A New Batman Black & White Mini Series Is Coming

by Andrew Lococo
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MTV Geek has recently reported that there will be a brand new mini series follow up to the classic anthology Batman Black & White.

To give some backstory to readers who may not be familiar with that series, Batman Black & White was a critically acclaimed limited series as well as a backup feature in Batman: Gotham Knights way back in 1996. Those stories have gone down as some of the best Batman comics ever created and I am inclined to agree with that. It was a huge project done by a bucket load of writers like Dennis O’Neil, Chuck Dixon, Neil Gaiman, as well as some amazing artists like the late Joe Kubert, Walt Simonson, Bruce Timm, and many more.

Like the title implies, it was an anthology series done entirely in black and white with each story offering a different take on Batman both visually and how he and his supporting cast were written. In a lot of ways, Batman Black & White was a helping platter of everything best about the Dark Knight in both amazing visual by some of the best artists available and fresh short stories, so it’s no wonder why the series is so  beloved by fans, including myself. So imagine my surprise that today, MTV Geek reported that there’ll be a brand new Batman Black & White mini series starting this September. The series will be six issues long, and will have a large group of writers and artists working on the first issue alone, just like the original anthology. The first solicit for the series was also revealed.

BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE #1
Written by CHIP KIDD, NEAL ADAMS, JOE QUINONES, MARIS WICKS, JOHN ARCUDI and HOWARD MACKIE
Art by MICHAEL CHO, NEAL ADAMS, JOE QUINONES, SEAN MURPHY and CHRIS SAMNEE
Cover by MARC SILVESTRI
1:25 Variant cover by TBD
1:200 B&W Variant cover by MARC SILVESTRI
“We Can Be Heroes” Blank variant cover also available.
On sale SEPTEMBER 4 • 48 pg, 1 of 6, B&W, $4.99 US • RATED T

The legendary, Eisner Award-winning series BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE returns in a brand-new six-issue miniseries featuring tales of The Dark Knight by some of comics’ greatest writers and artists! This first issue kicks off with stories by Chip Kidd and Michael Cho, Neal Adams, Joe Quinones and Maris Wicks, John Arcudi and Sean Murphy, and Howard Mackie and Chris Samnee!

You had me at Neal Adams and Sean Murphy, DC. That’s a first day purchase for me. So what about you readers? What are your thoughts about bringing back another Black and White anthology?

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Source: MTV Geek

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