DC Exclusive artist David Finch has been a part of some substantial work since he left Marvel for DC, including doing covers for Action Comics and Brightest Day.  However, today is a huge day for Mr. Finch, as DC’s The Source blog announced this morning that he’ll be the writer AND artist for a brand new Batman book starting this fall. In November, Finch will launch ‘Batman: The Dark Knight‘, a brand new on-going series. Before that, Finch will team with Grant Morrison for a special one-shot in October titled, ‘Batman: The Return’.  Here’s what Finch had to say about this exciting news:

The Dark Knight takes Batman outside what he knows, into a world of demonology, dark arts, and mystery. He’s the ultimate detective, faster, stronger and smarter than any villian, but now he faces creatures to whom logic and mortality don’t apply.

I want Dark Knight to be true to Batman’s street level, crime fighter roots. He’ll face a rogues gallery that we’re all familiar with, but this book will take him on a darker path where he’ll be stretched to his physical and psychological limits

David Finch now joins Tony Daniel as the second Batman related artist to not only draw, but write an on-going Batman series.  I like Finch’s art, but we’ll have to see how he does on writing duties. This is certainly an interesting move on DC’s part, and it will be interesting to see if the trend expands outside the Batman universe. Hit the jump for the first sketch from the book!