Few characters in popular culture have had a journey quite like Batman. Across decades of campy and gritty and Nirvana-filled stories, the Dark Knight has captured the attention of practically everyone, both on the screen and in the pages of DC’s comics.
Despite that lengthy tenure, the main Batman title has only been relaunched a handful of times, for DC’s line-wide New 52 reboot in 2011, and again for the DC Rebirth initiative in 2016. This week, a brand-new Batman #1 hit the stands, and it made a splash not just with its high-octane action or gorgeous art, but with a very quiet and heartfelt moment.
