“Pareidolia,” the third arc of the series, wraps up with Batman shot and tied up at the mercy of the man behind the discovery of the body that led Batman to Gotham’s Rookery neighborhood. Can Batman figure out all the secrets and convince his captors to free him before he is killed? Batman: Dark Patterns…
Batman faces down Hush and his cronies with Robin and an odd ally: Bane. Nightwing and Red Hood deal with Joker. And Batgirl goes to talk to her dad, which leads to a confrontation with Batman. Batman #161 is written by Jeph Loeb, penciled by Jim Lee, inked by Scott Williams, colored by Alex Sinclair…
Imprisoned inside Ark M, Batman will not give in. He will not give in to the experiments. He will not give in to the privations. He will not give in to Bane. He will escape. Absolute Batman #10 is written by Scott Snyder, drawn by Nick Dragotta, colored by Frank Martin and lettered by Clayton…
As Batman’s hunt for the killer in Gotham’s Rookery district verges on obsession, he dives deeper in, learning about the past of an erstwhile ally and leaving him open for the killer’s strike. Batman: Dark Patterns #8 is written by Dan Watters, drawn by Hayden Sherman, colored by Triona Farrell and lettered by Frank Cvetkovic. Matt…
Batman faces down the mastermind behind all his recent woes, the terrorist Ra’s al Ghul, as Harley Quinn storms the TV studio and Scarecrow does … something. It’s a series finale that may or may not (almost definitely may not) answer all your questions in Batman ’89: Echoes #6, written by Sam Hamm, drawn by…
Hunting for the kidnapped Harvey Bullock, Batman finds the secret organization called Elixir has another victim: The Penguin. Batman and Penguin must work together to find Bullock and escape Elixir. Detective Comics #1,098 is written by Tom Taylor, drawn by Lee Garbett, colored by Lee Loughridge and lettered by Wes Abbott. Will Nevin: Let’s talk…
Waylon Jones is missing, and Batman has discovered he has been taken to the black site outside of Gotham, Ark M. Batman must find his friend, but he faces a threat like he has never encountered. Enter: Absolute Bane. Absolute Batman #9 is written by Scott Snyder, drawn by Nick Dragotta, colored by Frank Martin…
Batman travels into The Rookery, one of Gotham’s darker neighborhoods, investigating a murder and learning about the history of a familiar name: The Red Hood Gang. Batman: Dark Patterns #7 is written by Dan Watters, drawn by Hayden Sherman, colored by Triona Farrell and lettered by Frank Cvetkovic. Will Nevin: It’s no “the man is…
Batman’s quest to stop Hush and save Red Hood from himself leads him to Hush’s allies, while Nightwing finds Hush, Red Hood, Joker and more characters as “H2SH” rolls on. Batman #160 is written by Jeph Loeb, penciled by Jim Lee, inked by Scott Williams, colored by Alex Sinclair and lettered by Richard Starkings. Will…
Batman learns the details of the origin of the new Ventriloquist, as her plans fall apart and she makes one final, desperate attempt to stop her home from being seized. Batman: Dark Patterns #6 is written by Dan Watters, drawn by Hayden Sherman, colored by Triona Farrell and lettered by Frank Cvetkovic. Will Nevin: I…
Two self-contained Batman stories in one big issue. In his first Batman story, Al Ewing tells a tale of murder and math. And in the backup, one of Batman’s youngest fans teams up with the Dark Knight to investigate something going very wrong in his school. Detective Comics Annual 2025 has a main story written…
Batman continues to make his way through an apartment building controlled by Scarface, trying to find the mastermind. But there is more here than Batman expected, and there is something waiting as he reaches the top floor, a secret that will change the whole case. Batman: Dark Patterns #5 is written by Dan Watters, drawn…
Batman must do the unthinkable: He must save the Joker’s life. But the Joker has done so much horror over the years, there are members of Batman’s own family who will not look kindly upon this. Batman #159 is written by Jeph Loeb, penciled by Jim Lee, inked by Scott Williams, colored by Alex Sinclair…
The second arc of the Absolute Universe’s inaugural title begins with Bruce Wayne and his friends eulogizing a lost comrade. Bruce begins to more deeply research Ark M and meets the scientist Victor Fries. Absolute Batman #7 is written by Scott Snyder, drawn by Marcos Martin, colored by Muntsa Vicente and lettered by Clayton Cowles….
Hush is back, and he has a new scheme to take out Batman. The sequel to the classic tale “Hush” begins here. Batman #158 is written by Jeph Loeb, penciled by Jim Lee, inked by Scott Williams, colored by Alex Sinclair and lettered by Richard Starkings. Will Nevin: You excited to hear that Jeff Lemire…