In this review of Immortal Legend Batman #6, it’s the final showdown between the Legends and the Joker… after Bruce deals with Tommy Elliot.
Immortal Legend Batman #6 main cover by Dan Mora (DC Comics)
IMMORTAL LEGEND BATMAN #6
Written by KYLE HIGGINS and MAT GROOM
Art by ERICA D’URSO and DAN MORA
Main Cover: DAN MORA
Variant Covers: DANIELE DI NICUOLO, SARAH BASLAIM
Page Count: 32 pages
Release Date: 2/11/26
This review contains spoilers
It’s Batman vs The Joker as you’ve never seen it before.
If that sounds a little bit like a cinematic trailer, that’s because this issue reads and looks like a movie. Robin and Nightwing are left to fend for themselves against The Joker, who has now become the Immortal Legend Batman. It’s a wild notion but we’ve seen Joker act like The Dark Knight before yet never quite like this.
As for where Bruce is, we pick up where we left off from issue 5 with Bruce saving Tommy Elliot from drowning after they were thrown into the water by the Joker. With his belt gone, Bruce tells a disbelieving Tommy he needs to make a new one and takes him to “Old Gotham” which is the original Gotham City. They enter this universe’s version of Blackgate where humans first started using Dark Matter and brought the first Shadows into the world.
Tommy and Bruce encounter a portal with the tear to the other universe. Tommy holds Bruce at gunpoint saying he’s the one who needs to enter despite the risk. Tommy enters after Bruce says he isn’t strong enough but then Bruce has an encounter with what could be Tommy but also the dark universe. What follows is Bruce realizing he’s stronger than his pain and that he can overcome it. It’s a very grounded moment for a story set in such a fantastical universe.
Bruce emerges with what he needs to make a new belt and suddenly he’s back facing the Joker in a new suit. I won’t spoil it but the color scheme is a throwback to one of the greatest era in Batman comics. Fans won’t be disappointed. Oh, and Tommy is still alive and a seed is planted. More on that later.
I won’t spoil the ending, but Bruce’s confrontation with the Joker is the stuff of absolute science fiction but it’s also quintessential Batman and Joker talking while duking it out. I’ll just say it gives major “Batman Beyond: Return of The Joker” vibes. One note about the ending: remember Tommy is still alive. That and the image of the last panel sets up another run for this line. Will it get a sequel? That depends on sales, I suppose.
Analysis
I mentioned it in my review of the previous issue but Mat Groom and Kyle Higgins get what the core of Batman is all about. Setting Batman in a futuristic/fantasy world is not everyone’s cup of tea and I include myself among them for the most part. Keep me in a a grounded Gotham City ON EARTH as much as possible, please. Yet these six issues kept me intrigued for the most part. Sure, there are a few “yeah, right” moments” but given how true to the characters both writers stay it’s easy to get past those moments.
I will nitpick a little on the art and coloring, however. There are times when the panels have so much going on in terms of action and coloring that you can lose track of who is talking. This is especially true in the fight between Joker, Robin, and Nightwing. Thankfully the dialogue boxes change color so you at least know when the Joker is speaking but it does at times get a little tricky to keep up with the action.
Final Thoughts
Overall, Immortal Legend Batman #6 definitely sticks the landing on this rather unique take on Batman. The characters are easily recognizable despite the weird surroundings. In the end, that’s all you can ask for when you’re reading a comic. The art is dazzling if not a little overstimulated at times, but I respect the choice of going big when it’s something as legendary as Batman vs. The Joker. I get it, but it slowed the reading down a little bit for me. Yet I still couldn’t wait to see how this ended and that’s the highest compliment coming from someone who expected to not like this series.
Will we get another run? That’s up to you, the readers.
