Stephen Colbert is jumping from the television screen to the comic book world for his latest gig. The Late Show host announced he has a starring role in the DC Comics universe.
Colbert shared the news during Tuesday night's episode of The Late Show. The comedian shared he'll appear on a varient cover of Batman/Superman: World's Finest #40. Colbert is seated at his Late Show desk with Superman as his guest and Batman lurking in the background.
The cover also features a nod to Colbert's past. Superman is seen promoting a book titled "I Am Superman and So Can You." It's a reference to Colbert's 2007 work of satire I Am America (And So Can You) from his days hosting The Colbert Report.
According to the issue description, it finds "Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent in the clutches of ... late-night TV? A menace is loose in Metropolis, but Superman and Batman can't do anything about it until Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne find a way to escape ... a talk show? Will it be up to their friends--Perry White, Lois Lane, Commissioner Gordon, and Alfred Pennyworth--to step in and help save the day?"
The official cover does not feature The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, so it may not be the case that Colbert's show is used in the story. Instead, the variant cover suggests it's just a bonus for fans and an "honor" for Colbert, as he said.
But it's not the first time Colbert has found himself in the pages of a comic book. He appeared in a 2006 Spider-Man comic book as a presidential candidate.