Batman and Catwoman are about to collide as soon as once more. DC has introduced Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War, a storyline that may run by means of every character’s ongoing sequence in addition to a sequence of one-shots and a tie-in miniseries. The occasion story, which spins out of the occasions of Knight Terrors: Batman #2, is shepherded by Batman author Chip Zdarsky and Catwoman author Tini Howard.
The storyline will kick off in a one-shot, Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War – Battle Lines, at the finish of August. Here’s how DC describes the subject, which is co-written by Zdarsky & Howard and illustrated by Mike Hawthorne and Adriano Di Benedetto:
A coordinated effort in Gotham City has led to a discount in violent crime, however at what value? Villains scatter as their lives start to crumble beneath a new regime. And as Batman recovers from his epic battle by means of the Multiverse and the horrors of Knight Terrors, one identify runs by means of his thoughts. One identify at the coronary heart of this new, safer Gotham: Catwoman. A battle that’s been brewing for nicely over a yr lastly hits the streets, and it would fracture the Bat-Family as battle erupts! The particular kickoff subject options a primary cowl by Jorge Jimenez, open-to-order variants by Joe Quesada and Kael Ngu, a 1:25 variant by Otto Schmidt, a 1:50 variant by Ngu, and a 1:100 inked model of Quesada’s cowl.
From there, the storyline continues in September and October’s Batman #137 & 138 by Zdarsky and Jorge Jimenez and Catwoman #57 & 58 by Howard and Nico Leon, in addition to in a two-issue tie-in miniseries, Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War – Red Hood, by Matthew Rosenberg and Nikola Čižmešija. Here’s data on all of these entries:
The second half of Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War takes place in the pages of Batman #137 written by Chip Zdarsky with artwork and primary cowl by Jorge Jimenez. Batman descends on Gotham City, full of rage and power, extra pushed than ever to save lots of his dwelling. But the new panorama has turned buddies into foes. Can anybody cease his reign of terror? Should they? The subject may even function open-to-order variant covers by Joe Quesada, Gabriele Dell’otto and Rose Besch. A 1:25 variant will likely be out there from Salvador Larroca and Quesada’s cowl may even be out there as a 1:50 variant.
Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War continues in Catwoman #57, written by Tini Howard with artwork by Nico Leon. While Batman finds himself extra and extra remoted, Selina is rarely alone. With a volunteer military and two highly effective generals by her facet, the ballet between her and Bruce enters its subsequent act with a stunning twist. Catwoman #57 is out there on September 19 with a primary cowl by David Nakayama, open-to-order variants by Jamie McKelvie and Joshua “Sway” Swaby, a 1:25 variant by Rian Gonzales, and Sway’s cowl out there in a 1:50 model.
The Gotham War may even function the two-issue miniseries Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War: Red Hood from author Matthew Rosenberg with artist Nikola Čižmešija. The Gotham War has fractured the Bat-Family in dramatic methods—none extra intensely than with Jason Todd. This gorgeous occasion will endlessly alter the future of the man who wears the Red Hood!
The storyline will wrap in October with a capper one-shot, Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War – Scorched Earth, from Zdarsky, Howard, Hawthorne, and Di Benedetto, although particulars on that one are forthcoming.
Along with all the details about the occasion, DC has additionally launched a new Dawn of DC timeline:
It’s fascinating to see the storyline positioned so prominently on the timeline, contemplating its a crossover between two particular person sequence and not a linewide factor like Knight Terrors or a large springboard occasion like Lazarus Planet. Gotham War sounds very localized, however that placement makes it look like it’ll have bigger ripples all through the DCU.
In a assertion saying the storyline, Zdarsky and Howard each expressed the requisite enthusiasm at bringing the story to readers and at working collectively to inform it:
“From the moment Tini and I started working on these titles, we realized we had a huge opportunity to build toward something that would shake up the power structure of Gotham City,” stated Batman author Chip Zdarsky. “The Gotham War is just that: relationships explode, relationships are formed, and it all leads to massive changes! Being able to take these kinds of big swings together has been extremely exciting.”
“Comics thrive on team-ups. Whether it’s a team of creators or a heroic partnership, all of my favorite stories are about two strong personalities and the space between them,” stated Catwoman author Tini Howard. “On the page, we’ve got one of comics’ greatest love stories: the world’s greatest detective and the world’s greatest criminal. And they both love Gotham City. But the course of true love never did run smooth.”
“I don’t want to spoil anything, but with Selina’s recent breakout from jail and Bruce’s struggles with Zur-En-Arrh, things are going to get intense in Gotham,” added Zdarsky.
I really feel like issues are already often fairly intense in Gotham. How far more rigidity can that city take?
We’ll discover out when Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War kicks off on Tuesday, August twenty ninth.
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