Batman gets a new writer and a new logo in Batman #125
Batman's got a new writer and a new logo too…
Writer Chip Zdarsky will kick off a new Batman editorial era as he joins the main series creative team with Batman #125 in July. Zdarsky will be joined by artist Jorge Jiménez and colorist Tomeu Morey, who make their return to the title after a seventh-month sabbatical.
And this fresh new start for the Dark Knight will be topped by a new logo, debuting with the oversized Batman #125.
Zdarsky, Jiménez, and Morey begin their run together with 'Failsafe,' a six-issue story arc (the beginning of what Zdarsky calls a "long haul") that introduces a mysterious new threat to the Caped Crusader, a threat that involves Gotham City's billionaires who are being gruesomely murdered.
"Bruce Wayne is at a turning point, haunted by dreams of a dark future," reads DC's description of 'Failsafe,' which also seems to double as the name of this new supervillain. "With the discovery of an archenemy's involvement and a tragedy unfolding, the Dark Knight's nightmares are just beginning."
The writer compared Failsafe to Doomsday, the Kryptonian monster who once killed Superman.
"When DC approached me to write Batman, I immediately thought about things that could really challenge the character mentally, physically, and in terms of his relationships," Zdarsky said in an interview with ComicBook (opens in new tab). "Failsafe is his Doomsday. When I started mapping out the story I got really excited about where it could take the title."
The 48-page Batman #125 also includes a backup story written and illustrated by Belén Ortega starring Catwoman. Gotham City erupts in chaos when the criminal underworld fights over one of the city's crown jewels. Caught in the middle, Selina has to figure out how to
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