DC Comics readers (either to their delight or chagrin) typically don’t have to wait long for a new Batman comic. The company’s Caped Crusader is at the center of an ever-growing number of books and stories, with countless more inspired by alternative iterations. With that in mind, a Batman comic really needs to do something special to receive any special attention nowadays—providing some sort of unprecedented angle to the Dark Knight. This week’s Batman: Black and White #1, the latest extension of the monochromatic miniseries which began in 1996, largely succeeds in that effort. While the debut issue doesn’t entirely hit the mark, it brings an intriguing approach to Batman’s mythology, in a way that honors the way he—and comics as a whole—have grown over the past few decades.