AS THE BEST-KNOWN RESIDENT of one of the most famous fictional cities, the Dark Knight’s influence extends well beyond his homeland. Now DC has produced Batman: The World, a 184-page graphic novel comprised of 14 stories by creators from all over the planet, including countries such as Mexico, Czech Republic and Korea – although it opens with “Global City” by Batman: Damned collaborators Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo.
“As the world gets more rotten, it gets more Gotham,” laughs Azzarello. “What we’ve tried to do is show how Gotham is a character in itself – not just a city. That’s what was interesting about being a part of this project, which is made up of stories set in all these other cities, which are also characters.”