DC is continuing the story of Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale's seminal Batman: The Long Halloween with a new prestige format one-shot entitled Batman: The Long Halloween Special.
Written by Loeb, illustrated by Sale, colored by Brennan Wagner and lettered by Richard Starkings, Batman: The Long Halloween Special clocks in at 48 pages and goes on sale in October, just in time for Halloween.
"Twenty-five years ago, Tim Sale and I set out to tell a mystery tale of how Gotham City went from crime to freaks," Loeb said. "The result was Batman: The Long Halloween. We're thrilled to be back at DC revisiting some of our favorite characters all the while revealing that you may not know the whole story..."
"As it has always been, working together on Batman has brought out the best of Jeph and myself as Gotham City storytellers," Sale added. "We have been blessed to have the mighty talents of Comicraft's Richard Starkings with us every step of the way, and we are very fortunate to welcome colorist, Brennan Wagner, to help shape our latest venture."
Debuting in 1996, Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale's Batman: The Long Halloween is a 13-part series that takes place in Batman's early days and follows the Dark Knight as he attempts to apprehend mysterious a serial killer who murders people on holidays, once per month. In addition to the series re-introducing the villain of Calendar Man -- who knows the Holiday killer's identity, but won't tell Batman -- The Long Halloween also chronicles Harvey Dent's transformation into the villain Two-Face. Throughout the book's 13 issues, Batman also has run-ins with the likes of Catwoman, Joker, Scarecrow, Mad Hatter, Poison Ivy and The Riddler, among others. Chronologically, The Long Halloween takes place after the events of Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli's Batman: Year One, and it's succeeded by Dark Victory, which brings Dick Grayson into the fold as the first Robin.
- Story by JEPH LOEB
- Pencils and inks by TIM SALE
- Cover by TIM SALE
- $7.99 US | 48 PAGES | PRESTIGE FORMAT
- Variant cover by TIM SALE
- 1:25 Variant cover by TIM SALE
- On Sale 10/12/21
Batman: The Long Halloween Special, by Jeph Loeb, Tim Sale, Brennan Wagner and Richard Starkings, goes on sale Oct. 12 from DC.
Source: DC
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