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November 16's Batman #117 was billed as the finale of the current 'Fear State' crossover going through DC's Bat-titles, but no one told the Scarecrow - or if he did, he didn't listen.
November 30's Batman: Fear State - Omega #1 is set one month after the events of 'Fear State,' with Gotham City police transferring the captured Scarecrow (AKA Doctor Jonathan Crane) from the central police precinct to a more permanent prison. But when the police transfer him, the Scarecrow's backup plan comes to light.
Getting a bit meta, Batman: Fear State - Omega #1 is the finale of James Tynion IV's run with Batman, which goes back a surprising nine years. Tynion's first published comic book work was co-writing a story in 2012's Batman #18 with his writing instructor Scott Snyder, and he went on to be a reliable co-writer for Snyder during his Batman run. He followed that by taking over Detective Comics during 2016's 'Rebirth' revamp of the DC titles, and he later moved over to write the main Batman title with 2019's Batman #85.
During Tynion's run on the main Batman title, he has made major changes to Batman including losing his fortune and setting up his exit from Gotham, but at the same time he grew the Bat-family with new characters such as Punchline, Ghostmaker, Miracle Molly, and more, and also re-established the supporting Bat-family cast of Nightwing, Batgirl (all three of them), Harley Quinn, and more for a new era coming in 2022.
In Fact, DC has framed Batman: Fear State - Omega #1 as a "new day" dawning on Gotham City without Batman, and with the Bat-Family now the town's main heroes.
Batman: Fear State - Omega #1's main cover is drawn by Jamal Campbell, with variants from Simone Bianchi and Jorge Jimenez (a design variant of Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn). Check them out here:
Batman: Fear State - Omega #1 goes on sale on November 30.
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