PANEL <01>
EXT. - NEO-GOTHAM STREETS - NIGHT
Batman on motorcyle and Static flying down a street at high-speed. Static, eyes glowing, holds two fingers to his temple and flies
BATMAN
So what's the plan when we find Melvin? Slap the inhibitor on him and then what?
STATIC
What do you mean, "then what"? We'll talk to him and see if he can help turn the power back on.
PANEL <02>
Batman fires grapnel, Static flies upward.
BATMAN
Yeah, sure, but what are we gonna do with him? No way Arkham could hold him but vaults at S.T.A.R. Labs might--
STATIC
Whoa... who said anything about locking up a high school student?
PANEL <03>
Static and Batman soar over rooftops
BATMAN
We can't just let him walk around freely! He's too dangerous!
STATIC
So we find out why he's dangerous. What's he not getting? What does he care about?
PANEL <04>
Batman and Static running/flying across rooftop. Ebon pokes his head out of shadow.
BATMAN
Your shady pal Ebon basically said the same thing. Why's this whole "care" thing so important to you two?
STATIC
Probably because we come from--
EBON
--a place it felt like nobody cared about.
STATIC
Remember how I said you got hired for a reason? This might be your reason, kid.
don't really share excerpts from new stuff but I was really proud of this dialogue from Batman/Static #5. line art by @miguelmendoncaart.bsky.social, color art by Wil Quintana, lettering by Wes Abbott.