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41Darwyn Cooke was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on November 16, 1962. He was an illustrator of numerous heroes in the DC universe. He began as an animator on two key cartoon series in the 1990s: Batman: The Animated Series and Superman: The Animated Series, before joining the print medium. His breakthrough performance in print came with Batman: Ego, which was published in 2000. He won the 2006 Eisner Award for Best Single Issue for his work on DC's Solo #5 and also was recognized five times by the Joe Shuster Awards for achievement by Canadian comic book creators. He died from cancer on May 14, 2016 at the age of 53.
Synopsis for "Ego: A Psychotic Slide into the Heart of Darkness"
In the aftermath of the Joker's latest crime spree, Batman pursues a low-level thug named Buster Snibbs, whom Batman had extracted the Joker's location from the previous night. Already physically and mentally exhausted, Batman is further strained when he sees Snibbs about to commit suicide and narrowly saves him. Furious, Snibbs explains that the Joker already knows of his betrayal; since he does not believe either Batman or the police can keep the Joker contained, he has already killed his family to spare them the Joker's wrath. Snibbs then shoots himself, condemning Batman with his last breath.
Shaken by Snibbs' death, Batman retires to the Batcave, but continues to be consumed by guilt; as dawn rises, the guilt drives him to pledge Batman's retirement. This causes his mind to divide against itself: his revenge-hungry id, represented by Batman, confronts his rational superego, represented by Bruce Wayne.
Bruce and Batman discuss and debate their history with one another, touching upon Bruce's childhood, Batman's beginnings, and the rise of Gotham's supervillain element. Batman, the embodiment of Bruce's darkest emotions, refuses to let his only outlet be retired; in order to assuage Bruce's guilt, he concludes that they must kill the Joker in order to prevent any more tragedies like Snibbs' suicide. Bruce rejects this option, even when Batman suggests they completely split their psychoses (a la Two-Face) so Bruce will bear no responsibility.
Unwavering, Bruce maintains that Batman's rage unchecked would lead to horrific consequences; at the same time, however, he admits that he is tormented by the guilt of his failures and feels he cannot go on. As he rages against the injustice of his life, Batman reminds him of the pledge he made as a young boy to ensure that what happened to his family never happens again, and argues that his suffering is the price he must pay to protect others.
Finally, tired of their deadlock, Batman conjures from the mindscape a gun - the same gun that killed the elder Waynes - and challenges Bruce to shoot him and "free" them from one another once and for all. After much temptation, Bruce rejects this option as well, and gives Batman his counter-offer: he will accept the guilt and responsibility of Batman's crusade, so long as Batman can accept that he must stand as a symbol of hope as well as fear, and thus must never kill. Batman accepts this compromise and vanishes, leaving Bruce's mind whole once more.
The following night, the Joker escapes custody again and takes a nightclub hostage. Batman, his mind refreshed and strengthened, speeds to the rescue
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