Batman One Bad Day: Clayface

In this 2024 one-shot from Dark Dragon Books, writers Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, and Olav Beemer team with artist Xermanico to explore Clayface’s tragic transformation through a single, pivotal day. Part of the Batman: One Bad Day series, the issue delves into the horror and pathos of a villain’s origin, framing his monstrous choices as a desperate, human response to ruin. It stands as a focused character study that reexamines one of Batman’s most tragic rogues.