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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  2/21 Batman: Arkham Unhinged #19 ($0.99) Continues the story featuring The Sirens.   2/22 All-Star Western (2011-) #6 ($3.99) Jonah Hex battles a giant bat in the latest issue of his and Amadeus Arkham’s travels through the caves underneath Gotham.   Batgirl (2000-2006) #1-6 ($1.99 each) Oddly enough, this was the first time Batgirl has ever had a self-titled ongoing of her own. With stories and art by her creators, Kelley Puckett and Daimon Scott, Cassandra Cain’s solo series begins.   Batman Beyond (2012-) #2 ($0.99) The Jokerz seems to have a ringleader, who may be…

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Hawk and Dove #6 is the third to last issue in this run, written and drawn by Rob Liefeld. This issue promised an appearance by Batman and did not disappoint. Hawk appears first, on the run over rooftops in Gotham. It turns out the man he's running from is Blockbuster. Hawk lists his advantages, but he realizes that Blockbuster is relentless, and so Hawk is going to have to take the fight to him.   Though Hawk pummels him, there seems to be…

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  12/27: Batman: Arkham Unhinged #11 ($0.99) Learn more about the henchmen, The Abramovici Twins.   12/28: All-Star Western (2011-) #4 ($3.99) Jonah’s travels through Gotham with Dr. Arkham now takes him into the underbelly of the sewer systems.   Batman: Gotham Knights #52 ($1.99) The Joker interjects himself into the war between Hush and Riddler in the third part of 2004’s Pushback story.   Batman: Shadow of the Bat #50 ($1.99) Batman faces off with many of his most recent B-List foes in the first part of 1996’s Nightmare on Gotham story.   Batman: The Dark…

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  11/15: Batman: Arkham Unhinged #5 ($0.99) Strange’s assault grows even more violently, causing Batman and Gordon to step up their efforts.   11/16: Batman (2011-) #3 ($2.99) Batman starts his investigation into the den of the Owls, whom apparently have been a long standing rival of the Wayne family.   Batman: Gotham Knights #46 ($1.99) A one shot story featuring The Spook.   Batman: Shadow of the Bat # 44 ($1.99) The final part of the 1995 Catwoman crossover, The Secrets of The Universe.   Birds of Prey (2011-) #3 ($2.99) Poison Ivy is now a member…

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  11/8:
Batman: Arkham Unhinged #4 ($0.99)
Hugo Strange sets his sights on Batman, as Batman and Commissioner Gordon search for evidence to bring Strange down.   11/9:
Batgirl (2011-) #3 ($2.99)
Batgirl learns more about Mirror’s tortured past, and an old flame drops in to offer some help.   Batman and Robin (2011-) #3 ($2.99)
Damian struggles with his killer instincts as Nobody starts his personal assault on the Dynamic Duo.   Batman: Gotham Knights #45 ($1.99)
The third part in the 2003 Scott Beatty story featuring Bruce’s…

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  Spotlight Character: Blockbuster
Feature: Batman Beyond
  0:00:00 Intro
0:01:46 Movie News
0:18:12 Merchandise News
0:27:05 Video Game News
0:27:40 Spotlight Character
0:42:50 Feature
1:00:09 Closing
1:02:59 Outtakes  

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Season 2 of Batman: The Brave and the Bold is now underway. Warner Bros. kicked off the season with an interesting episode that reminds myself of a old Hanna Barbera cartoon, Wacky Races. Tiggerbrown and rhine1784 reviewed the show, so let's see what rating it gets.     Review: Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Death Race to Oblivion
  Synopsis: Heroes and villains are forced to race…

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First of all let me get this out of the way. The inclusion of Deadman, aka Boston Brand, in Blackest Night Batman dilutes this story. Yes, I know he has history in the Batman comics and all these Blackest Night comics have a team up of one type or another, but please, you don’t think there is enough darkness, pain, grief and remorse between Dick Grayson, Damian, and Tim Drake to carry this story by themselves?   Ok, thanks for indulging me. I think I’ve got that out of my system….

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