Batman (comic book) Batman (comic book) Batman is an ongoing American comic book series featuring the DC Comics superhero Batman as its main protagonist. The character first appeared in "Detective Comics" #27 (cover dated May 1939). Batman proved to be so popular that a self-titled ongoing comic book series began publication with a cover date of Spring 1940. It was first advertised in early April 1940, one month after the first appearance of his new sidekick, Robin, the Boy Wonder. Though the "Batman" comic book was initially launched as a quarterly publication, it later became a bimonthly series through the late 1950s, after
The Unexpected (2018 comic book) The Unexpected (2018 comic book) The Unexpected is an ongoing American superhero comic book written by Steve Orlando and published monthly by DC Comics. The series is part of the "New Age of DC Heroes" initiative, which launched following the conclusion of the "" crossover event, and began publication on June 6, 2018. It focuses on the tituler team—consisting of Firebrand, Neon the Unknown, Viking Judge, and Ascendant—and follows their adventures, which relate to the events of "Dark Nights: Metal" and the Dark Multiverse. DC announced plans to debut new titles following the conclusion of "Dark Nights: Metal" in April