1/28: Ame-Comi Girls #21 ($0.99) Teen Hellions story concludes with Red Raven confronting her father Trigon on Azarath.   1/29: Injustice: Gods Among Us (2013-) #3 ($0.99) Superman has found the trap the Joker has laid out, but is all what it seems?   1/30: All-Star Western (2011-) #16 ($3.99) The Black Diamond Probability crossover continues as Hex battles for Hyde for the Black Diamond while meeting more members of the Arkham family than he would have liked to.   Batman and Robin (2011-) Annual #1 ($4.99) Damian sends his father on a bit of a scavenger hunt while he decides…

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Ethan Van Sciver teams up with Gregg Hurwitz for the next big Dark Knight arc featuring The Mad Hatter as the villain.   Too often I see people wondering ‘What is the point of this book?’ or ‘Why do we need so many Batman books? What is this one doing that the others aren’t?’   Well I for one will never complain about having too many Batman books as long as they’re well written, and given that some of my earliest childhood memories are of watching Batman movies, it will come as…

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Batman: The Dark Knight #16 will be the start of a brand new story arc featuring the Mad Hatter by writer Gregg Hurwitz , as well the debut of artist Ethan Van Sciver on the title. Newsarama recently had a chance to talk to both Gregg Hurwitz & Ethan Van Sciver on what we can expect from the Mad Hatter in this new story arc.   Newsarama: Gregg, you mentioned that you think Ethan was particularly right for your take on The Mad Hatter. Can you tell us what…

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  DC Collectibles has released a new set of questions for this month. The questions are strongly focused on the action figures that they create. Below are some of the questions relating to The Batman Universe.   Question: The New Arkham City figures have new articulations, is it going to be a new standard?   DC Collectibles: We haven’t settled on a new standard yet, but you will be seeing some new articulation on certain figures going forward. The Batman in our upcoming Arkham City line will feature greater…

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It was announced just over two months ago that David Finch would be leaving Batman: The Dark Knight for the upcoming Justice League of America series. That left the question of who would be replacing him. Comic Book Resources has revealed that taking his place will be Ethan Van Sciver. Sciver will join current Dark Knight writer, Gregg Hurwitz, on a new story featuring the Mad Hatter.   CBR: This book was launched very much as a title that matched the style and…

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Batman: The Dark Knight #8 switches up its creative team, this time written by Joe Harris and drawn by Ed Benes. This series, the brainchild of David Finch, credits him now for the cover only. I wonder if this is the reason for my enjoyment of this issue?    The issue opens with Batman being called to a grisly crime scene on the Gotham Metro line. Gordon shows him a train car full of bloodied corpses. Batman quickly…

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  Batman: Impostors is the graphic novel, written by David Hine and Scott McDaniel, that the recent game called Gotham City Impostors seems to be based off of. The game seems to be based upon the idea that groups of copycats, aping both Batman and the Joker and engaging in violence towards each other for no apparent reason. The book does try to expand upon this notion by introducing the character Winslow Heath who after being caught up in an attack…

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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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  3/27 Batman: Arkham Unhinged #24 ($0.99) Second part of the story featuring the Mad Hatter and his Wonderland Gang.   3/28 Note: All-Star Western is still being published and featuring Jonah Hex, but since the setting is no longer in Old Gotham City, it will no longer be covered in this column.   Batgirl (2000-2006) #30-33 ($1.99 each) Chuck Dixon briefly takes over the reign for a 3 issue story featuring appearances by Green Arrow Conner Hawke, Spoiler and Robin, and issue #33 sees Cass going up against her own father during an…

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  3/20: Batman: Arkham Unhinged #23 ($0.99) A new story begins. This time focusing on The Mad Hatter, and his attempt to turn Vicki Vale into an Alice.   3/21: Batgirl (2000-2006) #26, #28 ($1.99 each) A couple of issues sandwiched in between the Cass issues of 2002’s Bruce Wayne Fugitive crossover. #26 features Spoiler filling Cass’ role, and #28 has Cass going up against a special Black Ops team.   Batman (2011-) #7 ($2.99) Bruce returns to the cave, and discovers a shocking revelation about the Talon that he fought in the Owl’s court.   Batman Beyond…

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