Mark Brooks Reveals Brand New Batmobile Design!

John F. Trent |

Jun 29, 2018

Comic book artist Mark Brooks is a very busy man of late. He’s been putting out some excellent variant covers for Marvel’s Amazing Spider-Man #1 as well as X-Men: Extermination.

But one of his most recent covers is one of my favorites. He revealed a brand new design for Batman’s Batmobile which will grace the cover of Detective Comics #986.

Take a look:

My latest Detective Comics #986 cover for DC. I got to design my own Batmobile so I took all the stuff I like best about past Batmobiles and made my own Frankenstein’s monster of a ride. #batman #DCcomics #Detectivecomics #BruceWayne #Batmobile #Comics #Markbrooks pic.twitter.com/1DsQyXILSd

— Mark Brooks (@MarkBrooksArt) June 22, 2018

And here’s a better look:

It’s a slick cover that shows off not only Batman’s latest blueprint for the vehicle, but we actually get to see it in action. You can definitely see the storied history of the Batmobile in the design. It’s got the classic nose from Tim Burton’s Batman, but you can also see the Tumblr influence in the rear wheels. There’s also some Batman: The Animated Series influence in the front fenders.

Brooks confirmed the influences:

Pretty much!

— Mark Brooks (@MarkBrooksArt) June 22, 2018

When asked if there were machine guns on the vehicle, Brooks pointed to the rectangles on either side of the cockpit as the gun housings.

See those rectangles on either side of the cockpit? #GunHousing

— Mark Brooks (@MarkBrooksArt) June 22, 2018

The praise for the new design was unanimous with some already asking for a toy version of it.

That is so GOOD

— Dylan Myers (@Thespookypapa) June 23, 2018

That is simply fantastic!

— $ (@moodymoney) June 22, 2018

JUST AWESOMEEEE!!!!!
Thanks Mr. Brooks! You are an amazing art genius!!! ??

— Luis Rangel (@LuisRangelMD) June 24, 2018

Can I have a toy of this yesterday?

— Gangster of Love (@Aaron_Sparrow) June 22, 2018

I have to agree. This is an absolutely epic Batmobile design and I can’t wait to see it put to good use throughout multiple DC Comics titles including Detective Comics, Batman, and maybe even Justice League.