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Batwing Reading Order (David Zavimbe, Luke Fox)

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When you hear the name Batwing, you could be thinking about Batman’s airplane which was introduced in Detective Comics #31 in 1939 — also known as the Batplane. Since 2011, Batwing is also the name of a member of the Bat-family. Despite having less than fifteen years of existence, there are already two people who had taken the alias of Batwing.

Created by Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham, the first Batwing was David Zavimbe, a Congolese police officer who made his debut in the pages of Batman Incorporated #5 before headlining his own series. He was presented as the “Batman of Africa” and served as a representative of Batman Incorporated in the city of Tinasha, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The character appears to be inspired by a minor character, a young African-American boy from Batman #250.

David Zavimbe’s time as Batwing was, in the end, quite short, as he decided to resign as Batwing, leaving the mantle free to be taken by someone else in 2013.

Created by Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, and Eduardo Pansica, Luke Fox took over the mantle and was established as the second Batwing in Batwing #19. As you could have guessed, Luke is the son of Lucius Fox, born into a rich family who, like his father, is intellectually gifted. A world-class boxer before joining Batman in his fight, the Dark Knight trained him in martial arts.

Luke Fox already appeared in a few other media, including in the Arrowverse where he was portrayed by Camrus Johnson, and part of the distribution of the TV Series Batwoman. He was also voiced by Gaius Charles in the animated film Batman: Bad Blood.

Batwing Reading Order

The First Batwing: David Zavimbe Reading Order

David Zavimbe is introduced during Grant Morrison’s run on Batman (see reading order) where he became a representative of Batman Incorporated and one of the few working outside of the United States. During his short time as Batwing, David headlined his own title, helped Batman in his fight against crime, and assisted the Justice League International.

The Second Batwing: Luke Fox Reading Order

While David chose to retire as Batwing for personal reasons, Luke Fox took over the mantle after Batman recruited him. He took over the Batwing title and was a recurring character in Batman Eternal. Towards the end of the New 52 era, Luke Fox also appeared in Batgirl.

This is when the Rebirth era started, and Luke Fox chose to put Batwing on hold first. It was for a short time, as Batman called him for help and he joined the new team as tech support and as Batwing in Detective Comics.

After that, Luke Fox didn’t have a prominent role in any title and mostly popped up as a supporting player. First, like most members of the Bat Family, he was in a few issues of the Joker War:

Following those tragic events, Tim “Jace” Fox returned home, and Luke Fox was not quite happy to see his brother back. This series depicts Jace’s journey to becoming Batman. Luke also stars in a short story published in Urban Legends.

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