The Death Of A Toyman In Batman #131 (Batspoilers)

Upcoming solicitations for Batman reveal a back-up strip with Jon Kent and Tim Drake battling an “overpowered” Toyman in Gotham, whereas looking for Batman from wherever he ended up. But in the present day’s Batman #131 places a bit wrinkle in that. Playing with… motion figures? But how additional does this go?

The Toyman was initially Winslow Percival Schott created by Don Cameron and Ed Dobrotka in Action Comics #64 in 1943, a Superman supervillain who used remote-controlled toys in his crimes. He was positioned by Bud Cort in DC cartoons,  Chris Gauthier in Smallville and in Supergirl by Henry Czerny. He has appeared briefly of late within the New 52, however not for a while. But now with Batman gone… shoved by means of dimensions by a mysterious supervillain gun…

…with Tim Drake appropriately diagnosing one thing just like what occurred with Batman within the Batman RIP storyline…

… it is revealed that one thing very important occurred with Toyman. It has usually been identified that he would possibly make a greater Batman villain than a Superman villain.

But wat was he doing within the earlier scene? Is he lifeless or not? Were these phrases a suicide observe? What would possibly his loss of life should do with Batman’s disappearance?

BATMAN #131 CVR A JORGE JIMENEZ
(W) Chip Zdarsky (A) Mike Hawthorne, Adriano Di Benedetto (CA) Jorge Jimenez
Gotham City has by no means been darker or deadlier. And after Failsafe, there is no such thing as a Batman to put it aside. Can the fractured ghost that roams the streets survive? Whatever occurred to the person often called…Bruce Wayne?
Retail: $4.99 In-Store Date: 1/3/2023

BATMAN #132 CVR A JORGE JIMENEZ
(W) Chip Zdarsky (A) Mike Hawthorne, Adriano Di Benedetto (CA) Jorge Jimenez
The imply streets of Gotham City have gotten meaner because the likes of Harvey Dent and Killer Croc roam free, brutalizing the inhabitants. Where is Batman and why hasn’t he responded to the cries of a metropolis in peril?! Can Bruce Wayne discover the solutions earlier than the mysterious Red Mask captures him? And within the backup story, Tim Drake’s hunt for Batman continues. Will Metropolis’s latest Superman, Jon Kent, have the ability to assist the Boy Wonder with this Multiversal thriller, or will they each run afoul of an overpowered Toyman?!
Retail: $4.99In-Store Date: 2/7/2023

BATMAN #133
Written by CHIP ZDARSKY
Art by MIKE HAWTHORNE and ADRIANO DI BENEDETTO
Cover by JORGE JIMENEZ
Backup artwork by MIGUEL MENDONCA
Variant cowl by JOE QUESADA
Variant cowl by STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU
1:25 variant cowl by DERRICK CHEW
1:50 foil variant cowl by STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU
$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card inventory)
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Everyone goes insane finally. And then they belong to the terrifying Red Mask! But Gotham City has a brand new savior. He strikes from the shadows, exhumes the lifeless, and is understood solely as…the Batman.
And in our backup story, Tim Drake’s seek for Batman continues as he and Superman, Jon Kent, group as much as cease the phobia of the Toyman!