Tom King has been writing a lot of Batman books for the last few years and initially had plans for a 105-issue run storyline. That was revealed to be changing this week as it was revealed that he would be departing the book early with 85 issues under his belt just after he completes the City of Bane storyline by the end of this year. While no creative team has been confirmed for 2020 yet for it, the book is set to shift back to a monthly schedule instead of bi-monthly (and other Bat-family books are staying as they currently are for now).
But what does that mean for Tom King? He’s got a new maxi-series lined up for a twelve-issue run of Batman/Catwoman that will begin with Clay Mann on board for the artwork. King has earned a lot of critical acclaim the last several years, most recently with the Mister Miracle series and for me, going back to Omega Men.
“Batman and Catwoman is a chance to do what Morrison and Quietly did in Batman and Robin: launch an ambitious, accessible, beautiful, thrilling new series that concludes years of stories and defines what Batman is, can, and will be,” said Tom King. “This will be a comic about what the best Batman comics are always been about, how our greatest hero turns fear into bravery, pain into hope, trauma into love. It’s the story I always wanted to tell, and I’m telling it with the man I consider to be the greatest artist in comics, my brother Clay Mann.
“It’s tough to leave Batman,” added King. “It’s a gift and a joy to be on that book. But I’m leaving it to work on the biggest, most ambitious projects of my career, comics I get to make with the best collaborators in comics. And that’s a gift and a joy too.”
“We’re excited for fans to get more of what they love from DC,” said DC’s editor-in-chief Bob Harras. “With Joëlle Jones continuing on CATWOMAN, a new creative team on BATMAN, plus titles like DETECTIVE COMICS, BATGIRL, NIGHTWING, RED HOOD: OUTLAW and BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS, our Gotham City protectors and the talent behind them will continue to offer great stories that cater to the tastes of as many Bat-fans as possible in 2020 and beyond.”
City of Bane Plot Concept: After three years being broken down by Bane, Bruce Wayne falls to his lowest point. Bane’s minions have moved into Gotham City, taken control and are ruling with an iron fist…and Batman is nowhere to be found.
