Comic book writer Tom King will unexpectedly leave DC Comics’ main Batman title after issue #85, which comes towards the end of 2019.
Bleeding Cool originally reported Tom King, writer of DC Comics’ bi-monthly Batman title, would be departing the book after issue #85, which will come towards the end of the year. Various other outlets have confirmed the news, however, Tom King will remain involved with DC Comics. Tom King recently teased that there will be a twist in an upcoming part of his run that would change Batman forever and talked about it going past 100 issues. However, who knows if Tom King’s plan will come to fruition now that his run is ending at issue #85. Following the reports on Wednesday, Tom King went on to confirm them on Twitter:
So many kind notes. You all rock.
— Tom King (@TomKingTK) May 22, 2019
Tom King took over the main Batman book from Scott Snyder when DC relaunched with their Rebirth line. Tom King’s run notably featured the introduction of Gotham and Gotham Girl, a war between Joker and The Riddler, the wedding of Batman and Catwoman, and the current Bane story arc.
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Here is the synopsis of Batman #72:
“The Fall and the Fallen” part three! Is this the end of Gotham City? Bane’s army of villains is taking over the city, and Batman’s back is against the wall. With all the things Bane has done to him over the last year—from breaking up his wedding to trying to assassinate Nightwing, and then invading Batman’s mind to expose his most terrible fears—could this be the worst hate the Caped Crusader has ever encountered?
Batman #72 hits stores and digitally on June 5, 2019.
Source: Bleeding Cool
