COMICS CONTINUUM: NEWS IN BRIEF

DAMIAN MINI-SERIES: According to The New York Post, DC Comics will launch Damian: Son of Batman, a four-issue mini-series written and drawn by Andy Kubert, in October. The story is set in a "a possible future that may never be," where Damian Wayne becomes Batman.

VALIANT TEASER: Valiant Entertainment has released a teaser for October's Sect Civil War, by Fred Van Lente and Khari Evans, along with the tagline, "Every Enemy. Against Each Other."

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AND THE KITCHEN SINK: Dark Horse Comics has announced a joint venture to add the newly formed Kitchen Sink Books as an exclusive and independent publishing imprint. Kitchen Sink Books will begin a publishing program in late 2013, focusing on large-format, heavily illustrated art books, archival reprint collections and original graphic novels.

The new imprint will be headed by alternative publishing pioneer Denis Kitchen and book designer/editor John Lind, who will share duties including acquiring and editing new projects, developing talent and strategically guiding the imprint.