Batman’s Coming Back to Have One LastLong Halloween

Batman fans have their favorites miniseries , and among the most dear isThe Long Halloween . The original miniseries from Jeph Loeb and the lateTim Salesaw widepsread acclaim when it released in 1996 and spawn two sequels and a film adaptation . And much like Frank Miller with hisDark Knight Returnsseries , Loeb and DC are reviving the miniseries for one more escapade .

As revealed at MCM London on Saturday , Loeb has returned to script The Long Halloween : The Last Halloween . With Sale ’s overtaking , the 10 - issue miniseries will see a rotating serial publication of artists take over artistry duty , include Klaus Janson ( Dark Knight Returns ) , Mark Chiarello ( Batman : Black & White ) , and Eduardo Risso ( Flashpoint : Batman – Knight of Vengeance ) . In a press release , Loeb called the volume “ Tim ’s leave gift to me . ” The pair had already settled on the write up after the Long Halloween Special in 2021 , but Sale ’s passing put those program on hold . Now that enough sentence has passed , this miniseries will serve as “ a protection to Tim , who continues to be with us in spirit . ”

Last Halloween pits Batman and Robin against the Holiday Killer , who comes back on flighty holiday with his sight set on Gordon . vacation ’s identity was a key mystery story across the original Long Halloween and its first continuation Dark Victory . The new serial publication “ shut the war between the junky and the criminal offense families forever , ” and prognosticate to further uncover closed book that go steady back to the original Long Halloween .

Image: Tim Sale/DC Comics

Batman : The Long Halloween : The Last Halloween will lead off on September 25 . The first issue ’s primary cover will give us our final Tim Sale cover art , which you may see below .

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Image: Tim Sale/DC Comics