Batman & The Outsiders/On The Outside

On The Outside is a story arc in Detective Comics that worked as a backdoor pilot to the Batman & the Outsiders series and was followed up in the Lesser Gods storyline. It follows the events leading to formation of The Outsiders team when Karma, a madman with a telepathic helmet, begins terrorizing Gotham. It is written by Bryan Hill, illustrated by Miguel Mendonça, and covers Detective Comics #983-987.

Plot
Some time after the Justice League broke the Source Wall and saved the earth from the threat Omega Titans, Batman approached Black Lightning about the development and re-formation of the Outsiders. This team became active after the villain Karma lured Duke into a trap, blowing up a building and killing a civilian in the process. This attack left Duke in critical condition and kicked off a series of terroristic attacks by Karma's in order to isolate Batman him from his allies. Fearing he might compromise the team, Batman conceded leadership of the Outsiders to Black Lightning and enlisted the help of Katana, Cassandra Cain, and Duke. Together, they took down Karma and officially forming the newest iteration of The Outsiders.

Issue #983

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Issue #984

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Issue #985

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Issue #986

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Issue #987

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Featured
Characters:


 * Batman
 * The Outsiders
 * Signal
 * Black Lightning
 * Katana
 * Orphan

Antagonists:


 * Karma

Other Characters:


 * Barbara Gordon

Locations:



Continuity

 * This story references Black Lightning’s past mission for Batman, which was alluded to in Dark Days: The Forge and Dark Days: The Casting.
 * Brainiac’s recent attack is brought up, which took place in Justice League: No Justice.
 * Deacon Blackfire was destroyed by the Spector back in the Batman Eternal series.