A Batman #1 doesn’t come along very often. Well, unless you’ve been reading comics for the past 15 years, in which case, it’s come along a couple times already. Modern comic books! But even then, in what is about to be eight-and-a-half-decades of Batman that’s still not a lot of relaunches–and DC is going all-in to make this fourth one stand out.

DC's flagship Batman comic. Current writer Chip Zdarsky just ended his run with Batman #157, paving the way for Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee's Hush 2 storyline in March. And once Hush 2 is over, DC will be relaunching Batman with a new #1 issue,

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Absolute Batman kicked off DC’s Absolute Universe titles and has been going strong ever since. The Absolute Universe is an entirely new DC continuity, one created by the villainous Darkseid in DC All-In #1 for a mysterious purpose.

DC Comics stunned attendees at the ComicsPRO convention with a surprise announcement. The state of the Batman monthly series following Hush 2 has been a total mystery. However, DC has now revealed that the series will relaunch with a new #1 issue.

Rounding out the announcements was a new creative team and direction for Action Comics: Writer Mark Waid ( Batman/Superman: World’s Finest) and artist Skylar Patridge, a veteran of DC’s anthology specials, will refocus the book on Clark Kent’s early years as Superboy in Smallville, starting with June’s Action Comics #1087.

At ComicsPro DC pulled the curtain back on the next era of Batman, and it will be a truly talented creative team leading the charge. DC has revealed the first look at Batman #1, which will begin in September and will be helmed by writer Matt Fraction,