Issue three, as usual, was co-plotted by Paul Jenkins and David Finch, with writing by the former and pencils by the latter.   The issue opens where we left, with the hulked up Joker attacking Batman. As they battle and destroy the train, Batman claims he thought Joker retired, Joker says he came back to retire Batman first. Batman attempts to warn Joker of the side effects of the toxin he's got running through his veins, but Joker dismisses it…

Tags: alfred pennyworth, batcave, batman, batman: the dark knight, bruce wayne, clayface, david finch, flash, jaina hudson, joker, paul jenkins, poison ivy, white rabbit

Bruce Wayne Triumphant       In this second installment of “Batman: The Iconic Art of the New 52” I’m going to examine a frame taken from Batman #2 as illustrated by Greg Capullo with inks by Jonathan Glapion and colors by FCD. The purpose of this ongoing series is to assess whether the “New 52” gives us different look at how the iconic Batman is depicted.

Tags: batman, bruce wayne, fco plascencia, greg capullo, jonathan glapion, scott snyder, superman, wayne tower

    Happy Belated Thanksgiving!  Shipper Spotlight is a monthly editorial by your very own Shipper-expert, Stella.  Each month I will take a look at the developing and new relationships that appear in the Bat-books.  How are these relationships progressing?  Which are portrayed well?  Which should never exist?  What is my pick for SHIPPER OF THE MONTH?  Stay tuned each month for this serious look into the world of fictional relationships.   The Shippers as they stand now after issue #2 (ie. the…

Tags: alfred pennyworth, atlantic city, barbara gordon, batgirl, batman, batman and robin, batman: the dark knight, batwing, batwoman, birds of prey, black canary, bone, bruce wayne, catwoman, charlotte rivers, clayface, damian wayne, david zamvimbi, detective comics, dick grayson, gotham city, jaina hudson, jason todd, joker, katana, kate kane, maggie sawyer, nightwing, nobody, oswald cobblepot, penguin, penguin: pain and prejudice, poison ivy, raya vestri, red hood and the outlaws, renee montoya, robin, robin: year one, roy harper, starfire, starling, the huntress, white rabbit

Catwoman #3

Written by JUDD WINICK
Art by GUILLEM MARCH
Cover by GUILLEM MARCH
  Cats hate baths. Cats hate dogs. And cats hate being caught. Catwoman stole from the wrong man, and now he's got her. He wants his stuff back, he wants answers and he wants blood. Cats had better have nine lives, because Selina Kyle is about to lose one!               Catwoman #3:  

Tags: batman, bone, catwoman, gcpd, guillem march, judd winick, selina kyle

  Greetings Bat-boys and girls.  To spice things up for you all, my editor has asked me a superbly wonderful question: Who would win in a fight? Batman, or … ? That’s the best part. We will be looking through the best match-ups of Batman vs. another hero or villain in the DC Universe. We’ll look at several fights, some of these having been fought countless times in normal continuity as well as in the Elseworld titles. There are several match-ups that have already been considered, and…

Tags: batman, tbu batman versus

Nightwing #3

Written by KYLE HIGGINS
Art by EDDY BARROWS and JP MAYER
Cover by by EDDY BARROWS and JP MAYER
  The Big Top comes to the Windy City! After the massive events of issue 2, the circus heads to Chicago – and Dick Grayson is along for the ride! But as Nightwing puts pressure on ex-Haley connections in search for answers about his past, one lead may be far too explosive to handle! Be here as Nightwing takes his quest for the truth to…

Tags: dick grayson, eddy barrows, haly's circus, jp mayer, kyle higgins, nightwing

We are all really big fans of Dustin Nguyen around here at TBU. The artist pencils wonderful images in and outside the comic book panels. Nguyen has also made a name for himself drawing a series of pieces under the "Little Gotham" label. Recently, Super Punch posted up a new piece put together but Nguyen titled, "Ladies of Gotham". The image is pretty fantastic, which is a word I use frequently when describing Nguyen's artwork. You can purchase the image online here. What do you think of the image?  

Tags: batgirl, batwoman, cassandra cain, catwoman, damian wayne, dick grayson, dinah lance, dustin nguyen, harley quinn, helena bertinelli, huntress, kate kane, nightwing, oracle, poison ivy, robin, selina kyle, stephanie brown, supergirl black canary, tim drake, zatanna

Batman #3

Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Art by GREG CAPULLO and JONATHAN GLAPION
Cover by GREG CAPULLO
1:25 Variant cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO
1:200 B&W Variant cover by GREG CAPULLO
  As Bruce digs deeper into the mystery of the recent owl murders, he soon finds himself face to face with a shocking enemy – an enemy the Wayne family has secretly been at war with for centuries. Be there for the first shots of the war for the soul of Gotham City….

Tags: alfred pennyworth, batman, bruce wayne, gotham city, greg capullo, jonathan glapion, scott snyder

Batman: The Dark Knight #2 was written by Paul Jenkins and drawn by David Finch. As usual, they co-plotted the issue.   The issue opens with Two-Face, who I commented looked like he was on steroids, beating the tar out of Batman. The motif of fear and our relationship to it continue as Batman's inner monologue during the beating. Two-Face tells Batman he's learned fear is what stops people from really living. He waxes poetic about how losing…

Tags: alex sinclair, alfred pennyworth, batgirl, batman, batman: the dark knight, batmobile, batwoman, birds of prey, bruce wayne, clock king, crime alley, david finch, devil's square, harvey dent, jaina hudson, james gordon, joker, narrows, nightwing, paul jenkins, robin, scarecrow, scareface, two-face, ventriloquist, victor zsasz, white rabbit

There has been much hype and ballyhoo about the “New 52” and if I can be allowed this editorial comment, a lot of it has been provided by DC itself.  However, this will not be the thrust of this new ongoing series by myself but if DC is going to go all the trouble of re-inventing itself and its product then it must allow for some closer scrutiny.   So, if DC is truly going to jump start or re-invent itself then I thought it would be fun to see if this is passed along,…

Tags: batman, dc comics, fco plascencia, greg capullo, jonathan glapion