Exciting news coming from C2E2 tonight. During his spotlight, writer Kyle Higgins (Radiant Black, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) and fan-favourite artist Dan Mora (Superman, Justice League Unlimited, Batman/Superman: World’s Finest) have announced and revealed covers and concept art for new DC Elseworlds book Immortal Legend Batman. Available for preorder Friday, May 23, Immortal Legend Batman arrives at participating comic book shops and digital retailers Wednesday, August 27.
Higgins and Mora will also be joined by Writer Mat Groom (Ultraman, Inferno Girl Red) and artist Erica D’Urso (Captain, Marvel, Inferno Girl Red) for this six-issue limited series launching under DC’s Elseworlds banner. This series combines the best elements of superhero storytelling with elements of the Japanese “tokusatsu” genre of entertainment, like the Western sci-fi/fantasy, encompassing everything from Japanese kaiju to manga.
“In Immortal Legend Batman, Dan, Mat, Erica, and I are using elements of ‘superhero tokusatsu,’ so readers can expect to see cool and recognizable elements like mech/armor-style transformations, specifically named combat moves, a gradually expanding team, and more,” said writer Higgins.
During the panel attendees were also shown Mora’s character design sheets for Batman, Robin and their ship:
Many centuries from now, humanity becomes a galactic civilization with capital megacities on multiple planets and smaller outposts on dozens more. To conquer the vast distances between solar systems, humanity tapped into dark matter to bend space-time around spacecraft, from hulking colony vessels to one-man mech suits. In accessing this dark power, humanity broke the barrier between their universe and their universe’s shadow. This resulted in the creation of “Shadows”: mindless, soulless apparitions craving nothing but violence and destruction. Due to the actions of these Shadow creatures, newly colonized worlds were brought to the brink of collapse. But three warriors found a way to access the energy that bound their universe to the shadow universe, becoming “immortal legends”: Immortal Legend Batman, Immortal Legend Robin and Immortal Legend Nightwing.
Immortal Legend Batman #1 will be available to pre-order from Friday, May 23 at participating comic book stores and digital platforms. The book releases in comic book stores on Wednesday, August 27, 2025.
