When “Batman” writer Scott Snyder promised a spoiler-filled issue for “Batman” #28 that took place six months in the future back in December, it was impossible to predict what kind of surprises the writer had in store. Well, the wait is over, and Snyder — along with co-writer James Tynion IV and artists Dustin Nguyen and Derek Fridolfs — delivered with an issue so packed full of answers that the biggest mysteries were the questions it raised.
“‘Batman’ #28 is essentially intermission, and instead of coming back to the present with issue #28 and showing you what’s happening right now currently in ‘Forever Evil,’ we thought we’d show you all the fun stuff that’s coming up later in the year in 2014 in ‘Batman.’ #28 is like a complete spoiler issue because it goes so far ahead and sort of gives away so much of some of the bigger surprises coming in the year,” Snyder said in this week’s installment of DC All Access. “If it had been an issue in ‘Batman Eternal,’ it would be issue #39.5. It really is what’s going to happen and we know how it’s going to happen and what’s coming after it, I promise.”
One of the major reveals is a new sidekick, Bluebird. Bluebird is actually Harper Row, a teenager who grew up in the roughest part of Gotham — an impressive feat, considering that the nicest part of Gotham would be the roughest part of Detroit. She apparently doesn’t mind using guns. Her outfit sort of suggests Nightwing crossed with Wonder Woman’s jacket phase. And she has hair that was positively made for cosplay. Fingers crossed that she pops with the fans, so we can get a new Birds of Prey-esque spinoff where Bluebird teams up with Catgirl and the Spoiler.
CBR has a more detailed breakdown of #28 for harcore fans, that gives all of the gory details, including spoilers, so click at your own risk.
