Much has already been said and written about the comic book arcs referenced in Matt Reeves’ recently-released The Batman, which include Batman: Year One, The Long Halloween, Batman: Ego, and Earth One; never one to let Batman hog the spotlight however, Gotham supervillain the Riddler is getting his very own Year One comic.
DC recently confirmed that Paul Dano himself has written Riddler: Year One, a comic inspired by and linked to Reeves’ The Batman – in which, of course, Dano plays the hard-breathing serial killer who becomes known as Riddler. Stevan Subic provides the artwork in his DC debut.
Little is known about this series, but the title suggests it will explore a backstory for Dano’s character prior to the film’s events, namely how accountant Edward Nashton went from Gotham City nobody to Batman’s nemesis. The six-issue miniseries will be released bi-monthly from October this year.
Riddler will hardly be the first Bat-verse character to get his Year One shot. Following the Batman: Year One 1987 comic book arc by Frank Miller, other origin stories have included Jordan B. Gorfinkel and Jim Balent’s Catwoman: Year One, and Chuck Dixon and Scott Beatty’s Robin: Year One and Batgirl: Year One.
Check out the first-look image below:
