DC Comics announced the October return of Gotham Academy, this time taking readers back to where it all began during the first year.
Gotham Academy: First Year reunites the original creative team of Brenden Fletcher, Karl Kerschl, and Becky Cloonan, who are joined by interior artist Marco Ferrari.
“I’m so excited to return to the world of Gotham Academy with Becky and Karl,” said Fletcher in a press release from DC Comics. “It’s a joy to be back with the original team, and to welcome the incredibly talented Marco Ferrari to the fold. His work brings such life to these characters and to the halls of the Academy itself.
“We went back to where it all began. Gotham Academy: First Year takes us into Olive Silverlock’s pivotal first year—the mysterious summer before it all started—and introduces one of Batman’s most iconic villains to the series for the very first time. We can’t wait for readers old and new to join us this October, exactly 11 years to the day since the original series debuted!”
Set before the events of the original series, First Year traces Olive’s reluctant arrival at the school after a traumatic event involving her mother—and a fateful handoff between Commissioner Gordon and Bruce Wayne. Shuffled from crisis into campus life, Olive must adapt to cliques, secrets, and a system that’s less supportive than it seems.
Underlying everything, Olive has a problem—and it’s shaped like Gotham’s most famous vigilante: Batman. But how will she process the weight of her past while navigating school politics, unexpected friendships, and a growing connection to Gotham’s darker mysteries? Who will she share her first kiss with? And why is everyone obsessed with… maps? What’s with these rich kids? Does Gotham Academy have a cartography class?
Gotham Academy: First Year #1 arrives on October 1, 2025. Based on the covers, it appears that Mia Magagouchi isn’t part of the story, which makes us wonder if Gotham Academy is even relevant without Maps?
