Neil Gaiman's Batman Tribute Proves He Needs To Write A New Series

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Iconic author and comic book legend Neil Gaiman is proving that he should write a new Batman comic by recently sharing a captivating poem about the Dark Knight during his current speaking tour. Detailing his personal relationship with the Caped Crusader, Gaiman shows his true passion for the character while showcasing the immense impact Batman has had on popular culture over his 80-year legacy. As such, it's clear that Gaiman should make a return to writing Batman in the near future.

Sharing his poem during recent appearances in Massachusetts and Oregon, Neil Gaiman dedicated his short piece to the late comic artist Neal Adams who passed away at the end of April. Leaving behind an incredible legacy with Batman and a major impact on the entire comic book industry as a whole, Gaiman credits Adams as the artist who inspired him to constantly draw the Dark Knight's always-pointed bat ears in his school books. While the legendary author confessed that his poem wasn't one he ever thought he'd share publicly, Batman fans should be glad that he did.

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Beginning with the classic iconography of a family walking in an alleyway followed by "pearls that fall like tears to the stones of the alley," Gaiman begins his poem by highlighting the timelessness of Batman. He then goes on to describe the idea that there are so many different kinds of Batmen, such as the one "who clambers sideways up the side of buildings" (Adam West's Batman) along with those who are much darker. However, Gaiman reveals that he has his own personal Batman with "his cloak a shroud of blue-black shadow," always silently watching him as he writes. As a child, Gaiman reveals he saw Batman as more