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Batman (1940-2011) ($1.99 each) #1-25 The first 25 issues of Batman's titular book in all their Golden Age glory from March of 1940 through September of 1944 (title was a quarterly back in those days). #159, #210, #251, #252, #255, #256, #291, #324, #392 Various Silver and Bronze Age issues released digitally as part of a Joker 101 sale, including the iconic “Joker's Five Way Revenge” from 1973 that helped reinvent the Clown Prince of Crime for the time, Catwoman 101 sale and as supporting issues based around a Retro release of…
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Peter Tomasi has previously said that Carrie Kelley is sticking around the main DC continuity but neither he nor DC would confirm if she will be the new Robin. While he of course wouldn't reveal if she is going to be the new Robin, Tomasi sat down with Newsarama to talk about his experiences with Carrie, if Bruce will recruit a new sidekick, if there was any hesitation in bringing her into the New 52, and what Bruce thinks about her, amongst other things. Newsarama: Pete,…
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Editor's Note: Here is a wrap-up of Batman: Death of the Family by our resident merchandise reviewer, Rob Myers. He discusses the entire Death of the Family along with his wife. Posted by Rob Myers
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Comic Book Resources has reported that DC has revealed the new team ups for Batman and Robin now that there is no Robin. Writer Peter Tomasi and artist Patrick Gleason will be bringing in a new guest star for each issue to help Bruce through the grieving process starting with issue #19 which will feature Red Robin. Here is the complete list of guest star issues: #19 — Batman and Red Robin, #20 — Batman and Red Hood, #21 — Batman and Batgirl, #22 — Batman and Catwoman and #23…
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A lot has happened since the close of Red Hood and the Outlaws #16. If you have not had the opportunity to read Batman #17, turn back now. But if you are ready, then so am I! Let’s move forward to Red Hood and the Outlaws #17. The start of the story sees Jason calling for Kori and Roy to come pick him up as they all head out to Wayne Manor. Jason has short conversation with Damian and Dick before making his way to…
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EDITOR'S NOTE: This post contains MAJOR SPOILERS for Batman Incorporated #8 which is due to hit shelves on February 26th 2013, if you DON'T want to be spoiled, DO NOT read this post!
Peter Tomasi recently talked about the recent news concerning Damian and what that means for Batman & Robin. He also talks about how close he is to the character, and what we can expect from future issues of Batman & Robin among other things.
CBR: At this point, there's very little that we know except that Damian…
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Batman: Nightwing
Batman: Nightwing is a short film produced, directed by, and starring Danny Shepherd in the title role. While Talia Martinez plays Oracle and Bilal Young is the Red Hood. The film is five minutes long and tells the story of Nightwing, while Bruce and Tim dealing with Bane, has been sent to investigate a series of murders. Upon arriving at the scene of the crime Nightwing is ambushed by the Red Hood and a fight ensues.
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12/17: Ame-Comi Girls #15 ($0.99) Alana Strange debuts to help Hawkgirl in the battle against Sinestra. 12/18: Batman: Arkham Unhinged #56 ($0.99) Sharp introduces tougher ID card checks and Gordon is tasked with picking up the pieces from the fallout. Also Catwoman may have found a lead in the Bookbinder investigation. Batman: Li’l Gotham #3 ($0.99) Nightwing helps Batman in a case of missing choir children in the Christmas edition of the series. 12/19: Batman: Gotham Adventures #45 ($0.99) When one of Arkham’s doctors goes missing, Batman races to find out who, among the inmates is in charge. Batwoman (2011-)…
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Scott Lobdell currently writes both Red Hood and the Outlaws and Teen Titans. While Teen Titans is not covered directly by The Batman Universe and beginning next month neither will Red Hood, the paths of the series will continue to cross the main Bat-books in the future. This would include the upcoming "Death of the Family" crossover. In addition, the zero issues this month lay out the origins of Tim Drake and Jason Todd. Newsarama spoke with Lobdell about the zero issues and the upcoming Joker story.
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The first panel of the day focuses on the younger characters within the DC Universe including The Batman Universe's Tim Drake. Representing the Bat-books was Scott Lobdell. Here are the highlights from the panel.
-Teen Titans #0's story focuses the majority of the issue on Tim Drake.
-Tim's origin has changed and he has never been Robin. He has only ever been Red Robin.
-Jason is going to be involved in the Joker crossover, so Red Hood and the Outlaws will focus on the other characters.
-Red…
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