Batman: Gotham by Gaslight - A League for Justice (2025-) #2

by Andy Diggle, Leandro Fernández (Artist)

Chaos consumes the frontier town of Smallville as Lex Luthor, riding in his steam-and-Kryptonite-powered Metallo robot, brings destruction in his search for a mys-terious artifact that could grant him power beyond his wildest dreams. Meanwhile,Batman, Superman, and their posse of strange new heroes band together to put astop to his reign of terror and attempt to prevent Luthor from accessing this ancientpower. But will the world be better off with this relic in the hands of those who donot know how to channel its power properly? Find out in this can’t-miss issue!

Genres: Comics, Batman

Kindle Edition

Published August 13, 2025

About the author

Andy Diggle is a British comic book writer and former editor of 2000 AD. He is best known for his work on The Losers,Swamp Thing, Hellblazer, Adam Strange and Silent Dragon at DC Comics and for his run on Thunderbolts and Daredevil after his move to Marvel.

In 2013 Diggle left writing DC's Action Comics and began working with Dynamite Entertainment, writing a paranormal crime series Uncanny. He is also working on another crime series with his wife titled Control that is set to begin publishing in 2014.

Reviews

[Lizzy DeMarco · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really love this take on the JLA.

[Rob Vitagliano · Rating 4 out of 5]

I said in a recent review that I'm trying to move on from the silly titles, the crazy, goofy ones. On the outside, I would say that this one should qualify, but it's somehow one I'm looking forward to the next chapter of. As over the top as it is, I think not needing to know the history of all these characters makes a big difference. I can just sit back and enjoy the show.

Something that keeps jumping out at me in both this and the first title, The Kryptonian Age, is Leandro Fernandez's set pieces. This issue starts off on Batman's airship, and I love the wooden planking, and just the overall aesthetic of most of the settings. I also liked the library inside Lex Luthor's mind, which was a neat concept by itself, as he battles wits with the Martian Manhunter, who takes a big role in this issue.

He gets some backstory, including some tragic history with his world and Krypton that paints a different light than I was expecting going into this. The group is at odds with each other from the start, but you see the chemistry forming.

I also loved Lex Luthor's train transformer. The whole book vaguely reminds me of the movie "Wild Wild West" which I personally didn't love, but I still get a kick out of the western with futuristic tones.

There's also a funny moment where Batman shows that he's paying more attention than the rest of the group when it comes to Superman, but keeps it to himself. The ending reveals an upcoming villain that I don't have any personal feelings about, but I'm sure it's a big deal to plenty of Superman lovers.

[Craig Schorling · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is starting to click more. I liked the style and story more and am getting more invested in this take on the Justice League. There is a good balance on tension but also working together to keep things moving a long nicely. The art and colors were also quite nice and fit the vibes of this story.

[Alex Fyffe · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5

[Jenny · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another good story with strong writing, humor, and suspense!

[Aidan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Would give this 6 stars if I could.

[James B · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very well done