“What strikes fear into the hearts of those who terrorize the city?,” asks the synopsis. “It used to be Batman, but something far more frightening than a mere man has begun stalking the shadows — and it’s after Gotham’s villains. How savage must a monster be to haunt the dreams of monsters?”
The book marks Ennis’s first Batman miniseries: he had only previously written the 1997 “Legends of the Dark Knight” story, ‘Freakout’ (illustrated by Will Simpson), although the character did guest star in his and John McCrea’s seminal “Hitman” run. Sharp previously wrote and illustrated the character in 2018’s “The Brave and the Bold” series, co-starring Wonder Woman.
“Batman: Reptilian” #1 will be released digitally and in comics shops on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, with a variant cover by Cully Hamner (“Batman and The Signal”), and a limited edition, 1 in 25 “ratio” variant by Bill Sienkiewicz. Each 32-page issue will retail for $4.99. You can check out Hamner’s cover, and an unlettered preview of the art, below.
Press release:
DC PRESENTS BATMAN: REPTILIAN
Garth Ennis and Liam Sharp Bring A New Level of Terror to Gotham City in This Six-Issue DC Black Label Limited Series
Arrives in Comic Book Stores and at Participating Digital Retailers Tuesday, June 22, 2021
In Gotham City, either Batman or Killer Croc were the two most dangerous things lurking in the city’s shadows.
On June 22, that all changes.
A new predator makes Gotham City its hunting ground, courtesy of Garth Ennis, co-creator of Preacher and The Boys and artist Liam Sharp (The Green Lantern, The Brave and the Bold: Batman & Wonder Woman) in an all-new six issue limited series, Batman: Reptilian.
Gotham City is filled with murderous creatures who stalk the shadows–foul villains with murderous impulses who strike fear into the hearts of every man, woman, and child in the city. But what strikes fear into the hearts of those who terrorize the city? It used to be Batman, but something far more frightening than a mere man has begun stalking the shadows—and it’s after Gotham’s villains. How savage must a monster be to haunt the dreams of monsters?
Sharp’s breathtaking and moody art is the perfect complement to Ennis’ haunting and suspenseful narrative, making Batman: Reptilian the kind of series that you’ll definitely want to read with the lights on. Issue #1 also features an intense main cover by Sharp. Cully Hamner (Batman and The Signal) provides the variant cover, and Bill Sienkiewicz (The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage, Hardware) provides a 1 in 25 “ratio’ variant (check your local comic book store for availability).
Each 32-page issue sells for $4.99 and arrives in comic book stores and at participating digital retailers on Tuesday, June 22, 2021.
