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 works as a hacker and provides Batman with information about Gotham's underworld's TBD.
 * Cassandra Cain/Orphan - the mysterious and TBD daughter of Lady Shiva who rarely speaks as she betrayed the League and is taken under Julia's wing as she's trained to become a TBD om her own.

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 weapons and TBD.
 * Com. James Gordon - the TBD captain of the GCPD and Barbara's father who is a close ally to the Batman.
 * 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 - Bruce's calm childhood best friend who doubles as a mysterious vigilante known as Catwoman who targets the corrupt.
 * Thomas Wayne - Bruce's deceased father who, despite his good relationship with his son, was a crooked figure and dealt TBD.
 * Thomas Wayne - Bruce's deceased father who, despite his good relationship with his son, was a crooked figure and dealt 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 an obsession with Batman and wants to TBD.
 * Dr. Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow - TBD
 * Jane Doe - TBD
 * Dr. Pamela Isley/Poison Ivy - a former TBD botanist who became a plant controlling eco terrorist who made a deal with the Black Mask as she helps him if she gives him part of Gotham to make an urban jungle.
 * 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 - a mysterious clown-like criminal who has a major obsession with the Batman and wants to make him break.
 * Dr. Harleen Quinzel/Harley Quinn - a TBD former therapist who falls madly in love with the Joker and becomes his assistant.
 * Harvey Dent/Two-Face - Bruce's former best friend and a former close ally to Batman who after being assaulted by Black Mask, becomes an insane vigilante obsessed with making everything equal.
 * Oswald Cobblepot/Penguin - TBD
 * Edward Nygma/Riddler - TBD
 * David Cain - TBD

Issues

 * 1) The Dark Knight Strikes Back - Bruce Wayne returns as he and his sidekicks head to stop the Joker before he causes a nuclear attack on Gotham.
 * 2) Who is Julie Pennyworth? - Alfred invites Bruce to see his daughter, Julie who offers herself to become Batman's hacker as he decides to have her prove herself.
 * 3) The Blackest Mask - Bruce's best friend, Harvey Dent, has just been brutally injured by a mysterious new criminal named the Black Mask who has claimed Gotham for himself and that he is going to place their greatest protectors out of commission.
 * 4) Electric! - The Black Mask hires the mercenary known as the Electrocutioner to kill James Gordon as Batman and Batgirl decide to stop him.
 * 5) Welcome to Arkham - Robin gets an offer from Jeremiah Arkham to test Gotham's security, as soon the security shuts down and Robin is face to face with multiple villains.
 * 6) Two Faced - Bruce learns that Harvey Dent went missing from the hospital as he learns that he is now obsessed with finding and killing the Black Mask.
 * 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.

Easter eggs

 * Bruce mentioned "a group of people who challenge the unknown".
 * Barbara once talked about a family vacation to Happy Harbor.
 * Julie owns a keychain.
 * One of Arkham's inmates resembles Toyman.
 * Dick once mentioned Superman.
 * Big Belly Burger is a common restaurant in Gotham.