DC announces a final act for Batman: The Long Halloween, with creator Jeph Loeb returning to the series and honoring late co-creator Tim Sale.

Batman: The Long Halloween Sequel variant cover.

DC Comics has announced the final act of the Batman: The Long Halloween saga at London’s MCM Comic Con convention. The new part of the story, titled The Last Halloween, will celebrate the legacy of Tim Sale, one of the original creators of the series.

Batman: The Long Halloween premiered in 1996 by Sale and Jeph Loeb, and it went on to become an award-winning 13-chapter saga that spun off into multiple other series and was adapted across film and television. Loeb returns to the world of The Long Halloween for its final act, which DC has revealed will be a 10-part mystery that picks up after 2021’s Batman: The Long Halloween Special. The debut issue will go on sale Sept. 25 from DC Comics.

BATMAN THE LONG HALLOWEEN: THE LAST HALLOWEEN #1

Written by JEPH LOEB
Art by EDUARDO RISSO, DAVE STEWART, RICHARD STARKINGS
Cover Art by TIM SALE
Variant Cover Art by EDUARDO RISSO
On Sale Sept. 25

Loeb is joined by artist Eduard Risso (100 Bullets, Detective Comics, The Batman Who Laughs), Dave Stewart and Richard Starkings for the series’ first issue. Future issues will feature Klaus Janson, Mark Chiarello, and other artists that DC will announce at a later date. The debut issue sees Gotham City fearing Halloween once again as a terrible event threatens to destroy Jim Gordon’s life while also putting Batman and Robin’s teamwork to the test.

Loeb Says The Long Halloween’s Final Act Will Honor Sale’s Legacy

Jeph Loeb talked in DC’s press release for the new series about its creation and how the final act will honor Tim Sale’s legacy. “Batman The Long Halloween: The Last Halloween is Tim Sale’s parting gift to me,” Loeb said. “Tim and I had already decided to tell this last chapter following Batman: The Long Halloween Special, which will serve as the prologue to this 10-part action-packed mystery.”

Sale passed away in 2022 after being hospitalized with severe health issues. He was 66 years old. “Tim’s unfortunate passing put our plans for this series on hold,” Loeb added. “About a year later, after speaking with Mark Chiarello and Richard Starkings, my partners on the previous Long Halloween titles, we decided the time was right to move this forward as a tribute to Tim, who continues to be with us in spirit.”