We-e-ll, not quite. The original Ten-Eyed Man died in the Crisis On Infinite Earths.
Morrison created a demon-hunting tribe of nomads vaguely based on the idea of the character, called the Ten Eyed Men. What they did to him was excise the demon Barbatos, who apparently had possessed Batman during the Dark Knight, Dark City storyline from 1991. The implication was that the darker, brooding, “I’m a jerk to all my friends and allies” version of Batman between the two stories was due to the possession. Exorcising the demon released it, thus setting up the (theoretically) more balanced Batman in Morrison’s run, as well as allowing Barbatos to go reconnect with Dr. Hurt.
Dr. Hurt’s whole deal is he’s basically Smeagol to Barbatos’s One Ring.
Richie
and THAT is why DC and Marvel became DEAD TO ME!
(boots and reboots and mass universe creation and destruction grumblegrumblegrumble)
TJ Baltimore
Is that Barbatos the same Barbatos in “The Books of Magic” with Timothy Hunter?
LucidLunatic
_Was_ a DC Villain, but essentially a Z-lister to the point where he had a brief cameo in Forever Evil #1 this month, only to be immediately killed.
205 thoughts on “Text”
Kernanator
“Boo.”
Aeron
“Cooome joooin uuus…”
xKiv
.. join our dark army of evil Candarian demons …
GrrArg42
NOT the Candarian demons!!! Anything but … wait what the hell are… …google google…
… google…
doo be do be do…
All the Men in My Life… doo be do …
… killed by Candarian demons …
thecanvashat
For a second, I thought that said Canadian demons.
Ziaheart
That’s what I read, too!
Geminia999
So, who’s going to draw a person wearing fifteen monocles? Doesn’t have to be them, could just be Mr. Monopoly.
I want a Monocle 🙁
Yotomoe
Batman’s newest villain. MR. MONOCLE. He throws them like razor disks and they never run out.
Aizat
Or he could shoot lasers from his monocle.
Pyr05
Lasers from a monocle? How unrealistic.
Aizat
Yeah, and a guy fighting crime dressed as a bat is so realistic.
GoldStarz
Dats da joke
Aizat
You suck, McBain!
Doctor_Who
The Monocle is actually already a DC villain. He’s about as impressive as he sounds.
Aizat
Well, at least he’s not the Ten-Eyed Man…or Kite Man.
GoldStarz
The Ten-Eyed Monocle Man sounds much more intimidating!
Dean
He turned to crime to pay his optician’s bill.
Historyman68
The ten-eyed man extracted batman’s fear from him! Or something something grant morrison?
Jeff K!
We-e-ll, not quite. The original Ten-Eyed Man died in the Crisis On Infinite Earths.
Morrison created a demon-hunting tribe of nomads vaguely based on the idea of the character, called the Ten Eyed Men. What they did to him was excise the demon Barbatos, who apparently had possessed Batman during the Dark Knight, Dark City storyline from 1991. The implication was that the darker, brooding, “I’m a jerk to all my friends and allies” version of Batman between the two stories was due to the possession. Exorcising the demon released it, thus setting up the (theoretically) more balanced Batman in Morrison’s run, as well as allowing Barbatos to go reconnect with Dr. Hurt.
Dr. Hurt’s whole deal is he’s basically Smeagol to Barbatos’s One Ring.
Richie
and THAT is why DC and Marvel became DEAD TO ME!
(boots and reboots and mass universe creation and destruction grumblegrumblegrumble)
TJ Baltimore
Is that Barbatos the same Barbatos in “The Books of Magic” with Timothy Hunter?
LucidLunatic
_Was_ a DC Villain, but essentially a Z-lister to the point where he had a brief cameo in Forever Evil #1 this month, only to be immediately killed.
Jeff K!
http://www.comicvine.com/the-monocle/4005-33078/
I’ll just leave this here.
Name Here
Some people think that Batman has unlimited batarangs, but the truth is he just always brings EXACTLY as many as he would need.
Thasvaddef
How’s this?
http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/9025/7emc.jpg
Thasvaddef
Too much?
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/6664/idmn.jpg
Joel Rice
Dirk Lonestyle. Awesome. I’m naming a Skyrim character that. How does Willis think of all this?
Pizzathehutt
He’s awesome! Plain and simple.
Aizat
He fought an evil ocean. Also he punched a bear.
Xydux
David Willis is NOT possessed by the ultimate form of evil.
…then again, he created Faz…
Jackson
Dirk Lonestyle vs. the Cragged Shame Pits of the Lustwolves
DarkVeghetta
Now THERE’S a best-seller if I ever saw one!
Animal
Not that I recall.
Lawzlo
Does he not always drink beer, but when he does, it’s Dos Equis?
Pyr05
Only if you play Dirk to his strengths.
Resne
Of course. Don’t drop that Dirk a dirk. Give him an axe.
Super Duper
You are doomed, Walky. Dirk Lonestyle shall rise.
RISE, DIRK! RISE!
Aizat
Arise, Dirkimus Prime.
Super Duper
YOU GOT THE DIRK!
YOU GOT THE LONESTAAAARRRRRRR!
YEAH!
Lokitsu
Release the Lonestar!
Lokitsu
Errr.. Lonestyle.
Yotomoe
The Dirk Knight Rises.
Pope William T Wodium
That’s what she said?
Jen Aside
NOW it’s too late.
DarkArchon
Dirk Lonestyle in no way sounds like a pornstar name.
Skull025
Sounds like the kind that just Dirks off the handsome way.
Tenn
“Dirk Lonestyle – the caramel sculpture that came… to life.”
Rani
“Say my name.”
“You’re Dirk Lonestyle”
“You’re goddamn right”
Yotomoe
I just imagine that’s what Walky says in bed.
Aizat
“Say hello to Dirk Lonestyle”
Björn
Yeah, he could rename lil’ Walky to that. Of course, “Lonestyle” implies that the only action he ever gets is self-inflicted.
DarkVeghetta
Yet again, very apt up until recently.
Ragnal
Psst. Hey. Walky. Guess what.
IT’S TOO LATE!
Keroshino
Game Over Walky…Game Over!
Lavaticmay
Game all over our faces man!
Pizzathehutt
Dirk Lonestyle, hmmmmm….. I smell an A&E detective show.
This FALL!
xain
Walky you forgot about their half-dozen top hats
Doctor_Who
The Keeners are Team Fortress 2 characters.
Turbo Sexaphonic Delight
WALKY IS SPY!
Andiemus
Which color is he??!
begbert2
Caramel.
Sporky
Dirk Lonestyle vs. Dirk Strider.
WHO WOULD WIN
Aizat
Punch Rockgroin would win.
Doctor_Who
My money’s on Slab Bulkhead.
Sporky
I was making a Homestuck reference, but MST3K is okay too
Keroshino
I put my faith in “Blast Hardcheese”!
Raen
Oh good, I’m not the only one who thought that.
“Lonestyle” pretty much works for those two, doesn’t it?
Historyman68
Dirk Diggler.
Joel Rice
And also, I think Linda just became a synch for the mother of the year award here.
Kennerly
Hey, at least she vaguely remember she has another child. Even remembered its name!
The Candyman
I think I actually started liking Walky a little more in this strip.