C Drake Write

A few years ago, I took a comic-focused class that involved writing our own origin stories of a selected superhero. I, a huge fan of the Batman Arkham franchise, chose to rewrite Batman’s origin story, focusing more on The Penguin as a central villain. Here’s part one of that assignment

September 11th, 2001: The Heroes, Losses, and Aftermath

“In this last week following the events of the September 11th terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers, Pentagon, and attempted attack on Washington D.C., a number of notable heroes made their names known around the country with their brave acts of courage and fearlessness. We here at the Gotham Chronicle would like to individually thank some of these notable heroes.

Tucker Cobblepot, a firefighter and Gotham City native, was one of the first on sight at the North Tower following the initial hit. Cobblepot risked life and limb while entering and escorting up to six people out of the North Tower four times. We would like to thank Mr. Cobblepot for his bravery.

Kimberly Evans, a police officer, was acting as an emergency traffic cop the morning of the attacks. She was called on to the scene immediately after the South Tower was hit, and was the first officer to arrive and begin escorting civilians to safety. Had she not been there to properly guide those people to safety, the death count may well have been dozens or even hundreds higher. We would like to thank Ms. Evans for her bravery.

Dixie, a guide dog of one of the survivors of the attacks, displayed her bravery and courage to the world when she let her owner go with Ms. Evans and remained near the exit of the South Tower, barking to alert those still inside of the direction of the exit. 

In addition to these heroes of the day, many lives were lost during these awful terrorist attacks. Among those lost, Thomas and Martha Wayne, of Gotham’s own Wayne Enterprises, tragically died within the North Tower the day of the attacks. Thomas and Martha were in New York City for a business deal when the North Tower was hit. It is speculated they died shortly after the initial hit. Their only son, 6-year-old Bruce, was unavailable to be questioned about his parents’ untimely death.

Charles Roberts, a world-renowned anti-war poet, was a passenger on Flight 175 when it crashed into the South Tower, and was killed upon impact. Roberts’s anti-war poems and art have sparked outrage at the United States government, especially during the Vietnam War. Roberts’s outspoken personality and brutally honest looks at war in foreign countries garnered millions of fans across the world. Roberts donated most of his wealth to charities before his death. Charles Roberts was 72 years old.”

9/18/01