Batman: Pennyworth R.I.P. #1

A quiet, aching image anchors this 2020 tribute issue: Alfred Pennyworth stands in formal attire amid a graveyard at dusk, his hands resting on the headstones of Thomas Wayne and Martha Wayne while a cloaked Batman — dwarfed beneath him — stands in the foreground, Gotham's skyline silhouetted against a fading pink sky. The composition, rendered by cover artist Lee Weeks, positions Alfred as the towering moral center of the Batman legacy, the bat-symbol looming like a shadow behind them both. With writers James Tynion IV and Peter J. Tomasi leading a deep roster of artists and colorists, this oversized issue promises a heartfelt farewell to one of DC's most beloved figures.