The Source has revealed that Detective Comics will be getting an annual coming this August. The issue will be written by Tony Daniel with art by Romano Molenaar and Sandu Florea. The issue will hit stores August 29.     Posted by Dustin Fritschel

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Here are the previews for The Batman Universe titles hitting stores tomorrow, May 2.   Comic: Batwing #9
Writer: Judd Winick
Pencils: Marcus To
Preview Location: Comic Book Resources (5-page preview)     Comic: Detective Comics #9
Writer: Tony S. Daniel
Pencils: Tony S. Daniel
Preview Location: Maxim (6-page preview)     Comic: Justice League International #9
Writer: Dan Jurgens
Pencils: Aaron Lopresti
Preview Location: io9 (5-page preview)  

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The next issue of Detective Comics is out tomorrow and it takes place during the Night of the Owls. Comic Book Resources talked with Tony Daniel about not only joining the Night of the Owls event, but also what is in store in Detective Comics going forward. Here are the highlights.   CBR: You just finished your Penguin arc and your next issue will take "Detective Comics" into the Night Of The Owls. Originally, "Detective" was not going to be part of the event — when did you…

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  BBFB: Nightwing: Alfred's Return
  0:00:00 Intro
0:01:27 Comic News
0:22:32 Batwing #8
0:38:44 Detective Comics #8
0:55:40 Batgirl #8
1:20:58 Batman and Robin #8
1:36:38 Batwoman #8
1:50:12 BBFB
2:05:12 Ask TBU
2:13:43 Next Time…
2:15:16 Closing
2:17:50 Outtakes  

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  4/3 Batman: Arkham Unhinged #25 ($0.99) Batman continues his battle with the Mad Hatter, while under the influence of Mad Hatter’s hallucinogenic drugs.   4/4 Batgirl (2000-2006) #34-37 ($1.99 each) Batgirl goes up against Alpha is the overarching story in these Batgirl issues.   Batman Confidential #13-16 ($1.99 each) Nightwing co-stars in 2008’s Tony Bedard written Wrath Child story.   Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #127-136 ($1.99 each) Stories from 2000, The Arrow and The Bat and The Siege, are spotlighted in this week’s Legends issues.   Batwing (2011-) #8 ($2.99) Massacre has taken the fight to Gotham…

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Here are the previews related to The Batman Universe that hit stores tomorrow, April 4.   Comic: Batwing #8
Writer: Judd Winick
Pencils: Dustin Nguyen
Preview Location: UGO (5-page preview)     Comic: Detective Comics #8
Writer: Tony Daniel
Pencils: Tony Daniel
Preview Location: Newsarama (3-page preview)     Comic: Justice League International #8
Writer: Dan Jurgens
Pencils: Aaron Lopresti
Preview Location: Maxim (5-page preview)  

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It was originally announced that Detective Comics would not be taking part of the Night of Owls crossover next month. That decision was later changed after the solicitations for May were already announced and Detective Comics #9 will be part of the crossover. The Source revealed the cover to the issue today.     Posted by Dustin Fritschel

Tags: detective comics, night of owls

  Heh heh heh!  HA! HA! HA! HA! BWHAHAHAHAHAHA! It's the Clown Prince of Crime 99 cent April Fools Day sale featuring:   Batman (1940-2011) #1 Joker makes his debut among the stores in Batman's first titular title.
Batman (1940-2011) #159 It's the Silver Age and this Sheldon Moldoff story from 1963 features Joker and Clayface at odds with one another.
Batman (1940-2011) #251 The iconic 1973 Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams Joker's Five Way Revenge story that brought the Joker into a more modern setting.
Superman: Emperor…

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  I feel it is rather ironic for me to be writing a defense on Tony Daniel under the heading what is bothering TBU when on the last podcast (see Episode 86), it was torn apart by the hosts and barely scored it above the truly awful Batgirl. And lets be honest, it has not done that much better when they have reviewed previous issues. And the podcast is not the only place where Daniel is getting heat. Over on Comic Book…

Tags: batman, charlotte rivers, detective comics, scott snyder, tony daniel, what's bothering tbu

  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 #5 (ie. the month of January):

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