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First Look at ‘City of Bane’ Comic With Batman and Catwoman

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”24329″ img_size=”443×696″ alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]“What you’ll see in issue #75 is that Batman went everywhere looking for strength, and couldn’t find it. Instead he finds her,” King tells EW. “So together they have to see if they can rebuild what they were in order to fight Bane. That’s the ultimate journey, with the question that everyone wants to know: Can Batman be happy? And is Batman’s happiness a source of strength or weakness?”

“Batman’s gone through something since [#50],” King says. “Why ‘Knightmares’ was such an important arc to me is it was all about him getting to that point where he realizes the reason she left was not because of what Joker whispered to her [in #49] but she was seeing a weakness in him. She was seeing his fear that he doesn’t love her. So it’s them meeting with him sort of knowing this and him being like, ‘Can I love you?’ It sounds like corny romance comics, but I don’t mind corny romance comics every once in a while.”

King continues, “When he turns to Catwoman, will that be a moment of strength or weakness? Will that be a moment of triumph or conflict?”

Batman and Catwoman comic
Credit: Tony S. Daniel/DC Comics

Tom King also talks about why Dc “Ended his run early” on Batman
“I’m working on a DCU movie now (New Gods with Ava DuVernay) and a secret TV show thing that hasn’t been announced,” King tells EW. “DC was kind enough to see that doing all that and a twice-monthly Batman would be tough. So they divided the Batman book into two monthly books, Batman and Batman/Catwoman. Bat/Cat will complete this epic story we’ve been telling and lead to this game-changing moment I’ve been hinting at. Batman will…well, I can’t tell you, but it’s very cool. But, because of the beats that will be handled in Batman, I have more room for my storylines in Bat/Cat, which means that the twelve issues can cover all of the story that was part of the original plan.”

King continues, “I used to think Batman #100 was the biggest book I’d ever write. Now it’s Bat/Cat #12. Same issue, same artist, same impact, different name—slightly different.”
This will start with Batman #75 next month.

Batman and Catwoman Comic
Credit: DC Comics

Tom King is doing good work with Batman and I am really happy that he is going to finish off his story. Also, will join Ava DuVernay for New Gods! What are your thoughts? Comment down below or at Geek Vibes Nation.