Let’s talk about Phantom-One and the way his story parallels Jason Todd’s rise and fall. This is important, because now Ghost-Maker is a part of Batman Incorporated, and murder kind of ruins their corporate image. Fortunately, Batman and Ghost-Maker are getting along better these days, mostly because Ghost-Maker has agreed to show more restraint regarding the whole “slaying your enemies” thing. Khan found Bruce to be too sentimental, and Bruce wasn’t a fan of Khan’s thirst for violence. Minhkhoa and Bruce eventually parted ways once their dueling ideologies became apparent. In the process, he crossed paths with Bruce Wayne and trained under some of the same teachers he had. We see him go through the same scenario that Batman when through, but Ghost-Maker has his own way of handling it.Ī brief tangent to say that if you’re unfamiliar with Ghost-Maker, you should check out the Batman storyline “Ghost Stories.” Before adopting the identity of Ghost-Maker, Minhkhoa Khan traveled the world to train for life as a vigilante. This is why “No More Teachers” is a fun character study for Ghost-Maker. Since Batman Incorporated follows a global franchise of Batmen, it only makes sense that some of these vigilantes would have their own franchisee versions of the Dark Knight’s most famous stories, including Under the Red Hood. In fact, while both stories share some interesting similarities, the key differences they share are what makes “No More Teachers” interesting.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not suggesting that one story copies another. For his part, Phantom-One is angry that Ghost-Maker didn’t avenge his death and isn’t thrilled that there’s a new sidekick, Clownhunter, in the picture.ĭoes any of that sound familiar to you? In some ways, “No More Teachers” follows the same path as Batman: Under the Red Hood, the groundbreaking Batman story that brought back Jason Todd. Ghost-Maker assumed that Phantom-One had been killed in action years ago. The murderer reveals themselves as Phantom-One, a vigilante who was once Ghost-Maker’s teenage sidekick. As Ghost-Maker investigates, he slowly realizes that this killer is targeting him personally.
There’s something familiar about “No More Teachers,” the first arc of Ed Brisson and John Timms’ Batman Incorporated. A mysterious figure has begun murdering a string of mercenaries.
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