I admit, I was kind of lukewarm when I heard the news about Neil Gaiman writing a Batman story. Maybe because I’m not a fan of Andy Kubert’s art, and maybe because Batman doesn’t seem like an ideal fit for Gaiman.
But Neil Gaiman writing a Metamorpho story with Mike Allred? Yes. That is the comic I want to read. Now, please.
Granted, it’s only a 12-page story. But Gaiman and Allred produced one of my favourite issues of Sandman, so this is a pretty big deal to me. And not only that, but it’s also part of some big, weird, oversized project Allred is doing for DC, which sounds excellent. If it’s anything at all like his issue of Solo, this has just made a big splash on my Most Anticipated Comics of 2009 List.*
*There is no actual list.