It's been hinted at since San Diego Comic Con 2008 in the wake of "52" and the appearance of Batwoman. So it came as no shock when Greg Rucka was officially announced as the new writer of Detective Comics, this coming June post "Battle for the Cowl" at NYCC '09.

CBR has posted an interview with Greg to discuss his previous runs on Batman titles and what's install for Katherine Kane, which launches with issue #854 in June.

CBR: Let’s be plain: this is the Batwoman project you have been working on for a while, right?

GR: Jim and I have been working on Batwoman for going on two years now. And we’ve been waiting to unlock her. This is good timing. With “Battle for the Cowl,” it’s a perfect time for people to get a proper introduction to Batwoman. It’s long overdue.

We’re both tremendously excited about it. The whole package, we’ve got Dave Stewart coloring and Todd Klein is doing the lettering. The book is just gorgeous. It’s just beautiful. I don’t think I’ve ever worked on anything so pretty.

CBR: Does the Batwoman story spin out of “Battle for the Cowl?”

GR: Nope, not at all. We are writing Batwoman. We are not writing Batman. And the goal here is to establish the character and get her up and running. She is in Gotham but the events in her book during “Battle for the Cowl” do not intercept.

And for people who are desperate to figure out where it is in the timeline, they really need to relax. They’re not going to find an answer any time soon.

CBR: Are you telling an origin story in the first arc?

GR: The first story is four issues and then after the conclusion of that story leads into a telling of her origin. They are connected. So the three issues that follow the opening four are the origin and then we continue from there.

For the entire interview, click here...

(Source - CBR.com)