I have a short story in this year's DC Halloween Special. It seems everybody goes through this book at some point and I'm looking forward to seeing the entire volume. My story follows Kid Flash and Mirror Master and involves a very creepy "Mirror Game" and the summoning of evil spirits.

Pick it up at the shop today.

Just saw this was posted on Newsarama over the weekend.

I'm writing a short story featuring Kid Flash and Mirror Master. Should be fun. I love injecting horror movie themes and conventions into the super hero genre.

DCU HALLOWEEN SPECIAL 2009 #1

Written by Joe Harris, Billy Tucci, Jake Black, Franco, Adam Schlagman, Mandy McMurray and others

Art by Rags Morales, Joe Prado and others Cover by Gene Ha

Darkness falls across the land as the DC Universe faces its greatest horror in this Halloween special filled with all-new stories! Watch as Guy Gardner continues his quest to share Halloween with the cosmos and his fellow alien Green Lantern Corps members. In another tale, Red Robin finds the true, deadly meaning of the sinister holiday while overseas on his quest to find Bruce Wayne. Meanwhile, Bizarro receives neither trick nor treat in his own backwards celebration of the spookiest night of the year on his home world. Plus, 10 other ghoulish tales to fill you with fright this Halloween!

On sale October 21 * 80 pg, one-shot, FC, $5.99 US

IGN has a 5-page preview up as of yesterday. The book comes out this Wednesday, 4/1.

Check it out!

Jose Ladronn discusses his painted covers for the BATMAN: BATTLE FOR THE COWL one-shots at Comic Book Resources (including MAN-BAT, written by yours truly).

IGN has a great interview with editor Mike Marts regarding the BATMAN: BATTLE FOR THE COWL event, including some insights into the MAN-BAT one shot I'm doing with Jim Calafiore.

DC Solicits have leaked out. IGN has the rundown of the rest of the BATMAN: BATTLE FOR THE COWL event following Batman's apparent death in the R.I.P. and FINAL CRISIS storylines.

I love Man-Bat. I think he's Batman's dark reflection, monstrous yet sympathetic, lost and dangerous but well-meaning, noble and in possession of immense power, rage and pain.

Jim Calafiore's artwork is stunning. We're going for dark and gritty here. Man-Bat is an outcast. He doesn't play well with others. And dark, disturbing things seem to follow wherever he goes.

And ain't that Jose Ladron cover sweet?