J.H. Williams sat down with Comic Book Resources' The Bat Signal column for an interview. In the interview, Williams talks about the return of Alice, Kate and Maggie's relationship and the proposal, if Damian's death will have an affect on Batwoman and other things.   CBR: J.H., let's kick off with the two huge reveals at the end of "Batwoman" #17. The return of Alice is an event that's obviously been building for a long time. What made you think this was the right time to put her back into play?   JH Williams:…

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  9/17: Ame-Comi Girls #2 ($0.99) The team continues their fight against Braniac’s attacks.   9/18: Batman: Arkham Unhinged #43 ($0.99) Wayne Manor is under attack, and Bruce being in Arkham City, it’s up to Robin and Nightwing to fend off Hugo Strange’s attacks.   9/19: Batman Beyond (2012-) #12 ($0.99) The Jokerz’ attacks intensify and Batman seems cutoff from people he usually relies on.   Batman 80 Page Giant (2010) #1 ($3.99) Tales of horror are spotlighted in 2010’s 80 Page Batman special.   Batman 80 Page Giant (2011) #1 ($3.99) Batman’s extended network of fellow costumed heroes are spotlighted…

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  6/16: Detective Comics (1937-2011) #618-621 ($1.99 each) As part of a DC Father’s Day Sale, this early Tim Drake Robin story from 1990 called Rite of Passage was legally digitized for the first time.   Teen Titans (2003-2011) #0.5 ($1.99) Also part of the sale was this special 2003 issue spotlighting the origin of Ravanger, daughter of Deathstroke.   6/18: Ame-Comi II: Batgirl #1 ($0.99) Digital first comics based on the Anime influenced line of DC Statues, started last month spotlighting Wonder Woman, now with a story written by Jimmy Palmiotti, with art…

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DC Comics have revealed the details for the zero issues hitting stores this September and there are a number of interesting points throughout the books involved in The Batman Universe. Below are the cliff notes as to what readers can expect.   Batman #0-Reveals the history of the the Bat-suit, Batmobile, gadgets and Batcave Detective Comics #0-Reveals the history of Bruce learning martial arts and how a major villain was introduced to him Batman: The Dark Knight #0-Reveals the history of Bruce investigating his parents death and…

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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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Batwoman #6 comes out tomorrow and the issue kicks off the second story arc. As W. Haden Blackman and J.H. Williams III continue to write the series, Amy Reeder will be taking over art duties for this next arc. Newsarama caught up with all three creators throughout the day and talked about not only what has happened in Kate's life, but what is to come as well.   Newsarama: Let's talk a little more about the cast. We've been introduced to Maggie, and I know she represents a love interest for…

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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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  1/10: Batman: Arkham Unhinged #13 ($0.99) The Abramovici Twins are now split and on opposite ends of the Joker-Penguin war.   1/11: Batgirl (2011-) #5 ($2.99) A new story begins, so does the return of Babs’ mother, and a new villain makes her presence known.   Batman & Robin (2011-) #5 ($2.99) More of Morgan Ducard’s story is told, as Damian begins his alliance with Nobody.   Batman: Gotham Knights #57-60 ($1.99 each) Issues #57-58 continues the War Games crossover, Mr. Freeze returns in issue #59 and Hush returns in #60.   Batman: Shadow of the Bat #52…

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Over the weekend, the next stop on the DC Comics-The New 52 Art Tour made its way to San Francisco. The art of J.H. Williams III was shown from Batwoman and W. Haden Blackman was in attendance as well. Comic Book Resources caught up with both of them to talk about some of the interesting story elements in the Batwoman series.   CBR: Many fans were a bit worried that it took so long for "Batwoman" to come out after it had been announced by DC. It seemed that people…

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    Happy Belated Thanksgiving!  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 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 #2 (ie. the…

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