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Detective Comics #1101 Will See Batman In His New Batsuit

Detective Comics #1101 will see Batman in his new batsuit in September from DC Comics

Batman is getting a brand new look in the new Batman #1 from Matt Fraction and Jorge Jimenez. But how and when will the other Batman comic book reflect this, if at all? Well, current Detective Comics artist Mikel Janín has made it clear with this little clip from Detective Comics #1101 planned for September 2025… and saying "Yes! We have the new suit starting on #1101".

DETECTIVE COMICS #1101
(W) Tom Taylor (A/CA) Mikel Janin
A NEW ARC, THE COURAGE THAT KILLS, BEGINS HERE! Criminals are a superstitious and cowardly lot. Batman has long depended on this mantra to uphold justice in Gotham City. But what if Gotham was a city devoid of fear? Would this lead to a city free of inhibitions or a populace driven suicidal by an inability to process mortal terror? To answer this question, the Dark Knight will embark on a harrowing adventure that must be seen to be believed! Join the powerhouse team of Tom Taylor and Mikel Janín for a brand-new arc that teams Batman and the DCU's most iconic heroes to unravel the mystery of a terrifying world without fear. $4.99 9/24/2025

DETECTIVE COMICS #1102 CVR A MIKEL JANIN
(W) Tom Taylor (A/CA) Mikel Janin
BATMAN TEAMS UP WITH MR. TERRIFIC! A mysterious weaponized virus has infected the Dark Knight, and he does not know how long he has left before it takes control of his body and mind. Desperate for answers and unsure how long he has to get them, Batman turns to one of the most brilliant minds in the DC Universe, Mr. Terrific. The Courage That Kills continues in this can't-miss issue! $4.99 10/22/2025

"Jorge and I have a very superhero-forward kind of take on Batman. We've got a new Batmobile, we've got a new costume, we've got new characters, and we've got a lot of old ones too —good and bad; all the stuff that makes Batman the coolest character in comics. We want to celebrate it all" says Fraction.

Matt Fraction says…

"Between the end of Chip Zdarsky and Jorge Jimenez's run and where things are in "H2SH," it felt like a good moment for a new day in Gotham. We got a new costume, and we got new characters. This is the book that brought me into comics. I wouldn't be here if I wasn't for Batman. It was the first comic I ever read, since I was three, and I have a lot of ideas and cool stories to tell. And it's a new #1! There's only been three or four of those! Part of the reason Batman has lasted as long and has resonated as loudly as he has as a character is because he's incredibly resilient. He can be all kinds of things to all different people all of the same time, whether in comics, animation, or movies. To me, [the new Batman series] is Batman central. It's a very superhero-forward take on Batman. There's a lot of detective-ing; there's a lot of super-villains. All the stuff that makes Batman the coolest character in comics. I want to celebrate it all and give it all a chance to shine. We're doing self-contained issues. Each issue is a full beginning, middle, and end, and builds on the series' goals. A part of me wants to write the book for the three-year-old me who first picked up a Batman story and got plugged into the weird, right away. Every issue is a new adventure, a new style, a new flavor, a new tok. As I get further into the writing, Batman can absolutely shift tones issue to issue. The character I'm most excited to write who isn't Batman is Bruce Wayne. Batman and Bruce Wayne are two co-leads; there's a lot of Bruce Wayne. There are certainly other characters in the book—the family is still there—but my focus is on Bruce and Batman and what they get up to. There's no one in the history I don't want to get to; it's a question of when and how soon I can get there. It's one of my favorite toy boxes I've ever played with. One of the big things Batman will be dealing with in the immediate future is that organized crime in Gotham has gotten really organized in a way that the bad guys are making Gotham City work for them that has never happened before. They're so good at it that it looks like there's no crime happening. We've got Vandal Savage in charge of the GCPD, so the police can't be trusted. The bad guys have been legitimized and are doing what they want in broad daylight. The super-villains are back-footed by this as well. There are a million different factions brawling for dominance. Plenty of punches to be thrown."

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