Batman gets a new writer as Chip Zdarsky joins up "for the long haul"
Chip Zdarsky is taking over as writer of DC's ongoing Batman title starting with June's Batman #125, an oversized issue that will kick off a six-issue story arc titled 'Failsafe' that introduces a mysterious new threat to the Caped Crusader.
Joining Zdarsky as he takes over Batman from writer Josh Williamson will be artist Jorge Jiménez, who has plenty of experience on the core Batman title having worked with Williamson's predecessor James Tynion, IV on his run. Zdarsky himself is no stranger to Batman, having recently launched the DC Black Label title Batman: The Knight, which explores a different aspect of Bruce Wayne's journey to becoming Batman than has been shown in comics before.
Appropriate to Jiménez's Batman experience, Zdarsky states in his Substack that he's working closely with the artist on crafting a somewhat different visual take on Batman and Gotham than his previous work alongside Tynion.
"Early on in the process I let him know I’d be going a little darker with the scripts and Jorge immediately grabbed onto that and turned in pages that were gritty and intense, but still had the bigger-than-life energy of a Jorge Jiménez drawing," Zdarsky explains. "He’s the best! Truly the best."
As for what's in store in Zdarsky's Batman run, the writer says he's in it "for the long haul," saying that, much like his current Daredevil run at Marvel Comics, he plans to stick around for an extended stay on the title. What's more, his plans will ripple out across DC's Batman line into other titles.
"I’ve been cooking up plans that will be felt through all the bat-titles, which have an amazing roster of talent on them, and I think readers will be pretty happy," states Zdarsky.
The writer also expanded somewhat on where his
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