' A Smile is the shortest distance between two people': they say.
Often the saying is correct except when it is referring to Batman.
With him, ordinary is hardly the case, and if he's smiling,
it is more of a Hazardous Warning than a Friendly Reception.
Villains fear the very presence of Dark Knight,
and the only thing they dread than his presence is his Smile.
However, if we look closely, 'RUN'
is not the only implication we get from a Smiling Batman.
That once in a lifetime Smile has never failed to maze not only his enemies
but also the rest of Super-Heroes, and League Members: as well.
'Did you see that Smile?'
Black Adam, the original student of Wizard Shazam, was banished away to the farthest corners of the
universe for his misdeeds during the early days. Time passed, yet the memories remained still.
When Wizard Shazam's Magic started to get weaker due to his old age, the powers that kept Adam
away began to disappear, and the banished heir eventually returned to the Rock of Eternity.
The return of Adam was a losing battle for Shazam.
He dethroned his old master and released the ancient 'Brothers Djinn' upon the Earth.
It was at that moment; Old man Sahazam ran into the Knight of Night.
Batman wanted the League to follow the strategy of divide and conquer.
While Superman and Wonder Woman were instructed to go after the Calythos, the strongest djinn,
Batman and Green Arrow tracked down the Uthool, the cunning and intelligent one,
leaving Abnegazar, Nyorlath, and Rath, the three minor djinns to the renowned John Constantine.
The Caped Crusader was able to have the djinn trapped in an alley,
but unaware of Uthool's unique powers: he charged on. The punch turned djinn into dust,
fooling even Batman. Yet what actually happened was, Uthool self-deformed a fraction before the
punch was landed and entered into the body to take control of Batman's mind.
The real fun begins from there onwards. Batman ejects Green Arrow from the Batmobile
and tosses him into the river without a second thought. When he returns to the Hall of Justice,
he downplays Wonder Woman's caution and grants Superman and Wonder Woman a
once-in-a-lifetime chance to witness something beyond.
'The Bat Smirk'
'Wish I'd thought of That'
With Gorilla Grodd's leadership, there assembles a Society in Secrecy composed of Giganta,
Killer Frost, Sinestro, Parasite, Shade, and Clayface as the last member.
Meanwhile, Batman has started investigating the disappearance
of Clayface from the private island owned by Morgan Edge, which is hidden from any map
The master detective was quickly able to track down the location of Clayface.
However, when Batman reached the isolated facility, he was in for a surprise
because Clayface was not alone. The whole Secret Society has come forth to take down Batman.
(Can’t blame them actually, Can we?)
Soon it turned to be an outnumbered Battle, but in what way do you think it turned?
'That's One expensive Omelette'
Dark Knight is the Antagonist to the Role of Clown Prince of Crime.
When our Protagonist comes up with numerous methods to make Justice for his character,
Caped Crusader is always there to sabotage it. Yet this one time, the invention of
Prince is something exceptional even the Dark Knight is unable to withstand the thunder.
Joker tries to become the Law and Order in Gotham City, and the only obstacle to that is Batman.
Therefore, he removes that obstacle by assigning Batman a new Role. The New Clown Prince of Crime.
The 'Joker Venom': when Injected, gives you a state of bliss and eventually into a plight of
catatonic. Batman also becomes a victim of that toxin and has 24 hours to fight for his life.
Amidst all of that,
the story continues to deliver the viewers a captivating and pleasurable experience
as now we get to witness our beloved characters for the very first time in reversed roles.
While Joker has become much determined and rigid,
he has also attained some Great skills in hand-to-hand combat. On the other hand,
Batman has now; become way funnier and has grasped the ability to crack a joke every now and then.
Regardless of the deteriorating mental state, Bruce continues to develop the antidote.
The last ingredient needed is 'Joker Venom'
The story reaches its climax, the moment; Batman, Joker, and Penguin get into a triple threat fight.
Not to mention, throughout the battle, Penguin was so busy trying to process what had gone wrong;
after witnessing the drastically different behaviors of Batman and Joker.
In contrast to TV Show, Scott Snyder's The Batman Who Laughs takes the venom-induced insanity
to a whole new, different level. There Joker recreates the murder experience young Bruce met;
in front of Batman, again and again, using numerous victims.
As a result, Batman eliminates Joker. But before he dies, Joker succeeds in poisoning
Batman with Joker Venom. Hence, then begins the dark age of Batman within the Dark Multiverse.
'Good Cop, Bad Cop'
When it comes to interrogation, Batman is the CIA of Justice League. No matter how much; a
tough cookie one is, few minutes with Batman will make Thou spill the beans. Many were lucky enough
to escape by facing only once that terrifying experience, but Deadshot wasn't that fortunate.
The second time he was interrogated, it wasn't even Batman who conducted it.
Yet the Smile and Calm behavior of Batman made Deadshot trembles in fear.
'There was only One-Time'
A Psychiatrist Doctor; turned Criminally insane, 'Harleen Frances Quinzel' was notorious enough to
captivate the eyes of Higher-ups in the American CIA also.
Together with Joker, they became the King and Queen of Gotham and
God helps anyone who disrespected the Queen.
Groomed by Clown Prince of Crime himself, Harley possesses the attitude of a happy-go-lucky mate
and doesn't falter even at the fore gates of Death: let alone be scared.
Yet at his presence and witnessing the Devil's Smile: She lost herself and started breaking down.
The one-man, Joker himself, didn't succeed in adding a smile to the
face is laughing before her in conscious mind.
The laughter of Bat was like a thunder strike on her because that made her realize: She doesn't
have the faintest idea of what's he plotting now and what's coming next!
'He is Human Too'
The miracle Smile that only a handful of people have witnessed doesn't always mean
a bad omen for the observer. It too can be an unrealized dream or an innocent wish.
In Justice League Animated TV Series, Viewers get the opportunity to see the climax of fantasy
romance, Love of Wonder Bat. The Romance of Batman and Wonder Woman is developed:
throughout the Series at a nice pace, in a Lovely way.
When the almost couple visited Superman for his Birthday, they came across the plant, Black Mercy,
set up by Mongul. While Wondy fights Mongul, Bats tries to free Superman from the dream state.
At last, he gets rid of Black Mercy from Superman but unfortunately, unto him.
Black Mercy reads the Heart's Desire and feeds the individual a downright reality-like dream.
So, what do you think is going on inside of Batman's mind?
After all, The lonely Crusader, even the Death Bringers are terrified of,
isn't made out of Blackened Steel and Cold Ice. 'He too is Human!'
When Wonder Woman sees the innocent Smile on Batman's face, she is heartbroken.
Imagine what sort of memory or unfulfilled desire Batman must be living right now!
Despite How Big his Will Power is, successfully dispelling the Black Mercy's induced delusion
is often emotionally difficult, even for the most disciplined of egos.
On the other hand, disenchanting from the fantasy he's living is like burning down
his perfect world into ashes; is too much of cruel punishment for anyone.
However, after tiring herself, again and again:
Diana was able to liberate Bruce from the fantasy into reality.