Deniz Camp and Javier Rodríguez cemented their rep as one of the best teams working in the biz (the comics biz, to be clear) with Absolute Martian Manhunter, which recently wrapped up its run. But as announced at San Diego Comic-Con, they’re getting the two-man band back together for the Next Level title Shadow of the Bat.
Versus Martian Manhunter, which was set in the publisher’s Absolute Universe, Shadow of the Bat is set in the main continuity of the DC Universe, and will run alongside Matt Fraction and Jorge Jiménez’s main Batman title… Albeit with a bit of the wild secret sauce that made AMM such a success.
So, what is that secret sauce? Part of it is what Camp does so well: reflecting the world as it is now. “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,” Camp said on the panel via a skeet (yes, that’s what they’re called) on BlueSky, “along with every other traumatic event they’ve experienced.”
You can check out some snaps from the panel below (and they are, of course, stunning) as well as the full cover via Rodríguez’s BlueSky account. Shadow of the Bat #1 should likely be coming out later this year, though at the panel was only credited as “Coming Soon.”
This article has been updated with official art from DC Comics.
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