Batman (1940-2011) ($1.99 each) #1-25 The first 25 issues of Batman's titular book in all their Golden Age glory from March of 1940 through September of 1944 (title was a quarterly back in those days).   #159, #210, #251, #252, #255, #256, #291, #324, #392 Various Silver and Bronze Age issues released digitally as part of a Joker 101 sale, including the iconic “Joker's Five Way Revenge” from 1973 that helped reinvent the Clown Prince of Crime for the time, Catwoman 101 sale and as supporting issues based around a Retro release of…

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  Grant Morrison's long run of writing Batman is getting close to the end. With only 4 issues left of Batman Incorporated with Grant Morrison as the writer, he recently shared his thoughts about his time writing Batman over at the official DC Comics website.   "Little did I suspect when I accepted the BATMAN writing assignment back in 2006 that I’d wind up spending the next six years writing the longest continued comic story I’ve ever attempted. I thought I’d said most of what I had to say about the character with Arkham…

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The Penultimate issue of ‘Death of the Family’ opens with prison guards dressed as Batman and Joker dancing in Arkham cells. These are the guards with no family members for Joker to threaten, so they are forced to stay in the asylum as part of what Joker calls his ‘Royal Dance Macabre.’ If you’ll recall, The Black Glove’s redecoration of Arkham in R.I.P. was also referred to as a ‘Dance Macabre.’ It’s the first challenge Batman faces in this maze of horror that Joker has created, and the next in line…

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  10/15: Ame-Comi Girls #6 ($0.99) Batgirl and Robin face unintended consequences for taking off to help save the world.   10/16: Batman: Arkham Unhinged #47 ($0.99) Finding it hard to solve Jack Tanner’s murder while street level crime rises, Batman gets tipped off to whom is being brought into Arkham City.   10/17: Batman: Gotham Adventures #23-33 ($0.99 each) More issues from the early 2000s tie-in with the Gotham Knights era of the Animated Series.   Batwoman (2011-) #13 ($2.99) Batwoman and Wonder Woman team p to go after the Medusa organizations.   Birds of Prey (2011-) #13 ($2.99) The…

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  There are times where you have to put your trust in "The Powers That Be" of any continuing interest of yours.   Be it a new front office regime of your favorite professional sports franchise, a new show runner and writing staff for your favorite television program or a new producer taking the reign of a movie franchise. Things have gotten bad, but give them time to turn things around and who knows, a championship run, a stretch of great shows, or the property soaring…

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  4/10: Batman: Arkham Unhinged #26 ($0.99) New story begins, featuring Penguin hiring Deadshot to take out The Joker.   4/11: Batgirl (2000-2006) #38-41 ($1.99 each) Stories involving Spoiler and Superboy bookend a Black Wind story in the latest Cass issues.   Batgirl (2011-) #8 ($2.99) Batgirl has her showdown with Grotesque, and the reason for Barbara Sr.’s leaving the family is revealed.   Batman and Robin (2011-) #8 ($2.99) Bruce and Damian have a heart to heart following Nobody’s death at the hands of Damian.   Batman Beyond (2012-) #5 ($1.99) Both Mad Stan and Dana elicit the help…

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  All-Star Western (2011-) #1 ($3.99) Jonah Hex’s travels take him to Gotham City in this first issue of the relaunched All-Star Western.   Batgirl (2009-2011) #1-6 ($1.99 each) The first six issues of Bryan Q. Miller’s run of the Stephanie Brown Batgirl title.   Batman and the Outsiders #11-14, Batman and the Outsiders Special #1, The Outsiders #17-20 ($1.99 each except for the Special which is $2.99) Takes the Outsiders story through Batman RIP, to Batman Reborn.   Batman: Gotham Knights…

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Tony Daniel spoke with Yahoo's Associated Content and although a lot of the questions were the same as the past there was one bit of a new answer regarding the supposed six years Batman has been in the cowl that he mentioned on his own blog a couple of weeks ago.   Yahoo: How would you ease the worried minds of readers that fear the relaunch of the Detective Comics and Batman titles are going to effect their enjoyment of the character?   Tony Daniel: I think people thought…

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  First off, on Saturday DC put out several of their Flashpoint tie-ins that were released, including:   Flashpoint: Batman-Knight of Vengeance #1 ($1.99)   And then the ones released on Wednesday:   Batman #702 ($1.99) Part two of Grant Morrison’s bridge between R.I.P and Final Crisis, that leads nicely into The Return of Bruce Wayne.   Batman and Robin #21 ($1.99) Getting closer to catching up with the title’s relaunch in September with this issue that is the second part of…

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  Batman: Arkham City #3 ($2.99)
The third issue in the five-part bridge is out and this one features a mysterious figure trying to curry favor with Joker and Penguin.   Batman #701 ($1.99)
Just shy of a year ago, Grant Morrison presented a storyline that bridged the gap between the end of his R.I.P. story, and his Final Crisis stories. It began here.   Batman and Robin #20 ($1.99)
Tomasi and Gleason start their run on the book with the Dark Knight, White Knight story arc.   Birds of Prey…

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