Dark Knight III: The Master Race #9 Exclusive Look released at CBR

Finally arriving in shops this week and bringing an end to the latest series that serves as a continuation to Frank Miller's 1986 masterpiece that is "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns", DC Comics has released via Comic Book Resources an exclusive look at the ninth issue of "Dark Knight III: The Master Race" - the epic conclusion to the saga that sees Bruce Wayne come out of retirement as Batman once more and teaming up with familiar allies to take on a race of Kryptonians bent on taking over the planet with an iron fist.

Co-written by Brian Azzarello and Frank Miller and featuring art by Andy Kubert and Klaus Janson, this is the epic finale those who have started on the miniseries should not miss (as well as the army of variant covers including the one above by Jim Lee). Grab DK III #9 on June 7th in comic shops worldwide.

Batman gets Jim Lee and Brian Azzarello in Batman: Europa!

After making his mark in Batman: Hush and illustrating arguably one of the most memorable depictions of The Dark Knight, DC Co-Publisher and artist Jim Lee will once again pencil Batman in January's upcoming four issue mini-series, Batman: Europa. Lee, however, will only be drawing issue number one, so that leaves writer Brian Azzarello to team up with three other artists, namely Giuseppe Camuncoli, Diego Latorre, and Jock. The story involves Batman teaming up with his archnemesis, The Joker, as he seeks a cure for a virus that has infected him, forcing him to team up with the Clown Prince of Crime against all odds! For more information, check out the post in Newsarama!