This issue puts the threat of Ra's on ice. At least for now. After the developments in the Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul story-line, Batman has come back to Gotham. Unfortunately . . . so has Ra's. He's decided to make this his base of operations. Ra's seems . . . different. I guess being dead can do that to you. But I think it's more because of the body he's assumed . . . his son the White Ghost. I'm sure Ra's essence has completely dominated, if not obliterated, that of his son's. But, it seems like there may be a bit of the other one in there. I don't think Ra's even realizes it. But it seems to be affecting his motivations. Anyways, Batman can't just let Ra's do whatever he wants, and, being who he is, he can't just kill him. So, he ends up doing the next best thing. He creates a new identity for him, has him seriously sedated, and has put him in Arkham Asylum. His new name is Terry Gene Kase and he's supposed to be serving a life sentence. That'll have him out of the picture for a little while. But you just know, he'll be resurfacing sooner or later. A fantastic book by Paul Dini and Dustin Nguyen. I'm surprised Paul has any room left on his plate, after on the work he's doing over on Countdown. But this was an excellent story.
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