>>6039607>Pencils & Inks: Guillem March. Colors: Tomeu Morey>Alt-Text: Batman & Nightwing stand on a roof with several other vigilantes. >Dialogue Samples: Marv Wolfman & George Pérez. The Hypercrisis Bro. Ted Sorenson & John F Kenedy. Grant Morrison. Greg Rucka.Bruce: Harv’ you’re still my friend. Whatever you’ve done, whatever you need to take accountability for, I’ll help you with that.
Dent: Thanks, Bruce. It means a lot to have you on my side.
Bruce: But we can’t do things the old ways. If this is New Earth, we need a New Gotham. The law you served doesn't serve the people.
Dent: That’s big talk. Revolution talk.
You smirk and present a silver dollar.
Bruce: If you’re nervous, you can always flip for it.
Harvy stands and smiles back.
Dent: Thanks for the offer. But I’ve made up my mind.
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It’s a bright day in Gotham. People crowd around a champion of light, like some forgotten ritual to banish the darkness of the past years. Mayor Dent stands proudly on the podium, overlooking the people he has promised to save.
Dent: I’m resigning as Mayor.
The crowd gasps.
Dent: I do this not because I reject the values I ran on, but because I embrace them.
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At the CBI headquarters, Agent Chase stares at a cubicle farm filled with destroyed computers and empty file cabinets.
“I QUIT” is scratched into the walls in claw marks.
Dent (V.O.): In the past, I let vengeance guide me. I deluded myself into thinking it was justice and violated the city I swore to defend.
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At the Fortress of Solitude, Superman and Poison Ivy look at a globe on a computer. Countless dots on the glove are labeled “Potential Recruits.”
Dent (V.O.): I buried the truth and furthered my career because I thought Gotham needed a hero.
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At Arkham, Dr Thompkins consoles a crying Threshold.
Dent (V.O.): But it doesn't. Gotham needs Gotham. It just needs us, in here, together, working for a better tommorow.
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Amanda Waller sits in a space station, overlooking the planet.
Dent (V.O.): This is why my final act as Mayor is to call an election for the New Gotham Constituional Council. For the first time, all voices in the City will be heard, and the people, not the politicians or police, will have the power to shape their lives.
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At the Church of the Narrows, Religion of Crime members led by Abbot & A’daire share supplies and tend to the injured, including Jason Todd.
Dent(V.O.): Some will spread fear. They will tell you you cannot be trusted to rule yourselves, but in our darkest day, I saw the goodness in the hearts of our people.
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Outside the Monarch Theater, a scavenger is selling hoarded supplies. He turns away a family of three for not paying enough.
Dent (V.O.): And for those few that wish us harm. The ones that think they’re in charge?
The hoarder looks up and sees Nightwing and an army of caped and cowled people staring down at him.
Dent (V.O.): The city is under new management.
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To be continued in... <span class="mu-s">JUSTICEQUEST</span>
