Batman: Dark Patterns cover
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5.0/ 5
Year

2025

Publisher

DC Comics

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Batman: Dark Patterns

by Dan Watters, Hayden Sherman

A young Batman investigates a series of crimes that reveal Gotham's most dangerous patterns, in a noir mystery set early in the Dark Knight's career.

Geek’s cut

Comic-book storytelling with the density of a good tech spec: every panel doing double duty, every line of dialogue carrying lore, emotion, or both.

Deeper dive

Dan Watters and Hayden Sherman bring a procedural, atmospheric edge to Batman, treating Gotham as a puzzle box built from recurring violence and buried history.