Batman & Family Star In Rebirth’s First Crossover Event

The first crossover event of the Rebirth Era begins this September! The six-part story is entitled “Night of the Monster Men” and will span the BatmanNightwing, and Detective Comics books. Steve Orlando looks to be spearheading the event, working alongside each title’s usual writer.

Check out the descriptions and covers for the first three parts below!

Part One – Batman #7

Batman Night of the Monster Men


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On sale September 21
Co-Written by Steve Orlando and Tom King
Art by Riley Rossmo

As a huge storm approaches, Batman, Batwoman and Nightwing try and prepare Gotham City for the worst, but nothing can prepare the heroes for the enormous monsters rampaging through the streets! Batman will need all of his allies to unite in order to stop these mad science monsters from tearing Gotham apart!

Part Two – Nightwing #5

Batman Night of the Monster Men

On sale September 21

Co-Written by Steve Orlando and Tim Seeley
Art by Roge Antonio

The Monster Men are stomping their way through Gotham City! How can the Bat-team take on both these monsters and the storm of the century? And when Nightwing goes behind the scenes to discover where these monsters originated, what he finds lurking in the shadows might be worse than the monsters themselves!

Part Three – Detective Comics #941

Batman Night of the Monster Men

On sale September 28
Co-Written by Steve Orlando and James Tynion IV
Art by Andy MacDonald

Batman and Batwoman take to the streets in a motorcycle death race against a monster that transforms faster than either of them can keep up! And at Blackgate Prison, something truly terrifying is growing in the prison’s darkest depths… and its eggs are hatching!


Parts Four through Six of “NIGHT OF THE MONSTER MEN” concludes the storyline in the pages of BATMAN #8, NIGHTWING #6 and DETECTIVE COMICS #942, to be solicited next month.

Anthony Composto - EIC
Anthony Composto - EIC
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