Unlikely Allies Find Themselves On A Mission That Has Taken Them Out of Gotham in Detective Comics #1098

By Chad Burdette

 on June 16, 2025

Tom Taylor and Mikel Janin’s epic journey through the bloodied streets of Gotham continues, and it needs to be seen to be believed.

In the wake of Asema’s murderous rampage, a new threat to Gotham — and the world at large — has been exposed in Detective Comics #1098

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Detective Comics #1098

Batman and the Penguin have found themselves unlikely allies on a mission that has taken them out of Gotham and into an entirely unexpected new location! But even with their powers combined, will they be able to unravel the sinister schemes of a (literally) bloodthirsty immortality cult?

Creative Team

• Writer: Tom Taylor
• Artist: Lee Garbett
• Colorist(s): Lee Loughridge
• Letterer(s): Wes Abbott
• Cover Artist: Mikel Janín
• Variant Cover Artist(s): Bruno Redondo; Chris Stevens; Stephen Byrne; Ashley Wood;
• Group Editor: Rob Levin
• Editors: Ben Meares
• Associate Editor: Jessica Berbey
• Format: Ongoing
• Cover Price/Page Count: $4.99/40 pages