Battle for the Hoodie: The Return of Batman Jones!

Battle for the Cowl concluded yesterday, and unlike American Idol, the title went to exactly who everyone assumed it would.  That's not to say there weren't surprises in Battle For the Cowl #3, though.  Even more surprising than the miraculous reanimation of Rod Stewart's corpse on Idol were these three panels (realigned for this blog):

Now I've never heard of Batman Jones before, but not being the biggest Batman-fan ever (or Kurt Busiek), I figured there was a strong chance this was a returning character I'd simply not ready about in the past.

Turns out, I was right. Kind of. Read all about the original Batman Jones here.

I have no idea why, but I'm already looking forward to seeing more of this modern incarnation of Batman Jones and 'm not even kidding.