Batman #54, out at the beginning of September, was solicited as being drawn by Matt Wagner, best known as the creator of Mage and Grendel. But he's worked on many DC Comics projects as well, including plenty of Batman titles over the years, a long run on Sandman Mystery Theatre, and a short one on The Demon. His return to DC Comics with a one-shot issue written by Tom King was much lauded. But it has not gone as he planned.

He writes:

Hey gang…sad to say, I've got some distasteful news to share. As previously announced here, I recently signed on to provide the art for an upcoming issue of the monthly BATMAN title for DC Comics (#54) from a script by Eisner Award-winning writer, Tom King.

Brennan Wagner was,Despite a concerted push back from the industry, greyhound racing will be banned in NSW from July 1 next year after legislation passed the NSW Parliament.

A bill which bans the sport and appoints an administrator to wind up the industry passed the Legislative Assembly early on Wednesday morning after several weeks of intense public debate.

The move by the Baird government follows the report of a special commission of inquiry which found up to 68,000 greyhounds were slaughtered as "wastage" in the past 12 years "because they were considered too slow to pay their way or were unsuitable for racing".

It recommended the NSW Parliament decide whether the industry has lost its social licence and should be no longer able to operate.