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FRANK MILLER AND JIM LEE TAKE ON THE DYNAMIC DUO IN ALL-STAR: BATMAN AND ROBIN

Superstar artist Jim Lee will be joined by legendary writer and
Batman visionary Frank Miller on DC 's upcoming ALL-STAR: BATMAN AND ROBIN. The series, scheduled to make its debut later this year, marks Miller' s first work on the Dark Knight since 2001 ' s acclaimed THE
DARK KNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN, and Lee 's return to Batman following
2002 's best-selling "Hush" storyline in BATMAN.

" If there was one creator I wanted to work with when I was a fan,
it would have been Frank Miller, " says Lee, " so after this project, I think I' m going to be ready to retire!

Seriously, it will be the pinnacle of my career so far, and I can ' t wait to get started. Frank and I have had a couple of meetings about the story, and it ' s
going to rock! "

Miller says, " This is Dick Grayson ' s initiation and he 's dealing with a very stern teacher. Batman is a hard teacher - unforgiving. Brutal. At the same time, Grayson is watching Batman come into his full power. Me and Jim Lee get to play with all of DC' s toys. It 'll be a romp. It 'll be a lot of fun. I plan on raiding DC 's treasury of characters. There won' t be a Black Canary or
a Wonder Woman unused. "

"This is quite an honor and, needless to say, a fairly daunting task that DC has bestowed upon me by handing me the helm of ALL-STARS, " says Group Editor Bob Schreck. " Being able to help these incredibly talented creators bring their amazing tales to life on the comics page is going to be one heck of a ride, no doubt. I can't wait until the readers get to see what's in store for them. "

" Frank was instrumental in redefining Batman for a new generation,
and I, for one, can' t wait to see him bring that same level of
clarity and interpretation to Dick Grayson and Robin," says Dan DiDio,
VP - Executive Editor, DCU. " With the teams now set for the two ALL-STAR books, BATMAN AND ROBIN and SUPERMAN, everyone should agree that they meet the expectations set for these series: All Star creators working on iconic versions of our All Star characters - it doesn't get much better than this. "

Jim Lee picture from Wizard