DC Comics has revealed new details on the much anticipated Batman: The Brave and the Bold, written by Dan Mora, Tom King, Ed Brisson, and Christopher Cantwell, with a treasure trove of artists like Mitch Gerads, Mora, Javier Rodríguez, and Jeff Spokes. As part of DC Comics’ Dawn of DC 2023 initiative, the giant-sized 64-page first issue, fans can purchase it in comic shops on May 16th.
The ongoing anthology will offer tales of “The Dark Knight” plus stories spotlighting superheroes from all corners of the DC universe.
The first issue will feature four tales, read below for a breakdown of each!
Coming off the spectacular success of Batman – One Bad Day: The Riddler, the Eisner Award-winning team of Tom King and Mitch Gerads reunite for a horrifying four-part retelling of the first bloody clash between The Joker and the Batman. A tale of loathing, lies, and laughter, this may be the most frightening Joker story in a generation.
Superstar artist Dan Mora (Batman/Superman: World’s Finest, Detective Comics) makes his writing debut kicking off a new series of Batman Black & White short stories. In a Gotham City overrun by the cybernetic henchmen of The Joker, the only person who can save us is the mysterious motorcycle-riding, bat-costumed hero of urban legend…
The Justice League may be gone, but its enemies aren’t. Who’ll protect the world from the worst of the worst? Ed Brisson (Batman Incorporated) and Jeff Spokes (Wildstorm 30th Anniversary Special) pick up the story started in the Wildstorm 30th Anniversary Special as Director Bones and his new covert StormWatch team travel the globe on black-ops missions to take super-powered weapons of mass destruction off the board. But this is StormWatch, and as always, not all is as it seems. “Down with the Kings” starts here!
In “The Order of the Black Lamp—Part I,” from writer Christopher Cantwell (Co-creator, Halt and Catch Fire, Briar, Marvel’s Iron Man) and artist Javier Rodríguez (Marvel’s Daredevil, The Defenders), Superman finds a decoder ring with a secret message—“Save Me”—which sends him on a quest to solve a mystery with ties to the Man of Steel’s past.
The first issue will feature covers by Simone Di Meo, with open-to-buy variant covers by Jim Cheung and Frank Cho, a 1 in 25 ratio variant cover by Bryan Hitch, and a 1 in 50 ratio variant cover by Nathan Szerdy. Readers can visit their local comic book shop for details and pre-ordering.
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