It's a very special Christmas episode of "Taking Flight" as I put aside all of the Dick Grayson/Jason Todd/Tim Drake drama and take a look at Teen Titans #13 from 1967 for a classic tale worthy of Charles Dickens himself … or at least worthy of Bob Haney. So step into the wayback machine, cool cats, because it's "The TT's Swingin' Christmas Carol!"  

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  The eleventh episode of "Taking Flight" is part two of my coverage of "A Lonely Place of Dying." In this episode, I cover parts 4-5, which are in New Titans #61, and Batman #442; and an epilogue from New Titans #65.  

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  11/26: Ame-Comi Girls #12 ($0.99) Sinestra’s origin story is told.   11/27: Batman: Arkham Unhinged #53 ($0.99) While Batman continues on the Bookbinder case, Bruce Wayne earns some enemies in City Hall based on statements concerning Arkham City.   11/28: All-Star Western (2012-) #14 ($3.99) The Black Diamond has been stolen, and Doctor Jekyll hires Jonah to find it.   Batman Incorporated (2012-) #5 ($2.99) Following the end of issue #4, we get a glimpse into the world of the future Gotham as seen in Batman (1940-2011) #666.   Batman: Gotham Adventures #38-39 ($0.99) More issues from this early 2000s tie-in to the Animated…

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  The tenth episode of "Taking Flight" is part one of my coverage of "A Lonely Place of Dying." In this episode, I cover parts 1-3, which are in Batman #440, New Titans #60, and Batman #441.  

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It is no secret that I am a huge supporter of Tim Drake getting his own series. I voiced this at numerous points during multiple episodes of both The Batman Universe Podcast and The Batman Universe Comic Podcast.   That being said, I am starting to read into more of the comments that I see while posting new stories and seeing whether or not this is actually going to happen. Dan Didio has asked fans at Fan Expo back in August, Baltimore Comic Con in September and…

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  Feature: The Bat-Family's Status
  0:00:00 Intro
0:01:58 Movie News
0:11:24 TV News
0:28:05 Merchandise News
0:35:52 Video Game News
0:39:21 General News
0:44:19 Listner Q&A's
0:49:20 Feature
1:27:43 Closing
1:29:11 Outtakes  

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  10/29: Ame-Comi Girls #8 ($0.99) The Chinese government is after Jade, and Star Sapphire is born.   10/30: Batman: Arkham Unhinged #49 ($0.99) A curfew is in effect in Gotham, but will the GCPD and Batman be able to enforce it and to stem the unrest in the city?   10/31: Batgirl (2011-) Annual #1 ($2.99) Batgirl has her hands full with both Catwoman and the Talon she faced off with during The Night of The Owls.
Batman: Gotham Adventures #43-44 ($0.99 each) More issues from the early 2000s tie-in with the Gotham Knights era…

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Batman Beyond is a series that many DC animation fans have turned to to see more of the story of Terry McGinnis unfold on a monthly basis. Adam Beechen continues to dive into more of the lore that fans expect since the series took print form over two years ago. Comic Book Resources talked with Beechen about the current story featuring Dana's brother who just happens to be the Joker King.   CBR: I've got to say, as much as I enjoyed the original "Batman Beyond"…

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  10/22: Ame-Comi Girls #7 ($0.99) Jade, the new Green Lantern, is introduced in a new intergalactic story, The Chosen.   10/23: Batman: Arkham Unhinged #48 ($0.99) Protests reach a fever pitch, Councilman Grove introduces a new plan to cut crime at it’s roots and Batman confronts corruption within the GCPD.   10/24: All-Star Western (2011-) #13 ($3.99) Haly’s Circus comes to Gotham, and Arkham and Jonah Hex investigate some clown based murders.   Batman and the Monster Men #1-6 ($1.99) Matt Wagner takes a fresh take on Hugo Strange’s early appearances in this mini-series from late 2005-early…

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  10/15: Ame-Comi Girls #6 ($0.99) Batgirl and Robin face unintended consequences for taking off to help save the world.   10/16: Batman: Arkham Unhinged #47 ($0.99) Finding it hard to solve Jack Tanner’s murder while street level crime rises, Batman gets tipped off to whom is being brought into Arkham City.   10/17: Batman: Gotham Adventures #23-33 ($0.99 each) More issues from the early 2000s tie-in with the Gotham Knights era of the Animated Series.   Batwoman (2011-) #13 ($2.99) Batwoman and Wonder Woman team p to go after the Medusa organizations.   Birds of Prey (2011-) #13 ($2.99) The…

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