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53-465: Like a previous Batman series, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight , Batman Confidential featured stories by rotating creative teams set in the early years of modern Batman's career, post- Batman: Year One , and illustrated formative moments in the character's past, such as first encounters with allies and foes. The first story arc by Andy Diggle and Whilce Portacio features Batman, roughly

106-590: A Hellblazer spin-off mini-series Lady Constantine for DC Comics ' Vertigo imprint. That same year, Diggle and Jock both signed an exclusive 2-year contract with DC and launched the Eagle Award -winning and Eisner Award -nominated series The Losers that was later adapted into a feature film of the same name . In 2004, Diggle wrote the first six issues of a relaunched Swamp Thing ongoing series at Vertigo and made his DC Universe debut with an 8-issue limited series Adam Strange , following up with

159-561: A building. After a brief hesitation, Batman saves the Joker's life. Lorna recovers, but Bruce decides he cannot have a relationship with her. After ending the relationship, he makes a financial donation to help complete Arkham Asylum , where the Joker is imprisoned. Important events: the origin of the Joker ; the creation of the Batcomputer ; the first meeting between the future Joker and

212-421: A call from the hospital, telling him Lorna will most likely not survive her wounds. Batman calls Maletesta, informing him of Jack's location and telling him to do as he wishes. Jack is taken to an abandoned chemical plant by Maletsta's men. They beat him, but he manages to escape and fight them before falling into an empty chemical vat. Batman realizes he has made a mistake, and he races to stop Jack's murder. Jack

265-467: A concept by Guy Ritchie , and the webcomic prequel to the Bionic Commando video game after having been hired to script a playable test level during the game's development. In 2009, Diggle became the writer of Marvel 's Thunderbolts , seeing the titular team through the company-wide storyline " Dark Reign " and a crossover with Deadpool . As part of "Dark Reign", Diggle also penned

318-589: A creator-owned series Silent Dragon , drawn by Leinil Francis Yu and published via DC's Wildstorm imprint. In 2007, Diggle wrote the inaugural arc for Batman Confidential , an ongoing series set in the early years of Batman 's crime-fighting career, reteamed with Jock for Green Arrow: Year One , a mini-series updating the origin of Green Arrow , and took over the writing duties of Vertigo's longest-running ongoing series Hellblazer . Outside of DC, Diggle wrote Gamekeeper for Virgin Comics , based on

371-464: A degree in Media Studies, where he later returned to teach a part-time module on comics. For a few years, he worked as an administrator at University College London 's Department of Town Planning while maintaining his own comics webzine . Diggle began his career in comics as an assistant editor on Judge Dredd Megazine in 1997 and, after brief stints as the editor of Megazine and Sonic

424-513: A demoness wants to marry him so that she can absorb his yang essence and increase her powers. Sun Wukong sees through her disguise and fights with her. Just as Sun Wukong is about to defeat the demoness, accompanied by the fairy Chang'e, Taiyin Xingjun descends on a colored cloud. The Monkey King hastily puts away his iron rod, saying, "Old Taiyin, where are you going? I, Sun Wukong, have been avoiding you." Taiyin replies, "The demon you are facing

477-553: A hare. Han dynasty poets call the hare on the Moon the "Jade Hare" (玉兔) or the "Gold Hare" (金兔), and these phrases were used often, in place of the word for the Moon. The famed Tang poet Li Bai , relates how "The rabbit in the moon pounds the medicine in vain" in his poem, "The Old Dust". In the Buddhist Jataka tales , Tale 316 relates that a monkey , an otter , a jackal , and a rabbit resolved to practice charity on

530-542: A knife and slashes Lorna across her midsection before attempting to flee. In a fit of rage, Batman flings a batarang at Jack. It cuts him on both sides of his jaw, giving Jack a Glasgow smile . Batman takes Lorna to the hospital, where she is in critical condition. Later, inspecting his facial wounds, Jack muses, "It's nice to feel something ". Back at the Batcave , Bruce postulates that Jack will seek medical attention and begins to search for underground surgeons. He receives

583-461: A military contract concerning a stealth interceptor robot and the O.G.R.E. disaster rescue robot. The robot tries to kill Lex Luthor, who successfully escapes into the sewers. The machine flies away. At Wayne Enterprises Captain Jim Gordon investigates the O.G.R.E. pilot chamber and the pilot, who had died of a heart attack. Bruce Wayne is under suspicion. It is learned the pilot died before

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636-480: A mobster with sights on Gotham City. He runs afoul of the mobster's protector, the vicious, bear-like "Beast". Written by Royal McGraw with art by Marcos Marz. Bruce Wayne is financing a Blackhawk flight technology when the prototype is attacked after a strange storm. He then discover that the culprit is Theodore Gainor, a rogue member of the Blackhawks who has somehow remained young through World War II and now

689-612: A mutant and supposedly alien villain, Batman infiltrates the Watchtower to get information. There, he meets the Justice League and he reminisces about the first meeting he had with a super-powered team before becoming a hero. The deathcore band Lorna Shore was named after the character Lorna Shore. This series has been collected as follows: Paperback: ISBN   978-1-4012-1706-8 Paperback: ISBN   978-1-4012-1742-6 Andy Diggle Andrew Diggle

742-474: A rabbit frequently is shown with the Moon Goddess and another deity related to the Moon. According to an Aztec legend, the god Quetzalcoatl , then living on Earth as a human, started on a journey and, after walking for a long time, became hungry and tired. With no food or water around, he thought he would die. Then a rabbit grazing nearby offered herself as food to save his life. Quetzalcoatl, moved by

795-437: A relationship with Lorna Shore. Later, he investigates a triple murder and is frustrated to find no motive. Meanwhile, a man in a bar named Jack tells the waitress, Leeny , that he is so good at his job that it no longer excites him. She tells him that he owes it to himself to use his gifts to the fullest, inspiring him to try again. Days later, Jack – a career criminal – robs a bank, but once again finds himself bored. He triggers

848-403: A rising mob boss, that he is not the only person searching for Jack. As Bruce Wayne, he continues to develop a relationship with Lorna. He unhappily finds an excuse to skip a ball she is hosting at a museum to use his newly built computer to calculate Jack's next crime, only to find her ball will be the target. When Batman arrives and interrupts the theft, Jack takes Lorna as a hostage. Jack draws

901-599: A writer, creating Snow/Tiger with artist Andy Clarke and the Judge Dredd spin-off Lenny Zero in the first of numerous collaborations with artist Jock , and co-writing the crossover between Judge Dredd and the Aliens franchise with veteran 2000 AD creator John Wagner . In 2002, Diggle left his editorial position to become a full-time writer. In 2003, Diggle entered the American comic book industry with

954-428: A year after he started fighting crime, in his first encounter with Superman 's nemesis Lex Luthor . A long-distance laser sniper rifle is used to kill a murderer Batman is questioning. Batman begins investigating the type of weapon, and discovers the only thing that his company had created as far as energy weapons go could not be simply carried by one man. The next day, Bruce Wayne and Lex Luthor are competing for

1007-442: Is a British comic book writer and former editor of the weekly anthology series 2000 AD . He is best known for his work on Adam Strange and Green Arrow for DC Comics as well as his creator-owned series The Losers and a run on Hellblazer for DC's Vertigo imprint, and for his stints on Thunderbolts and Daredevil at Marvel . Other credits include Gamekeeper for Virgin Comics , written by Diggle on

1060-579: Is behind the killings. Batman and Nightwing later rescue Hudson from Caldwell, and foil his assassination attempt on Gordon. The new Wrath is overwhelmed by the amount of teamwork and trust the heroes have, not having the same partnership with his cruel mentor, and is defeated and sent to Blackgate Penitentiary . Written by Fabian Nicieza with art by Kevin Maguire . The first encounter between Batgirl and Catwoman . Written by Andrew Kreisberg with art by Scott McDaniel . The first time Batman puts

1113-482: Is disappointed to still have survived his fall. A goon tries to shoot Jack, but the bullet hits a massive container of anti-psychotics above them, flooding the vat. Batman arrives, but believes Jack is dead. Believing he is about to die, Jack wishes he could see Batman one last time. He happens to see a drainpipe, leading him to a lake outside the factory. Jack emerges from the water with white skin, red lips and green hair and his brown suit dyed purple. He begins to laugh at

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1166-610: Is early released from Arkham Asylum, which prompts Batman to follow him into a museum. This leads the Caped Crusader again to cross paths with Marius Dimeter, as the duo fight an undead army summoned by Combs. It is revealed that the professor seeks the help of a voodoo witch in order to learn how to control death. With help from Superman and Doctor Fate , their plans are thwarted and Combs is again arrested. Written by James Patrick with art by Steve Scott . Written by Marc Guggenheim with art by Jerry Bingham . While chasing

1219-497: Is not the Riddler, but King Tut , a character created for the late 60s Batman TV series, making his first appearance in comic book continuity. Written by Andrew Kreisberg with art by Scott McDaniel . A sequel to Do You Understand These Rights? . The police officer that the Joker had tortured goes insane and terrorizes Gotham City . Written by Peter Milligan with art by Andy Clarke . Batman travels to Russia to battle

1272-624: Is planning a full scale aerial assault on the United States. With the help of the original Lady Blackhawk , Batman tries to infiltrate Blackhawk Island. Batman calls upon Janos Prohaska , the leader of the Blackhawks, who had faked his death. The villain is defeated. Written and drawn by Sam Kieth . When a strangely supernatural creature begins to kill in Gotham, Batman tries to fight something that he even cannot touch, especially after

1325-765: Is pounding the ingredients for mochi or tteok or some other type of rice cakes ; in the Vietnamese version, the Moon rabbit often appears with Hằng Nga and Chú Cuội, and like the Chinese version, the Vietnamese Moon rabbit also pounding the elixir of immortality in the mortar. In some Chinese versions, the rabbit pounds medicine for the mortals and some include making of mooncakes. Moon folklore from certain Amerindian cultures of North America also has rabbit themes and characters. An early Chinese source called

1378-747: Is the Jade Rabbit, who guards the mystical frost elixir in my Guanghan Palace. She secretly unlocked the jade gate and escaped from the palace, and it has been a year since then. I foresee she is currently in grave danger, so I have come to save her. I hope the Great Sage will spare her for my sake." Sun Wukong reluctantly agrees, and Taiyin Xingjun takes the Jade Rabbit to the Moon and assigns her duties. Presumed to be arising likewise, through lunar pareidolia , legends of Moon rabbits also exist among some indigenous cultures of North and Central America. In Mayan art, glyphs, hieroglyphics, and inscriptions,

1431-564: The Chu Ci , a Western Han anthology of Chinese poems from the Warring States period , notes that along with a toad , there is a hare on the Moon who constantly pounds herbs for the immortals . This notion is supported by later texts, including the Song -era Taiping Imperial Reader . As rabbits were not yet introduced to China during Western Han, the original image was not a rabbit but

1484-522: The Joker in jail, but that does not stop him from continuing his killing spree while in custody. Written by Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir with art by José Luis García-López and Kevin Nowlan . Batman investigates a string of murders involving museum executives. Since mysterious riddles are being left behind as clues, suspicion naturally falls upon the Riddler . However, the perpetrator this time

1537-420: The "writer's room" of Robert Kirkman 's Thief of Thieves series at Image . Later in the year, Diggle and artist Tony Daniel were announced as the new creative team for The New 52 iteration of Action Comics following the departure of writer Grant Morrison and artist Rags Morales . Discussing his plans for the series, Diggle stated that he wanted to put "action" back into Action Comics and bring

1590-555: The 5-issue miniseries featuring the villain character Bullseye in the guise of the Avenger Hawkeye . In early 2009, Diggle signed an exclusive contract with Marvel and became the writer of Daredevil following the departure of Ed Brubaker . Diggle's storyline, which began in the Dark Reign: The List—Daredevil one-shot and continued with issue #501 of Daredevil , was initially planned to be told in

1643-434: The 6-issue mini-series James Bond: Hammerhead , illustrated by Luca Casalanguida . In 2018, Diggle penned a one-off tale for DC Comics' Green Lanterns series and launched a new volume of Shadowman at Valiant . Diggle is married to Angela Cruickshank , with whom he co-wrote the crime mini-series Control . The character of John Diggle , created for The CW series Arrow and later introduced to comics,

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1696-507: The Comic , took over the editorial duties of 2000 AD in 2000. Staying with the magazine for two years, Diggle has been credited (most frequently by David Bishop , who originally hired him for Judge Dredd Megazine ) for spearheading a return to the "old school" values of 2000 AD . In 2001, Diggle won the Eagle Award in the "Favourite Editor" category. Around the same time, he began contributing to 2000 AD and Judge Dredd Megazine as

1749-465: The Luthor attack. Batman devises a new way to bring down the robot; after figuring out the dead pilot's mind had been lost inside its machinery, Batman vows to restore the pilot back to life if possible. Written by Michael Green with art by Denys Cowan . One year after Batman began his war on the Gotham underworld, crime is down and people feel safe for the first time in years. Bruce Wayne enters into

1802-420: The Moon, casting his shadow there. In Canada and the United States, a Cree cultural legend tells a different story, about a young rabbit who wished to ride the Moon. Only the crane was willing to take him there. The trip stretched the crane's legs as the heavy rabbit held them tightly, leaving them elongated as the legs of all cranes are now. When they reached the Moon, the rabbit touched the crane's head with

1855-556: The basis of a concept created by Guy Ritchie , a three-year run on Robert Kirkman 's Thief of Thieves at Image , several short arcs written for IDW Publishing 's Doctor Who series and two James Bond mini-series for Dynamite . Diggle was born in London, England . He became a regular reader of 2000 AD at the age of ten and started reading American comics after picking up an issue of Swamp Thing written by Alan Moore . Diggle graduated from De Montfort University with

1908-431: The character of Superman closer to the "wholesome Christopher Reeve version" as opposed to the more aggressive, hot-headed version introduced during The New 52 initiative. Diggle announced his exit from the title shortly thereafter, one month before the release of his first issue, citing "professional reasons", with Tony Daniel taking over the writing duties. In 2013, Diggle began writing for Dynamite , starting with

1961-414: The day of the full moon ( Uposatha ), believing a demonstration of great virtue would earn a great reward. When an old man begged for food from them, the monkey gathered fruits from the trees and the otter collected fish, while the jackal found a lizard and a pot of milk-curd. Knowing only how to gather grass, the rabbit instead offered its own body by throwing itself into a fire the man had prepared. However,

2014-540: The first fully creator-owned collaboration between himself and Jock, Snapshot , originally serialized in Judge Dredd Megazine and subsequently reprinted for the American market, and a new installment of Lenny Zero , illustrated by Ben Willsher . That same year, he became the "series architect" for IDW Publishing 's Doctor Who featuring the adventures of the Eleventh Doctor and joined

2067-475: The future Harley Quinn . This story however contradicts Batman: The Killing Joke and Batman: The Man Who Laughs , both of which are considered canon in the mainstream continuity. Written by Tony Bedard with art by Rags Morales . Batman investigates a string of murders, where all the victims are policemen attending an annual law enforcement convention in Gotham. He suspects that the Wrath , who he thought

2120-431: The joke that the world is playing on him, and becomes hysterical as he notices a " bunny in the moon ". Batman learns Lorna is alive but still not responsive. Jack – now calling himself "the Joker " – begins terrorizing Gotham, but instead of stopping him, Batman chooses to stay by Lorna's side. Alfred convinces Bruce to confront the Joker, at which point the Joker tests Batman's commitment to saving people by leaping off

2173-533: The legend of the Moon rabbit. In Vietnamese mythology, the Jade Rabbit on the Moon is often accompanied by the Moon Lady and Cuội , who sits under a magical banyan . The trio has become the personifications of the holiday, when they descend to the mortal world and give out cellophane lanterns , mooncakes and gifts to children. In Journey to the West , when Tang Sanzang passes through India on his journey,

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2226-562: The monster says he knows about his parents' deaths. It is revealed that the monster is somehow created by the sadness of people who have been killed by guns and is targeting people who have survived it. Batman realizes a link with a blind woman that lost her sight in a similar event but, even after defeating the creature, he is unable to save the woman's life. Written by Kevin Vanhook with art by Tom Mandrake . A sequel to Superman and Batman vs. Vampires and Werewolves . Professor Herbert Combs

2279-465: The new sun, but the wealthy god Tecciztecatl hesitated four times before he finally set himself alight to become the Moon. Due to Tecciztecatl's cowardice, the deities felt that the Moon should not be so bright as the Sun, so one of the deities threw a rabbit at his face to diminish his light. Another version of the legend says that Tecciztecatl was in the form of a rabbit when he sacrificed himself to become

2332-546: The ongoing series, but Marvel offered to expand it into a small-scale crossover event for the company's "street-level" characters. The crossover event, titled " Shadowland ", ran for three months, with Diggle writing the core 5-issue mini-series and co-writing the tie-in storyline in Daredevil with Antony Johnston . Diggle followed up on "Shadowland" with a 4-issue epilogue mini-series Daredevil: Reborn , drawn by Davide Gianfelice , with whom he subsequently reunited for

2385-483: The paranormal crime series Uncanny with artist Aaron Campbell . Later in the year, Diggle announced his second creator-owned title at Dynamite, Control , to be drawn by Ben Oliver . The series, described as a "hard-hitting crime comic", was eventually released in 2016 with Oliver-drawn covers and interior art by Andrea Mutti . In addition to his creator-owned work, Diggle has also made several contributions to Dynamite's line of James Bond comics , starting with

2438-456: The rabbit is seen as pounding with a mortar and pestle , but the contents of the mortar differ among Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese folklore. In Chinese folklore , the rabbit is often portrayed as a companion of the Moon goddess Chang'e , constantly pounding the elixir of life for her and some show the making of cakes or rice cakes; but in Japanese and Korean versions, the rabbit

2491-419: The rabbit was not burnt and the old man revealed that he was Śakra . Touched by the rabbit's virtue, he drew the likeness of the rabbit on the Moon for all to see. It is said the lunar image is still draped in the smoke that rose when the rabbit cast itself into the fire. The rabbit is believed to be a Bodhisattva . A version of this story may be found in the Japanese anthology, Konjaku Monogatarishū , where

2544-637: The rabbit's companions are instead a fox and a monkey. The Moon rabbit legend is popular and part of local folklore throughout Asia. It may be found in diverse cultures in China, Japan, India, Korea, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Myanmar. This legend also gave rise to the Mid-Autumn Festivals of China, Tết Trung Thu of Vietnam, Tsukimi of Japan, and Chuseok of Korea, and Sampeah Preah Khae in Cambodia, all of which celebrate

2597-405: The rabbit's noble offering, elevated her to the Moon, then lowered her back to Earth and told her, "You may be just a rabbit, but everyone will remember you; there is your image in light, for all people and for all times." Another Mesoamerican legend tells of the brave and noble sacrifice of Nanahuatzin during the creation of the fifth sun. Humble Nanahuatzin sacrificed himself in fire to become

2650-434: The security alarm to make the job more challenging. During a firefight with police, Batman arrives. Jack observes Batman's behavior and appearance, thinking "He looks ridiculous" and smiles. Jack leaves a note thanking Batman for making his day. Over the next few weeks, Jack commits random crimes to draw out Batman, and observes from a distance Batman's frustration with being unable to capture him. Batman learns from Maletesta,

2703-408: The western mini-series Six Guns , his last work for Marvel to date. 2010 saw the release of Diggle's first work in the graphic novel format, Rat Catcher , published as part of Vertigo's then-recently launched line of crime books . The following year, he was hired to develop a Volkswagen Scirocco promotional campaign for the Chinese market. In 2012, Diggle returned to British comics with

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2756-451: Was dead, has returned after five years, and that he is continuing his vendetta against law enforcement and Commissioner Gordon . Batman goes to the Wrath's lover, Grayle Hudson, in order to ask her about the villain's return. He and Nightwing later find out from her and from Gordon's secret police files that it was the Wrath's sidekick, Elliot Caldwell, who has donned his mentor's costume and

2809-449: Was named after Andy Diggle in acknowledgement of the influence of Green Arrow: Year One on the TV series' tone and writing. Moon rabbit The Moon rabbit or Moon hare is a mythical figure in both East Asian and indigenous American folklore , based on interpretations that identify the dark markings on the near side of the Moon as a rabbit or hare . In East Asian mythology,

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