Wondercon is underway and the first panel for The Batman Universe is the DC All Access panel. Here are the highlights of the panel courtesy of The Source, Comic Book Resources and Newsarama.   -Eddie Berganza compared Alfred in Batman: Earth One to Liam Neeson in Taken
-Scott Snyder mentioned that Batman #9 is the beginning of Batman punishing the Court of Owls
-Future issues of Teen Titans will have Red Robin explore his role as leader
-Bob Harras stated that Greg Hurwitz is so…

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The Source has revealed the variant cover to Batman #8. Jason Fabok created the cover and also shared some thoughts on the cover.   The description for this cover was that Batman was being tackled, or smothered by the Court of Owls. The idea of the court reaching down to Batman in a zombie like manner immediately sprang to mind. Artistically I really wanted to play with the shadows on both Batman and the owl-masked men so I added a strong source light on one side to light the shot. I used my camera on my Macbook to get some…

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Rafael Albuquerque will be joining American Vampire collaborator Scott Snyder next month on the back-up in Batman. Newsarama talked with Albuquerque briefly about his upcoming work in Batman during an interview focused on American Vampire.   Newsarama: Your collaboration with him led to the work you're doing on Batman for the back-up stories. You said you change your art style for different stories. How would you describe the style you're using for the back-up stories you're doing for Batman?   Rafael Albuquerque: It's pretty similar to what I have done…

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  February's sale estimates are in. How did The Batman Universe fair for the sixth month of the New 52?   February 2012 TBU Sales Rank Rank Title Change   1 Justice League #6 0 2 Batman #6 0 4 Detective Comics #6 0 6 Batman: The Dark Knight #6 0 10 Batman and Robin #6 -1 18 Teen Titans #6 +1

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We have decided that instead of posting every time a preview pops up online, it would be better to post all of them at once the day before the comics hit stores. So the following titles are hitting stores tomorrow, March 14.   Comic: Batwoman #7 Writer: J.H. Williams III and W. Hayden Blackman Pencils: Amy Reeder Preview Location: Comic Book Resources (4-page preview)     Comics: Batman and Robin #7 Writer: Peter Tomasi Pencils: Patrick Gleason Preview Location: MTV Geek (3-page preview)  

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  3/6: Batman: Arkham Unhinged #21 ($0.99) We get to see this version of Killer Croc’s origin story in this issue.   3/7: Batgirl (2000-2006) #15-20 ($1.99 each) More classic early Cass stories, including teamups with Robin and Spoiler.   Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #95-104 ($1.99 each) Moving on through 1997 and 1998, featuring Dirty Tricks, Steps, the star studded 100th issue, and Spook.   Batman: Shadow of the Bat #85-94 ($1.99 each) Shadow of the Bat wraps up it’s run with No Man’s Land tie-ins.  Including a visit from a certain blue cladded Boy…

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The Source has announced some changes to the creative teams for both Detective Comics and Batwoman. The new creators coming on board to the titles are mentioned to be guest artists and not permanent additions.   First, over on Detective Comics, Tony Daniel will be sticking to writing the series but take a step back from the art. Ed Benes will be stepping in on the book to cover pencils. The schedule might have taken its toll on Daniel and this happened in the past where Daniel takes a couple…

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IGN has shown off the first image from Batman: Arkham Unhinged featuring Killer Croc. This is the first time that the character has appeared in the series even though the character has been in both Arkham games.     Posted by Dustin Fritschel

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  2/28: Batman: Arkham Unhinged #20 ($0.99) A new story begins, this one centered on Killer Croc.   2/29: Batgirl (2000-2006) #7-14 ($1.99 each) Fights with Cain and Lady Shiva, along with part of the 2001 Officer Down Bat-Title crossover are featured in this batch of issues.   Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #85-94 ($1.99 each) Stories from 1996 and 1997 are collected, including Citadel, Conspiracy, Clay, Freakout and Stories.   Batman: Odyssey (2011-) #5 ($3.99) Continues Batman’s adventures in the Underworld.   Batman: Shadow of the Bat #75-82 ($1.99 each) Collects the Shadow of The Bat issues that…

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Catwoman launched last September to much controversy. Judd Winick took some time to talk with Newsarama about how Catwoman will continue to be sexy going forward and what we can expect in the series as the Night of the Owls crossover nears.   Newsarama: Judd, it feels like a real turning point for Catwoman as we head into issue #7. She has a new partner, a new attitude and a new game plan. Is this a sign of her turning over a new leaf after her confrontation with Batman and…

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