A wonderful Batman announcement has appeared in the last few hours. One of the best Dark Knight stories returns this year and is already very promising.
Gotham’s vigilante group will return to Prime Video very soon with Batman Caped Crusader. The highly anticipated new series by Bruce Timm, co-creator of The Animated Series. Suffice it to say that the wait is there, especially after the broadcast of the first images, which are very desirable. We totally find the touch of Batman: the animated series. But the atmosphere will be different, since the stories told will be set in the 1940s. And surprisingly, this cult work will also end against expectations.
An iconic Batman story returning in 2024
The Dark Knight left his Batcave to appear in the film Justice League Crisis on Infinite Earths Part 2. An event since it is one of the last vocal performances of the late actor Kevin Conroy. But surprisingly, a huge new Batman story was revealed for September 2024. Do you know A Long Halloween, one of the most iconic Batman stories? For Batou fans, it is an extraordinary story, a masterpiece that is a must-read. There has already been a sequel, Amère Victoire (Dark Victory), which is also a must-have. And it is not finished yet.
Jeph Loeb, who co-wrote “The Long Halloween” with cartoonist Tim Sale, said this year would see the light of day of a final chapter, a final 10-issue epic to honor the memory of Tim Sale, who died in 2022 at the age of 66. A very special project that was supposed to mark a new collaboration between the two men. “Batman The Long Halloween: The Last Halloween is the parting gift I wanted to give Tim Sale. Tim and I had already agreed to tell this final chapter after “Batman The Long Halloween Special,” which serves as a prologue to this ten-part mystery and action comic.
Below you’ll find the covers of the first three issues of A Long Halloween 3, with a variant for Batman.
The Long Halloween 3 announced, this is The Last Halloween
But this Batman comic, “One Long Halloween: The Last Halloween,” almost didn’t appear. The early death of Tim Sale thwarted the plans. “The unfortunate death of Tim Sale put our plans for this series on hold. About a year after his disappearance, and after a discussion with Mark Chiarello and Richard Starkings, my partners on the previous One Long Halloween, we decided it was time to move on. And to pay tribute to Tim, whose spirit is still with us. This story ends the war between monsters and crime families forever, as Batman, Robin and DC’s most notorious villains face Holiday and secrets from The Long Halloween Special are revealed..