Detective Comics #980 — DC Comics 2018, Variant Cover — Tynion IV, Eaton & Faucher (Single Issue)

No logo. No title. Just Batman dissolving into red. Detective Comics #980 variant cover is one of the most striking single images in the Tynion IV Detective run — Batman rendered in loose, painterly red strokes bleeding into pure black, the DC logo the only anchor on the entire cover. Published 2018 at $2.99 US, Rated T. Written by James Tynion IV, art by Scot Eaton, inks by Wayne Faucher, colors by John Kalisz and Adriano Lucas Passalaqua. This is the variant edition — the standard cover and this one are night and day, and this one wins.

What's Included:

• 🦇 Detective Comics #980 — DC Comics, 2018 — Variant Cover — Rated T (Teen)
• 💲 $2.99 US — Variant Cover edition — Tynion IV, Eaton, Faucher, Kalisz, Passalaqua credits
• 🥷 Back cover: Batman Ninja — DC Universe Animated Movie — "East Meets West, Forces Collide Across Time" — On Digital April 28, Blu-ray + DVD May 8 — PG-13

Issue Details:

• ⚡ DC Comics — Detective Comics #980 — 2018 — $2.99 US — Variant Cover — Rated T (Teen)
• 🔍 Story: Tynion IV's Detective Comics run — Batman and his team mid-arc, Gotham under pressure from multiple directions at once
• 🎨 Creative team: James Tynion IV (writer) — Scot Eaton (art) — Wayne Faucher (inks) — John Kalisz & Adriano Lucas Passalaqua (colors)
• 🔥 Single issue — bagged for protection.

Why Collectors Love It:

The variant cover on #980 is the kind of image that works completely outside of its context — you don't need to know the issue, the arc, or the run. Batman in red and black, dissolving, is a complete statement. The interior ad for Enrico Marini's Batman: The Dark Prince Charming Vol. 2 — a European prestige format Batman graphic novel with Joker rendered in full painterly detail — is the right ad for this issue. The Batman Ninja back cover — "East Meets West, Forces Collide Across Time" — advertising a feudal Japan anime Batman film on the back of a minimalist painterly variant is peak 2018 DC publishing energy.

Condition Notes:

Shows normal wear consistent with age — expect light spine stress and corner wear as shown in photos. Interior pages bright with strong color saturation. Bagged for protection.

Perfect For:

Tynion IV Detective Comics run collectors, DC variant cover hunters, Batman Ninja era ephemera fans, Enrico Marini Batman admirers, and anyone who has ever wanted a Batman image that is simultaneously a comic book cover and a piece of abstract expressionism.