Tom King’s ‘Batman/Catwoman’ Series Finally Released This December

by Olly MacNamee

The long awaited conclusion to Tom King’s emotive Batman run he had initially planned for a 100 issue run, but wasn’t allowed to complete in the main title has finally been solicited for December by DC Comics.
Described as, “a crime story told across three separate timelines,” King is joined by his Heroes in Crisis art partner Clay Mann and colour artist Tomeu Morey on this 12 issue series. Plus, the return of the Phantasm!

Variant cover by Jim Lee and Scott Williams

“There’s the past, when The Bat and The Cat first fell in love. Did they meet on the street? Or was it on a boat? Rooftops, ramparts and gargoyles, and over 80 years of fans that have read their comics, are their only witnesses.”

“There’s the distant future, where after a long and happy marriage Bruce Wayne has passed away. Selina Kyle decides to settle an old score without having to worry about the Batman objecting. Catwoman is serving a very cold dish: Revenge.”

“And in the present, Bruce and Selina’s union is threatened by the arrival of one of Batman’s past flings, Andrea Beaumont, a.k.a. Phantasm. Beaumont’s return calls into question how each character chooses to operate in their costumed, and personal, lives, and any move by Phantasm could change the fate of Bruce and Selina’s future.”

“The only other person besides Bruce and Selina to have been along for the whole ride has been the Joker, and what he did in the past is going to have direct consequences on today and tomorrow. Batman’s greatest foe will intervene any time Batman and Catwoman try to take steps towards peace—he already robbed fans of a Bat/Cat wedding celebration! Any change in the Caped Crusader’s life will be matched with the chaos of the Clown Prince of Crime……”