It’s time for the first of our previews of next week’s books from DC Comics. First up we’re taking a look at the latest issue of the Batman: One Bad Day series. In case you’ve missed this one so far, each issue takes an extended look at one of Batman’s legendary villains through the eyes of a super star creative team.
This week’s issue focusses on Ra’s Al Ghul, leader of the League of Assassins and grandfather to Robin, Damian Wayne. Tom Taylor pens this issue alongside pencils by Ivan Reis, inks by Danny Miki and colours by Brad Anderson. Letters are by Wes Abbott.
This month’s issue features main cover art by Reis, Miki and Anderson. Variant covers come from Jim Lee with Scott Williams & Alex Sinclair, Bill Sienkiewicz, Bruno Redondo, Brian Bolland and Giuseppe Camuncoli with Ari Prianto. Here’s a sneak peek at the cover gallery:
The synopsis teases the legacy of Batman’s legendary foil as well as the book’s super star creative team:
WHY WON’T BATMAN SAVE THE WORLD?! For centuries Ra’s al Ghul has wanted to save the Earth from the worst of humankind, and for centuries he has failed. Recently his greatest obstacle has been the Dark Knight Detective, Batman. Ra’s offered Batman a chance to be a part of his new world order, but Batman refused. For years their cold war has raged, but Ra’s will have no more. Ra’s will remove Batman from the equation and save the world, re-creating it in his image and bringing the peace and prosperity all the good-hearted souls of this Earth deserve. Don’t miss this epic tragedy from the all-star creative team of Tom Taylor (Nightwing, Superman: Son of Kal-El, DCeased) and Ivan Reis (Detective Comics, Blackest Night): the last of the One Bad Day specials, and one of the most epic to date.
DC has also provided us with a handful of preview pages which you can check out below. As always you might want to beware of potential spoilers!
Batman: One Bad Day – Ra’s Al Ghul #1 comes to comic book stores and digital platforms on March 21, 2023.
