100 Days of Batman, Day 47

I decided to jump back into Batman: No Man's Land and I am glad I did. Fruit of The Earth: Part:1-3  tells the story about Batman's first encounter with Poison Ivy in Gotham since it became No Man's Land. Batman has heard rumors about children being seen in in what was once the Gotham City Park and botanical gardens. Believing there to be a link between these children and the distribution of rare and exotic fruits to the highest bidder, Batman believes Ivy is using the children as slave labor to harvest what she grows.

Fruit of The Earth: Part 1-3 by Greg Rucka and art by Dan Jurgens is fantastic. A MUST READ for sure. It is fun, action packed, and has the G.C.P.D splitting up over differences in how to survive. I love good Poison Ivy stories especially when her humanity comes peaking through. Arriving at the park Batman and Robin find that it was not Ivy forcing the slave labor of children but instead it was Clayface. Looking to make a profit Clayface captured and forced Ivy to grow fresh fruit for him by torturing her. As for the children, Ivy was genuinely helping and caring for them but when Clayface captured Ivy he forced them into slave labor.

I do not want to tell you anymore about the story, but hopefully that was enough to make you want to read it for yourself. As of right now Fruit of The Earth is my favorite story in the No Man's Land arc so far. Do yourself a favor and give this three issue tale a read. I'm confident you will enjoy it.

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