Beloved BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT Series to Get OMNIBUS Treatment
This is gonna get Bat-fans seriously fired up… We’ve got a bounty of 2027 DC book news for you, and you can check out the links at the bottom of the post to navigate your way through the various categories and subjects. Here, we have an edition sure to blow the minds of long-time Batman fans — Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Omnibus Vol. 1, coming in June 2027. Dig the official description from the DC spring 2027 bookseller catalogue: BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT OMNIBUS VOL. 1 Dennis O’Neil, Grant Morrison, Ed Hannigan, Klaus Janson, and others Batman’s formative cases unfold across a landmark series, collected for the first time in a comprehensive Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight omnibus hardcover. Originally published as a groundbreaking anthology series with rotating creative teams, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight presents a wide range of self-contained stories that explore the complexity of Batman’s early years. In these revered stories, the Dark Knight confronts psychological threats, criminal conspiracies, and personal failures that test his resolve. Each arc offers a different perspective on Gotham and its protector, charting the evolution of a hero still refining his mission and methods. This volume begins the first comprehensive omnibus collection of the series, bringing together its landmark opening run in a large-scale, immersive edition. Collects Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #1-38, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Annual #1, Batman #474, and Detective Comics #641. Hardcover $150 On Sale Date: June 1, 2027 1,118 pages — Buncha thoughts: — If you were there, then you know. But if you weren’t, the 1989 launch of this book — which capitalized on the era’s movie-driven Batmania — was such a big deal when it came out. “The First New ‘Solo’ Batman Book Since 1940!” the cover boasted. Today, such a thing is commonplace. — And the four covers — each a different hue — were designed to trap suckers into believing “Ya gotta get ’em all!” I, of course, was one of those suckers. — In fact, wouldn’t it be a gas if DC released the omnibus in the same four colors? — The series was great at giving top-flight creative teams a crack at doing a complete Batman story, but the notion that these tales were supposed to chronicle Batman’s Modern Age early...
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