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64-503: Cassandra's origin story presents her as the daughter of assassins David Cain and Lady Shiva . She was deprived of speech and human contact during her childhood as conditioning to become the world's greatest assassin. Consequently, Cassandra grew up to become an expert martial artist and developed an incredible ability to interpret body language to the point of reading complex thoughts, while simultaneously developing limited social skills and remaining mute and illiterate . She also becomes

128-451: A Kickstarter campaign for the first issue. A television adaptation is currently in development at Netflix . In July 2021, Snyder announced an eight-title digital first deal with comiXology Originals , all to be published through his creator-owned imprint Best Jackett Press, with the books set to receive print versions via Dark Horse Comics . The first three, We Have Demons with Greg Capullo, Clear with Francis Manapul, and Night of

192-586: A global team of Batmen , Tim visits Cassandra in Hong Kong, where she has been acting as an codename-less vigilante. He attempts to persuade Cassandra to return to Gotham now that things have returned to normal, but she refuses, saying that Stephanie needs the Batgirl role more than she does. Just before departing, Tim gives Cassandra a copy of her old costume and tells her that if she chooses to stay and fight crime in Hong Kong, he hopes she will do it while wearing

256-490: A Bat-symbol. Cassandra takes Tim up on his offer, and joined up with Bruce's new group, now wearing a heavily modified costume that uses her original outfit as a base. She now uses the name of Black Bat , and among other activities brings down a heroin-smuggling operation in Hong Kong. After a new supervillain named the Architect destroys three Gotham bridges with the help of explosives smuggled from Hong Kong, resulting in

320-672: A brief confrontation with Robin, after which Robin injects Cassandra with a counter-serum (prepared in case Deathstroke regains control of his daughter), and she is apparently freed from Deathstroke's control and vows to kill Deathstroke to revenge herself. However, some time later, when she is working with the Teen Titans, Miss Martian comments that she is more in control of herself now. She faces Deathstroke, Match , and other former Titans East teammates, before being subdued by Risk . Soon after, Cyborg , Raven , and Duela Dent summon former Titans Nightwing, Donna Troy , Beast Boy , and

384-667: A cruise ship. He shares her first kiss, and she even visits him at his home in Smallville , though the relationship never becomes serious. Cassandra then helps Batman control the violence of a gang war in Gotham City. Later, Batgirl moves to Blüdhaven with Tim Drake (the third Robin ) at Batman's suggestion and with his financial support. There, Deathstroke takes on a contract from the Penguin to kill Batgirl and decides to let his daughter, Rose (the current Ravager ), do

448-399: A degree in creative writing , and then worked at Walt Disney World for about a year. He initially worked as a custodian, but after he injured his shoulder and started to have some problems with his co-workers, he auditioned and worked as some of the characters. Snyder's Disney World stint strongly influenced his writing; he later recalled, "it did a world of good for my writing ... All

512-581: A demotion. Despite Damian's hostility toward her, Cassandra ultimately saves his life after pulling him out of the club mere seconds before it is destroyed by a bomb. And after Dick discovers that the Architect plans to flood Gotham and kill thousands of civilians, Cassandra and Damian work together to dispose of the explosives that were supposed to sink the city. Once the Architect is defeated and captured, Cassandra decides to stay in Gotham rather than return to Hong Kong. David Cain (character) David Cain

576-540: A fight which ends when the platform they are fighting on explodes. By the time Tim comes back to the original location, Cassandra and Cain are gone and the ninjas' necks have been snapped. Tim had secretly recorded the conversation, clearing his name, but branding Cassandra as a murderer at the same time. Cassandra next surfaces when she is hired by Dark Angel to kill Supergirl and attempts to do so by kidnapping Supergirl's friend, Captain Boomerang . Supergirl arrives at

640-400: A lifetime", she accepts the offer. When the women fight in a year's time, Cassandra dies within minutes. Shiva then restarts her heart, realizing Cassandra had a death wish, so that they can have a real fight. In the subsequent fight, Cassandra beats Shiva but does not kill her. Though not known for her private life, Cassandra does have a one-time romance with Conner Kent after meeting him on

704-470: A loving father as well as her feelings of abandonment. Apparently, Deathstroke manages to inject Cassandra with drugs, from a distance, that warped her mind allowing for him to manipulate her to his liking. Having gained control of his daughter, Deathstroke recruits her into Titans East , where she resumes the role and costume of Batgirl. As a member of Titans East, she has a rematch with the Ravager and

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768-508: A mystery, until she first appears during the "No Man's Land" story arc. During the " No Man's Land " storyline, after Gotham is leveled by an earthquake and isolated, Cassandra Cain saves Commissioner Gordon 's life and gains Bruce Wayne 's approval, and, eventually, becomes the new Batgirl. Her father, David Cain, sends a video of Cassandra's first murder to Bruce Wayne (Batman) attempting to disrupt her status. However, Wayne continues to accept Cassandra after she takes several bullets to save

832-418: A perfect partner with whom to carry out his assassination plans. Attempts to train young children resulted in failure, so he decided to conceive one himself. He found the perfect mother in a martial artist named Sandra Wu-San. He watched her duel her sister at a tournament and concluded that it was her sister Carolyn that was holding Sandra back from her full potential. He murdered Carolyn and ambushed Sandra with

896-696: A rogue Talon from the Court. It was announced at the 2012 New York Comic Con that Snyder would be writing a new Superman ongoing series, titled Superman Unchained , with art by Jim Lee . The series began publication in June 2013. Snyder left the Swamp Thing series as of issue #18 (May 2013) and began writing The Wake , a 10-issue, ocean-based horror miniseries drawn by Snyder's American Vampire: Survival Of The Fittest collaborator Sean Murphy . The series follows marine biologist Lee Archer, who along with

960-407: A setup for new Batgirl adventures. In 2009, Cassandra passes the Batgirl identity to Stephanie Brown . In July 2010, Cassandra appeared as one of the main characters in a short story written and drawn by Amanda Conner for Wonder Woman #600, where she helps Wonder Woman and Power Girl in a battle against Egg Fu . After Bruce Wayne returns , it is revealed that Cassandra's disillusionment

1024-567: A whole begins to slowly accept Batgirl into their ranks after she frees all of them from the Chinese military. After the loss of their leader in the 2008 " Batman R.I.P. " storyline, the Outsiders are left in disarray. Cassandra, believing that Batman brought her onto the team for just such a contingency, takes command of the group. Together, they undertake a search for the Batman. After Batman

1088-641: A young age. Scott Snyder Scott Snyder (born January 15, 1976 ) is an American comic book author. He is known for his 2006 short story collection Voodoo Heart , and his work for DC Comics , including series such as American Vampire , Detective Comics , a highly acclaimed run on Batman , Swamp Thing , and Justice League as well as the company-wide crossover storylines " Dark Nights: Metal " and " Dark Nights: Death Metal ." He has also written creator-owned comics published through Image Comics , including Wytches , Undiscovered Country , and Nocterra . As part of his DC work, he co-created

1152-571: Is a supervillain in the DC Comics Universe . He first appeared in Batman #567 (July 1999), and was created by Kelley Puckett and Damion Scott . David Cain is an esteemed assassin and ally of the League of Assassins who trained Bruce Wayne in his early years. However, Bruce has never used all of the techniques Cain taught him and has since surpassed him in ability. Cain desired

1216-474: Is found, Cassandra moves into Wayne Manor , on the trail of father and Deathstroke. She uses the Batcave's computer to locate them but is attacked by Nightwing, who claims she cannot be trusted. Robin and Batman give her the benefit of the doubt. Due to her research, Cassandra learns that David Cain and Deathstroke started up a school training Cassandra's "sisters". When Cassandra hears that the school's purpose

1280-506: Is later attacked by Deadshot, but fights back and shoots Deadshot repeatedly, intentionally leaving him alive to prove a point. In One Year Later , Robin captures Cain and brings him to the League of Assassins as ransom to save Cassandra, only to learn that she has become their leader under the influence of Deathstroke 's mind-altering serum. Cassandra then shoots David, seemingly killing him, though his body mysteriously disappears. In

1344-482: Is unable to effectively fight crime. Worried, Bruce Wayne takes away her costume and begins training her in defensive skills. Cassandra soon discovers that the assassin Lady Shiva can read people like she used to be able to and asks Shiva to reteach her. Lady Shiva accepts on the condition that they would have a duel to the death a year later. As Cassandra would rather be "perfect for a year" instead of "mediocre for

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1408-904: The All-Star Batman series as part of the DC Rebirth relaunch. Snyder and Greg Capullo launched the Dark Nights: Metal limited series in August 2017. Snyder and artist Andy Kubert created the New Challengers , part of The New Age of DC Heroes line. Snyder and Rafael Albuquerque crafted "The Fifth Season" chapter in Action Comics #1000 (June 2018). Snyder co-wrote Justice League: No Justice with Joshua Williamson and James Tynion IV , with art by Francis Manapul . Following that, Snyder re-launched

1472-470: The Batgirl series. While seeking a perfect bodyguard for Ra's al Ghul , David Cain finds a potential mother when he sees Sandra Wu-San fighting her sister Carolyn in a martial arts tournament. Believing that Sandra is holding back for Carolyn, Cain murders Carolyn and lures Sandra into a trap, sparing her life in exchange for giving birth to his child and leaving that child for him to raise. She agrees. After

1536-568: The Department of Homeland Security , discovers a potential threat to humanity that may involve strange, humanoid creatures that inhabit the ocean depths. The story shifts between three time periods: the near future, two centuries in the future and the distant past. The covers of the first five issues form a mural when placed side by side. The same month, DC published a Free Comic Book Day sneak preview of Superman Unchained , an ongoing series written by Snyder and illustrated by Jim Lee, which

1600-511: The Flash ( Bart Allen ), who join them against Deathstroke's team. Batgirl attempts to kill Deathstroke, but is stopped and knocked unconscious by Nightwing, who demands that Deathstroke face the courts. However, Deathstroke escapes from the Titans with the help of Inertia , and after the battle is over, Batgirl and Duela Dent both vanish without a word. Cassandra retakes the Batgirl mantle to join

1664-538: The Justice League Elite , working under Sister Superior to track and eliminate metahuman threats to the population. She works with the Batman's old fellow Justice League members Green Arrow and the Flash , and forms a bond with Coldcast , who is the first Leaguer to whom she reveals her identity. Although he is subsequently accused of murder, she and the rest of the team soon realize that he has been manipulated by renegade Elite member Menagerie , who

1728-543: The League of Assassins . After she is proclaimed by Nyssa al Ghul as the "One Who Is All", the students of the League are split, half following Shiva, and the others Cassandra. In the following confrontation, Cassandra is mortally wounded by her "adoptive brother", the Mad Dog , while heroically saving one of the students under her leadership. Shiva revives Cassandra in a Lazarus Pit, then answers Cassandra's questions about her parentage. When Cassandra asked Shiva whether she

1792-421: The 2008 Batgirl mini-series, Cain is revealed to have survived and begun working with Deathstroke to "cripple the meta-hero community". However, Cassandra stops him, after which he is arrested by Batman. In " The New 52 ", David Cain works for the villain "Mother", who influenced his upbringing of Cassandra. She believed that the perfect assassin could only be molded from exposure to a traumatic existence from

1856-583: The 2011 Eisner Award for Best New Series, as well as the 2011 Harvey Award for Best New Series. Snyder's run as writer of Detective Comics began with issue No. 871 (Jan. 2011) of that title, which marked the beginning of his exclusive contract with DC Comics . He and Kyle Higgins wrote the Batman: Gates of Gotham miniseries which debuted in May 2011. Beginning in September 2011, Snyder became

1920-503: The Batgirl identity as a member of the Outsiders in the upcoming Batman and the Outsiders ongoing series to be written by Chuck Dixon , which appears to, or is hoped to, begin resolving the controversy. In February 2008, Dan DiDio revealed during a convention panel that writer Adam Beechen would be writing a "new Batgirl" miniseries. Beechen himself said that the story would resolve the questions over Cassandra's behavior and will be

1984-717: The Ghoul with Francesco Francavilla , debuted in October 2021. In October 2022, Deadline reported that a film adaptation of Night of the Ghoul was in development at 20th Century Studios. Snyder was among a group of creators with whom fellow comics writer Nick Spencer formed a deal in August 2021 with the subscription-based newsletter platform Substack to publish creator-owned comics stories, essays, and instructional guides on that platform. Snyder indicated that he would offer advice to aspiring writers in his published pieces. An animated television series adaptation of Wytches

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2048-496: The League's Tibetan headquarters to confront Cassandra, where they fight. Cassandra uses swords that emit red sun energy which strips away Supergirl's powers. However, as Cassandra prepares to kill her, Supergirl mysteriously extrudes crystals from her body which injure Cassandra. Later, Cassandra approaches Dodge, a wannabe superhero with teleportation powers, wanting him to steal a drug that gives humans metahuman strength in exchange for money. Cassandra (with an ally) plans to use

2112-548: The New 52, Cassandra appeared in what appeared to be a variant timeline; however, at San Diego Comic-Con in 2015, James Tynion IV announced that Cassandra would be introduced into mainstream continuity in Batman & Robin Eternal . February 4, 2020 was the debut of Cassandra Cain's first graphic novel, Shadow of the Batgirl , written by Sarah Kuhn and illustrated by Nicole Goux. Cassandra's birth and childhood are revealed in

2176-415: The Outsiders at Batman's request. She moves into the team's apartment, but does not show much desire to socialize with her teammates. Batman also offers membership to Green Arrow, who is furious to learn that the former leader of the League of Assassins is on the team as well. While on a mission, Green Arrow and Batgirl battle one another and end up gaining an unusual sort of respect for each other. The team as

2240-640: The Wu-San sisters and Cassandra knew. After bearing his child, Sandra set out to become Lady Shiva . Cain trained Cassandra in combat, but never taught her to read, write, or speak, rendering her illiterate and mute for most of her life. Cassandra later flees David's care after being forced to kill a businessman. In Cain's first appearance in the No Man's Land story arc, Two-Face hires him to assassinate James Gordon . However, Cassandra spots him and saves Gordon's life. After she has burned Two-Face's money to void

2304-502: The adoptive daughter of Bruce Wayne/The Batman after she turns on her father and is one of Bruce's five children in current continuity (as well as his only daughter). Cassandra was the first Batgirl to star in her own ongoing Batgirl comic book series. She was replaced as Batgirl by Stephanie Brown in a 2009 storyline. She returned in late 2010, where she was shown working as an anonymous agent of Batman in Hong Kong before adopting

2368-592: The age of nine, he attended a summer camp where one of the counselors read Stephen King 's Eyes of the Dragon to him over the summer, an experience that Snyder says "really jump-started my love of story-telling." He was also influenced by the writing of Denis Johnson , Raymond Carver , Rick Bass , Joy Williams , Elizabeth McKracken , Stephen King , Tobias Wolff , and George Saunders . In comics, he has named Alan Moore and Frank Miller as his favorite writers. Snyder graduated from Brown University in 1998 with

2432-481: The birth of Cassandra, Sandra sets out to become Lady Shiva . Cain trains Cassandra from birth to be an assassin. She is not taught to read or write; instead, reading body language is her only language. She is able to read people's movements and predict what they are going to do. When she is eight, Cain takes her to kill a businessman. As the man dies, Cassandra reads what he is feeling, realizes what she did, and runs away from her father. After that, her activities are

2496-500: The characters, The Batman Who Laughs , Mr. Bloom , and the Court of Owls . Snyder has garnered acclaim from critics and fans for his work, such as his run on the New 52 version of Batman that debuted in 2011, and has won numerous industry awards, including three Eisner Awards , a Harvey Award , and a 2012 Eagle Award for Best Writer. Scott Snyder was born January 15, 1976. At

2560-402: The contract and refuses to come back to him, Cain leaves Gotham, briefly moved to tears after learning that Cassandra has learned to speak. Lex Luthor later hires Cain to frame Bruce Wayne for the murder of Vesper Fairchild, during which he tests Bruce to determine if he is worthy of raising Cassandra. Eventually, Cain concludes that Batman is worthy and turns himself in to clear his name. He

2624-460: The cowl to her close friend, Stephanie Brown , then she leaves Gotham. After Bruce Wayne returns , it is revealed that Cassandra's disillusionment was a ruse, and that she has willingly handed over her Batgirl mantle to Stephanie because she was acting under her mentor's orders in the event of his death or disappearance, and gone undercover, using Tim Drake as a regular contact. Following Bruce Wayne's public announcement about his intention to create

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2688-438: The deaths of dozens of civilians. Cassandra, feeling guilty over her failure to stop the explosives from leaving China, returns to Gotham and partners with Red Robin, Dick Grayson , and Damian Wayne (the newest Robin) to bring the Architect to justice. During a stakeout at Oswald Cobblepot 's nightclub, Cassandra is mocked and berated by Damian, who tells her that he is a better hero and that Bruce likely sent her to Hong Kong as

2752-417: The drug to create an army. She also makes another appearance where she murders the businessman who was producing that drug, who Robin has previously unsuccessfully attempted to bring to justice. Cassandra is left behind while Batman, Robin, and Nightwing leave for their year-long trip and Harvey Dent is charged with protecting Gotham instead of her. Deathstroke approaches Cassandra and preys on her desire for

2816-584: The first Batgirl to be featured in an eponymous ongoing comic book series. During the " War Games " story arc in 2004, Batman relies heavily on Cassandra to help control the violence of the gang war in Gotham City. Cassandra took on the role of a villain by becoming the head of the League of Assassins following the "One Year Later" continuity jump, as established in Robin #150 (July 2006). Cassandra then appears in Supergirl (vol. 5) #14 (April 2007), battling

2880-518: The four-issue miniseries, Iron Man : Noir , which debuted in April 2010. By the late 2000s, Snyder had taught writing at New York University , Columbia University , and Sarah Lawrence College . Vertigo began publishing American Vampire , Snyder's first creator-owned ongoing series , in March 2010. The first five issues feature an original storyline by Stephen King. American Vampire won

2944-399: The help of Ra's al Ghul and his League of Assassins. In exchange for sparing her life, Sandra agreed to bear David's child and leave them in his care for him to train. The child, Cassandra , would be Cain's "One Who Is All", whose native tongue was one-on-one combat. This gave her the ability to read people's intentions simply by their body language. The latter was a special gift that only

3008-533: The job instead. Cassandra beats Rose by playing on her emotions to leave her open for a critical strike, giving Deathstroke no choice but to get her medical attention. During this time, Cassandra starts developing a friendship with Brenda, the woman who owns the local coffee shop, and even a very short-lived relationship with a boy named Zero. Unfortunately, her friends are all killed in the Blüdhaven disaster. Cassandra also goes undercover for Batman, as Kasumi, in

3072-515: The life of a hired assassin, proving her devotion to protecting human life. Bruce Wayne sends Cassandra to Barbara Gordon , currently functioning as Oracle. Barbara says she prefers to live alone but since Cassandra is never home and doesn't talk, it is just like living alone. A telepath "rewires" Cassandra's brain so that she can think with words and use language, but these abilities come at some cost to her ability to read people's body language. As she had relied completely on this ability to fight, she

3136-598: The main Justice League series with art from Jim Cheung and Jorge Jimenez, while Williamson and Tynion wrote the companion series Justice League Odyssey and Justice League Dark , respectively. In 2018, Snyder, along with co-writer Tony Patrick and artist Cully Hamner , launched the mini-series Batman and the Signal , featuring Duke Thomas as Gotham's daylight protector, The Signal. A spin-off limited series from Dark Nights: Metal , The Batman Who Laughs ,

3200-801: The new moniker of Black Bat. The character was brought back to mainstream continuity after the company-wide reboot in Batman & Robin Eternal , using the code name Orphan, previously used by her father, David Cain. The character's full history was restored in DC's 2021 Infinite Frontier relaunch . The character made her cinematic debut in the DC Extended Universe film Birds of Prey , portrayed by Ella Jay Basco . Cassandra Cain first appeared in Batman #567 (July 1999), written by Kelley Puckett and penciled by Damion Scott (who are generally credited with her invention). In 2000, Cassandra became

3264-422: The pit, apparently killing her. Cassandra then abandons the identity of Batgirl and returns to her life as a wanderer. Robin (Tim Drake) captures David Cain and brings him to the League of Assassins as ransom to free Cassandra, only to find that Cassandra is the new leader. Cassandra produces a gun and tells him to shoot Cain and join her league. Upon his refusal, she shoots Cain herself. Tim and Cassandra engage in

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3328-441: The things I ended up writing about, those things that are deeply frightening to me—fear of commitment and growing up, fear of losing loved ones, the wonder and terror of falling in love—all of it was constantly being played out all around me in this weird, cartoonish, magnified way at Disney." Snyder then enrolled at Columbia University where he received an MFA in fiction. Snyder's first collection of stories, Voodoo Heart ,

3392-624: The title character, ( Kara Zor-El ). In Teen Titans (vol. 3) #44 (April 2007), it was revealed that Cassandra battled Supergirl first, before attacking the Teen Titans with the Titans East . Cassandra reappears later in the Robin series. Cassandra next appears on the roster of Titans East once again wearing the Batgirl costume. Cassandra remained in the role of a villain, under the command of Titans East's leader, Deathstroke . In October 2007, DC announced that Cassandra would be taking up

3456-421: The writer of both Batman and a new Swamp Thing ongoing series as part of The New 52 , DC Comics' company-wide relaunch of all of its titles. Snyder's Batman series reinivisioned the classic character for the New 52's rebooted continuity , garnering acclaim from critics and fans. Snyder later became the co-writer of Talon , a spin-off of the " Court of Owls " storyline in Batman , which focused on

3520-604: Was a ruse, and that she had willingly handed over her Batgirl mantle to Stephanie because she was acting under her mentor's orders, and she is now working as a codename-less vigilante. In 2011, in Grant Morrison 's Batman Inc. series, it is revealed that Cassandra had taken up the name Black Bat. At C2E2 2011, it was confirmed that Cassandra would be appearing as a main character in Scott Snyder and Kyle Higgins ' mini-series Batman: Gates of Gotham . After

3584-689: Was announced by Amazon Prime Video in February 2023, with Snyder serving as co-showrunner. DC revealed in July 2024 that Snyder would return to the company to spearhead DC All In, an initiative that would introduce the Absolute Universe characters and titles, including Absolute Superman written by Jason Aaron and drawn by Rafa Sandoval, Absolute Wonder Woman written by Kelly Thompson and drawn by Hayden Sherman, and Absolute Batman written by Snyder and drawn by Nick Dragotta. Snyder

3648-503: Was himself being manipulated by the spirit of Manchester Black as he tried to drive his sister to destroy London . As the JLA falls, the Elite, united by the spirit of the deceased Manitou Raven , free Vera and vanquish Black, although the team disbands after this last mission. Cassandra gathers evidence that indicates that Shiva could be her mother, and seeks her out to confirm this, rejoining

3712-403: Was later published on June 12, 2013, and intended to coincide with the feature film Man of Steel , which opened two days later. Snyder explained his approach to the series: "The way to approach a character as iconic as him is you just come at it from a standpoint of what you love the most about the character, and then write a story that explores that, tear it down and build it back up." Snyder

3776-485: Was launched by him and Jock in 2019. In 2020, he and Greg Capullo released the DC Black Label miniseries Batman: Last Knight on Earth , described as "the grand finale" of their New 52 run. That same year, the two launched the follow-up to Dark Nights: Metal — Dark Nights: Death Metal . Snyder's Image series Nocterra , drawn by Detective Comics artist Tony S. Daniel , was launched in March 2021 following

3840-589: Was one of the co-writers of the Batman Eternal series which launched in April 2014. The second run of Batman Eternal , retitled as Batman & Robin Eternal launched on October 7, 2015. During this time, Snyder and Detective Comics collaborate Jock launched the Image Comics series Wytches , the media rights to which were purchased by Brad Pitt 's Plan B Entertainment in October 2014. In 2016, Snyder and artist John Romita Jr. collaborated on

3904-587: Was published by the Dial Press in June 2006. The collection received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Booklist , and was a Kirkus Reviews "Hot Debut" of the year. The New York Times published a positive review by author Andrew Sean Greer in the Sunday Book Review. Stephen King picked two of the included stories—"Wreck" and "Dumpster Tuesday"—for the 2007 The Best American Short Stories anthology shortlist. Voodoo Heart

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3968-410: Was shortlisted for The Story Prize in 2006. In 2008, Snyder wrote a short story called The Thirteenth Egg for the anthology Who Can Save Us Now? Brand-New Superheroes and Their Amazing (Short) Stories . In 2009, Snyder began writing for Marvel Comics . His first foray into the genre was a one-shot focusing on the first Human Torch , part of Marvel's 70th anniversary celebrations. He later wrote

4032-460: Was still killing, whether she would ever stop, Shiva says she was, and responds, "It's why I had you", so Cassandra agrees to fight her to the death once more. After a closely matched battle, Cassandra manages to break Shiva's neck, paralyzing her. She appears ready to place Shiva in the Lazarus Pit, but Shiva pleads with her not to do so. Instead, Cassandra impales Shiva on a hook hanging over

4096-542: Was to "cripple the meta-hero community", she believes Oracle is about to be assassinated and rushes to her base of operations. She locates her father on a rooftop and engages in a one-on-one fight, eventually sending him over a ledge. When he loses his grip, she tries to save him but fails; he falls to another part of the rooftop. Batman, who had followed her, accepts her into the family again and says he will adopt her and make her his daughter. However, after Bruce Wayne's apparent death, Cassandra, apparently disillusioned, passes

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