The following contains major spoilers for I Am Batman #10, available June 14 from DC Comics.
Manray, Batman/Jace Fox's latest major foe, wants to kill the mayor of New York City in a preview for DC's I Am Batman #10.
I Am Batman #10 comes from writer John Ridley, artist Christian Duce, colorist Rex Lokus and letterer Troy Peteri. In the preview provided by DC, Jace and Adriana Chubb have a meeting with New York City's mayor after learning that Manray has made him his next target. The mayor doesn't take kindly to this, given that all of Manray's past victims have been corrupt politicians, and begins wondering if he's being accused of some sort of malpractice. "The fact is Manray's other two victims used their power and prominence to help cover up the bad **** they were into," Jace tells the mayor. "All we're asking...why is Manray gunning for you?
The mayor is insistent that he's done nothing wrong, telling Batman, "I have run for every office in New York from city councilman to mayor. My life has been picked through over and over by the best journalists in this country. Nobody has ever found a thing on me because I've got nothing to hide. Nothing. Can you say the same, Batman?" Jace doesn't answer the question but instead notes that, whether the motivation is known or not, the mayor's life is still in danger. "I'm putting myself between you and him," Batman says.
DC debuted Manray as a new villain living in New York City for Jace to fight in previous issues of I Am Batman. In I Am Batman #8, Jace stumbled into the foe's horrifying apartment, which contained "artwork" made up of human body parts. The two briefly dueled before Jace was forced to retreat. Since then, Jace has become angrier and angrier over his inability to stop Manray's attacks, to the point where he nearly crosses a line and kills someone in I Am Batman #9.
The synopsis for I Am Batman #10 reads, "How do you stop a killer who feels nothing: no pain, no emotion a killer who believes their actions only make the world a better, more beautiful place by exposing the literal and figurative ugliness of the rich and powerful? The more important question for Batman as he squares off with Manray…what if he can’t stop him?"
Featuring cover art by Duce and Lokus and variant cover art by Taurin Clarke and Mateus Manhanini, I Am Batman #10 releases June 14 from DC.
Source: DC