James Tynion IV has been tweeting his plans for writing Batman in 2020, while getting on an aeroplane.
My priorities for 2020. Batman is an action horror book driven by exciting mystery. In every issue I want to showcase key pieces of the mythos, from new vehicles to redefined key locations, and your favorite Gotham villains. But the throughline, first and foremost, is Bruce Wayne
And tweeting beyond…
There's a supporting cast to the book, defined by and playing off of the current continuity, but the central driving relationship of the series will be Bruce and Gotham City.
— James Tynion IV 🦇🦇🦇🦇 (@JamesTheFourth) September 27, 2019
On creating new Batvillains…
Two of them in our first issue :) https://t.co/hRG5M5z2jJ
— James Tynion IV 🦇🦇🦇🦇 (@JamesTheFourth) September 27, 2019
On what appens with Catwoman, even though she'll have two other lead titles…
Selina is key to what I'm doing in 2020. I've just written my first scenes with her since I think the first Batman Eternal and I loooooove writing her. https://t.co/IcjHGnlJHY
— James Tynion IV 🦇🦇🦇🦇 (@JamesTheFourth) September 27, 2019
What happened to a certain Dr Victoria October.
Monster experts are VERY USEFUL when your city is full of very dangerous monsters. https://t.co/LRCrVoMufO
— James Tynion IV 🦇🦇🦇🦇 (@JamesTheFourth) September 27, 2019
How his run will work with Tom King's semi-conclusion in #85.
It'll build from the current run, the status quo of my run will be established by the end of Tom's, but you will absolutely be able to pick it up and follow what's happening clean :)) https://t.co/jPYAyykpZV
— James Tynion IV 🦇🦇🦇🦇 (@JamesTheFourth) September 27, 2019
Beginning with a solo Batman story…
I mean you can't really expect me to leave them alone for long, can you? But I don't want to use them as a crutch. I want to tell a solo-Bruce story first and foremost. https://t.co/g5w7BNUBMm
— James Tynion IV 🦇🦇🦇🦇 (@JamesTheFourth) September 27, 2019
There's a responsibility to Batman to strengthen the core of Gotham and drive the line. There's a muscle you need to bring to the book. They are very different animals, and I love both of them https://t.co/qOouuM3VN2
— James Tynion IV 🦇🦇🦇🦇 (@JamesTheFourth) September 27, 2019
But also how he works with everyone else.
Not about control, it's more about working with the other Gotham writers to make the line work together and build on itself. Been plotting big evil plans with @PeterJTomasi https://t.co/3PKiY3lcrw
— James Tynion IV 🦇🦇🦇🦇 (@JamesTheFourth) September 27, 2019
And Danny Miki is already inking Batman #86…
Forgot to mention, it has begun. @TonyDanielx2 @tomeu_morey @JamesTheFourth #Batman
#?#Gotham#WayneEnterprises #WayneManor #Batcave#Batmobile @DCComics #DCComics pic.twitter.com/0xsYikHXdy— Danny Miki 🤙🏼 (@DannyMiki_) September 27, 2019
But there may be a December comic book you might want to pick up firts.
All I can say on this front is that you don't want to sleep on YEAR OF THE VILLAIN: HELL ARISEN. Monumentally big stuff happening in that book. https://t.co/2C6w4rlfoR
— James Tynion IV 🦇🦇🦇🦇 (@JamesTheFourth) September 27, 2019
YEAR OF THE VILLAIN HELL ARISEN #1 (OF 4)
(W) James TynionIV (A/CA) Steve Epting
DC's "Year of the Villain" begins its sinister conclusion! Lex Luthor has brought Perpetua back from her cosmic grave and restored her power! Now the Multiverse lives in fear that she might wipe out all existence. The only thing that could stop her are the forces of the Dark Multiverse- which means it's Luthor's mission to defeat the Batman Who Laughs! But if Batman and Superman couldn't stop him, what chance does Luthor stand? Spinning out of the end of the "Justice/ Doom War" in Justice League #38 and the conclusion of the epic "Infected" arc from Batman/Superman #5, DC's two top villains face off in a battle royal-and the fate of all reality hangs in the balance!
In Shops: Dec 18