Kurt Busiek Writing A Batman-Centric Follow-Up To Superman: Secret Identity

Writer Kurt Busiek will write what amounts to a spiritual sequel to his fan-favorite Superman: Secret Identity, but instead of focusing on that "real-world" Clark Kent's further adventures, he will bring Batman into the mix.

Earlier this week, DC announced that Busiek and Mother Panic artist John Paul Leon will create Batman: Creature of the Night, a new original story set in a world where superheroes are just characters in a comic book -- until a young Bat-fan finds himself facing the tragedy at the heart of Bruce Wayne's origin story.

As DC tells it, the story centers on a young Batman fan who faces a childhood that suddenly becomes unbearably similar to his hero's. Creature of the Night is a four-issue, prestige format limited series set in Boston in 1968. Bruce Wainwright is a comic book-reading kid whose obsession with the Caped Crusader leads him to some very dark places which he must ultimately confront when his parents are murdered after walking in on a robbery.

Per the publisher, Batman: Creature of the Night is a story about loss and confronting your inner demons in the face of that loss that takes a turn towards the unusual when a familiar-looking crimefighter begins to appear on the city streets.

The out-of-continuity miniseries will launch on November 29th.

You can check out the official solicitation text below, and some preview images in the attached gallery.

BATMAN: CREATURE OF THE NIGHT #1

Written by KURT BUSIEK
Art and cover by JOHN PAUL LEON

Young Bruce Wainwright lost his parents in a violent crime…and in the real world, no superheroes exist to save the day. But as grief and rage builds inside Bruce until he feels he can't keep it inside anymore, something strange starts taking wing in the Gotham night! Perhaps Bruce's grief isn't inside him after all?

Modern masters Kurt Busiek and John Paul Leon unite for the spiritual companion to the beloved SUPERMAN: SECRET IDENTITY, putting a new spin you've never seen before on the legend of Batman—and the dark emotions that drive him!

On sale NOVEMBER 29 • 48 pg, FC, 1 of 4, $5.99 US • RATED T+