the acclaimed team of writer peter j. tomasi and artist doug mahnke will takeover detective comics with the series' 944th issue, as announced by dc comics at san diego's comic-con international. related: detective comics: is bryan hill going to build on or dismantle tynion’s legacy?tomasi revealed the publisher's plans to have him and mahnke takeover the reins of dc's namesake comic series at the batman-centric panel for sdcc 2018. he indicated that they'll be looking ahead to the landmark issue #1000, which is expected to hit stands within the next year.

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both tomasi and mahnke have recently lent their talents primarily to superman titles in recent years, though both creators have a storied history working with the cosmic side of the dcu over in the green lantern/green lantern corps comics. the duo previously tackled a tale of batman in a well-received team-up issue of batman & robin in which the caped crusader took on an adventure with frankenstein.

for a full recap from dc's bat-family panel, head here; stay tuned to cbr for all the latest developments from comic-con international in san diego.

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