The series concluded in July 2015, with issue 11. The series debuted in May 2014, and its first issue sold out of its initial print run. explored superheroes from the lens of union organization, and featured an early-1960s aesthetic, noir overtones, and political drama. The series, co-written by Alec Siegel and featuring art by Rod Reis, revisited the world created by Higgins in The League. In January 2014, Higgins announced C.O.W.L., his first creator-owned ongoing series with Image Comics. In January 2014, it was announced that Higgins had joined the writing team for Batman Eternal following his work on Nightwing, which ended in March 2014. Higgins began writing Batman Beyond 2.0, a DCU version of the character from the DCAU animated series Batman Beyond, for DC's digital-first line. Higgins also wrote the first eight issues of Deathstroke in September 2011. When DC rebooted their entire line in 2011 with The New 52, Higgins wrote Nightwing, often interlinking arcs with Snyder, who moved to Batman. Higgins stayed on the Batman brand, co-writing the five-issue Batman: Gates of Gotham with Detective Comics scribe Scott Snyder which delved into the history of Gotham City. The stories introduced the Franco-Islamic character Nightrunner, who he co-created with David Hine and caused some controversy. Career Īfter writing and directing his college thesis film titled The League, about the superhero labor union of 1960's Chicago, Higgins spent a year writing for Marvel Comics before authoring the back-up features for the 2010 editions of Detective Comics Annual and Batman Annual. In late 2006, he began an unpaid internship with the Donners' Company, which provided him with the opportunity to work with Richard Donner, who directed the film that introduced Higgins to comics and filmmaking. Īfter two years of studying film and creative writing at the University of Iowa, Higgins transferred to the film production program of Chapman University in Orange, California, from which he would graduate. At the age of seven, Higgins saw the 1978 feature film Superman, which began his passion for both comic books and filmmaking. Kyle Higgins was born June 12, 1985, and grew up in Homer Glen, Illinois. He is best known for his work on the Batman franchise at DC Comics, namely writing the miniseries Batman: Gates of Gotham and for the Nightwing and Batman Beyond titles, the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers franchise at Boom! Studios, and Radiant Black at Image Comics. Kyle Higgins (born June 12, 1985) is an American comic book writer and film director.

Nightwing, Volume 1 by Kyle Higgins