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Bruce Wayne: Not Super: The Bat-Catastrophe

Illustrated by Berat Pekmezci
Paperback
5-1/2"W x 8"H | 13 oz | 24 per carton
On sale Sep 01, 2026 | 160 Pages | 9781779528667
Age 8-12 years

New York Times bestselling author Stuart Gibbs (Spy School) brings his signature wit and heart to the second installment of Bruce Wayne: Not Super — a laugh-out-loud, lesson-packed adventure perfect for middle grade readers who love heroes with humor.

Being a secret vigilante isn’t easy.And trying to catch a villain in the act of villainy while trying to learn the ropes of the superhero thing has 13-year-old Bruce Wayne exhausted and struggling at school. Although he is far more frustrated by the fact that Selina Kyle has a crush on Batman—but not him.

When Jack Napier and his hulking sidekick Bane are recruited by Hugo Strange for a high-stakes heist at Gotham City Bank, Bruce will get a second chance to prove he has what it takes to defend the streets of Gotham. But Bruce gets more than he bargained for when he catches Selina helping Jack. Coming from a school full of heroes and villains, he should have known she would be more than she seems! And now Bruce will have to find a way to stop them all before they can accomplish their plan.
Stuart Gibbs is the New York Times bestselling author of the middle-grade sensation Spy School and Moon Base Alpha series. He has written the screenplays for movies such as See Spot Run and Repli-Kate, worked on a whole bunch of animated films, and developed TV shows for Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, ABC, and Fox. Bruce Wayne: Not Super is his first graphic novel for DC Comics.

Berat Pekmezci is a Turkish-born, London-based illustrator with a background as an advertising art director. He has previously produced several short stories for DC Comics, but Bruce Wayne: Not Super represents his first full-length graphic novel. Berat brings an impressive sense of humor and visual inventiveness to this story.
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About

New York Times bestselling author Stuart Gibbs (Spy School) brings his signature wit and heart to the second installment of Bruce Wayne: Not Super — a laugh-out-loud, lesson-packed adventure perfect for middle grade readers who love heroes with humor.

Being a secret vigilante isn’t easy.And trying to catch a villain in the act of villainy while trying to learn the ropes of the superhero thing has 13-year-old Bruce Wayne exhausted and struggling at school. Although he is far more frustrated by the fact that Selina Kyle has a crush on Batman—but not him.

When Jack Napier and his hulking sidekick Bane are recruited by Hugo Strange for a high-stakes heist at Gotham City Bank, Bruce will get a second chance to prove he has what it takes to defend the streets of Gotham. But Bruce gets more than he bargained for when he catches Selina helping Jack. Coming from a school full of heroes and villains, he should have known she would be more than she seems! And now Bruce will have to find a way to stop them all before they can accomplish their plan.

Creators

Stuart Gibbs is the New York Times bestselling author of the middle-grade sensation Spy School and Moon Base Alpha series. He has written the screenplays for movies such as See Spot Run and Repli-Kate, worked on a whole bunch of animated films, and developed TV shows for Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, ABC, and Fox. Bruce Wayne: Not Super is his first graphic novel for DC Comics.

Berat Pekmezci is a Turkish-born, London-based illustrator with a background as an advertising art director. He has previously produced several short stories for DC Comics, but Bruce Wayne: Not Super represents his first full-length graphic novel. Berat brings an impressive sense of humor and visual inventiveness to this story.
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