Detective Comics 1000 creative teams, stories, and synopses

[JimmySpectre]

The full lineup of stories, writers and artists to be featured in DETECTIVE COMICS #1000 is:

“Medieval,” by Peter J. Tomasi and Doug Mahnke

Appearing in DC’s comic book continuity for the very first time, a new and mysterious version of the Arkham Knight will be debuting in a story that looks at Batman’s encounters with his villains throughout his career through the Arkham Knight’s eyes—but the Knight’s scheme remains to be seen.

“Batman’s Longest Case,” by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo

One of the most popular talent teams in the history of the Dark Knight delivers a tale in which Batman follows clues around the world, leading him back to his home in Gotham City and to a secret organization that has been keeping tabs on him for years.

“Manufacture for Use,” by Kevin Smith and Jim Lee

The fan-favorite director of Clerks and one of Batman’s most visionary artists present a story that cuts between Batman fighting his greatest villains and his attempts to track down the gun that killed his parents.

“The Legend of Knute Brody” by Paul Dini, Dustin Nguyen, Derek Fridolfs and John Kalisz

The villains of Gotham speak, documentary-style, about that one henchman they each hired who was the absolute WORST at his job, constantly screwing up their plans.

“The Batman’s Design” by Warren Ellis and Becky Cloonan

Warren Ellis pens “The Batman’s Design” with Becky Cloonan, the first woman to draw Batman in the main comic series, in a story of Batman pursuing a pack of technologically enhanced mercenaries into a warehouse, where they think they’ve trapped him.

“Return to Crime Alley” by Denny O’Neil and Steve Epting

A direct sequel to O’Neil’s classic “There Is No Hope in Crime Alley,” from DETECTIVE COMICS #457, in which Leslie Thompkins takes Batman to task for his addiction to violence, which, in her mind, perpetuates the horror that birthed him.

“Heretic” by Christopher Priest and Neal Adams

Two of the biggest powerhouse writers and artists in the comic book industry work together on a story featuring Batman helping a young man escape from Ra’s al Ghul’s League of Assassins— who then turned up in Gotham, dead. Batman travels to Tibet with a message for the League.

“I Know” by Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev

The creative team behind Scarlet takes a unique future look at Batman and the Penguin. The Penguin comes to an elderly, wheelchair-bound Batman to tell him of the time that he learned Batman was Bruce Wayne—and to explain why he never did anything with that information.

“The Last Crime in Gotham” by Geoff Johns and Kelley Jones

Superstar writer Geoff Johns and famed artist Kelley Jones tell a future story where the future family of Batman and Catwoman face off in a battle with the family of The Joker and Harley Quinn.

“The Precedent” by James Tynion IV and Alvaro Martinez

The team of James Tynion IV and Alvaro Martinez return to Detective Comics after their highly successful Rebirth run, in a story of the night Bruce Wayne made the decision to bring Dick Grayson into his dark world, ending with the classic candlelight oath.

“Batman’s Greatest Case” by Tom King, Tony Daniel and Joëlle Jones

"Groundbreaking" Batman writer Tom King is joined by Tony Daniel and Joëlle Jones, who share artistic duties on the story. Presented using parallel story threads, Bruce Wayne visits his parents’ grave while Batman assembles his entire coalition of allies around him.

In addition to the above stories, DETECTIVE COMICS #1000 will feature additional art from Mikel Janín and Amanda Conner, as well as a two-page spread from Jason Fabok depicting the current state of the Batman universe and its heroes and villains.

https://www.dccomics.com/blog/2019/0...ve-comics-1000

[dietrich]

Someone tell Kevin Smith that Tim Drake has the gun. Case closed.

[dietrich]

Lol The intro's for the various creative teams is too hilarious. Who knew writers required such diva handling. LOL. They are Superstars and don't you forget it. I'm impressed that Bendis the biggest names on the list don't get any grand intros. Makes me like the man a little more. Just read his free story and it's decent.

[CPSparkles]

Lol The intro's for the various creative teams is too hilarious. Who knew writers required such diva handling. LOL. They are Superstars and don't you forget it. I'm impressed that Bendis the biggest names on the list don't get any grand intros. Makes me like the man a little more. Just read his free story and it's decent.

King, Synder, Priest and Johns are the only ones that got the superstar diva intros.

Bendis has a big name that isn't reflected in his sales [his sales are nowhere near Tomasi and he's in just began his run]

Was going to pick it up regardless so happy to see they all look promising.

[MajorHoy]

. . . “Batman’s Longest Case,” by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo

One of the most popular talent teams in the history of the Dark Knight delivers a tale in which Batman follows clues around the world, leading him back to his home in Gotham City and to a secret organization that has been keeping tabs on him for years.

Say what? Yet ANOTHER "secret organization" that has been keeping tabs on Batman?!?

Geez, how many of those have been operating right under Brucie-boy's nose in HIS Gotham City without Brucie having a single clue?!?

[Batman Begins 2005]

Say what? Yet ANOTHER "secret organization" that has been keeping tabs on Batman?!?

Geez, how many of those have been operating right under Brucie-boy's nose in HIS Gotham City without Brucie having a single clue?!?

Yes, I thought same thing-same old. I'm thinking that group is the fan base.

[Batman Begins 2005]

Tomasi and Dini are the most promising to me.

I know I've said this before but it's a real shame there's no Grant Morrison here.

[Arsenal]

Say what? Yet ANOTHER "secret organization" that has been keeping tabs on Batman?!?

Geez, how many of those have been operating right under Brucie-boy's nose in HIS Gotham City without Brucie having a single clue?!?

Bruce must be getting lazy in his old age to miss all these top secret organizations stalking him

[James Hunter]

The full lineup of stories, writers and artists to be featured in DETECTIVE COMICS #1000 is:

“Medieval,” by Peter J. Tomasi and Doug Mahnke

Appearing in DC’s comic book continuity for the very first time, a new and mysterious version of the Arkham Knight will be debuting in a story that looks at Batman’s encounters with his villains throughout his career through the Arkham Knight’s eyes—but the Knight’s scheme remains to be seen.

“Batman’s Longest Case,” by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo

One of the most popular talent teams in the history of the Dark Knight delivers a tale in which Batman follows clues around the world, leading him back to his home in Gotham City and to a secret organization that has been keeping tabs on him for years.

“Manufacture for Use,” by Kevin Smith and Jim Lee

The fan-favorite director of Clerks and one of Batman’s most visionary artists present a story that cuts between Batman fighting his greatest villains and his attempts to track down the gun that killed his parents.

“The Legend of Knute Brody” by Paul Dini, Dustin Nguyen, Derek Fridolfs and John Kalisz

The villains of Gotham speak, documentary-style, about that one henchman they each hired who was the absolute WORST at his job, constantly screwing up their plans.

“The Batman’s Design” by Warren Ellis and Becky Cloonan

Warren Ellis pens “The Batman’s Design” with Becky Cloonan, the first woman to draw Batman in the main comic series, in a story of Batman pursuing a pack of technologically enhanced mercenaries into a warehouse, where they think they’ve trapped him.

“Return to Crime Alley” by Denny O’Neil and Steve Epting

A direct sequel to O’Neil’s classic “There Is No Hope in Crime Alley,” from DETECTIVE COMICS #457, in which Leslie Thompkins takes Batman to task for his addiction to violence, which, in her mind, perpetuates the horror that birthed him.

“Heretic” by Christopher Priest and Neal Adams

Two of the biggest powerhouse writers and artists in the comic book industry work together on a story featuring Batman helping a young man escape from Ra’s al Ghul’s League of Assassins— who then turned up in Gotham, dead. Batman travels to Tibet with a message for the League.

“I Know” by Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev

The creative team behind Scarlet takes a unique future look at Batman and the Penguin. The Penguin comes to an elderly, wheelchair-bound Batman to tell him of the time that he learned Batman was Bruce Wayne—and to explain why he never did anything with that information.

“The Last Crime in Gotham” by Geoff Johns and Kelley Jones

Superstar writer Geoff Johns and famed artist Kelley Jones tell a future story where the future family of Batman and Catwoman face off in a battle with the family of The Joker and Harley Quinn.

“The Precedent” by James Tynion IV and Alvaro Martinez

The team of James Tynion IV and Alvaro Martinez return to Detective Comics after their highly successful Rebirth run, in a story of the night Bruce Wayne made the decision to bring Dick Grayson into his dark world, ending with the classic candlelight oath.

“Batman’s Greatest Case” by Tom King, Tony Daniel and Joëlle Jones

"Groundbreaking" Batman writer Tom King is joined by Tony Daniel and Joëlle Jones, who share artistic duties on the story. Presented using parallel story threads, Bruce Wayne visits his parents’ grave while Batman assembles his entire coalition of allies around him.

In addition to the above stories, DETECTIVE COMICS #1000 will feature additional art from Mikel Janín and Amanda Conner, as well as a two-page spread from Jason Fabok depicting the current state of the Batman universe and its heroes and villains.

https://www.dccomics.com/blog/2019/0...ve-comics-1000

"Medeival", "Heretic", "The Last Crime in Gotham" and "The Precedent are the 4 I'm most looking forward to,just on these mini synopsis. Hopefully the others will be good to but the 4 writers on those stories have yet to disappoint me.

[Frontier]

The full lineup of stories, writers and artists to be featured in DETECTIVE COMICS #1000 is:

“Medieval,” by Peter J. Tomasi and Doug Mahnke

Appearing in DC’s comic book continuity for the very first time, a new and mysterious version of the Arkham Knight will be debuting in a story that looks at Batman’s encounters with his villains throughout his career through the Arkham Knight’s eyes—but the Knight’s scheme remains to be seen.

Sounds like the Knight has either been stalking or following Batman's career (fanboy?) or just coincidentally found himself around major fights between Batman and his villains.

“Batman’s Longest Case,” by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo

One of the most popular talent teams in the history of the Dark Knight delivers a tale in which Batman follows clues around the world, leading him back to his home in Gotham City and to a secret organization that has been keeping tabs on him for years.

This sounds like every Scott Snyder Batman story.

“Manufacture for Use,” by Kevin Smith and Jim Lee

The fan-favorite director of Clerks and one of Batman’s most visionary artists present a story that cuts between Batman fighting his greatest villains and his attempts to track down the gun that killed his parents.

I hope this is a step-up from Smith's last take on Batman, but the premise sounds interesting enough (although I feel like I've seen this story before).

“The Legend of Knute Brody” by Paul Dini, Dustin Nguyen, Derek Fridolfs and John Kalisz

The villains of Gotham speak, documentary-style, about that one henchman they each hired who was the absolute WORST at his job, constantly screwing up their plans.

This sounds hilarious. Count on Paul Dini to turn in such a creative and fun idea for a Batman story .

“The Batman’s Design” by Warren Ellis and Becky Cloonan

Warren Ellis pens “The Batman’s Design” with Becky Cloonan, the first woman to draw Batman in the main comic series, in a story of Batman pursuing a pack of technologically enhanced mercenaries into a warehouse, where they think they’ve trapped him.

Ellis on Batman? Cool .

“Return to Crime Alley” by Denny O’Neil and Steve Epting

A direct sequel to O’Neil’s classic “There Is No Hope in Crime Alley,” from DETECTIVE COMICS #457, in which Leslie Thompkins takes Batman to task for his addiction to violence, which, in her mind, perpetuates the horror that birthed him.

Nice to have O'Neil back for this, and with Steve Epting no less! Hopefully this is a solid sequel to an iconic story.

“Heretic” by Christopher Priest and Neal Adams

Two of the biggest powerhouse writers and artists in the comic book industry work together on a story featuring Batman helping a young man escape from Ra’s al Ghul’s League of Assassins— who then turned up in Gotham, dead. Batman travels to Tibet with a message for the League.

I know some fans want more of Priest writing Batman, so I'm glad to see they get their wish here.

“I Know” by Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev

The creative team behind Scarlet takes a unique future look at Batman and the Penguin. The Penguin comes to an elderly, wheelchair-bound Batman to tell him of the time that he learned Batman was Bruce Wayne—and to explain why he never did anything with that information.

Well, you can already read this one online, but it was a solid enough feature.

“The Last Crime in Gotham” by Geoff Johns and Kelley Jones

Superstar writer Geoff Johns and famed artist Kelley Jones tell a future story where the future family of Batman and Catwoman face off in a battle with the family of The Joker and Harley Quinn.

This sounds like it could be really interesting depending on how Johns handles it. He's not one of my favorite Bat-writers but this should allow him to really play with the mythos in a different and potentially cool way.

“The Precedent” by James Tynion IV and Alvaro Martinez

The team of James Tynion IV and Alvaro Martinez return to Detective Comics after their highly successful Rebirth run, in a story of the night Bruce Wayne made the decision to bring Dick Grayson into his dark world, ending with the classic candlelight oath.

Tynion's not my favorite Dick writer but I think this kind of story might play into his strengths.

“Batman’s Greatest Case” by Tom King, Tony Daniel and Joëlle Jones

"Groundbreaking" Batman writer Tom King is joined by Tony Daniel and Joëlle Jones, who share artistic duties on the story. Presented using parallel story threads, Bruce Wayne visits his parents’ grave while Batman assembles his entire coalition of allies around him.

Sounds like both an introspective story and a Batfamily story. Should be interesting to see how King does with it.

[Batman Begins 2005]

My complaint about There Is No Hope in Crime Alley is Alfred not knowing the significance of the date as to where Bruce goes. Alfred should be aware of that.

[Pohzee]

I can never bring myself to be super invested in future Batman stories. All the rest sound promising enough. Except Snyder's, which sounds like more of the same from him. (EDIT: Actually I'm now guessing with Batman Begins here that this will be a benevolent Batman fan-club of some kind.)At least he isn't muddying this landmark issue with The Batman Who Laughs.

My complaint about There Is No Hope in Crime Alley is Alfred not knowing the significance of the date as to where Bruce goes. Alfred should be aware of that.

It should be muscle memory from winding the clock to the Batcave.

With Lelsie supposedly dead, I wonder what impact if any this will have on the sequel to No Hope in Crime Alley. I wonder if Tomasi did what he did to build up for that or if it will be swept under the rug.

[bat39]

My complaint about There Is No Hope in Crime Alley is Alfred not knowing the significance of the date as to where Bruce goes. Alfred should be aware of that.

Well, to be fair, There Is No Hope in Crime Alley was a Pre-Crisis story. Back then, Alfred wasn't Bruce's surrogate father - 'just' his faithful butler. In the story itself he mentions that Dick is closer to Bruce than he is.

Leslie Thompkins in this story had no prior connection to Bruce or to the Wayne family either.

It'll be interesting to see which continuity the sequel will be set in. Contemporary Rebirth continuity, or Pre-Crisis continuity?

[Batman Begins 2005]

Well, to be fair, There Is No Hope in Crime Alley was a Pre-Crisis story. Back then, Alfred wasn't Bruce's surrogate father - 'just' his faithful butler. In the story itself he mentions that Dick is closer to Bruce than he is.

Leslie Thompkins in this story had no prior connection to Bruce or to the Wayne family either.

It'll be interesting to see which continuity the sequel will be set in. Contemporary Rebirth continuity, or Pre-Crisis continuity?

Ah, that I didn't know about Alfred. Thank you.

[Miles To Go]

Nice to see Bruce and Selina's potential happiness is still under consideration at DC.