DC's long-running Detective Comics will be reverting back to a monthly release schedule in April - and Batman will once again return as the title's solo star.
The normally Batman-centric series switched to a weekly schedule with December 28's Detective Comics #1046 for a 12-part storyline that will continue through March 22's Detective Comics #1058.
Although most North American comic books have traditionally been published monthly, Detective Comics was one of the first titles to experiment with more frequent shipping, including as far back as the early '70s. For readers, it means less wait time between installments of serialized stories like the current Detective Comics story; for publishers, releasing a popular title more frequently can mean higher sales. So when it works, it's a win-win.