Scott Snyder's Batman is among the best reads DC Comics has to offer, which is why more than a few fans will be sad when Snyder and artist Greg Capullo's run finally comes to an end later this year in preparation for the comic publisher's "DC Rebirth" initiative.
However, fans didn't need to feel too sad. Word was that he would he would simply be moving to another Batman comic, Detective Comics. Snyder leaves one great Batman book and joins another. No big deal, right? Everything seemed to be working out.
As it turns out, that might not be exactly the case, though fans shouldn't worry too much. According to Bleeding Cool, Snyder won't write Detective Comics but instead will be working on a new monthly Bat-related book for DC that will at least in some way involve Gotham's Dark Knight.
Snyder's new Batman comic is said to be "new" in more ways than one. For starters, it's said that the series will focus on Batman's rogues gallery, rather than on Batman himself. Up first will be a look at Harvey Dent/Two-Face, the onetime district attorney-turned crime lord. Given how iconic Batman's various villains are, there should be plenty of great characters for Snyder to choose from that he hasn't already touched upon in his 50-plus issue Batman run.
The book will also be published in a "deluxe, extended format." What exactly that translates to is still unclear, but it likely means oversized monthly issues with a higher price tag of $4.99 or $5.99, which would be significantly higher than DC's other $2.99 books.
The still-untitled series will also see a rotating team of artists on the project, with John Romita Jr. and Sean Gordon Murphy being two of the names mentioned by Bleeding Cool. The site says that plenty more "big names" involved with the project are still to come.
That's all there is to go on right now. No release date, title or other information is known at this time, but it seems likely we will hear more as we head into the summer and DC spills the beans on its "Rebirth" plans.
