Following James Tynion IV’s exit from Detective Comics, Wild Storm writer Bryan Edward Hill will take over for the longtime writer. Hill is set to pen a two-part story that sees Batman team-up with his prior Outsiders teammate Black Lightning. This all-new arc entitled “On the Outside,” will include illustrations by Miguel Mendonça. 

Part one of “On the Outside” kicks off June 13, 2018 in Detective Comics #982. “Duke Thomas. Cassandra Cain. They and other young heroes don’t intend to stand down, no matter what Batman thinks is best. Who can Batman trust to guide them? They need a teacher...and Black Lightning fits the bill!” reads the official synopsis. 

Meanwhile part two, featured in Detective Comics #983, hits shelves on June 27. The official synopsis for this issue reads: “Batman wanted Black Lightning involved in the lives of his protégés ‒ but how involved was the Dark Knight thinking? What kind of missions will Jefferson Pierce take them on? And what, exactly, is he whispering in their ears about Batman himself?”

In addition to Black Lightning’s turn on Detective Comics, Hill is also scheduled to write a one-shot crossover teaming the vigilante superhero with Hanna-Barbera’s Hong Kong Phooey. More details on this crossover are expected to be revealed later on.