An exotic intrusion is about to go on and whenSupermanis nowhere to be found , Batmanis not only go to have to save Gotham , but the world . DC Comics latterly announcedBatman : Fortress , an eight - issue miniseries involving an foreign plan of attack at the bad potential moment . Superman is leave out and the radioactive dust from the encroachment has led to a huge crime capitulum in   Batman ’s   home city , impel   Bruce   to push himself further than ever before .

As one of the most dedicated submarine sandwich of the DC Universe , Batman often pull double duty protect the streets of his beloved Gotham and serving as an integral member of the Justice League . For year , Batman was throttle to protecting his usual metropolis street until DC flesh out the share population he dwell with heroes such as Superman , Wonder Woman and the Flash . Sinceappearing as a member of the Justice Leaguewhen the squad made its first appearance in 1960’sThe Brave and the Bold # 28 , Batman has alternate in his responsibility as Gotham ’s shielder and founding League member .

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Now , with the upcoming publishing ofBatman : Fortress , he ’ll have no other option but to take on both responsibilities at the same metre . AnnouncedDC Comics ' blog , the serial by Gary Whitta and Darick Robertson promises both calamity and mystery . “ When an unknown exotic ship introduce Earth ’s atmosphere , disrupting ball-shaped business leader and communications and plunging the planet into chaos , the cosmos is left wondering … where is Superman when he is necessitate most ? ” The solicitation entropy also emphasizes Batman ’s personal struggle , revealing he “ must rally the residual of the Justice League to anticipate the exotic threat … but first , he must quell a offense wafture on the melanise - out streets of Gotham ! ”

The approximation of having to settle the unrestof his fellow Gotham citizenswhile at the same time stop an attack from outer space is a Herculean one indeed . It seems thatBatman : Fortress seeks to show a out of sight battle of Batman . While he has trained his trunk and head to the decimal point he ’s desirable enough to connect mod myths and gods on the Justice League , at his heart , he ’s a Isle of Man dedicated to Gotham . No matter the crisis , Batman ca n’t stay from the metropolis he swore to protect for long . It ’s interesting to remark that inBrave and the Bold # 28 , Batman notably does not bring together his fellow zep to fight off the intrusion of Starro , leaving it up to the respite of the League . This meter , however , it seem as though Batman does n’t have a option .

Whitta and Robertson promise lots of turn of events and turns in this story , tantalise that it will " turn everything you think you know about Superman upside down . " In a crisis without Superman , Bruce Wayne is going to have tofind the right balance of keeping the peace and saving the world . In the days since his first alien encroachment , Batman has only grown more adequate to in his career . Even withoutSuperman , he ’ll no doubt find a way to save his urban center and his satellite . The first issue ofBatman : Fortressgoes on sale May 24 .

Comic book art: Batman faces the four Robins: Nightwing Dick Grayson, Red Hood Jason Todd, Red Robin Tim Drake, and Robin Damian Wayne.

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