The homeless population of Gotham City is disappearing at an alarming rate and the police suspect foul play. In this dark tale, the Dark Knight Detective is presented with a mystery. This story predates Knightfall by 5 years. The Cult is an extremely original tale that shows a side of the Caped Crusader the comics fans up until that point had never really seen before – utterly defeated. Just watch Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises and you can see images seemingly lifted right out of this comic and put up on the Big Screen. They know just how amazing and influential this seminal Bat-Tale was and is. Which brings the Odinson to the criminally underrated Batman: The Cult.įor those that know, KNOW. And, with the incomparable Jim Aparo ( Batman and the Outsiders, Detective Comics), Starlin delivered one of the most important Batman stories in history – A Death in the Family. Along with the great Mike Zeck ( Captain America, Secret Wars), Starlin, orchestrated, hands down, one of the coolest Batman stories with Ten Nights of the Beast, pitting the Dark Knight Detective against an unstoppable KGB assassin. Though the modern day fan is probably quite aware of Thanos (thanks to the MCU), what they may not be aware of is Starlin had quite an impact on the Batman mythos over at DC Comics, especially in the 1980s. And from this spawns the biggest cosmic Marvel adventures like The Final Threat, Infinity Gauntlet, and The Infinity Saga. Not to mention scribing personal Odinson favorites like Cosmic Odyssey and The Weird.īut his ultimate creation, hands down, is none other than the supreme Big Bad of the Marvel Universe – Thanos. He helped make Adam Warlock a super cool cosmic hero. Along with fellow writer Steve Englehart he co-created Shang Chi, the Master of Kung Fu. But he has contributed so much more to the world of comics than just that seminal tale. Most people may know Jim Starlin as the man who composed The Death of Captain Marvel.

Odinson Spotlight: Jim Starlin’s Batman: The Cult

Batman by Jim Starlin