This article has been corrected since its publication.
DC Comics have announced a new “Batman and Robin” series, written by Joshua Williamson with art by Simone Di Meo (“Mighty Morphin Power Rangers”). Starting in September, the book will follow Bruce and Damian Wayne as they reconcile after the events of Mark Waid and Mahmud Asrar’s miniseries “Batman vs. Robin,” and the ‘Lazarus Planet’ crossover, while “investigating mysterious new cases and monsters in Gotham.” As shown in the top left corner of the promotional image, the book will introduce a new version of the Robin Mobile, a vehicle from the ’50s comics, designed by Di Meo.
The comic continues Williamson’s tenure as DC’s busiest writer, with the book joining his current list of titles like “Superman” and “Green Arrow.” He is no stranger to either Batman or Robin, having penned Damian’s most recent solo title, and “Batman” before Chip Zdarsky took over last year. This is also, surprisingly, only the third comics series titled “Batman and Robin,” following Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely’s 2009-2011 run (starring Dick Grayson as Batman), and Peter Tomasi and Patrick Gleason’s subsequent ‘New 52’ series (which did feature Bruce as the Dark Knight.)
The announcement was one of several made by DC at Orlando’s MegaCon. Head to the link for more from the ‘Dawn of DC’ panel, including confirmation that Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Mirko Colak’s “Green Lantern: War Journal” (starring John Stewart) will begin in September, and artwork from upcoming issues of “Superman,” “Action Comics,” “The Flash,” and “Justice Society of America.” You can also watch a trailer for ‘Dawn of DC’ that debuted at the convention below:
