The long Halloween’s sequel is one issue in and I already know the killer is [SPOILER]

The long-awaited sequel to Batman: The Long Halloween It started, and I already know who the killer is. Batman: The Long Halloween – The Last Halloween #1 by Jeph Loeb and Eduardo Risso complete the tale started by Loeb and Tim Sale in Batman: The Long Halloween and followed by Batman: Dark Victory And Catwoman: When in Rome. As the story reaches its conclusion, I believe that the copycat version of ​​the Holiday Killer is secretly Mario Falcone, Carmine Falcone’s only surviving son.

Batman: The Long Halloween – The Last Halloween Features Mario Falcone’s return to Gotham – after he burns down his own home Batman: Dark Victory – and depicts him talking to Catwoman while she robs Carmine Falcone’s old penthouse. When Catwoman asks why Mario has returned to Gotham, He only replies that Catwoman, like Gotham, will know in due time. Shortly after, Catwoman flees the scene and is chased by Batman and Robin before seemingly being killed at the hands of a killer copying Holiday.

Although very little is known about this third holiday killer, I’m reasonably certain that Mario Falcone is likely the newest holiday killer. He has a pre-existing criminal past and the motive to take on the mantle of the holiday killer. In addition, Mario serves as the main antagonist of the series will bring the themes of Batman: The Long Halloween Full circle, bringing the story started in the original series to a satisfying close.

The history of Batman’s holiday killer goes back to the first one Long Halloween History

Who is this strange villain?

First seen in Batman: The Long Halloween, The Holiday Killer terrorized both Gotham and the Falcone crime family over the course of a yearKilling off Carmine Falcone’s associates on a holiday. At the end of Batman: The Long HalloweenThe holiday killer is revealed to be Carmine’s son, Alberto. But at the end of the story, Harvey Dent reveals that there were two different people acting as the Holiday Killer, with Alberto only one of them. 2021s Batman: The Long Halloween Special Apparently Harvey’s wife Gilda is confirmed as the second holiday killer.

The thematic core of Batman: The Long Halloween And its subsequent sequels have always been the Investigation of how traditional organized crime lost its foothold in GothamMake way for Batman’s more colorful villains to take control of crime in Gotham. In the course of the text, several characters note that the change occurred before their eyes, and Gordon even noted that he does not know whether his and Batman’s victory will be worth it for a long time. The story’s climax, the two-phase killing of Carmine Falcone, creates a power vacuum in Gotham’s underworld that Batman’s villains quickly fill.

Batman’s new holiday killer absolutely has to be Mario Falcone

It makes perfect sense for this story

Mario is the newest holiday killer brings the story full circle. Alberto became the holiday killer because he wanted to prove to his father that he could be part of the criminal worldBut Batman’s rogue still took control of the Gotham underworld, killing Carmine. Mario, taking the mantle, and using it to take revenge on the supervillains he sees as responsible, returns the story to the idea of ​​the Holiday Killer motivated by the Falcons, as well as bringing back the idea of ​​the Holiday Killer being One of Carmine’s sons who kills in the interests of the family.

moreover, Mario Falcone has the most motive to serve as the newest holiday killer. Although he had previously given up a life of crime, Mario had to witness his family lose everything they had built at the hands of Batman’s rogues gallery. In addition, Mario had to watch the events of both Batman: The Long Halloween And Batman: Dark Victory Torn his family apart, resulting in Alberto’s death at the hands of his sister, Sofia. Gotham’s more unrestrained criminals took his life and family as he knew it, giving him the motivation to take revenge on them.

The Falcons have always been a key pillar in this era of Batman’s history. with Batman: The Long Halloween – The Last Halloween To conclude this story, it only makes sense that the story of the Falcones will end with him, and Mario is the newest holiday killer will make a satisfying ending, tie back to the original story that started it all and see the Topics reach their natural conclusion. While it’s entirely possible that Mario’s scene with Catwoman is a red herring, the possibility of him being the holiday killer would make for a thrilling climax to the Long Halloween Saga.

Batman: The Long Halloween – The Last Halloween #1 is available now from DC Comics.