Batman in Arkham Asylum?
The Last Knight on Earth comic from Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo pushes the Dark Knight to his limits.
Read the first chapter here for free.
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Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo arent finished with Batman yet.
A follow-up to that series, titledDark Nights: Death Metal,is currently in the works.
Well okay,The Last Knight On Earthisnt just a solo Batman story.
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Itsthesolo Batman story the endpoint to Snyder and Capullos version of the character.
“It was always kind of the end of our Batmans mythology.
I happened to bump intoGrant Morrisonat San Diego Comic Con, and he saw how scared I was.
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So when Black Label started as an imprint, I just knew it was the right format for it.
The implications are as disturbing as any of the outrageous visuals inMetal.
“Inthe present-day comicand all throughout our run, theres a futility to being Batman.
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You cant save everybody, your body is mortal, Batman is impossible to maintain.
You might have a good night, but Batman is doomed.
That to me is a lot of the human condition, which is why hes such a rich hero.
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I love that scene so much.
I added him smashing his head and biting the cushions.
Its lots of fun to draw that stuff.
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That for me was one of the most fun scenes I had in there.”
Check it out below.
If you want more, the collected edition is available now from booksellers.
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