Batman to Team Up With a Suicide Squad in New Story Arc

By Maryann Yin 

Batman No. 9 Cover (GalleyCat)DC Entertainment revealed that the ninth issue of the Batman comic series will mark the beginning of a new story arc called “I am Suicide.” In this story, the Dark Knight is tasked with forming a team of unsavory characters to save Gotham Girl.

Tom King will work on writing the story. Mikel Janin will create both the cover art and the interior illustrations. The release date has been scheduled for October 19.

King offered this teaser about what readers can expect from this comic in the press release: “It’s Batman forming his own Suicide Squad. It’s Batman working with Amanda Waller, going into Arkham Asylum and picking out a special team to accomplish a mission that he can’t do on his own or with the Justice League…he needs a team who can do something illegal and impossible, and that’s the mission of the Suicide Squad.”