Two tough acts for King to follow.īut King is mining territory only touched on in the past - and never with this level of gentle nuance.īatman and Catwoman first made eyes at each other all the way back in 1940’s Batman #1, which King has made a crucial stepstone of his story. His time in Gotham overlapped with Scott Snyder’s six years of horror-inflected epics. Grant Morrison gave us seven years of trippy head games that provided a surprising emotional punch. Over the last 10 years, Batman’s been in excellent hands. No, where King is breaking new, practically revolutionary ground, is his portrayal of Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle’s relationship - the most sophisticated romance ever chronicled in a Batman comic.īatman Annual #2, art by Lee Weeks. Standard stuff, well handled by a first-rate writer - but Batman’s had a lot of those. King’s run, launched with DC’s Rebirth initiative a year and a half ago, has featured all the typical trappings of a Batman comic: Heroes and villains, wins and losses, new characters and refurbished ones - Joker, Riddler, Bane, Kite Man, Dr. Then think about how tough it’d be to be a writer assigned to Batman, sitting at the keyboard, wondering what you could possibly do that had not been done before.

How many Batman stories do you think have been told over the last 78 years or so? Thousands? Hundreds of thousands? Millions? It’s hard to come up with a decent estimate when you take into account all the comics, radio shows, serials, books, movies, TV episodes, video games, and even toys and coloring books. The legacy continues.NOTE: This piece contains SPOILERS, including from Batman #36 and Batman Annual #2. This is the next chapter in the ongoing saga of the DC Universe. Honoring the past, protecting our present, and looking towards the future.

These are the most innovative and modern stories featuring the world's greatest superheroes, told by some of the finest storytellers in the business. Rebirth honors the richest history in comics, while continuing to look towards the future. Read more Bat-scribe Scott Snyder) and BATMAN #1-6. 1! Collects BATMAN: REBIRTH #1 (co-written by former. But now, in the wake of DC UNIVERSE: REBIRTH, Batman must face his most challenging foe ever-a hero who wants to save om the Batman! From one of the biggest breakout writers in years and former CIA analyst, Tom King (GRAYSON, THE SHERIFF OF BABYLON) and superstar artist David Finch present BATMAN VOL. A part of DC Universe: Rebirth! I AM GOTHAM The Caped Crusader has never been stopped. But now, Batman must face his most challenging foe ever - a hero who wants to save Gotham. The Caped Crusader has never been stopped. Graphic novels: true stories & non-fictionĭescription for Batman Vol.Graphic novels: superheroes & super-villains.Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945).

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