Batman: Cacophony

Kevin Smith and Walt Flanagan teamed up for this 2009 DC miniseries, a gritty, three-issue Batman story that pits the Dark Knight against a new, grotesque villain named Onomatopoeia. Smith’s signature dialogue and Flanagan’s visceral art style deliver a darkly comic, street-level tale that explores the psychological toll of Batman’s war on crime. While short, Cacophony stands as a distinctive, creator-driven take on the character from the height of Smith’s comics run.