Let's go back to September 1986. DC Comics had planned a big event called "Crisis on Infinite Earth" which they knew would be a Reboot of the whole Universe. They knew specifically that the reboot would affect Superman the most, leading to the famous John Byrne reboot with the "Man of Steel" mini-series. They wanted to end the adventures of Silver Age Superman in style, so they hired one of the best "new" writers of the time, Alan Moore, to write the famous final issues of Superman (Vol. 1) (#423) and Action Comics (#583). They called the 2 part story "Whatever happened to the Man of Tomorrow".

Let's get back to our time. DC Comics is coming off their controversial "Final Crisis" & "Batman R.I.P." series by Grant Morrison (who many think of as a stylistic successor to Alan Moore). Batman is (seemingly) dead at the end of the 6th issue of Final Crisis, at least to the people in his life. They are ending both Batman and Detective Comics series (for a short time of course) and are focusing on his replacement in "Battle for the Cowl". Would not this be a perfect time to do something special? Well, that they did.

Coming out this Wednesday, is the first part of "Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?", an amazing 2-part story by NEIL GAIMAN (Sandman, Coraline, 1602) and Adam Kubert (Batman, Wolverine, 1602). The 2 parter will be a one of a kind story that should be treasured by Batman fans, and a book that they CAN NOT miss. I honestly can say that I have NEVER EVER looked so much forward to reading a Batman book as I am today. Wednesday can not come fast enough. A very cool thing about the art in this book is that Gaiman requested to artist Andy Kubert that the artwork throughout the series represented various eras of notable artists that had worked on Batman. Major names of mention by Kubert include Jerry Robinson, Carmine Infantino, Neal Adams, and of course, Batman's creator Bob Kane. The book reflects on Batman as a character throughout his whole career. Two regular covers are available (Alex Ross and Adam Kubert) and a rare 1:50 SKETCH VARIANT is also available (very limited supplies).