Batman: Thrillkiller

In 1998, DC published this single-issue prestige-format tale from writer Howard Chaykin and artist Dan Brereton, reimagining Batman and his world through a noirish, 1960s pop-art lens. The story presents a stylish, off-kilter Elseworlds vision where the Bat-family's familiar dynamics are twisted into a lurid crime melodrama. It stands as a distinctive, self-contained artifact of its era, showcasing Brereton's lush, painted visuals and Chaykin's trademark cynicism.