There are many unintended parallels with the rise of the populist right across the USA and to a lesser, although increasingly evident, extent in the UK. A scene of Blackfire maintaining his life by bathing in blood dripping from bodies chained up above the pool would rival any slasher pic, and as such this is not a story advisable for any reader under 12.
The art of Bernie Wrightson and colouring of Bill Wray the equivalent of a horror flick that would give many people nightmares. The Cult caused a stir on its initial release as it was, and even today still is, spectacularly gory. Batman breaks back into the city in a new Batmobile and eventually manages a final confrontation with his captor. Gotham is evacuated and is sealed off from the outside world and numerous atrocities take place within its confines as Deacon Blackfire consolidates his grip. Batman is captured, broken and brainwashed and participates in a killing before being rescued by Robin. The story concerns the takeover of Gotham City by a possibly supernatural, messianic leader, Deacon Blackfire who gathers his followers from the dispossessed, homeless and criminal elements of the city. First published in mid to late 1988 as a four part miniseries, Batman: The Cult appeared as the realities and uncertainties of modern life made their way into the comics world.
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