Batman: Streets of Gotham #5 - DC

We have a couple of mysteries that are starting to brew through this story. Most of the issue we see Huntress running all over Gotham pursuing, and fighting Man-Bat. She's thinking that the recent report of his recovery, and improvement in his condition have been greatly exaggerated. Through the course of this book she sees nothing of the man, only the beast inside. Anyways, about half way through she realizes that he's after something. He's probably only attacking her because she pretty much instigated it, but . . he does seem to have a purpose, a mission. She doesn't know what that is yet, but . . he seems to calm and become focused when he sees a woman. But, he's going after her with the same fervor that he's fighting the Huntress, so . . Helena has to do something to stop him. On the final page of the issue they both come crashing through the ceiling of a church, landing unconscious on the floor. Meanwhile, in the background we get the story of this minister, Father Mark, and his journey and trials in Gotham. He came here several years ago, and his predecessor gave him a piece of advice . .'Your faith brought you here? Then hold on to it tight. This is Gotham. It's not a city . . it's a Leviathan. Your faith won't be tested here. Here, the beast himself will come out and rip it from you. It's not enough to have faith . . you have to fight to keep it in Gotham.' And, on his very first night in town he's stabbed by a vagrant in the alley of the church. From there it just seems to go downhill . . the Clench Virus, the earthquake, No Man's Land and the alien invasion during Crisis. Through all of this he's kept his faith, but he feels he may be at the breaking point. Of course he's in the same church, praying for a sign, when Huntress and Man-Bat come crashing down on him. Unfortunately, someone or something capitalizes on the situation. They speak to Father Mark and he believes he's hearing the voice of God. 'I am here, my child. Believe in me. As I believe in you. Your faith has been rewarded. Look upon them, my child. This beast . . this harlot. Kill them. Prove your devotion to me. Your God commands you. Kill them both.' Nice cliff-hanger ending. Huh? This was a great issue by Chris Yost and Dustin Nguyen. I also enjoyed the back-up story about Kate Spencer . . Gotham's newest DA. She's trying to take a vacation in LA with her son, but . . of course the trials of Gotham pull her back in. It appears that Dylan, the guy who's helped her out with her gear a few times, has fallen back in with the criminal element. Specifically, Two-Face. Although I think he's using Harvey as much as Harvey's using him. Personally, I think he's using Harvey for protection . . against the Joker. And now Kate's going to have to clean up the mess. I really like Kate in this role and what they're doing with her character now. But why is Two-Face on her case so much? Just because she's the DA? Or, does he see a little of himself in her? This one should be interesting. It's brought to us by Marc Andreyko and Jeremy Haun. This is turning out to be a pretty cool book.