DC Comics Rebirth spoilers and November 2017 solicitation spoilers for Batman: The Signal follow.
Yesterday we broke the news of Duke Thomas, aka the Signal, getting a new costume for his upcoming series from DC Comics.
Last week we reported on the news that the Batman: The Signal would be a 3-issues mini-series and not an ongoing series.
Today, Hollywood Reporter has revealed the following:
- confirmed that that the art revealed yesterday is a cover (yet states the cover reveal was “exclusive” for release today) for the mini-series,
- confirms it will be a 3-issue mini-series (not an ongoing series as rumored),
- notes it will be called Batman and the Signal (not Batman: the Signal),
- indicates it will be launched in November 2017,
- revealed the creative team of co-writers Scott Snyder and Tony Patrick with interior art by Cully Hamner, and
- released the formal solicitation.
No reference to the mini-series being under the Dark Matter imprint or whether the mini-series takes place during or after the conclusion of Dark Nights: Metal.
BATMAN AND THE SIGNAL #1
Written by Scott Snyder and Tony Patrick • Art and cover by Cully Hamner • Variant cover by Declan Shalvey
Batman may own the night, but with new villains emerging during the day he needs an ally to defend the city when he can’t. Only one teen is up to the challenge, Duke Thomas. After months of training, he’s ready to step out of the shadow of the bat to become his own kind of hero. Meet Gotham City’s newest protector: The Signal! Spinning out of adventures in ALL-STAR BATMAN and WE ARE ROBIN, comics superstar Scott Snyder and newcomer Tony Patrick take our young hero to new heights in this exciting miniseries with artwork by Cully Hamner.
Cool!
