Batman: Shadow Paths

 is a Canadian action-thriller superhero webcomic series based on  by DC Comics, being written by Batfan677 and published on DeviantArt since December 16th, 2018.

Synopsis
When Bruce learns that a new threat has gained influence throughout most of Gotham and aims to make the city a living nightmare, he assembles a crew to fight this new threat.

Main

 * Bruce Wayne/Batman - the protective and mysterious CEO of Wayne Enterprises who became a caped crusader in order to bring justice to Gotham and avenge his parents' deaths.
 * Dick Grayson/Robin - a skilled orphan acrobat whose parents were killed by Tony Zucco as he was adopted by Bruce and trained to become a crime-fighting vigilante, helping him with his promise.
 * Barbara Gordon/Batgirl - Com. Gordon's intelligent daughter who decided to help Bruce by adopting her own vigilante persona and provides aid to him, being also dating Dick for the last four months.
 * Julia Pennyworth/Oracle - Alfred Pennyworth's resourceful and very intelligent daughter who now acts as TBD.
 * Cassandra Cain/Orphan - TBD

Supporting

 * Alfred Pennyworth - Bruce's loyal and tough butler/adoptive father who is one of the few people who knows he's Batman as he provides him with TBD.
 * Com. James Gordon - the TBD head of the GCPD who TBD.
 * Det. Harvey Bullock - TBD
 * Det. Renée Montoya - TBD
 * Barbara Kean-Gordon - Gordon's TBD ex-wife who, despite having a troubled relationship with him, is very protective of their daughter, occasionally TBD.
 * Lucius Fox - TBD
 * Selina Kyle/Catwoman - TBD
 * Thomas Wayne - Bruce's deceased father who, despite his good relationship with his son, was a crooked figure and TBD.
 * Thomas Wayne - Bruce's deceased father who, despite his good relationship with his son, was a crooked figure and TBD.

Antagonists

 * Jeremiah Arkham/Black Mask - the corrupt owner of Arkham Asylum who is now out to cause a TBD, forcing other villains to work for him.
 * Dr. Hugo Strange - a mad psychiatrist who develops a TBD.
 * Dr. Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow - TBD
 * Jane Doe - TBD
 * Dr. Pamela Isley/Poison Ivy - TBD
 * Thomas Elliot/Hush - TBD
 * Waylon Jones/Killer Croc - TBD
 * Lester Bunchisky/Electrocutioner - TBD
 * Peyton Riley/Ventriloquist - TBD
 * Warren White/Great White Shark - TBD
 * Dr. Kirk Langstrom/Man-Bat - TBD
 * Basil Karlo/Clayface - TBD
 * Victor Zsasz - TBD
 * Astrid Arkham/Arkham Knight - Jeremiah Arkham's daughter who he secretly raised during his tenure as Black Mask who now leads a military operation in Gotham TBD.
 * The Joker - TBD
 * Dr. Harleen Quinzel/Harley Quinn - TBD
 * Harvey Dent/Two-Face - TBD
 * Oswald Cobblepot/Penguin - TBD
 * Edward Nygma/Riddler - TBD
 * David Cain - TBD

Issues

 * 1) The Dark Knight Strikes Back - TBD

Arcs

 * 1) Blackest Mask (1-30) - TBD
 * 2) Last Laugh (30-34) - TBD
 * 3) [introduce Julia] (35-TBD) - TBD
 * TBD

Spinoff
See Beware the Justice League Dark.

Trivia

 * The series combines elements from several Batman media. For example:
 * Bruce's outfit is inspired by the Arkham series while himself is based on Christian Bale.
 * Dick's outfit is a mix between the Batman and Robin and Young Justice ones while himself is based on Chris O'Donnell as a teenager with a hairstyle closer to his comic book counterpart.
 * Barbara's outfit is inspired by the DC Animated Universe while herself is based on voice actress Tara Strong as a teenager with ginger hair.
 * Cassandra's outfit is inspired by the comics while herself is based on Ella Jay Basco, although a little older.
 * Alfred is based on Michael Caine.
 * Com. Gordon is based on J.K. Simmons.
 * Barbara Kean is based on Erin Richards, although a little older.
 * Selina's outfit is inspired by the Catwoman movie while herself is based on voice actress Cristina Pucelli as a brunette.
 * Joker's outfit is inspired by The Dark Knight while himself is based on Cameron Monaghan.
 * Harley's outfit is inspired by the Arkham series while herself is based on Margot Robbie.
 * These are the designs of people not based on entirely DC movies or shows:
 * Julia is designed after Daisy Ridley.
 * Lucius is based after actor James Earl Jones.
 * Jeremiah Arkham is designed after Ewan McGregor's performance in Moulin Rouge while as Black Mask he wears a fancy tuxedo and a black Oni mask.
 * Thomas Elliot is designed after Ben Affleck's performance in The Accountant while as Hush he has a bunch of medical wraps around his face and wears a trench coat.
 * The comic exists in the universe Earth-2678.
 * The author confirmed that Dick will become Nightwing later on, although he didn't decide yet when that's gonna happen.
 * The comic exists in the universe Earth-2678.
 * The author confirmed that Dick will become Nightwing later on, although he didn't decide yet when that's gonna happen.