Batman villains crash a Batman villains party in Batman #118 preview

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It looks care post-'Fear State,' Gotham City wish be in a partying mood. At least judging by the multiple versions of Batman villains in movie-quality cosplay (see above), it appears to be a dress up party for the flush.

That is until IT's crashed away ostensibly genuine Batman villains.

That's what we can gather by these first look preview pages of December 7's Batman #118, the debut of the post-Tynion-Jimenez creative team of writer Joshua Williamson and creative person Jorge Molina. Their four-part story spark 'Abysm' features the launching of a new villain by that same name.

According to DC, after the events of 'Fear State,' Gotham survives the plans of The Scarecrow and The Magistrate, and Batman and the citizens of Gotham Urban center "need some time to celebrate, bring around and process."

For Batman, that takes him away from his hometown and into a new internationalistic mystery full of "entire of thrills, chills, and intrigue" involving Batman, Incorporated.

Put differently, a vacillatio in tone from 'Fear State.'

For the citizens of Gotham, intimately, we'll take care what benevolent of mood they're in when their company is crashed. And we'll also get to wait and imag why the seemingly bona fide Batman rogues' articles are fighting one other. And WHO that Batman figure is if it isn't Bruce?

Oregon maybe that's his last Holy Order of business for taking a commercial flight outta Gotham. Remember, he isn't uber-wealthy anymore.

(How Bruce gets the Bat-suit and Batarangs direct airport X-ray machines is a dilemma for another Day).

Batman #118 features a main cover by Molina, a "primary" var. cover song by Francesco Mattina, well-discussed "ratio" edition covers by Viktor Bogdanovic, and an even more rare "monofoil" variant by Athlete.

Check taboo the preview pages, Abyss characters designs, and covers in our gallery below.

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Batman #118 is one of many (and we imply many) new Batman comics, graphic novels, collections from DC arriving in 2021 and beyond.

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