I believe by now it’s protected to say that the brand new The Batman movie from director Matt Reeves is an official success and a brand new period of Bat-mania is upon us. How lengthy till we see actor Robert Pattinson as soon as once more don the cowl is anybody’s guess however Warner Bros. isn’t fairly achieved exploring the characters of this specific iteration of Batman. Moreover a Penguin HBO Max spinoff collection with Colin Farrell reprising the titular character, at present DC Comics introduced that actor Paul Dano, who portrayed Edward Nashton higher generally known as The Riddler within the movie, might be writing Riddler: 12 months One, a six-issue bimonthly DC Black Label collection with artwork by acclaimed European illustrator Stevan Subic, making his DC debut.
The character’s tragic previous was solely briefly hinted at within the movie, however Riddler: 12 months One goals to completely discover “how accountant Edward Nashton went from a easy Gotham Metropolis no one to changing into Batman’s nemesis, setting them on a collision course within the blockbuster characteristic movie.
As anybody who’s seen the movie can attest, and even in the event you’ve seen simply seen preview photographs, this model of Riddler is decidedly totally different than how the long-lasting Batman has been portrayed beforehand. In step with the tone of the movie, Dano’s Riddler actually takes cues from the Zodiac Killer. To not reveal an excessive amount of, however this Riddler additionally very a lot a commentary on this present “age of mininformation” and turns into a really QAnon-inspired determine.
This isn’t the primary time a Batman villain actor made the transition into writing comics. Final summer time, Danny DeVito who portrayed The Penguin in Batman Returns, returned to his roots by writing a brief story that includes the character as half Gotham Metropolis Villains Anniversary 100-page anthology.
Hold your eyes peeled for extra particulars nearer to the discharge date.
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