Tom King’s Batman: The Best Single Issues

By Alex Batts — Tom King’s run on Batman has come to an end. Nope, to me it still doesn’t feel real. But alas, the critically-acclaimed scribe’s work on the main Batman title ended late last year with the release of Batman #85 (though King’s work on the Caped Crusader isn’t completely finished, with Batman/Catwoman set to hit sometime in 2020). Now that the Gotham mist has cleared, King’s run on the Dark Knight has been one for the ages, while it has left some (alright, many) fans divided, there is a lot to love about it. When it started back in 2016, I doubted anyone could come close to topping the work that Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo had just completed on the title, but I think King’s run has reached that bar, even if I’m still undecided about whether he surpassed it.

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