The Dawn of DC initiative undoubtedly is not slowing down, throwing DC’s heroes and villains into some epic new storylines. One of the subsequent to affix that checklist shall be Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War, a brand new occasion which is able to start publishing later this month. This week, DC debuted a primary look at how The Gotham War will start, releasing a preview for the forthcoming Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War – Battle Lines #1 one-shot, which shall be launched on August twenty ninth.
Spinning out of the occasions of this summer season’s Knight Terrors: Batman #2, The Gotham War will span into problems with Batman and Catwoman, a handful of particular one-shots, and a Red Hood miniseries.
What Is The Gotham War About?
In Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War, 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 underneath a brand new regime. And as Batman recovers from his epic battle via the Multiverse and the horrors of Knight Terrors, one title runs via his thoughts. One title at the guts of this new, safer Gotham: Catwoman. A battle that is been brewing for nicely over a yr lastly hits the streets, and it’ll fracture the Bat-Family as struggle erupts! From bestselling writers Chip Zdarsky and Tini Howard and artists Mike Hawthorne and Adriano Di Benedetto comes the opening shot of the Gotham War in Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War – Battle Lines #1, out there at comedian outlets on August 29!
The Gotham War will go on to impression Batman #137 from Zdarsky and artist Jorge Jimenez, and Catwoman #57 from Howard and artist Nico Leon. It can even span a two-issue Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War: Red Hood miniseries from author Matthew Rosenberg with artist Nikola Čižmešija. It will then culminate in Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War – Scorched Earth #1 from Zdarsky, Howard, and artists Mike Hawthorne and Adriano Di Benedetto, on October thirty first.
“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,” Batman author Chip Zdarsky stated in a press release. “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,” Catwoman author Tini Howard echoed. “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.
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