Batman: Creature of the Night

In this reimagining from writer Kurt Busiek and the late artist John Paul Leon, a young boy named Bruce Wainwright loses his parents to a violent crime in a Gotham that feels just a little off-kilter from the familiar. Instead of becoming a vigilante, he finds his grief and rage channeled into a monstrous, bat-like creature that haunts the city's skies. Published by DC in 2020, this series is a poignant, standalone exploration of trauma and transformation, recasting the Batman mythos as a dark, supernatural fable. It stands as a powerful final collaboration from two master storytellers.