DC Comics: Batman to relaunch with a new look
Writer Matt Fraction will be taking over writing duties for Batman #1. The relaunch will have significant changes including a new costume for the character, a redesigned Batmobile, and a fresh Gotham City aesthetic.Batman will trade in his black and grey suit for for a more vintage-inspired blue and grey costume.
Matt Fraction said he is looking forward to the relaunch. "I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for Batman. It was the first comic I ever read," he said.We've got a new Batmobile, we've got a new costume, we've got new characters, and we've got a lot of old ones too—good and bad; all the stuff that makes Batman the coolest character in comics. We want to celebrate it all."As well as Batman getting a relaunch, DC have also shared more on the future of the Superman line of comics.Supergirl is also getting a new series and a new costume of her own, kicking off in May.
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