ComicBook.com on Tom King's Batman (and what's next)

I'll claim it. I was a fan of Tom King's run on Batman from 2016-2019. I ran a comic shop during that time, so in some ways, this is my Batman. So this piece from ComicBook.com caught my eye: Tom King’s Batman Run Was DC’s First Truly Mature Take on the Character (& That’s Why It’s Controversial).

I guess I didn't realize it was a controversial run.

King wanted to deconstruct the Caped Crusader and have him deal with his emotions (or lack thereof) in every story and that has continued to this day, well after King’s run. King famously uses comics to break down his own thoughts about grief and the emotions that come with it at all stages and it’s a tactic has given readers the first truly mature take on Batman. It’s why it’s so controversial.

The piece goes on to connect this to Batman finding peace (or not) and how that worked with his relationship with Catwoman. I was all-in on the on-again, off-again, what-even-is-going-on-here relationship with Catwoman during that run. A real highlight you should read if you haven't.

Anyway, then the article ends with this banger, which I did not know:

When Matt Fraction takes over in September with a new #1, it will be interesting to see how Batman evolves next

Matt Fraction is writing Batman next?! How did I not know this. Sign me up.