With DC's Infinite Frontier relaunch in its early stages, it's no surprise to see Batman get loaded with revamps and new upcoming comic book series. Being one of the most beloved superheroes in pop culture, he's getting plenty of exposure in media in general, with comics getting new series with Urban Legends, a nostalgic continuation with Batman '89The Detective miniseries, and not to mention the long-awaited third volume in Batman's Earth One series.

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Another upcoming comic book is actually a revival of one of the character's most iconic series. Legends of the Dark Knight is making its comeback, hoping to reignite the impact of the original run that began in 1989. Here's why we're excited for the upcoming anthology.

Nostalgic Revival

Cover art for Prey (Doug Moench, Paul Gulacy) and Venom (Dennis O'Neil, Trevor von Eeden)

As mentioned, there's excitement enough with the fact that DC is reviving this series, as it was home to some of the most inventive stories for the Dark Knight himself. Likewise, it helped spotlight various supervillains in Batman's stories rogues galleryPrey proved to be an underdog classic story that helped highlight a compelling, yet underused supervillain with Hugo Strange.

Strange was properly given deserved attention by being a main villain in Rocksteady's acclaimed Arkham City video game, though more love in the comics should follow. Venom even laid the groundwork for Bane to come down the line in the famous Knightfall arc. The pedigree of Legends of the Dark Knight will already attract attention with stories like these under its belt.

Anthology Format

Cover arts for Legends of the Dark Knight (illustrated by Darick Robertson) and Urban Legends (illustrated by Hicham Habchi)

This revival also means that DC is going further in exploring the anthology-style format of storytelling. Fans have already seen some evidence of this, as the recent Future State event spawned anthologies. Even though that led into Infinite Frontier, it'll continue, as another aforementioned Batman series, Urban Legends, is also set as an anthology series.

It's a good format with its own merits, and complementary to the more modern, long-running arc style of writing. With Legends of the Dark Knight and Urban Legends being ongoing series, it's evidence that DC recognizes the need for some more narrative variety.

Breaking Up Long-Running Arcs

Art for The Joker War arc in James Tynion IV and Jorge Jimenez's run of Batman

Following up on the last point, the superhero genre as a whole has become more known in part for their long-running arcs and expansive universes. It's a double-edged sword, as the positives include having vibrant worlds with stories that spawn multiple installments of movies/books/games, which make room for grandiose arcs--and the characters in them--that emotionally invest fans for the long haul.

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However, if mishandled, they can easily overstay their welcome, burn out and make it harder to end on a satisfying note after so much time poured in. Having more series--including for Batman--that take on anthologies that span a few issues at a time like Legends did before, will break up the monotony and give readers refreshing changes of pace.

Digital-First + Physical

Banner for DC's Digital First line of comics

It's been announced that Legends of the Dark Knight will be on DC's Digital First platform. However, it will also release physically later on. Digitally, there will be weekly 10-page chapters, with two making up one issue. This could be a good mix-up in terms of publication, following what a lot of manga do in releasing fairly brief weekly chapters that will eventually be collected in volumes.

However, in this case, Legends will release physical issues sooner than a typical volume of a manga. It'll give fans the best of both worlds in deciding how to follow along the series while waiting on the next issue of the typical monthlies.

Potentially Setting Up New Characters For Batman & Detective Comics

Covers of Batman #106 and Detective Comics #1034, illustrated by Jorge Jimenez and Dan Mora, respectively

Since this will be an anthology series with several standalone-style stories, this makes a great opportunity to have the given writer make some original characters. When it comes to the superhero genre, the best characters in a superhero's lore typically get created in what fans would consider the more "classic" decades. However, there have been some more modern winners in Batman mythos.

Terry McGinnis in Batman Beyond is much more recent, and the current Kate Kane iteration of Batwoman is a more ingrained member of the Batfamily. As far as villains go, Hush and the Court of Owls became fan-favorites. Legends' return could be the primer for new characters to expand elsewhere. James Tynion IV has a three-year plan for all the major Bat-books, so maybe this could introduce some originality for later use as well.

New Creative Teams

Legends of the Dark Knight covers by Darick Robertson, David Marquez and Francesco Francavilla

Another blessing of this storytelling blueprint is that there will consistently be fresh blood coming in to tell their own stories. It's a no-brainer for this narrative style since telling standalone stories with just one writer--and artist--would eventually defeat the purpose of the series and burn out.

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DC stated that there will be a good mix of writers and artists that are well-known to the game and some up-and-comers as well. This makes it exciting to see the various different perspectives to be shown and--as much as everyone loves acclaimed names returning--especially from some potential rising stars in the comic book industry.

Highlighting Established, Underrated Villains

Ventriloquist and Scarface in Batman: The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures

Legends of the Dark Knight returning could also make use of all the Batman exposure in comics (and elsewhere) to start putting the spotlight on some established supervillains that don't typically get their fair shake. Calendar Man was--unsurprisingly--a joke supervillain in the character's early days, but The Long Halloween and Dark Victory turned him into a legitimately threatening, cryptic, and manipulative killer.

Ventriloquist and Scarface could also be great contenders, as evidenced by their great episodes in Batman: The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures. These episodes highlight Arnold Wesker's psychological trauma and then give a genuinely heartfelt, satisfying payoff when Bruce Wayne gives him a job at Wayne Enterprises and, as Batman, helps him ward off Scarface's attempted returning influence.

New Villain In The First Story

Legends of the Dark Knight cover art by Darick Robertson

In regards to possible new characters, the first story in the Legends revival is set to introduce one. Written and illustrated by Darick Robertson, Bad Night, Good Knight centers around a mystery villain selling dangerous chemicals to the likes of Mr. Freeze, the Penguin, and the Joker.

It'll be a six-part story, spanning three issues. Seems fitting that this revival of a classic Batman brand will start by introducing a new villainous player to Gotham City, simultaneously anchored by three high-profile, classic supervillains of the Caped Crusader's rogues gallery. If not this one, hopefully, new villains continue to pop up, and hopefully some stick around elsewhere.

Propelling Up-And-Comers

Cover art for Sean Murphy's Batman: White Knight and Curse of the White Knight

Speaking of new blood, Legends could be the perfect place for new writers and artists to come in and get a jump start in the industry. For all fans know, the next big writer can get a boost through it and climb up the ladder to headline another series. DC Black Label is also a good place for this, given the alternate-canon/universe backdrop all those comics work in, but this can only provide another avenue.

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Depending on success, fans could see writers and/or artists propelled to work on Batman further down the line in BatmanDetective Comics or the aforementioned Black Label books. In regards to Batman writing, Sean Murphy came into his own through his White Knight universe within that imprint, so Legends could do similarly to potential fresh-faced creatives.

Different Genre Approaches

Legends of the Dark Knight Vol. 1 cover art by Ethan Van Sciver

With different writers, fans could see stories in the series take different stylistic genre approaches to their respective slices of Batman's mythology. There could be some mini-arcs that become self-contained mystery-thrillers, more leaning toward action, noir, etc.

The cover art for the first issue/chapter looks already to hearken back to the days of the '80s and '90s Dark Knight tales, so adding to that sense of nostalgia in the writing could be a factor as well. Going old-school in this anthology would be a great complement to Urban Legends, assuming the latter's set to be a more modern storytelling anthology series for the character that's more associated with the other two main books.

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