The Next Batman: Second Son #1 [Doug Braithwaite Cover]

(June 2021)

Second Son Part 1 (Table of Contents: 1)

The Next Batman / I Am Batman / comic story / 30 pages (report information)

Script

John Ridley (credited)

Pencils

Tony Akins (credited) (pages 1-15, see notes); Ryan Benjamin (breakdowns, pages 1-10, see notes); Marco Failla (breakdowns, pages 11-15, see notes); Travel Foreman (credited) (pages 16-30, see notes)

Inks

Mark Morales (credited)

Colors

Rex Lokus (credited)

Letters

AndWorld Design (credited); Deron Bennett (see notes)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Tim "Jace" Fox; Vol; Tyler Arkadine; Grifter [Cole Cash]; Tanya Fox; Tiffany Fox; Tamara Fox; Batwing [Luke Fox]; Lucius Fox; Mayor Christopher Nakano; Renee Montoya; Winfield

Synopsis

Tim Fox, now going by the name Jace, returns to Gotham to face consequences from his past and a strained relationship with his family, especially his brother Luke.

Reprints

• in The Next Batman: Second Son (DC, 2021 series) ([November] 2021)
• in Batman (Panini Brasil, 2017 series) #59 (1) (fevereiro 2022)

Indexer Notes

Story was originally published online as The Next Batman: Second Son digital chapters 1-3. Each digital chapter was 10 pages each.

The first digital chapter credited Ryan Benjamin with Breakdowns, which would equate to pages 1-10 of this story. The second digital chapter credited Marco Failla with Breakdowns for the first 5 pages, which would equate to pages 11-15 of this story.

Tony Akins was credited with pencils for the first digital chapter (pages 1-10 here), Akins and Travel Foreman were both credited with pencils for the second digital chapter (pages 11-20), and Foreman was credited with pencils for the third digital chapter (pages 21-30).

Letters are credited to AndWorld Design in the print issue, credited as Deron Bennett in the digital chapters.