BATMAN/CATWOMAN: THE GOTHAM WAR
they fight! and kiss! and fight and kiss and kiss! fight fight fight kiss kiss kiss!
Big news from GOTHAM CITY today: we’re going to war.
“A battle is brewing in Gotham between the Bat and the Cat, but crime is down in Gotham City…could that be a bad thing? Spinning out of the nightmares that haunt Batman in Knight Terrors: Batman, Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War begins on August 29, 2023. The Dawn of DC crossover event takes place in Batman and Catwoman, as well as in special one-shots and a miniseries.
A coordinated effort in Gotham City has led to a reduction in violent crime, but at what cost? Villains scatter as their lives begin to crumble under a new regime. And as Batman recovers from his epic battle through the Multiverse and the horrors of Knight Terrors, one name runs through his mind. One name at the heart of this new, safer Gotham: Catwoman.
THE DAWN OF DC CROSSOVER EVENT HAS BATMAN TAKING ON THE BRAND-NEW CRIME BOSS, CATWOMAN
A conflict that’s been brewing for well over a year finally hits the streets, and it will fracture the Bat-Family as war erupts! From bestselling writers Chip Zdarsky and Tini Howard and artists Mike Hawthorne and Adriano Di Benedetto comes the opening shot of the Gotham War in Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War - Battle Lines #1, available at comic shops on August 29!”
and I have been working on this since we both came on to our respective titles. We’ve wanted to collaborate on something for years, and this was such a gift of an opportunity. I’m stoked because not only do I love Chip, (ew. ew!!!) we have really similar ideas(1) about what makes the relationship between Batman and Catwoman great and we think that this is a great opportunity to showcase those things.(2)I’ve known from the beginning of my run that I was keeping these two apart like magnets, just to crash them back together in epic, passionate, gothic style. For my money, the best comics crossovers are personal, stories like Battle for the Cowl and No Man’s Land where the status quo of Gotham challenges everyone and people start picking sides and forming factions. The passion that Bruce and Selina share - for their callings and for one another is at the heart of this. It’s intense.
NOW FOR MORE ART!
Had to include this cover for the BATMAN/CATWOMAN: GOTHAM WAR: RED HOOD cover. I’m a huge Jason Todd fan, and if you are too, you’ll love his story in this event.
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Stay weird, talk soon.
- TH 5.26.23 18:25
All this art is fire but that SWAY!
WHAT. THE. FUCK.
TOO GOOD!
As a fan of Batman and Catwoman, I can't support an event that is just going to end in heartbreak again. There's no fun in watching them fight (again, for the umpteenth time). I don't know if it's a mandate from higher-ups that they not be allowed to stay together and develop their relationship, or grow as people within that relationship, but it's frustrating.