Change comes to everything, even Shipper Spotlight.  As I have covered each book through issue six, and several books do not have much progression from issue to issue, Shipper Spotlight will be undergoing a facelift.  Two to three Shippers will be covered, romantic or not, and the schedule will change to a less rigid bimonthly schedule, depending on how much progression or development we see happen.   To usher in this new face of Shipper Spotlight, I will have a guest reviewer this month! Please welcome Chris Kiser, reviewer…

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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 #5 (ie. the month of January):

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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 the month of December:

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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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We are all really big fans of Dustin Nguyen around here at TBU. The artist pencils wonderful images in and outside the comic book panels. Nguyen has also made a name for himself drawing a series of pieces under the "Little Gotham" label. Recently, Super Punch posted up a new piece put together but Nguyen titled, "Ladies of Gotham". The image is pretty fantastic, which is a word I use frequently when describing Nguyen's artwork. You can purchase the image online here. What do you think of the image?  

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The Source revealed their next set of three things that you need to know, this time focusing on the Birds of Prey. They also showed off some art from issue four.     1. Batgirl is back on the team. Sure, Barbara Gordon (a.k.a. Batgirl) was reluctant at first. She didn’t necessarily want to be hanging out with a gang of outlaws (see next “Thing to Know #2”), and she has serious doubts about at least one member of team (see “Thing to Know…

Tags: barbara gordon, batgirl, birds of prey, black canary, dinah lance, duane swierczynski, evelyn crawford, katana, pamela isley, poison ivy, starling, tatsu yamashiro

Picking up immediately as the previous issue closed this second, and closing, installment of Hostile Takeover – No Sentence Shall be Commuted – opens with Huntress urging Oracle – Helena Bertinelli and Barbara Gordon – to abort the Birds of Prey's latest mission: unfortunately due to a breakdown in communication with Black Canary and Dove, Babs explains that isn't going to be possible.   From the tunnels deep below Gotham City Huntress, accompanied by The Question Renee Montoya, explains that whoever 'Junior' is…

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Our story opens three weeks ago as two young women – "Misses Lachess" – stand in an office in an impressive-looking building before a smartly dressed, elderly businessman known as Mr. Tripe. Tripe refuses the women the opportunity to sit as he explains he enjoys disadvantaging others on first meeting. Lighting a cigarette he produces an ink-blot image and asks what they see.   The answers – a bunch of flowers, pretty flowers – disappoint. Rather surprisingly the women are asked to temporarily…

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After the 'Death of Oracle' this latest issue, entitled 'Which Reason Knows Not Of', opens in the Chinese district of Gotham City as Huntress – Helena Bertinelli – charges through a busy street market in pursuit of a jewel thief: just an everyday event in Gotham we're reminded!   As the thief prepares to speed away on a motorcycle Huntress shouts out her final warning … before drawing her crossbow, letting fire and puncturing a tire, sending the rider head first over the…

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"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