DC Comics Presents: Batman: Gotham Noir #1

Sep 2011 · DC · 7.99 USD

📊 ~4,487 copies sold its debut month

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“Gotham Noir”

In "Gotham Noir," Ed Brubaker and Scott McDaniel deliver a moody, noir-inspired take on Batman as he tracks down Joker's former associates through the rain-soaked streets of Gotham's East End. The story lingers on the weight of identity, probing whether the man behind the cowl is still Bruce Wayne—or something else entirely—before reaffirming the enduring truth of his origins. Sean Phillips' stark cover captures the issue's gritty tone, while the interior art by McDaniel and Owens brings a hard-edged realism to this shadowed chapter.

writer Ed Brubaker · artist Scott McDaniel · inker Andy Owens · colorist Gregory Wright · letterer John Costanza · colorist Wildstorm FX · cover Sean Phillips

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Cast · 3 characters

Batman Commissioner James Gordon The Batman

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writer Ed Brubaker

artist Scott McDaniel

inker Andy Owens

colorist Gregory Wright

letterer John Costanza

colorist Wildstorm FX

cover pencils, inks Sean Phillips

Full plot ⚠ may contain spoilers

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As Batman chases Joker's old henchmen through the East End, he begins to wonder whether Bruce Wayne died with his parents long ago. But he comes to realize that even as the Batman he is still Bruce Wayne, the son of Martha and Thomas Wayne.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).

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