BATMAN : SHADOW OF THE BAT #1 (Deniz Camp / Javier Rodriguez)

[Le_Doc]

Having just completed the Eisner-nominated series Absolute Martian Manhunter, the duo of Deniz Camp and Javier Rodriguez have once again joined forces for Shadow of the Bat, which will run parallel to the events in Batman by Matt Fraction and Detective Comics by Tom Taylor.

Camp gave insight into the series at SDCC: “It’s Batman coming to terms with the failure of our institutions and the trauma of his own, paralleled with the trauma of the people of Gotham after a massive chemical plant explosion, along with every other traumatic event they’ve experienced.”

Camp said there will be a focus on new characters, new villains, and the attempt to reinvent Batman in the pages of this new series.

DC has yet to reveal a release window for Shadow of the Bat, but one should be forthcoming.

SDCC '26: DC Next Level Reveals SHADOW OF THE BAT from Camp & Rodriguez Shadow of the Bat with Deniz Camp and Javier Rodriguez as Creative Team

[Hush2.0]

Alors c’est juste un écrit injustifié mais j’aurais préféré cette équipe sur autre chose que du Batman. Sur un projet plus original.

C’est sûrement le reste de la lecture du Martien Limier Absolu qui me fait écrire cela.

[Benoit1 (Benoît)]

@Deniz Camp

So, a little about Shadow of the Bat:

An abandoned ACE Chemical Factory mysteriously explodes, bathing a Gotham neighborhood in “highly potent and completely unknown neuropharmacological agents” (the sort that created the Joker).

Fearing 50 thousand Jokers, an Arkham the size of a small city, a brutal quarantine is instituted, Martial Law is declared, and Batman enters….

@Deniz Camp

This is an ongoing, in continuity book, designed with Matt (Fraction) and Tom (Taylor)’s books in mind. They are each doing their thing, which is great; it was important to me that this didn’t feel replicative in any way, but complementary.

@Deniz Camp

There have been many Batman runs. But Javi and I are treating this the same way we treated Absolute Martian Manhunter; that is, like a creator owned book. This is our vision of Batman and Gotham, and (I hope) that makes it unique.

@Deniz Camp

It’s very difficult to do new things with Batman, but that’s what we’re going to try to do here. New villains, or drastically revamped old ones; new supporting cast; a new neighborhood. New kinds of threats and dilemmas and questions for Batman.

Along the way we’ll explore the nature of ACE Chemical, some under-examined parts of Batman’s past, and just generally we’ll try to deliver our take on what Batman has meant and can mean. I’m really happy with it so far; it’s deeply personal, it’s Javi’s best work ever, and I hope you’ll join us.