Batman Day: Free Endgame Special Edition #1 comic & other details revealed

After ushering quite the celebration last year thanks to 75 years of a certain Caped Crusader's existence, Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment are bringing back "Batman Day" this year on September 26, 2015... And the event is going to have not just special meet and greet events and signings by some of the most notable talents in the comic industry, but also a special FREE Comic Book in "Batman: Endgame Special Edition #1, which will be available at participating retailers and shops worldwide and features an 8-page preview of the upcoming "Batman & Robin Eternal #1" comic series hitting later this October.

In addition, participating retailers will have various variant covers of the FREE Batman Day comic, which feature a number of artwork from various artists that have drawn the Caped Crusader in recent years. For more information, visit the official Batman Day website at www.dccomics.com/batmanday.

Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo present... The new Batman?

Pretty much expectations for BIG CHANGES for the Batman universe are going to happen when Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo end their biggest storyline of The Caped Crusader yet in the pages of this month's Batman #40. Something will occur that will change the entire landscape of Batman as we know it...

Newsarama has a detailed interview with Snyder, who initially wanted "Endgame" to be his final Batman story... But any continuation thereafter would see something drastic happen to the status quo that would be fresh and uncharted territory to fans of The Dark Knight. What could it be... And is this a mecha Batman we see with a gun in the cover to June's Batman #41?

We can only wait and see what will happen next.

Meet the "New and Improved" Joker in the cover to Batman #37

It was only a matter of time until he showed his maniacal and ugly face once more... But the latter statement could be wrong for the most part given his "new and improved" look for his much anticipated comeback.

Since last being seen at the end of the pivotal "Death of the Family" storyline, The Joker makes his long awaited return in the pages of this December's "Batman #37", which is part of the "Endgame" storyline being done by the long running New 52 era creative force of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo.

In the cover drawn by Capullo (seen above) that debuted in HitFlix and was posted by Comic Book.com, the Clown Prince of Crime sheds off his rotting old face that he used as "a mask" and now sports a clean new face - one with a shorter hair length and with thinner red lips.

In fact, it's somewhat reminiscent of...

Yes. Joker as seen in Frank Miller's seminal 1980's classic Batman story - Batman: The Dark Knight Returns.

Nostalgic and creepy, and both ways aren't a good sign for The Dark Knight, who's taking quite the beating these days and is undergoing several changes thanks to the events of "Batman: Eternal". In fact, "Endgame" sees the Caped Crusader fighting against his fellow Justice League teammates who have been "Jokerized" for the most part.

Oh, and another variant cover channeling "The Death of Jason Todd" as drawn by Andy Kubert screams classic too.

Batman #37 will be released in comic book stores. December 10.

Batman: Greg Capullo teases Batman: Endgame with a pencilled image

Batman with a gun. Harper Row as Bluebird. And... A masked vigilante that could be the new Nightwing?

These are some of the speculations to come straight out of a pencilled image that artist Greg Capullo tweeted from his official Twitter page, which was featured in Newsarama and is obviously a tease for his and writer Scott Snyder's next big epic Batman story for The New 52 - Batman: Endgame. That begins with issue #35 next month, and as Snyder teased in a video with DC All Access.

Seeing Batman using a firearm may be a big surprise to most since he has the "No Kill" rule, but it certainly is not unheard of. In the early days of Bill Finger and Bob Kane's run with the Caped Crusader, he used guns. Also, it could be a modified stun weapon similar to what an aged Bats used against Superman in Frank Miller's Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. Seeing Harper Row in action with Batman is not a surprise since this storyline is supposed to take place after the events of Batman: Eternal... But the new kid to the left of The Caped Crusader is a mystery that needs solving. Could it be Dick Grayson back in a costumed identity, or is it Harper's brother joining the fight?

We'll find out soon enough when Batman #35 begins "Endgame".

Batman: Scott Snyder describes his "Craziest Story Yet" for The Caped Crusader post-Zero Year

It's been a WILD RIDE retelling the origins of one of the world's most recognizable superheroes, but writer  Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo did it with Batman and the mega-hit storyline "Zero Year", modernizing The Dark Knight and making his beginnings as contemporary and more immersive as they come.

But things aren't quite done for Snyder... He has BIG AND CRAZY THINGS in store for The Caped Crusader next, and that comes with his next saga with Capullo called "Endgame". A brief hiatus of sorts takes place this month with Batman #34, but Endgame begins in the next issue in Batman #35, and draw out quite the "blockbuster of epic proportions" as Snyder teases to DC All Access in this new video interview with the hot talent and writer for the main Bat book for The New 52 DC Universe.


Scott Snyder's Craziest Batman Story Yet
We're teased alright... What's going to happen next? Only Snyder and co. know for sure.

DC The New 52: Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo prepare for Batman "Endgame" on October

Looks like Big things are really coming down this October for DC Comics "New 52" universe, and a certain Caped Crusader isn't exempt from that either, as the acclaimed "Batman" creative team of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo prepare for their next big story arc which will undoubtedly bring more impactful changes to the world of The Dark Knight, and just right smack in the middle of his 75th Anniversary celebration.

Coming straight from the October 2014 solicitations featured in Newsarama, Snyder and Capullo will unleash "Endgame" starting on Batman #35, which brings The Caped Crusader back to the present after the year long prequel storyline that was "Zero Year" which will conclude this July 23 (which happens to be Batman Day as well worldwide). No details have been given as to what "Endgame" will entail, save that it will be the "biggest, deadliest, and most epic storyline" for Bruce Wayne and his winged avenging alter ego yet.

Endgame begins with Batman #35 on October 8. Stay tuned for more details as it comes.