A Major Robin Joins Selina’s War Against Bruce

Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle are headed for an all-out war in DC’s new crossover event, Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War.

Spinning out of Knight Terrors, Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War officially launches in Aug. 2023. The publisher teased of the event, “A coordinated effort in Gotham City has led to a reduction in violent crime, but at what cost? Villains scatter as their lives begin to crumble under a new regime. And as Batman recovers from his epic battle through the Multiverse and the horrors of Knight Terrors, one name runs through his mind. One name at the heart of this new, safer Gotham: Catwoman.”

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The battle begins in an opening one-shot, Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War – Battle Lines #1 by Chip Zdarsky, Tini Howard, Mike Hawthorne and Adriano Di Benedetto. Releasing on Aug. 29, the one-shot features cover art by Jorge Jimenez and variants by Joe Quesada, Kael Ngu and Otto Schmidt. “From the moment Tini and I started working on these titles, we realized we had a huge opportunity to build toward something that would shake up the power structure of Gotham City,” said Zdarsky. “The Gotham War is just that: relationships explode, relationships are formed, and it all leads to massive changes! Being able to take these kinds of big swings together has been extremely exciting.”

The Gotham War continues in Batman #137 by Zdarsky and Jimenez, which features cover art by Jimenez and variants by Quesada, Gabriele Dell’otto, Rose Besch and Salvador Larroca. DC said of the issue, “Batman descends on Gotham City, full of rage and force, more driven than ever to save his home. But the new landscape has turned friends into foes. Can anyone stop his reign of terror? Should they?”

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Catwoman #57 by Howard and Nico Leon releases on Sept. 19, 2023, with main cover art by David Nakayama and variants by Jamie McKelvie, Joshua “Sway” Swaby and Rian Gonzales. The issue will see Selina join forces with a volunteer army and powerful allies, all while leading to a shocking twist that will completely change the dynamic of the Gotham War event. “Comics thrive on team-ups,” Howard said. “Whether it’s a team of creators or a heroic partnership, all of my favorite stories are about two strong personalities and the space between them. On the page, we’ve got one of comics’ greatest love stories: the world’s greatest detective and the world’s greatest criminal. And they both love Gotham City. But the course of true love never did run smooth.”

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Additionally, The Gotham War will continue to play out in a Jason Todd-led two-issue miniseries, Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War: Red Hood from writer Matthew Rosenberg and artist Nikola Čižmešija. “I don’t want to spoil anything, but with Selina’s recent breakout from jail and Bruce’s struggles with Zur-En-Arrh, things are going to get intense in Gotham,” Zdarsky said.

Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War will come to its conclusion on Oct. 31 with one final one-shot, Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War – Scorched Earth #1. More details on the finale will be revealed by DC at a later date.

Source: DC