DC To Give Fans What They Say They Want With Batman: Dark Patterns by Dan Watters and Hayden Sherman in December. Batman: Dark Patterns launches in December, with Dan Watters and Hayden Sherman crafting 12 street level issues. The series consists of four self-contained, three-issue stories focused on Batman's early detective years.

The Penguin has now kicked off on HBO, and the first episode of The Batman spin-off is a grisly return to the dark underworld of Gotham. It mostly focuses on Oz Cobb's new bid for power following Carmine Falcone's death,

The Penguin' premiere features a blink-and-you-miss-it shot of a QR code that actually scanned, leading viewers to a "Batman" Easter egg.