Batman/The Spirit is a 2007 one-shot comic book written by Jeph Loeb with art by Darwyn Cooke and J. Bone. Published by DC Comics, the comic is a crossover between Batman and the Spirit.

Batman/The Spirit
Textless cover of Batman/The Spirit, art by Darwyn Cooke.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
FormatOne-shot
Publication dateJanuary 2007
No. of issues1
Main character(s)Batman
The Spirit
Creative team
Written byJeph Loeb
Penciller(s)Darwyn Cooke
Inker(s)J. Bone
Letterer(s)Comicraft
Colorist(s)Dave Stewart
Editor(s)Mark Chiarello
Collected editions
Will Eisner's The Spirit Vol. 1ISBN 1-4012-1461-4

Plot summary

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When the American Criminologist Association (police officers from Gotham City and Central City) holds its annual convention in Hawaii, America's criminals hold a gathering of their own Crime Convention. Batman teams up with the Spirit, and together, put an end to the villains' plan for mayhem and disaster.

Awards

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Batman/The Spirit won the 2007 Eisner Award for Best Single Issue. Colorist Dave Stewart won the Eisner for Best Coloring in part for his work on Batman/The Spirit.[1]

Darwyn Cooke won the 2007 Joe Shuster Award for Outstanding Artist for both Batman/The Spirit and his The Spirit ongoing series which followed.

Collected editions

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Batman/The Spirit is included in the trade paperback Will Eisner's The Spirit Vol. 1 (ISBN 1401214614).

References

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  1. ^ "2007 Eisner Awards Shine Spotlight on Comic Industry's Best". Comic-con.org. Archived from the original on 2007-10-22. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
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