A HEROINE IN PERIL

From the New York Times:


AP file photo - Bane (of AlertForce)

Dateline: Gotham City
By: Lydia O'Rourke

America was shocked last evening when the Joker, long thought to have been retired from crime forcibly by the Batman, resurfaced, and this time aimed his criminal genius towards a new generation of heroes, in the form of AlertForce.

AlertForce member Bane has apparently been captured by the clown prince of crime, and may have less than 20 hours to live, if the Joker's ultimatum via national television to AlertForce is to be believed. As a nation holds its breath, we felt this would be the time to recap what we know about this paradigm of the new generation of vigilante supers, which has taken up the mantle of AlertForce.

FACT: Bane's first public appearance with AlertForce was less than a year ago.
RUMOR: Bane has superpowers
FACT: Bane helped apprehend the Joker's former protege Harlequin.
RUMOR: Bane is from either Chicago or Detroit
FACT: Bane was in attendance at the U.N. special conference in Machine Rights
RUMOR: Bane helped destroy the global threat of UMI mere weeks ago
RUMOR: Bane has been sighted in connection with AlertForce in Chicago, Detroit, New York, Los Angeles and Detroit

Whether or not you support super vigilantes, Bane's current dillemma is compelling, and the nation is on the edge of its collective seat, to see whether Bane can be saved from the Joker's evil clutches.