BATMAN DAY

batman's cool i'm not gonna lie

Today’s the day!!! BATMAN 125 is in comic shops!!!

I do like that it says “A NEW ERA BEGINS!” I googled it to see what that means for how long I can expect to have this job:

Everyone, we’re now living in … THE BATERNARY

But seriously, folks—

THANK GOD

This is a big deal for me and I’m excited to have our first issue out in the world. Everyone involved has been turning in their best work and I hope our love for the characters and the title come through when you read it. Avoid spoilers! I hate spoilers!!

Jorge is the best in the business and I’m still stunned I get to work with him. He posted this lovely video yesterday about our mutual release:

Jorge Jiménez @JorgeJimenezArt

Hey friends! Tomorrow is the day! The good news is that I'm going to stop bothering you with Spam! Lol Today I just want to say thank you again! And HOPE YOU LIKE IT! #batman #125 ⁦@zdarsky⁩ ⁦@tomeu_morey⁩ ⁦@BelenOrtega_⁩ ⁦@DCComics⁩ ⁦@Batman⁩

So, of course, I had to post my own “unboxing” video from the woods:

Chip Zdarsky @zdarsky

Jorge Jiménez @JorgeJimenezArt

Hey friends! Tomorrow is the day! The good news is that I'm going to stop bothering you with Spam! Lol Today I just want to say thank you again! And HOPE YOU LIKE IT! #batman #125 ⁦@zdarsky⁩ ⁦@tomeu_morey⁩ ⁦@BelenOrtega_⁩ ⁦@DCComics⁩ ⁦@Batman⁩ https://t.co/UstLZzAydI

Jorge is better than me in every way, except for one. I’m better at being unattractive!!!!

Anyway, this is the beginning of something that will hopefully be cool and fun for you to read. And if you decide NOT to read it?…

FAIR

Okay! Enough about Mr. Batman! In my previous now-classic newsletter “Signatures! Raw and otherwise!” I detailed how subscribers can get stuff signed! The number one question was “why” and the number two question was “when’s the deadline for submission?” Well, I can answer one of those!

AUGUST 15!

Follow the instructions detailed here and get all those bat boys into the mail! Don’t delay!!!!

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My only other thing today is this delightful reddit thread about my news clippings in PUBLIC DOMAIN 1! Of course all of my paid subscribers know about these details already, but it’s fun seeing people discover them out in the world! Go check it out for the transcription

I’ve received a lot of nice comments about issue one! But I don’t give a SHIT about them because they don’t come from my subscribers in the comments! That’s all I care about!!!!!

Okay! Enjoy your—no, I mean OUR—Batman!

Love,
Chip