Limited edition variant covers for December's Batman/Catwoman #1 by Tom King and Clay Mann feature a chibi version of Batman.
The variant, drawn by Warren Louw, is being sold by East Side Comics either as a two-pack for $80 or the single cover A for $35. Both covers feature Catwoman front and center; one drawn from behind with multiple chibi Batman surrounding her (3,000 print run) and the second a virgin variant (1,500 print run).
Chibi is an anime style that portrays characters as small and cartoonish. In both of these variants, the chibi Batmen are showing a range of emotions, with most of them springing into action and one cruising through the air with his cape gliding behind him. Some, however, show the less heroic sides of Batman.
Batman/Catwoman is a 12-issue limited series by Tom King with art by Clay Mann. King began his run on Batman in 2016, ending with Issue #85 following "City of Bane."
King has only let a few details of the series slip, notably revealing early on that Phantasm will be one of the prominent antagonists of the story and even teasing a Bat/Cat pregnancy.
BATMAN/CATWOMAN #1
- written by TOM KING
- art and cover by CLAY MANN
- variant cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS
- variant cover by TRAVIS CHAREST
- blank variant cover
- ON SALE 12/1/20
- $4.99 US | 32 PAGES | 1 OF 12 | FC
- DC BLACK LABEL
- CARD STOCK COVERS
- At last, Tom King returns to the rocky, romantic saga of Batman and Catwoman with his Heroes in Crisis collaborator, superstar artist Clay Mann!
- Echoing plot points from King’s epic Batman run, this sweeping tale is told across three timelines: the past, when the Bat and the Cat first fell in love; the present, where their union is threatened by one of Batman’s lost loves; and the future, where the couple have a happy life and legacy—including their daughter Helena, the Batwoman. And as the story begins, after a long marriage, Bruce Wayne passes away—which frees Selina Kyle to settle an old score.
- At every stage of their relationship, Bruce and Selina have an unwelcome chaperone: The Joker!
- Oh, and that lost love of Bruce’s? It’s Andrea Beaumont—a.k.a. Phantasm. Just thought you’d want to know.
Batman/Catwoman #1, by Tom King and Clay Mann, goes on sale Dec. 1 from DC.
Source: East Side Comics