Second Chance is an episode of the second season of Batman: The Animated Series. It features Two-Face as the main villain and is also his last appearance on the series. Firstly, I fully do not understand why they decided to collect all these stories together besides the fact that they were published in succession to each other. But that's not even true since the first two issues are published separately. I genuinely just don't understand the logic. Three of the stories are left unfinished. If they're published as a collection then surely you would try to /collect/ the stories. Weird. This is the second episode depicting a failed attempt to reform one of Batman's enemies. The first is " Birds of a Feather" and is then followed by " Harley's Holiday".

I'm proud of you," Bruce tells him, unsure whether or not he is saying the right thing. "It's okay." Jason raised a hand to his mouth to muffle the sob, but it still rang out through the cave. His vision was blurring from tears. While not only about Jason Todd and his becoming the second Robin, this was a collection full of second chances.The nurse helping Harvey Dent recover from his Two-Face personality is the same therapist from Part 1 of the villain's debut episode. Bruce Wayne visits a man named Howard Despond whose wife was killed by the muggers who died fighting Batman. He pretends to be there on Wayne Foundation business. Despond says nobody cared about his wife's death except the detective who took the muggers in. In my excitement for James Gunn's upcoming DCU, I've decided to become more involved in my reading of DC Comics. And what a better place to start than the original jumping on point, Post-Crisis? They fought side-by-side, battle after battle after battle, sleepless nights, and open wounds, both physical and emotional. Was it destiny that Batman and Jason met so the mentor could give this orphan a better path than he had?

and 411 pit the duo against Two-Face. This is where the Bronze Age elements stood out the most for me. Most of my comic reading stems from Silver Age fare from Marvel and 2000s era books from both companies. This time period contains the silly humor and wild characterizations of the earlier period and the more serious themes and consequences from the latter. The result is pretty baffling, though entertaining, for my modern sensibilities. Ultimately I enjoyed this caper, even if I didn't really "get it." When Two-Face is carried out of the hospital, his left leg is shown to be damaged. Although, in "Two-Face, Part I", when he walked out of the hospital room, his left leg wasn't affected in any way. More criminals are found dead the next night. This time it's an armed robber, who also previously escaped murder charges on a technicality. Batman poses as a reporter named Mr. Davis to ask Gordon questions about the murder right in front of Barnes. Gordon explains that all of the crooks who got off on technicality were arrested by a detective named Tommy Carma. Carma was once the youngest detective in the city, but his constant police brutality allowed many arrested criminals to go free. He snapped after his wife and daughter were killed by a hitman. The issues are interrupted by Year One which makes things a bit funny in regard to Jason’s timeline. Originally published as Batman #402-403 & #408-411 (December 1986 - September 1987) and Batman #368 (February 1984)is probably the best yarn in this book. It is a very simple story about Batman pursuing a serial killer who targets young women. No supervillains, no kooky schemes, no Robin. It is a somber and subtle affair that you might not expect from Jim Starlin, the creator of Marvel's Thanos. This collection might be worth it for this story alone. Might as Well Not Be in Prison at All: Batman clearly thinks the Penguin is still a threat even when behind bars; while Cobblepot has nothing to do with the kidnapping, he never claims he couldn't have.

The elder man shut down after the two youngest Waynes' death. He didn't talk, he didn't eat, and he didn't even try to take care of himself.

Boyd Kirkland has listed this episode among his favorite to have worked on during Batman: The Animated Series, due to its great action scenes and exploration of Two-Face. [1] He doesn't know what brought him to this point, but he found himself by a window with a razor to his wrist. While Robin attempts to sneak in on Thorne, he's caught and taken to his target. Robin explains that Harvey's been kidnapped and he thinks Thorne's behind it. Thorne just laughs at the thought and has his thugs take Robin to the Gotham Gate Bridge to throw him into the river. Fortunately, Robin has a glass cutter in his glove and manages to cut his bonds. He makes short work of the thugs but is no closer to finding who is behind Harvey's kidnapping. Ultimately, I enjoyed my time with Second Chances. I got what I paid for, which was early Post-Crisis Batman and Robin, but I'm still left wanting. I think any fan of Bronze Age Batman can have fun with this, but the only people who need this volume are completionists and like me they will disappointed by the glaring omissions.