Dustin Gebel
This week in Gotham:
- A new villain, Shush, appears to threaten the dynamic duo in BATMAN AND ROBIN #2
- Batman must capture a new Robin after being drugged by the Court of Owls in BATMAN: CITY OF MADNESS #1
Batman and Robin #2
After a tumultuous few years, including a conflict spurred by a demon, the death of Alfred, and even a Batfamily civil war, Batman and Robin are back as a dynamic duo. Father and son have started to see eye to eye just as new threats find their way into Gotham, including a villain evoking the visage of Hush. Damian will not only have to face Shush, but also battles the horror that is high school.
Comic Watch Review: Batman and Robin #1: Father-Son Bonding
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Batman and Robin #2
INTRODUCING A NEW VILLAIN: SHUSH! Introducing Shush. Who does she work for? And how have they turned one of Batman’s greatest tools against him? Urban Jungle continues as the father and son dynamic duo are on the deadly case! But first, Damian must deal with…his first day of school?!
Creative Team
Writer: Joshua Williamson
Artist: Simone Di Meo
Colorist: Simone Di Meo
Letterer: Steve Wands
Cover Artist: Simone Di Meo
Variant Cover Artists: Francesco Mattina, Kael Ngu, Gabriele Dell’Otto, Lesley Leirix Li, David Baldeon
Editor: Ben Abernathy
Format: Ongoing
Cover Price/Page Count: $4.99/32 pages
Batman and Robin #2 will be on shelves and digital platforms Tuesday, October 10 from DC Entertainment.
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Batman: City of Madness #1
Since their introduction in 2011, the Court of Owls has become a central part of Gotham’s lore. The mysterious, twisted cult of machiavellian influencers has their claws in every part of the city, right down to the concrete foundations. In another turn, the Court perches below the Dark Knight’s view in a quest to guard a gate of immeasurable power. Now that it’s been opened, an eldritch terror finds its way into Gotham, promising the threat of utter annihilation.
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Batman: City of Madness #1
VISIONARY CREATOR CHRISTIAN WARD UNLEASHES A COSMIC-HORROR EPIC, FEATURING THE COURT OF OWLS! Buried deep beneath Gotham City there exists another Gotham. This Gotham Below is a living nightmare, populated by twisted mirrors of our Gotham’s denizens, fueled by the fear and hatred flowing down from above. For decades, the doorway between the cities has been sealed and heavily guarded by the Court of Owls. But now the door swings wide, and the twisted version of the Dark Knight has escaped…to trap and train a Robin of his own. Batman must form an uneasy alliance with the Court and its deadly allies to stop him—and to hold back the wave of twisted super-villains, nightmarish versions of his own nemeses, each one worse than the last, that’s spilling into his streets! Visionary writer-artist Christian Ward unleashes his cosmic-horror take on Batman’s world, in a tribute to disturbing Dark Knight classics like Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Gothic! You’ll never look at Batman’s villains the same way again…you simply won’t have the stomach for it!
Creative Team
Writer: Christian Ward
Artist: Christian Ward
Colorist: Christian Ward
Letterer: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Cover Artists: Christian Ward
Variant Cover Artist: Bill Sienkiewicz, Martin Simmonds, Christian Ward
Editor: Ben Abernathy
Format: Limited Series
Cover Price/Page Count: $6.99/48 pages
Batman: City of Madness #1 will be on shelves and digital platforms Tuesday, October 10 from DC Entertainment.