1) The main villain Cactus Kleinschmidt reads too much like Shame with a Mister Freeze accent. I like the idea of a European villain making their way into Gotham and the idea of the casino but the moment one starts wearing cowboy hats and is suppose to be rooten tooten, we become a Shame knockoff. I wonder if there is another angle to portray this person as a faux aristocrat like a count or some other type not already explored yet in the series.
2) Aunt Harriet's line "Isn’t this exciting, Alfred? An old time wild west duel, just like in the movies. I wonder why Bruce and Dick aren’t here." I find out of character as I think any form of real violence (as opposed to movie or staged) whether nostalgic or quaint would still read as horrible to her sensitive disposition. My two cents.
3) Batman moments seem rushed and a little thin in comparison to the time taken with gambling moments with whoever was at the table.
Don't get me wrong, very cool effort and execution with the direction you went. But these were the parts that made it feel off enough for me to state so.
Still looking forward to reading more.
As for Sea Hag. Personally, I don't have the image handy and quite honestly have ZERO interest in a one off trading card character that even takes its name from a Popeye character to pursue this. To each their own. Just saying...
