WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Batman vs. Bigby! A Wolf In Gotham #1, on sale now

The characters of Fables are poised to make a major return in the coming months, starting with one of the chief heroes of the series -- Bigby Wolf, the reluctantly redeemed Big Bag Wolf -- making his way to Gotham City. It doesn't take long for him to end up against Gotham's most favorite resident -- and for the two of them to end up throwing down.

Bigby Wolf and Batman just came to blows for the first time in Batman vs. Bigby! A Wolf In Gotham #1 by Bill Willingham, Brian Level, Jay Leisten, and Lee Loughridge, and Batman earns a pretty solid win over the Fables hero.

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Batman Bigby Wolf fight

Bigby Wolf -- as a Fable -- is an inherently powerful figure, blessed with long life and incredible endurance. But on top of those attributes (which are shared by pretty much every Fable), Bigby stands out as exceptionally powerful. His nature as the son of the North Wind gives him powerful control over the winds. He can assume both a massive wolf form (befitting his former role as the Big Bad Wolf of legend) as well as a dangerous Wolfman mid-form that's exceptionally useful in fights. Over the decades, Bigby has proven incredibly resilient to even the best-laid plans of regular humans (or, as Fables call them, Mundies). But in Batman vs. Bigby! A Wolf in Gotham, Bigby finds himself in Gotham City around the same time as a series of wolf-like murders take place.

Investigating the crimes, Batman is able to notice Bigby watching from the rooftops. Batman eventually tracks him down after days of pursuing him. Bigby is slightly impressed that the Dark Knight was even able to track him successfully-- and is even less prepared when Batman proves quick enough to land a couple of strong hits on Bigby. Batman delivers a number of strong hits, which aren't enough to bring Bigby down. Instead, after putting some distance between them and sizing his opponent up, Batman deploys a canister of gas from his utility belt and knocks him out. By the time Bigby awakens, he's been dragged all the way to the Batcave -- and has been chained to the ground in a likely attempt by Batman to restrain him long enough to investigate him properly over his connection to the killings.

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Batman Bigby Wolf Chains

While Bigby isn't all that injured from the fight and is seemingly more caught by surprise than anything, it's still a surprisingly effective victory for the Dark Knight. Considering his experience, Batman was prepared for almost anything and acted thusly -- effectively overwhelming Bigby and capturing him more easily than almost anyone ever has before. While his trap likely won't hold Bigby for very long before the Fable breaks loose, it's still a solid victory for Batman over an enemy he has no idea is so tied to the powerful forces of magic. It's unlikely Batman is fully aware of how dangerous Bigby really is, but considering the kind of foes he deals with on the regular, it makes sense that he would bring the offensive to Bigby rather than wait for him to make his first move.

While it's likely the pair will come to blows again (given the title of the series), and Bigby will be more prepared to not hold back against Batman in their next confrontation, it's still a solid win for Batman that most other figures even in the storyline of Fables can attest to -- earning a solid win over Bigby.

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