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With Batman: Zero Point, Fortnite’s lore makes a lot more sense
Battle royale from a different perspective
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I’ve played a lot of
Fortnite over the years, but I’ve never really thought about the internal lives of the many characters that inhabit the battle royale island. I was always too busy seeking shelter and supplies or exploring whatever big event was happening at the time. But now that I’ve read
Image: Reilly Brown, Nelson Faro DeCastro, and John Kalisz/DC Comics
Fortnite’s invasion of comics has no doubt left some people unaware of the smash global phenom of a video game/metaculture black hole confused about just what the appeal of a thing that has seemingly taken over the planet really is. Well, Batman’s among those people now, for very different reasons but putting the Dark Knight in
Fortnite is already doing some very interesting things.
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Weirdly, but perhaps weirdly appropriate for such a crossover,
Batman/Fortnite: Zero Point #1 by Christos Gage, Reilly Brown, Nelson Faro DeCastro, John Kalisz, and Andworld Design is not the first time Batman has tussled with the world of Epic’s massive battle royale shooter. Batman and many of his fellow Gotham friends and frenemies, from the Joker and Harley Quinn to Catwoman and Jason Momoa’s Aquaman, have already appeared as in-game skins. Those appearances came without any specific story hooks like, sa