Back in 2020, superstar comic artist Dan Mora [posted a random idea](https://x.com/Danmora_c/status/1286414345828814850). Mashing up the Batman characters with the style of [Japanese tokusatsu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokusatsu), the genre which we in the states know best for _Ultraman_ and _Power Rangers_.
People were very into it, and it’s hard to blame them.
And some of those people? Pretty well known for comics of their own — _Radiant Black_’s writer, Kyle Higgins, and _Inferno Girl Red_ artist Erica D’Urso.
They have some history with writing and illustrating toku inspired comics, with _Radiant Black_ borrowing key elements from the genre, and _Inferno Girl Red_ being a spin-off in the same universe, called the _Massive-Verse_.
It’s taken five years, but DC Comics listened, as revealed this past weekend at the C2E2 Convention…
[AIPT](https://aiptcomics.com/2025/04/12/immortal-legend-batman-c2e2/):
> During the “Kyle Higgins Presents: Radiant Black, The Massive-Verse and More!” panel, Kyle will announce a new DC Elseworlds limited series, Immortal Legend Batman. It features co-writer Mat Groom (Radiant Black, Inferno Girl Red) and art by Dan Mora (Superman, Justice League Unlimited, Batman/Superman: World’s Finest).
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>“In Immortal Legend Batman, Dan, Mat, Erica, and I are using elements of ‘superhero tokusatsu,’ so readers can expect to see cool and recognizable elements like mech/armor-style transformations, specifically named combat moves, a gradually expanding team, and more,” said writer Higgins.
That’s right, _Immortal Legend Batman_ is the title, and the first issue hits shelves in August 2025. It’s awesome to see a company like DC not be afraid to embrace alternative versions of their characters, and put name creators on the book as well.
Sadly, Mora will be working more on the covers than the interiors, but I know D’Urso is up for the gig.
Massive kudos to whichever editor approved this…more of this, big two, more of this.