The lighter, brighter tone of Superman made it clear that James Gunn has a new direction in mind for the DCU. And while the new Batman actor has yet to be cast as a less dark or gloomy hero on film, a change in the tone and style is bringing the same new Batman to DC Comics, as well.

The Batman relaunch by Matt Fraction and Jorge Jiménez has been met with a accolades, selling 500,000 copies of Batman #1 thus far. But the conversation around 'making DC heroes brighter' is about to get even more complicated, with Fraction confirming Gunn's dramatic change in direction for Superman is the same "vibe and tone" coming to Batman for the foreseeable future.

Batman's Comic Relaunch Will Match The Tone of Gunn's Superman

Writer Matt Fraction Confirms The Comic Relaunch And DCU

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