We got a brand-new editor in Ben Abernathy, who was amazing, and we sort of let the dogs run. And the good news was that we both knew Marie Javins, and she was incredibly open to it. Nonetheless, it just felt like after 25 years maybe there was another story to tell. And then Matt Reeves, who I know personally, talked about how it influenced the new Batman movie that's coming out. But it's really when we heard from people like Chris Nolan and David Goyer, who told us that it had an effect on the Batman trilogy with Christian Bale.

People talk about The Long Halloween, Batman Noir: Dark Victory, Catwoman: When In Rome and Haunted Night as these seminal works, which is incredibly flattering and incredibly humbling. Jeph Loeb: I think we've gotten so many kind words of praise from fans, particularly at conventions and other ways in social media that people reach out. Screen Rant: Your previous stories in The Long Halloween continuity have been enjoyed for years, but how did this latest follow-up come to fruition? RELATED: The New Batman Costume is More Demon Than Superhero Readers can enjoy the full interview, and an early look at official preview art below. Fortunately, before the new Long Halloween Special arrives on October 26, Screen Rant got the chance to ask Loeb and Sale about the story about to be told. The 25 years that followed seemed to suggest the case, and the culprit, would never again be dragged back into the spotlight. unaware that Harvey's wife Gilda incriminated herself in the final pages. A case officially closed by both Batman and the police, with Harvey Dent and a crime lord's son taking the fall for the killings. The intensely noir detective story chronicled Bruce Wayne's early years as the caped crusader, and the origin story of Two-Face-inextricably tied to the mysterious Holiday Killer rampage. But ever fans now wants to know: what new twist in the story has brought Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale back to tell it?

And at long last, it's getting a much anticipated update in the form of Batman: The Long Halloween Special, just in time for Halloween. The decades-long mystery that began with Batman: The Long Halloween became an instant classic.

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