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Love him or hate him, writer/director Kevin Smith (Clerks and Zack & Miri Make a Porno) has made quite the name for himself in the world of comics. Whether he’s casting icons like Stan Lee in his films or trying his hand at penning popular arcs for his favorite characters, the guy obviously has some serious passion for dudes in tights. His first crack at a mainstream title back in 1999 resulted in the eight-issue Guardian Devil run on Daredevil, an arc that would meet with massive critical and commercial success and eventually lead to two more gigs at the house of ideas, one even featuring everyone’s favorite web-head. While fans could hardly get enough of Smith’s unique take on some of Marvel’s biggest names, unfortunately both would meet with delay snags. Spider-Man/Black Cat: The Evil that Men Do, a six-issue story featuring art by Terry Dodson, saw its first issue hit shelves several months late and would eventually hit a gap of three years before fans would get their hands on the final three issues to wrap the book up. Even more devastating, his next comic project, Daredevil/Bullseye: The Target, a mini-series featuring art by Glenn Fabry that saw its first issue released in 2002, still has yet to be finished. As of this writing, however, Smith has unofficially abandoned the book completely, citing events unfolding in continuity that have rendered his story meaningless. Smith even went on to try his hand at the competition. The 15-issue Quiver story line for DC’s Green Arrow saw the resurrection of Ollie Queen from the grave and subsequent taking back of the mantle of Star City’s savior. It met with a solid amount of fanfare, and wrapped up in 2004, the last comic book work released by Smith.  Until this week, that is.
The first of a three-issue series sees its release this Wednesday as Batman: Cacophony marks Smith’s maiden voyage into Gotham City. In a book that promises to pit the Dark Knight against familiar foes like the Joker, Zsasz, and Deadshot, it will also see the caped crusader take on Onomatopoeia, a serial killer who specifically targets non-powered superheroes and also happens to be an original creation of Smith’s, first introduced in the pages of his Green Arrow arc. Let’s just hope his fans will get to see how this one ends.
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