Gregg Hurwitz takes over Batman: The Dark Knight this Summer

Musical chairs is the name of the game at DC Comics this week as they continue unveiling their plans for the Summer.

Earlier in the week, Animal Man's Jeff Lemire announced he would be writing Justice League Dark beginning with issue 9, while Peter Milligan switches to Stormwatch and Matt Kindt takes over from Lemire on Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E.. Today, news broke that writer Gregg Hurwitz (Penguin: Pain & Prejudice) would join artist David Finch on Batman: The Dark Knight #10 this Summer and beyond.

While the series has followed Batman trying to unravel the mystery behind the White Rabbit, Hurwitz plans to delve into what makes the Dark Knight and the Scarecrow tick. Putting the focus on what made him so obsessed with the concept of fear. A retelling of Jonathan Crane's childhood, perhaps?

Speaking to DC's Source blog, Hurwitz said, "Finch and I are very fired up to take the Batman into dark and dangerous new terrain, presenting a story that’ll be epic and sweeping and juuust a little bit twisted. We’re gonna see a cornerstone villain from a whole new angle, too. I’ve always been fascinated by Jonathan Crane — not just what makes him tick, but what could have happened in his past to make him obsessed with fear at the expense of all else. And perhaps that particular obsession isn’t so different from the demons that drive the Dark Knight. "

"As I discovered when writing Penguin: Pain and Prejudice — Batman fits uniquely with the villains in his rogue’s gallery. They are two sides of the same coin, yin and yang, ego and shadow. But in some cases, maybe the match is even closer. Maybe instead of ego and shadow, it’s shadow and shadow. Maybe when Batman looks in the mirror, the Scarecrow’s face is looking out. We’re used to Batman teaching his villains a lesson, but this time the Scarecrow might have something to teach Batman, too."