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Among all the other big changes inBatman’slife , the Dark Knight is about to get his most spectacular costume variety in years . For months now , Bruce has been at war with his dark alter ego , the Batman of Zur - En - Arrh , who has supercede Bruce as the new protector of Gotham City .
Batman has been through infernal region and back and while he may be trapped in prison , he ’s not giving up until he takes down thenew and ameliorate Zur - En - Arrh . A peep into the futurity prove Batman with a new costume , perchance the most notable variety to Caped Crusader ’s wardrobe in twelvemonth .
Batman # 148(2024 )
Release Date :
June 4th , 2024
Writer :
Chip Zdarsky
creative person :
Jorge Jiménez
Cover Artist :
Variant cover :
Woo - Chul , Yasmine Putri , Homare , Gabriel Dell’Otto , and Skylar Patridge
“ DARK PRISONS – FINALE ” It all comes down to this : Batman versus Batman ! With Damian ’s life story — and the future of Gotham - hanging in the balance wheel , nothing can prepare either version of the Dark Knight for what ’s about to happen !
Batman ’s saturnine personality re - emerges with a young costume and a raw mission . With his latest rise , Zur - En - Arrh register the true risk he presents .
Batman is Being Broken By His Own Batsuit (and His Worst Mistake)
Batman ’s troubles begin when the Penguin faked his death and framed Bruce , spark a contingence Zur - En - Arrh built to take down Batman should he ever take a spirit . Bruce could n’t defeat Failsafe , even with Zur - En - Arrh ’s assistance , and the android hunted Batman down to the conclusion of the Earth where it shot Batman with a gun that transport him to an alternate Gotham in the multiverse . The accent of the experience , plus waves of Fear Toxin in this novel Gothamtook a serious toll on Batman ’s head .
The only way Batman could return home was by using technology that belong to Red Mask , a sane Joker variant who led Batman on a wild goose chase across the multiverse . Batman traveled to multiple Earths and met various versions of himself , include his variant boast in The Dark Knight Returns , who gave Batman a new costume(as well as a robotlike manus to replace the one Bruce had lost ) . Batman eventually made his way home , but the stress of the events allowed Zur - En - Arrh a greater foothold in Bruce ’s judgement .
Zur - En - Arrh , haunt with the approximation of eliminate the idea of law-breaking , began influencing Batman ’s decisions . During “ Gotham War ” , he caused Bruce to act more violent and irrationally towards the Bat - Family ( and that ’s saying nothing of what Batman did to Jason Todd ) . When the dust settle , Batman left the Bat - Family and go after the Joker , intent on getting rid of him for good . However , Zur - En - Arrh used thisas an opportunity to take over Batman ’s physical structure . When that failed , Zur - En - Arrh transferred his cognisance to the recovered Failsafe body alternatively .
Batman ’s adventure with Failsafe / Zur - En - Arrh can be found in Chip Zdarsky and Jorge Jiménez’sBatmanrun , starting withBatman # 125
Batman Gets a New Costume to Take On The Darkest Knight Yet
With Zur - En - Arrh freed from Batman ’s head , he fall in Batman the option to retire , but when Bruce press back , Zur - En - Arrh had the hero imprisoned in Blackgate Penitentiary . While Bruce tried to figure a way out , Zur - En - Arrh officially bring out himself as Gotham ’s newest Batman with a sleek costume to match . He violently apprehended malefactor and send out a warning to the city saying offense would n’t be tolerated . As Zur - En - Arrh made his mark on Gotham , Batman began the long process of press his elbow room out of Blackgateto stop his contingency .
But the battle is nowhere nigh over for Batman . DC Comics ’ batch of solicitation give away what lie in ahead for Bruce inBatman # 148 . The solicited schoolbook reveals that it ’s going to be Batman versus Batman , and Jorge Jiménez ’s cover return fans a peek at the outrageous battle onward of him . Zur - En - Arrh , lop in his new Batsuit , throw a serial of Batarangs at Batman who dodges the attack while the two seem to be in some sort of void crackling with Energy Department .
The most interesting aspect of the masking isthat Batman appears to have a sword - new Batsuit . Like many of the Caped Crusader ’s earlier costumes , it has a grey and blue color palette . Batman ’s branch and leg are cover up in blue and his hood is surprisingly gray with gamy accents . Batman ’s new costume has a much more extensive bat symbolisation on his breast . Breaking up the vividness is his utility belt , which is still a classic yellow lined with multiple pocket with flap .
Batman’s New Batsuit Flips His Usual Style
Fans conversant with Batman have sex that the hero has had 100 of different outfits in the near - century he ’s been around . Even discounting the Batsuits that have appeared in non - canonic tales or the specialized armour Bruce has fag to take on particular threats , Batman ’s main universe look has evolved over time . While the overall look stay put consistent , thing such as the size of the Bat symbol , the length of Batman ’s ear , or the color design of his costume have been tweaked as time has last on .
One notable constituent that disunite this particular Batsuit is the prominent use of the color Louis Harold Gray in the bonnet since past Batsuits commonly had the bonnet couple the cape ’s colors and not the colour of his pectus . This costume also breaks from previous plan by experience the colour of Batman ’s gauntlets go all the way up to his biceps , not to note having the blue blending with the Louis Harold Gray on the side and inner parts of his legs . But themost interesting part of this fresh costume is the symbolic representation on Batman ’s chest .
The most illustrious Batsuit that uses a wide squash racket symbolization is the one wear out by the Batman featured inThe Dark Knight Returns . In fact , this costume ’s squash racket symbolization front almost exactly like the one that was on the costume Batman get fromThe Dark Knight Returns’Bruce . It ’s not improbable to remember that with most of Bruce ’s plus slip by Zur - En - Arrh , the only Batsuit he has left is the one give to him by the Batman from Earth-31 , whichcould hint at the new direction Batman is headed .
Batman is Taking Inspiration fromThe Dark Knight Returns
Zur - En - Arrh is undoubtedly one of the enceinte scourge that Batman has ever face . While Bruce has done his best to take down his ultimate eventuality , his effort have so far failed to outwit or defeat Zur - En - Arrh directly . If Batman wants to beat his opposition , he needs to be willing to go the extra mi , much like how the Bruce ofThe Dark Knight Returnsdid . That version of Batman was one of the most vicious Batmen around and if Bruce aim a page out of his version ’s book , Batman might have a crack at beating Zur - En - Arrh .
Batman ’s new costume is a bold switching - up to his usual tone . But it could be hinting that Bruce is about to do whatever it take to trounce the menace that ’s not just threatening Gotham , but the entire DC Universe . While it remains to be view if this fresh look will be the Cape Crusader ’s permanent fashion alternative , this Batsuit suggests thatBatman’sabout to have the most authoritative battle of his life as he oppose to stop Zur - nut - Arrh once and for all .
Batman # 148is usable from DC Comics on June 4th .
