DC kills Bruce Wayne’s Batman to start new Batman Beyond comic

I’ve never really been hooked on any Future Batman comic, but a 30 page preview story sold me on writers Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly and upcoming artist Max Dunbar Batman Beyond: Neo-Yearwill hit shelves in April.

My biggest obstacle is that Future Batman the costume does not hold up when drawn more realistically. Terry Mcginnis’ simple and unique silhouette could represent the nadir of the DC Animated Universe style, and his pioneering use of red on black has left an indelible mark on Batfamily comics wardrobe ever since. But the moment you treat Terry like a real human with anatomy instead of some kind of gothic Gumby figure, the illusion is shattered.

In “Wake”, a preview story in this week’s post Batman: Urban Legends # 7, Dunbar and colourist Aditya Bidikar prove you can create a more “home style” Future Batman world without sacrificing the stylization that makes it all work visually.

Also, Bruce Wayne dies, so that is quite a bold creative move.

What else is happening on the pages of our favorite comics? We will tell you. Welcome to Monday Funnies, Polygon’s weekly list of books our comic book publisher enjoyed this past week. It’s part of the Superhero Lives Society pages, part of reading tips, part of “look at this cool art.” There may be some spoilers. There may not be enough context. But there will be great comics. (And if you missed the latest edition, read this.)

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“Wake” makes a lot like the first 30 pages of a Urban legends anthology question. The comic gives readers the status quo of the supporting cast and villains, the central concept of the future series (Terry’s first year being Batman without Bruce in his ear), and something the cartoon series never did: In fact, have Bruce describe why he stopped being Batman in his own words, right before he died.

One of the things that makes me really nerdy is that Ta-Nehisi Coates’ moment Black Panther run meant that Ryan Coogler’s movie was able to borrow a lot from his design, and Coates was able to borrow back for his final arc. Black Panther The movie gave characters like Killmonger, Nakia, and Man-Ape a big facelift, and Coates used his Wakanda Intergalactic Empire arc to introduce a set of space-born characters named after those distant figures from Wakanda, but without any of its troublesome baggage of continuity.

Last Annihilation: Wakanda is expertly based on what Coates left behind, with the utterly comical idea of ​​M’Baku facing off the legacy of his namesake supervillain as he struggles to transition from a resistance fighter against the Intergalactic Empire to a warrior for his new emperor, T ‘Challa. Also, are you raising a child? It’s a great one-shot.

Primordial, a new six-issue miniseries by Jeff Lemire (Greedy) and Andrea Sorrentino (Joker: Killer Smile) is an alternative history thriller about the cold war in which the first animals that the United States and Russia launched into space were abducted by some kind of cosmic force. I have no idea where it’s going, but wow, Sorrentino’s art just came off the chain on this one.

Batman: the world it has some stones that jump to forget, as is the case with all anthologies, but it also has some real jewels. The real draw here is being able to test a group of international artists, writers and cartoonists as they tell Batman stories set in their home countries. The French (above, a Catwoman heist at the Louvre, naturally) and Spanish teams were my particular favorites.

Image: James Tynion, Michael Dialynas / Image Comics

James Tynion IV and Michael Dialynas’ Wynd! It’s still so cute! I think the way you would describe this is: She-Ra and the princesses of power but in the queer guy side of the scale.

This is Prince Nematode, divine champion of the god of worms, and he’s my new favorite comic book character.