DC announced the milestone upcoming release of Batman #900 this May. Batman #135 (whose legacy numbering is actually #900) will see writer Chip Zdarsky continuing his ambitious (but exciting) re-invention of Batman’s world and mythos with the story “The Bat-Man of Gotham,” which has transported Bruce Wayne to an alternate reality, in which Bruce Wayne died, never created Batman, and therefore never beat back the darkness that constantly tries to drown Gotham.ย
Batman #900 will mark the end of “The Bat-Man of Gotham” storyline, and how else could it end other than having Batman finally face the new big bad of this alternate Gotham: the Red Mask. Red Mask has an infection he’s unleashing on Gotham, and Bruce is the only one who can (or will) stop him.ย
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There will be an extensive creative team working on Batman #900. In addition to Chip Zdarsky, fan-favorite artist Jorge Jimenez will be doing the artwork, with help from Mike Hawthorne, and Adriano di Bendetto. The book will get a series of interconnected variant covers, with art by the likes of Joe Quesada, Jim Cheung, the legend Neal Adams, and others.ย
You can get the full details of Batman #900/#135, from DC:ย
BATMAN #135/#900
Written by CHIP ZDARSKY
Art by JORGE JIMENEZ, MIKE HAWTHORNE,
and ADRIANO DI BENEDETTO
Cover by JORGE JIMENEZ
Connecting variant covers by JOE QUESADA
Variant covers by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO,
STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU, KAEL NGU, and NEAL ADAMS
1:25 variant cover by LEE BERMEJO
1:50 foil variant cover by STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU
1:100 B&W variant cover by JOE QUESADA
Special foil variant cover by JIM CHEUNG ($9.99 US)
$6.99 US | 56 pages | Variant $7.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 5/2/23
It’s Batman versus Red Mask in a brutal Gotham that’s never known
hope! Can the Dark Knight overcome the terrifying infection that
Red Mask has unleashed? Only one thing is certain: he won’t be
able to do it alone.
The conclusion to the bestselling “The Bat-Man of Gotham” is so
big it could only be contained in an oversize #900 anniversary issue
featuring the return of fan-favorite artist Jorge Jimรฉnez and a wild
collection of guest stars! Full of wild revelations and a new path for
Batman, this is one issue you won’t want to miss!
Batman #900 will go on sale on May 2nd.ย