Batman vs. Bigby! A Wolf in Gotham

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Batman vs. Bigby! A Wolf in Gotham
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Cover of Batman vs. Bigby! A Wolf in Gotham #1.
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
ScheduleMonthly
Format Limited series
Publication dateSeptember 2021 — February 2022
No. of issues6
Main character(s) Batman
Bigby Wolf
Creative team
Written by Bill Willingham
Artist(s)Brian Level
Jay Leisten
Letterer(s) Steve Wands
Colorist(s) Lee Loughridge

Batman vs. Bigby! A Wolf in Gotham is a six-issue comic book miniseries that was published by DC Comics from September 2021 to February 2022. [1]

Contents

Synopsis

Batman meets Bigby Wolf.

Prints

Issues

TitleIssuePublication dateComicscore IndexComic Book Roundup RatingRef.
Batman vs. Bigby! A Wolf in Gotham#1September 21, 2021557.1 [2] [3] [4]
Batman vs. Bigby! A Wolf in Gotham#2October 19, 2021587.3 [5] [6] [7]
Batman vs. Bigby! A Wolf in Gotham#3November 16, 2021537 [8] [9] [10]
Batman vs. Bigby! A Wolf in Gotham#4December 21, 2021557.2 [11] [12] [13]
Batman vs. Bigby! A Wolf in Gotham#5January 18, 2022567.2 [14] [15] [16]
Batman vs. Bigby! A Wolf in Gotham#6February 22, 2022516.8 [17] [18] [19]

Collected editions

TitleFormatPublication dateCollected materialPagesISBN
Batman vs. Bigby! A Wolf in GothamPaperbackMay 10, 2022 [20] Batman vs. Bigby! A Wolf in Gotham #1-6160 9781779515254, 1779515251

Reception

Hannah Rose from Comic Book Resources, reviewing the debut, was not thrilled with the plot but praised the artists. [21] Chase Magnet from ComicBook.com wrote Brian Level "manages to capture much of the style that made Fables exactly what it was without ever losing sense of himself". [22]

According to Comicscored.com, the limited series received mixed or average ratings, with a Comicscore Index of 55 based on 39 ratings from critics. [23]

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