 In the lead up to the publication date , at a panel event at the New York Comic Con , Jensen was asked by a fan holding a " plush Anarky doll " what the character 's role would be in the story . Jensen explained that Anarky " would have a very big hand " in the story , and further explained , " you can understand what he 's doing even if you don 't agree with what he 's doing . " Jensen had also indicated that his version of Anarky would be a " fresh take that also honors his legacy . " The story featured a character study of John Stewart , narrating Stewart 's final mission as a young Marine in the midst of a Gotham City power blackout and citywide evacuation , mere days before a major storm is to hit the city . Anarky is depicted as rallying a group of followers and evacuees to occupy a sports stadium , on the basis that the area the stadium was built upon was gentrified at the expense of the local community and should be returned to them . The storyline brought two particular additions to the revamped version of Anarky ; the first being that this new version of Anarky is portrayed as an African American ; the second being to preserve the character 's anonymity , as Anarky escapes custody at the end of the story without an identity behind the mask being revealed . 
