"The Gristle and the Ghostly", the concluding part in "The Death of Oracle" story-arc, opens with a fantastic, immediately recognizable, close-up of Helena Bertinelli – Huntress: needless to say she's angry, challenging Calculator to explain his actions after he orders Oracle's aircraft to be shot from the sky.   For once Calculator is a little lost for words, stammering somewhat as he tries to justify his actions. As his men look on Helena senses her captors vulnerability and looks to exploit the situation…

Tags: barbara gordon, batgirl, batman, birds of prey, black canary, blue beetle, booster gold, bruce wayne, calculator, cassandra cain, catwoman, charlotte radcliffe-gage, current, dawn granger, dick grayson, dinah lance, dove, el paso, gail simone, gotham city, hank hall, hawk, helena bertinelli, huntress, inaki miranda, lady blackhawk, mammoth, manhunter, misfit, mortis, moscow, oracle, pere perez, red robin, selina kyle, stanley lau, stephanie brown, tim drake, zinda blake

  Alright, we’ve got a big Bat-Week here on the Digital App.   Batman and Robin #1-6 ($1.99 each)
The first 6 issues of Grant Morrison’s epic of Dick Grayson & Damian Wayne’s adventures. Drawn by Frank Quietly and Philip Tan, this was one of the hottest books of 2009.   Batman: Streets of Gotham #16 ($1.99)
Continuing the Heart Of Hush story, this time delving into the pasts of the Waynes.   Birds of Prey Volume 1 #111-112 ($1.99 each)
It’s Oracle vs. Calculator in # 111 and Lady Blackhawk honors a…

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Let’s just start things off with the usual “A day late and a dollar short” banter, yes I know this review is a couple of weeks behind the issues release, and my reviews have been coming out later and later. Hopefully, things will get to a proper schedule when the next issue of Red Robin comes out, cause it’s a new storyline, and chances are, I may enjoy the book again. But this isn’t Red Robin, no, it’s the Teen Titans. Yes, it’s part…

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'The Death of Oracle' continues with the third installment of this four-part story-arc. 'The Soul and the Sacrifice' opens with something of a surprise: Dinah 'Black Canary' Lance's late mother – Dinah Drake Lance – greeting her daughter from the headquarters of the JSA. When her mother asks why everything she loves dies and, as only a mother can, why she won't wear her hair differently, Dinah understandably becomes emotional.   Moments later she finds herself in the company of her father -…

Tags: barbara gordon, batman, birds of prey, black canary, bolt, bruce wayne, calculator, current, dawn granger, dinah drake lance, dinah lance, dove, gail simone, gotham city, green arrow, hank hall, hawk, helena bertinelli, huntress, inaki miranda, justice society of america, kord tower, lady blackhawk, mammoth, mortis, oliver queen, oracle, penguin, red arrow, roy harper, savant, sin, stanley lau, zinda blake

A day late, and a dollar short, I bring to you, faithful TBU editorial readers my latest Red Robin review. Now before we begin, I would like to say this is another crossover, so let’s get my crossover issues out the way before I start, as if you haven’t read my Secret Six #30 review from a couple of weeks ago, this will be new. If you have read it, then enjoy me moaning about it again.   I hate crossovers, but I love crossovers when…

Tags: anarky, batgirl, calculator, catman, damian wayne, fabian nicieza, jt krul, marcus to, red robin, secret six, teen titans, tim drake, unternet

"The Death of Oracle" continues with the second part of this four-part story-arc entitled "The Gauntlets and the Guillotine". Having smashed their way into the nightclub where the Birds of Prey were enjoying a girls night out, Mortis – the self-proclaimed "Goddess of the Forgotten Dead" – accompanied by Mammoth and the "newbie" villain known as Current confronts the Birds demanding, for the final time they are told, to know which of them is Oracle.   Zinda Blake – Lady Blackhawk – steps…

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'The Cape and the Cadaver' – first of the four part 'Death of Oracle' story-arc – opens at the window of a fairly anonymous looking Gotham City high-rise. At the window stands a man – The Calculator – surveying the city before him, wondering aloud just why Gotham's villains choose to make the city their home, the scene of their crimes.   Interrupted by one of his associates, Calculator is introduced to a visitor: Brian Durlin aka Savant. Comfortable that Savant isn't carrying…

Tags: aleksandr creote, ardian syaf, baran flinders, barbara gordon, batman, batman incorporated, birds of prey, black canary, brian durlin, bruce wayne, calculator, creote, dawn granger, dinah lance, dove, gail simone, gotham city, hank hall, hawk, helena bertinelli, huntress, kord tower, lady blackhawk, leslie thompkins, mammoth, mortis, nei ruffino, oracle, savant, stanley lau, vicente cifuentes, zinda blake

Editor's Note: Today only, January 1, DC has dropped the price of one hundred and one issues of Batman for only $0.99. So if you are purchasing these, tooday is a good day to save some cash. All of the issues are from Batman's main series, Batman.
    Alright here is the final 2010 digital servings for the Bat-Titles.   Batman Beyond #1-6 (#1 $0.99, #2-6 $1.99)
This is the original Hilary J. Bader written tie-in mini-series that came out in time for the television show’s launch in the…

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  Holiday Season, yada, yada I’m sure all of you know the drill…   DC Digital 12/15/10
Batman: The Long Halloween #9 ($1.99)
It’s the Father’s Day issue and things are heating up with the mob war. Scarecrow and Mad Hatter are also featured.   Batman: The Widening Gyre #3 ($1.99)
Sliver St. Cloud has returned to Bruce’s life and Bruce learns the identity of Baphomet. Well, not quite but as the guy running around Gotham.   Birds of Prey Volume 1 #86-87 ($1.99 each)
The Birds…

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With the events of 'The Flood' firmly behind her, Stephanie Brown has most certainly grown – both as a young woman and, just as importantly, as a member of the Batgirl 'team'.   Our story – appropriately entitled 'Trust' – begins with Stephanie, sweat dripping from her brow, facing her opponent who in turn stares back and throws down a verbal challenge. Moment later, it's game on as Steph lets loose a tremendous shot … much to the surprise of her opposite number.   We're at Gotham U, it's the second half…

Tags: arkham asylum, barbara gordon, basil karlo, batgirl, bryan q miller, calculator, clayface, damian wayne, gotham university, lee garbett, nick gage, oracle, pere perez, proxy, stanley lau, stephanie brown, wendy harris