It's going to be a hot time in the cold town tonight as Batman's battle against KGBeast intensifies on the latest cover of Tom King's Batman run.Revealed by artist Tony S. Daniel through his Twitter account, October's Batman #57 is drawn by Daniel, inked by Danny Miki, and colored by Tomeu Morey shows a battle-damaged Dark Knight braving the cold, undeterred. The issue is planned as the third chapter in Bruce Wayne's latest duel with the Soviet assassin beginning in September's Batman #55.
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With KGBeast back in Gotham City after the events of Mr. Freeze's fateful trial, the fight between the Bat and the Beast is slated to be the most brutal between the two men yet as Nightwing is gravely injured in the crossfire. Full solicitation information released by DC Comics for the upcoming issue is below:
BATMAN #57
- written by TOM KING
- art by TONY S. DANIEL
- cover by TONY S. DANIEL
- variant cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
- The KGBeast isn’t working alone. As the Cold War between Batman and the Russian killer heats up, Batman’s nose for mystery gets to twitching when he suspects there’s more to the KGBeast’s attacks than initially thought. Not only does this tie back to the court case Bruce Wayne sat on involving Mr. Freeze, there’s another villainous Gotham ghoul in play—but whom?
- ON SALE 10.17.18
- $3.99 US | 32 PAGES
- FC | RATED T
- This issue will ship with two covers.
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As Batman's fight with KGBeast heats up, the Dark Knight is about to find there may be another villain behind the fight.
Batman #57 is written by Tom King, drawn by Tony S. Daniel, inked by Danny Miki, and colored by Tomeu Morey. It is scheduled to go on sale on October 17.