Batman/The Spirit Explained

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Publisher:DC Comics
Date:January 2007
Main Char Team:Batman
The Spirit
Writers:Jeph Loeb
Pencillers:Darwyn Cooke
Inkers:J. Bone
Letterers:Comicraft
Colorists:Dave Stewart
Editors:Mark Chiarello
Tpb:Will Eisner's The Spirit Vol. 1
Isbn:1-4012-1461-4
Subcat:Batman
Sort:Batman/The Spirit

Batman/The Spirit is a 2007 one-shot comic book written by Jeph Loeb with art by Darwyn Cooke and J. Bone. Published by DC Comics, the comic is a crossover between Batman and the Spirit.

Plot summary

When the American Criminologist Association (police officers from Gotham City and Central City) holds its annual convention in Hawaii, America's criminals hold a gathering of their own Crime Convention. Batman teams up with the Spirit, and together, put an end to the villains' plan for mayhem and disaster.

Awards

Batman/The Spirit won the 2007 Eisner Award for Best Single Issue. Colorist Dave Stewart won the Eisner for Best Coloring in part for his work on Batman/The Spirit.[1]

Darwyn Cooke won the 2007 Joe Shuster Award for Outstanding Artist for both Batman/The Spirit and his The Spirit ongoing series which followed.

Collected editions

Batman/The Spirit is included in the trade paperback Will Eisner's The Spirit Vol. 1 .

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2007 Eisner Awards Shine Spotlight on Comic Industry's Best . Comic-con.org . 2010-12-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071022025637/http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_eisners_07win.shtml . 2007-10-22.