a murderous mastermind known as Jack Ledger, who has begun a killing spree to see if he can get away with it.
#The Joke's on Me - After falling in a vat of toxin of Ace Chemicals while being pursued by Batman and Gotham's police force, Ledger ends up with a disfigurement which turns his skin pale white and his hair green. Driven insane, Ledger earns himself a new name: the Joker, and continues his murdering spree, drawing Batman's attention.
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#The Two Faces of Justice - After Batman apprehends Oswald Cobblepot, his childhood friend Harvey Dent attempts to testify against him at the court, until he gets hit by Cobblepot with a toxin which leaves half of Dent's face horribly disfigured. Driven insane by his condition, Dent assumes the name Two-Face, and begins a campaign to determine who should be spared or punished for their crimes, targeting Cobblepot.
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== Spinoff ==
==Trivia==
* The Joker's identity of Jack Ledger is a homage to Jack Nicholson (who played the character in Tim Burton's 1989 film) and the late Heath Ledger (who played the Joker in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight).
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