Almost 30 years later, Batman: The Last Halloween closes the book on fan favorite story The Long Halloween

A new Batman limited series is set to continue – and complete – the Long Halloween saga, first begun by Jeff Loeb and Tim Sale in 1996. 

The 10-issue Batman The Long Halloween: The Last Halloween will be written by Loeb and drawn by a range of fan favorite artists, including in the first issue, Eduardo Risso, Dave Stewart and Richard Starkings. The series will pick up the threads left by 2021’s The Long Halloween Special one-shot, which was originally intended to be the start of a new story, but was eventually put on hold in the wake of Tim Sale’s death in 2022.

“Batman The Long Halloween: The Last Halloween is Tim Sale’s parting gift to me,” said Loeb in a statement. “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.”

“Tim’s unfortunate passing put our plans for this series on hold,” Loeb continued. “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.”