Bruce Wayne: Not Super: The Bat-Catastrophe Store Promo Poster 2026 is an official retail advertising item distributed by DC Comics to promote the highly anticipated middle-grade graphic novel by New York Times bestselling author Stuart Gibbs and illustrator Berat Pekmezci. Released to align with the book's launch on September 1, 2026, this poster targets young readers and comic shops ahead of the yearly Batman Day celebrations on September 19.
Poster Features & Specifications
- Size & Layout: Typically printed in a standard 11" x 17" retail display format to hang on comic shop walls or windows.
- Artwork Style: Features the bright, expressive, and lighthearted cartoon illustration style of Berat Pekmezci, distinctly contrasting with DC’s grittier mainline Batman promo materials.
- Distribution Method: Sent directly to comic retailers as a marketing inclusion in monthly diamond shipments. Because they are often shipped factory-folded or discarded after the book's initial launch week, intact copies are popular collectors' items on the secondary market.
What the Book & Promo Is About
The poster promotes the second installment of the hit Bruce Wayne: Not Super series, which reimagines a 13-year-old Bruce Wayne attending a prestigious prep school for super-powered teens—where he is famously the only kid without any actual superpowers.
The promotional graphics focus on the "Bat-Catastrophe" storyline:
- The Plot: Bruce is exhausted from trying to act like a secret vigilante while struggling with middle-school life. He is deeply frustrated that his classmate, Selina Kyle, has a massive crush on his alter-ego Batman, but pays no attention to Bruce himself.
- The Rogues: The imagery highlights kid-friendly versions of classic Batman villains, showing Jack Napier (the future Joker) and his musclebound sidekick Bane teaming up under the direction of Hugo Strange to rob the Gotham City Bank.