WARNING: The following contains spoilers for “Demon or Detective?, Part Two” a story from Detective Comics #1034, by Joshua Williamson, Gleb Melnikov and ALW’s Troy Peteri, on sale now.
In the first part of the Robin story “Demon or Detective?” in Batman #106, Damian Wayne reunited with his mother, Talia al Ghul, with the intent to assume his birthright as Heir to the Demon once more. However, the two were interrupted by rivals in the form of the League of Lazarus, a mysterious organization comprised of bare-chested and masked warriors covered in green symbols. The League of Lazarus has been described by Talia Al Ghul as a bedtime story, which indicates they are an old organization in the DC Universe that have surfaced for the first time in a very long time.
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And as revealed in the second part of “Demon or Detective?” in Detective Comics #1034, the return of the League of Lazarus signals the coming of a fighting tournament that will involve some of the best fighters in the DC Universe in a contest that could end up being DC’s answer to Mortal Kombat.
The conclusion to “Demon or Detective?” takes place in the backup story of Detective Comics #1034. In it, Damian Wayne realizes that his future is not as heir to the League of Assassins, but as Robin. Damian takes to skies once more as the Boy Wonder, but little does he know that a threat lurks in another corner of the world. Indeed, the story ends with members of the League of Shadows entering an underground base. There, they remark that the arrival of the League of Lazarus is a sign that the tournament is about to start.
While this contest isn’t given a name, it will involve some of the greatest fighters in the world. The members of League of Shadows say that these fighters will soon receive their invitation to Lazarus Island for the contest. The location of the island isn’t revealed, but all of this setup sounds incredibly familiar. Indeed, the Mortal Kombat franchise is built around a group of fighters who are recruited and invited to an island to take part in an interdimensional tournament of fighters.
In the lair of the League of Shadows, a multitude of monitors show a selection of these fighters, including Rose Wilson, Batman of Japan and China White. W
This crop of characters certainly plays like a selection of fighters in a video game, and we now know that they will soon travel to Lazarus Island for this tournament. For the time being, we don’t yet know if this island is on Earth, or if it’s meant to be on another plane of existence. However, what we do know is that Damian Wayne and Connor Hawke, Green Arrow’s son, will both take part in this contest of champions.
Whatever happens next, it appears this tournament promises to be something big and epic, and, with the release of the new Mortal Kombat movie is just around the corner, the timing couldn’t be better.
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