The Dark Knight has an old friend in town. In Batman #54, Bruce Wayne will welcome Dick Grayson back to Gotham for some father-son bonding in light of Bruce's recent heartbreak. According to writer Tom King, the issue will spotlight the dynamic duo and explore "how deep that bond between father and son goes."

"There's huge things coming up in Batman. I think the big thing that's coming up is the return of Nightwing to the book, the return of sort of Batman and Robin from the old days," King revealed to CBR at Comic-Con International in San Diego. "The idea that Bruce has had his heart broken -- or his heart is broken may be a better way to put it -- and it's that moment where your best friend moves in and sleeps on your couch just to check in on you."

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"Matt Wager, who is one of the great comic artists and writers of all time, is coming on just to do a spotlight issue that will just be on Bruce and Dick's relationship," he added. "Sort of just like we did with our spotlight issues on Catwoman and Batman, we're going to do a Bruce and Dick thing where we talk about how deep that bond between father and son goes. That's [Batman] #54."

According to the solicitation for the issue, which is due out next week,

Dick Grayson -- the original Robin -- gets to spend some quality time fighting crime with his mentor for the first time since Batman popped the question to Catwoman. It’s a walk down memory lane as Bruce Wayne helps Dick get over the loss of his high-flying acrobat parents, which in turn led to his crime-fighting career. Guest artist Matt Wagner (Mage, TRINITY) jumps on board for this special issue!

King and Wagner's Batman #54 goes on sale September 5.