Batman: Gotham Noir
DC · 2001 · 1 issue
About the series
In 2001, DC published this single-issue prestige format one-shot from the acclaimed team of writer Ed Brubaker and artist Sean Phillips. The story reimagines Batman as a grizzled, world-weary private eye in a 1940s Gotham City, blending hardboiled crime noir with the Dark Knight's mythos. It stands as a potent early collaboration between Brubaker and Phillips, showcasing the moody, atmospheric storytelling that would define their later work together.