>>5951253>Pencils & Inks: Joëlle Jones. Colors:Jordie Bellaire>Alt-Text: Comic cover of Batman on a Horse, an embroidered Bat-logo pattern is behind him.You stand before a warehouse, looking over your makeshift army shivering in the unnatural cold.
From all over the city they came to the Narrows. But what started as a meeting for intimidation, has become a rally for liberation.
BATMAN: I thank you for coming here. More than that, Gotham thanks you. Across those waters, our land is burning. Our people are crying out under the lash of those who value comfort and greed over humanity. The night is full of predators, but we will teach them how to be prey. The law of this world is a bludgeon, a tool for the elite to rule us, but I was raised on a different law. The law that life is precious. The law that we’re obligated to defend it and preserve its quality. The law that when innocence is threatened, no matter if it's by a gang, a badge, or a politician, you step in to save it. We’re united by faith, and tonight we’ll share that faith. Not in a heaven to come after death, but in a future worth living for, here and now!
While the crowd cheers you enter the warehouse and emerge with several broncos, led by your black steed.
APOCALYPSE: NEIGH!
BATMAN: Easy Apocalypse, our herds ride together tonight. Anyone who knows the saddle, come forward. We’ll be the vanguard. The Narrows and Bowery covens will distribute aid. Nightwing will guide you to the storehouses under Kane Bridge. The Southside, Old Gotham, Cauldron, and Burnside Covens are on safety patrol. We protect the people with our lives.
BLACK MASK: And what about the rest of us, chief?
BATMAN: We go to war.
