10 Dream Creative Teams To Reboot Batman
James Tynion IV is writing Batman... until summer 2020.
Love his work or hate it, Tom King will soon be leaving DC's main Batman comic, with the publisher forcing him to finish his run within the spin-off title Batman/Catwoman. From January 2020, James Tynion IV and Tony Daniel will be taking over the title until issue 100, after which the book will then relaunch complete with a new man under the cowl and a new creative team behind him.
As of yet it's unclear as to who will be at the helm of next year's relaunch, Tynion's time on the book being temporary and Scott Snyder supposedly telling his last Batman tale in the Black Label series Last Knight On Earth. DC themselves have also given zero indication as to the post-issue 100 creative team.
This ambiguity leaves room for rampant speculation and of course wish lists detailing which writers and artists would be well suited to the task of continuing the Bat's story.
It goes without saying that there are a lot of talented people in the comics industry, and therefore a wide array of creative teams that could create an interesting and enjoyable Batman tale. But which would best? Here are a few suggestions...
10. Joshua Williamson & David Marquez
The likelihood is that DC will choose someone that is already involved in writing something Bat-related to helm the main series, meaning that Joshua Williamson is probably already on their shortlist.
Williamson co-wrote the Batman/Flash crossover The Button, its kind-of follow up The Price and is currently working on Batman/Superman. In all of these books Williamson's Batman has been great, especially in his interactions with other heroes. So, if he can write a great Batman elsewhere, he should also be able to do it within the character's solo book.
In that event, his Batman/Superman collaborator David Marquez should be the one to do the art.
Marquez is an utterly sensational artist, his style consisting of classic comic book feel as well as a phenomenal amount of detail that leads to some delicious renditions of characters. As demonstrated in Batman/Superman, this style suits Batman a lot.