The Designer

A shadowy new threat conjured from the darkest corners of Gotham's underworld, The Designer made an immediate impression upon their 2020 debut in Batman #92, brought to life by the acclaimed creative team of James Tynion IV and artist Guillem March. This Modern Age villain arrived in the pages of DC's flagship Batman title sharing space with some of the most dangerous names in Gotham — Deathstroke, Catwoman, the Penguin, and Bruce Wayne himself — which tells you everything about the caliber of company this character commands right out of the gate. Though their catalog appearances are few, that debut issue alone signals a character conceived with real weight and intention, the kind of enigmatic new presence that serious Batman readers will want to track down.