Source: dccomics.com

1. Batman

Tom King is the f***ing man. He’s easily one of the best comic book writers of the era, and he’s doing work on an unparalleled level. It’s not easy to follow Scott Snyder. That’s an unenviable task. But holy crap, he pulls it off.

I haven’t seen a writer hand off so beautifully since Bendis to Brubaker for Daredevil. This is phenomenal.

The “I Am” trilogy is deeply interesting, and it gives us a great look at Batman as a character. “I Am Gotham”, “I Am Suicide”, and “I Am Bane” build and deliver like nothing else, and “I Am Bane” is a legitimate blockbuster. The issue in which Bane has to go through Arkham to get to Batman as a reverse mirror of Knightfall? Per-fect. And everything since then has been great, as well. The Swamp-Thing team-up? Flawless. The Ace the Bathound origin is the best Batman story Tom King has ever done. War of Jokes and Riddles is the best Riddler story since Zero Year. And the art teams on each new arc are wonderfully good.

And there we go. DC Rebirth is a breath of fresh air, and one that I can’t wait to keep breathing.