Solicitation: Dynamite's The Black Bat #1

Writer: Brian Buccellato
Art: Ronan Cliquet

A classic pulp from the 30's returns in this modern take on a seminal character that inspired several well-known comic icons. Tony Quinn is a brash Defense Attorney to the mob who compromises his ethics for financial gain. When he refuses to cross the line and commit murder, he is tortured and blinded by his gangster employers. But when a fortuitous meeting with a covert agency gives him a chance to make amends, Tony transforms into the Black Bat and embarks on a redemptive quest to right the wrongs of his past.

Here again, Dynamite takes certain liberties with the character.  The original version of The Black Bat is certainly not employed by the mob or healed by a covert agency.  I am open-minded to that but Dynamite has been critisized a number of times for making significant changes to established characters.  It will be interesting to see whether their take is well accepted by purists.

As with the Miss Fury #1 solicitation post from yesterday, clicking on the subscription incentive cover below will open the Dynamite solicitation page for this book.  It displays several other cover options for the book.