Neil Gaiman, Taking A Look Back At Batman
Batman ... and archenemies such as The Penguin and The Joker ... are featured in Neil Gaiman's latest work.
Batman ... and archenemies such as The Penguin and The Joker ... are featured in Neil Gaiman's latest work.
A new graphic novel from DC Comics is "part coda, love letter and summation of Batman's raison d'etre," says writer Neil Gaiman.
Gaiman's take on the Batman mystique — Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? — was published in two parts as the final editions of the long-running Batman and Detective Comics series.
Now it's a hardcover edition. The story takes readers inside a memorial service for Batman, looking back at the friends and enemies he touched. And since comic-book heroes never really die, it also offers a hint of what comes next for the Batman character.
The British-born Gaiman penned the Sandman series at DC Comics in the 1980s on his way to a multifaceted writing career. He has written novels for adults, fantasy tales (Stardust) and children's books (Coraline). Gaiman talks with Neal Conan about the Batman project.
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