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Batman: Dark Patterns
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A series of four self-contained, street-level, evergreen Batman mysteries exploring the early days of Batman's place within Gotham City and his healing presence within its streets. Batman: Dark Patterns is a grounded, mystery-driven series set in the early days of Batman's career, echoing the tone and...
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A series of four self-contained, street-level, evergreen Batman mysteries exploring the early days of Batman's place within Gotham City and his healing presence within its streets.
Batman: Dark Patterns is a grounded, mystery-driven series set in the early days of Batman's career, echoing the tone and style of classics such as The Long Halloween, Dark Victory, and Hush. Written by Dan Watters, with art by Hayden Sherman, each three-part story is a self-contained detective case rooted in the trauma and transformation of Gotham's people and cityscape.
Emphasizing Batman's role as a methodical sleuth and shadowy symbol of hope, the series avoids cosmic or supernatural elements in favour of lo-fi, solvable mysteries that showcase the Dark Knight as a healer cloaked in darkness.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781799510512
Publisher: DC Comics
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 31 March 2026
Country: United States
Imprint: DC Comics
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 168.0mm
Height: 259.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 352
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About the Author
Dan Watters is an English comics writer who has written for Marvel Comics, DC Comics, and independent comics. He is best known for his creator-owned comics Coffin Bound and Home Sick Pilots and his work on Lucifer, Batman and Nightwing. Hayden Sherman is a rising star in comics, Sherman is known for Wasted Space, The Few, and Dark Spaces- Wildfire. Their work blends abstraction with emotional clarity.
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