So Long, All Star Batman and Robin! Hello Dark Knight: Boy Wonder!

Well, that took a while, didn't it?

Announced at this year's Wondercon and blogged at The Source, DC has announced that ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN, THE BOY WONDER, the hotshot miniseries by superstar duo Frank Miller and Jim Lee, has finally ceased publication. This comes after a 10 issue run that was ripe with delays and scheduling problems, and after being stuck in limbo, the series has finally folded... or has it? Nope, not by a long shot!

Beginning in February 2011, the series that fits into Miller's continuity of THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, BATMAN: YEAR ONE, and THE DARK KNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN will finish its tale with the relaunch of a new six issue series called "DARK KNIGHT: BOY WONDER". Miller and Lee have commented that they only have six issues to go to wrap up the Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson story, so this finishes the somewhat controversial origin tale that began in 2005, with the "Goddamn Batman" seemingly kidnapping Grayson and training him to be his sidekick following the murder of the latter's parents during a circus performance.

Jim Lee's art, which was the highlight of the book following the success of 2002's BATMAN: HUSH, was arguably the selling point of the book, and one of my favorite interpretations of Batman for the longest time. This announcement was long overdue, but thankfully, I can see the story finish, and on time hopefully, come 2011. For more info and details, check out The Source.