Although the solicitations for May were released last week and we have heard numerous times from Scott Snyder and Tony Daniel that the Night of Owls crossover would only be taking place in some of the Bat-books and not all of them, it seems that one more title has been added to the crossover.   Tony Daniel's Detective Comics will now be a part of the crossover according to The Source. The solicitation for May's Detective Comics #9 stated that Batman would be facing Mr. Toxic. That has…

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DC Comics for the second month in a row announced the large changes to the New 52 ahead of time, but the official solicitations have been released for May 2012.   Although a lot of the changes for the Bat-book creators were announced some of them are leaving more questions. Last month, it was announced that Dustin Nguyen and Derek Fridolfs would be stepping in on Batwing for two issues. The announcement last week that Marcus To would be taking over as the normal artist leaves the questions of what happened to the planned two issue run for Nguyen and…

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  2/7: Batman: Arkham Unhinged #17 ($0.99) A new story begins featuring the Gotham City Sirens (Catwoman, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy) prior to the events of Arkham City.   Arkham Asylum: Living Hell #4-6 ($1.99 each) Wraps up a 6 issue mini-series from 2003 written by Dan Slott. The first three issues were digitized in 2011 as part of a Batman 101 sale.   Batgirl (2011-) #6 ($2.99) Things come to a head with Gretel’s plans to take down Bruce Wayne.   Batman and Robin (2011-) #6 ($2.99) More of Morgan Ducard’s backstory is revealed, and…

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  January's sale estimates are in. How did The Batman Universe fair for the fifth month of the New 52?   January 2012 TBU Sales Rank Rank Title Change   1 Justice League #5 0 2 Batman #5 0 4
Detective Comics #5 +2
6
Batman: The Dark Knight #5

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  1/24: Batman: Arkham Unhinged #15 ($0.99) Continues the story of Robin infiltrating Penguin’s territory.   1/25: All-Star Western (2011-) #5 ($3.99) Hex and Arkham’s search for kidnappers leads them to a dark cave where a ton of bats live.   Batman: Gotham Knights #65-68 ($1.99 each) More stories featuring Hush as Human Nature ends in issue #65 and the Signs of Things To Come story beings in #68.   Batman: Legends of The Dark Knight #31, #37-43 ($1.99 each) #31 is a one shot story called Family, issue #37 is a one shot called Mercy, and…

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IGN has posted a four page preview of Detective Comics #6. The issue hits stores next Wednesday, February 1. Check out the first page of the preview below and then head over to IGN for the other three pages. The issue was written and drawn by Tony Daniel.     Posted by Dustin Fritschel

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  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 (romantic, familial, platonic, and team-oriented) 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 #3 (ie. the month of…

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  1/17: Batman: Arkham Unhinged #14 ($0.99) A three part story featuring Robin begins in this issue. It also should be noted that the first issue of this series came out in print on 1/18.   1/18: Batman (2011-) #5 ($2.99) Batman begins a journey into the labyrinth of The Court of Owls.   Batman Incorporated: Leviathan Strikes (2010-2011) #1 ($4.99) The double issue that wrapped up the first part of Grant Morrison’s Batman Inc. saga, and sets up the new chapter set to begin next month.   Batman: Gotham Knights #61-64 ($1.99 each) It’s Hush vs. Poison…

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  BBFB: Zero Month
  0:00:00 Intro
0:01:44 Comic News
0:37:48 Batwing #5
0:48:40 The Huntress #4
0:59:39 Penguin: Pain and Prejudice #4
1:11:20 Batwoman #5
1:24:25 Batgirl #5
1:39:37 Batman and Robin #5
1:50:27 Detective Comics #5
2:04:46 BBFB
2:13:44 DCU Spotlight
2:18:19 Next Time…
2:18:50 Closing
2:21:27 Outtakes  

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  Story: Zero Hour
Books Covered: Batman #511, Catwoman #14, Robin #10, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #31, Detective Comics #678  

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