8 Things We Learned From DC's June 2019 Solicitations
5. Bane's Conspiracy In Batman Finally Comes Together In Batman #72
DC Comics
Tom King's Batman may have had its ups and downs since the anti-climax of Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle's wedding, but when it's good, it is so. Damn. Good.
The series has picked up once again in recent weeks, with the Question continuing his resurge on the page by appearing in Batman #66, and it finally looks as though the twist from The Wedding is finally going to pay off. Issues 70 kicks off The Fall and the Fallen arc, while Batman #72 seems to have it all. The comic is slated to release June 5, and from the looks of things, will feature Bane enacting his master plan properly.
"s 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?"
Again, King's Batman has been a bit of a slow burn at times, but when it gets going, you'd struggle to find a comic as inventive or as compelling as it on the stands. It continues to push boundaries with the character, so here's hoping Batman #72 continues that trend come June.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
