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WARNING : check Potential Spoilers for BATMAN – SANTA CLAUS : mute KNIGHT RETURNS # 1 !
Jeff Parker is fetch back the magic with a subsequence to his crash - hit vacation special , Batman – Santa Claus : Silent Knight , with an epicJustice Leaguecrossover . The teaser alone has me hooked — feature the epic artistry of Lukas Ketner , Batman speed - skating in a relentless pursuit of jurist , and the highly previse series debut of Etrigan the Demon . If this series is how 2024 ends , it ’s run to be nothing short of legendary .
Batman – Santa Claus : Silent Knight Returnsby Jeff Parker and Lukas Ketner is correct to bea five - part holiday special , bringing together the DC Universe and the monster - hunting Santa Clausthat Parker introduced in 2023 . Last year ’s serial , infused with Norse mythology , quickly became a rooter darling , and this continuation promise to return more of the same . The series will also boast colors by Marcelo Maiolo and letters by Pat Brosseau .
BATMAN – SANTA CLAUS : tacit horse RETURNS # 1 ( 2024 )
Release Date :
November 27 , 2024
Writers :
Jeff Parker
Artists :
Lukas Ketner
Cover Artist :
Bernard Chang
Variant screen :
Dan Mora , Erica Henderson , Kevin Wada , Dan Hipp
In the five issues of Batman – Santa Claus : Silent Knight Returns , repulsion obsess the Christmas time of year as living - drained body litter the countryside , each marked with a foreign symbol . The Justice League reply — but it ’s a trap ! The hero sandwich are pulled from our world , but not before Batman avail Robin get away . Now Damian Wayne must assay out Zatanna and the one and only Santa Claus if there ’s any hope of spare their friends and phratry .
The mini - series will be release on Wednesdays , spanning the five hebdomad leave up to Christmas , from November 27 to December 25 . For those want to get a question get on the holidays , a special natural endowment - wrapped ( polybagged ) , evergreen - scented variant cover by Dan Hipp is available for order .
“ Once Lukas started on SILENT KNIGHT RETURNS our inboxes were blowing apart with visuals better than anyone imagined,”continued Parker . “The Bat Office started us good and early so we ’ve had that rarified planning time to really build up out the history and craft an ominous and creepy-crawly villain . coolheaded monsters , exotic venue — you’ll be intimate the smart detail Lukas works in , it will reward multiple readings . ”
“ I come from a cartoony repugnance comics background,”added Ketner,“but when Jeff first bring up the possibility of a next installment of SILENT KNIGHT , I had a real ‘ put me in , Coach ! ’ moment . The story leans into some great illusion horror vibration , and I be intimate that it could just as easy have been a DC Halloween series . ”
Damian Wayne, Zatanna, and Santa Team Up to Save the Justice League in Horror-Filled Holiday Special
According to DC ’s ingathering , the sequel follow the Justice League as they look into a ghastly series of murders where"life - drain bodies litter the countryside , each marked with a unusual symbol . “However , this murder mystery quickly twist into a trap , leave Batman with just enough fourth dimension to help oneself Robin get away , go for the Boy Wonder can save them all . As a result , the taradiddle centers on Damian Wayne assay the help of Zatanna and Santa Claus to rescue the Justice League , lead to what may be one of DC ’s coolest squad - ups of the tenner .
Parker has corroborate that Michele Bandini — the phenomenal artist from the original series — will return to illustrate vista of the Justice League ensnare in the mysterious"Hollow Kingdom of the Knight . “Though inside information about the young villain , the Silent Knight , and the Hollow Kingdom are scarce , it ’s safe to assume this realm is filled with horrors . Parker also loosen that many of the creatures Bandini design inBatman – Santa Claus : Silent Knightwill make a replication in the subsequence , making it all the more tempting for sports fan ( myself included ) to revisit the original series to catch every tool cameo .
Batman Speed-Skating and Etrigan the Demon Debuting??? YES, PLEASE!
Thanks to the preview page from DC showcasing Ketner ’s concept and character design forBatman – Santa Claus : Silent Knight Returns , I ’m confident that the visual panorama of the series is in excellent hands . The construct drawing of Batman speed - skating is especially challenging . While it might initially seem impulsive , Ketner has a gift for transform such Christmas - theme ideas into something both raging and badass . His artwork also introduce Etrigan , a major character bring out that adds depth to the narration with his awaited introduction . With Maiolo and Brosseau also on board , the creative team tack for thisSanta / Justice Leaguecrossover is nothing short of perfect .
Santa Claus and his former student Batman squad up to work out a crime on the streets of Gotham in DC ’s Silent Knight miniseries , come this December .
Batman – Santa Claus : Silent Knight Returnswill be released on Wednesdays in the five week leading up to Christmas !
