As Batman writer James Tynion IV prepares for the "Joker War" miniseries, he suggested that Tom King and Clay Mann's Batman/Catwoman may not be part of Batman canon.In an interview with Newsarama, Tynion gave his perspective on whether Batman/Catwoman's continuity, especially Catwoman's pregnancy, affects his upcoming "Joker War" storyline. Tynion explained, "Thatâs more the purview of Tom King and his book, which is sort of moving outside the bounds of continuity, as far as I understand." "Right now, weâre focusing on the core Batman story, happening in the pages of Batman," he continued. "Iâm very excited to read Batman/Catwoman in the same way Iâm excited to read Three Jokers, but neither of them really have much effect on the core story Iâm telling."After Tynion offered his view, Batman/Catwoman artist Clay Mann retweeted the Newsarama post with a mysterious tweet. He wrote on Twitter, "Or is it..." He followed it up with a black-and-white ink mash-up of Mann's Catwoman and Jorge Jimenez's Batman.
Tynion and Jimenez's current Batman run began with Issue #86 after King and Mann's run came to an end with Issue #85. Before their run ended, it was announced Mann and King would continue to explore Batman and Catwoman's relationship in a new comic series, originally set for January 2020. It was postponed to allow Mann more time to work on the art.
(via GamesRadar)