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He got "tangled up". Around the same time, he got hired by DC Comics to writer Hunter: The Age of Magic for Vertigo, and then wrote Batgirl for a year and a half He did it for 4 years in total, but he discovered that he can't write commercial comics It was financially helpful for him[...]

I loved her in "Batgirl," and I loved working on her with Geoff Johns as she was in our "Teen Titans" towards the end there This is my first time doing any artwork with her since then. I can tell you she has a very strong impact in the first issue It's going to be fun[...]

Today's Batgirl #43 sees a danger in the form of rogue tigers But it's not the only danger walking the streets of Burnside. Frankie Charles, old friend of Barbara Gordon, turned roommate, turned potential new Oracle to Batgirl may no longer be content with the current situation.  Well, you would, wouldn't you?  And if you look like this,[...]

I understand from a number of senior sources that DC editorial have been told to "stop Batgirling" and go back to "meat and potatoes". Batgirling was the internal phrase at DC Comics, inspired by the success of the revived Batgirl comic book – and Harley Quinn, to be fair, to try more quirky, experimental, off the wall[...]

The stunning first full comic work from Eisner award nominated creator Mia Goodwin (Princeless), perfect for fans of Batgirl or Spider-Gwen! Features a limited edition variant by Jennifer Ely (Boxtrolls), limited to 2,000 copies.   Here are the publisher's other titles, shipping in November… ACTIONVERSE #0 (W) Vito Delsante, Ray-Anthony Height, Jamal Igle, Sean Izaakse (A) Ray-Anthony Height, Sean Izaakse[...]

Actress and pop culture icon Yvonne Craig passed away at her home in Pacific Palisades this week. She died from complications brought about from breast cancer that had metastasized to her liver. Craig was best known for her portrayal of Batgirl / Barbara Gordon on the 1960's Batman television series She was a pioneer for not only[...]

Batgirl doesn't only get the most recent issue of her ongoing series today, but also an annual, that guest stars Barbara Gordon's old beau, Dick Grayson Who she believes is dead And who must go in disguise But will it work? Well, they do their best, certainly But because this is Dick Grayson, and because this[...]

Today's Batgirl #42 sees Barbara Gordon up against her father again, the new Batman, Jim unaware of his daughter's identity, Barbara unable to admit to her knowledge, but nevertheless playing off on a father/daughter relationship that neither of the parties can acknowledge. So there's that But we also have a bit of a final page spoiler[...]

DC had some relevant annuals, Batgirl #42, and some Superman secrets We also got the first collection of the '94-95 Swamp Thing by Morrison and Millar that made my senior year in high school Star Wars #7's a one-shot featuring Old Ben Kenobi on Tatooine with a young Luke Skywalker (who's more likable than that[...]

The Batgirl DLC for Batman: Arkham Knight came out yesterday, to tempered reviews The consensus is that that hour long DLC is a little too short to be substantial, but the Batgirl fighting and throwback Joker story is at least a neat distraction. To give you an idea of what to expect and if you do[...]

Some have reported little issue too, not experiencing the problems that obviously plagued a large number of players If you were one of those players, and were hoping to play the Batgirl DLC A Matter of Family on it's general release this week, I have some bad news for you Perhaps unsurprisingly, Warner Brothers and Rocksteady[...]

Yesterday we learnt a little about what to expect from A Matter of Family, the Batgirl DLC coming to Batman: Arkham Knight next week (or the week after for those who don't own a season pass) This story content is going to take Barbra Gordon back before the start of the franchise to take on[...]

Arkham Knight's Batgirl DLC, titled A Matter of Family, is out July 14th and I'm genuinely excited at the chance to play as the character Kicking ass as Barbra Gordon is going to be a ton of fun. Now, thanks to Entertainment Weekly, we know what we are getting into too Speaking to the site, design[...]

The idea of playing as Batgirl in Batman: Arkham Knight is a super exciting prospect I really like the character and being given full reign to beat up bad guys as her in the context of the Arkham Knight is exciting The DLC paywall she is behind is less so, but hey. Well, the DLC called A[...]

Last week's Batgirl #41 saw Barbara Gordon go up against her dad as the new Batman And for those who thought that the controversy over the non-existent Joker cover may harm sales, that doesn't seem to be the case. The comic has sold out, fast and gone to second print. And, with controversy over the Mad Max[...]

[MILD SPOILERS for Batgirl #41 and current Batbooks below!] I could barely contain my excitement for this new issue of Batgirl! As most of you know, there's a new Batman in town, and now it's time to see how that affects our lovely Babs From DC Comics, written by Brenden Fletcher and Cameron Stewart, with art[...]

In today's Batgirl, Barbara Gordon has to come to terms with her dad's new Batman-style outfit. No, not that one. Not those ones either.   Still no. Definitely not.   There we go You know, seeing what we have just seen, it definitely could have gone a lot worse. And it does. Burned Burnsided Something like that. We've seen Carl Grimes embarrassing his dad[...]

When it was solicited the Joker variant cover to Batgirl #41 by Rafael Albuquerque caused considerable fuss Seen as the antithesis of the current take on the character, the creative team on the book appealed to DC to reverse their decision to use this cover and DC changed their mind Though the publisher waited for some[...]

The prints feature Batgirl from DC Comics, and Gallevarbe, Death's Siren from the Court of the Dead. The new DC Comics Premium Art Print series from pinup artist Stanley 'Artgerm' Lau is Batgirl: Birds of Prey. This 18×24" hand-numbered, limited edition art print includes features an authorized penciled artist signature, embossed seal of authenticity, and is a perfect addition[...]

And it's not just criminals she goes for, police are also in her scope. And the daughter of Nobody seems to have a thing for the son of Batman. Here's the thing, how many female daughters of assassins are there in the Batman universe? Could this this be a revival of fan favourite, once-upon-a-time Batgirl Cassandra Cain,[...]

Her first appearance sells on eBay for over $250 slabbed, or $80 raw. The character will reappear in next week's Batgirl #41, the first of the series' DCYou issue and the very tone and approach to comics that the revampres series inspired. So what happens when Batgirl gets Batgirled? Well, series artist Babs Tarr has been tweeting[...]

The Bat Panel promised to be very popular one given the panelists and the raging fandom for Batgirl, Gotham Academy, Gotham by Midnight and more. Ray Fawkes, Brenden Fletcher,  James Tynion IV, and Karl Kerschl, and Genevieve Valentine appeared on the panel, pending Becky Cloonan Fletcher was hosting a panel for the first time[...]

Three of the DC YOU June Previews are in contention for the "which is the most like Scott Pilgrim" award of the day. First up is Batgirl, appearing in the back of Convergence: Infinity Inc #2 Because it's all about games… Retro games even… With extra points for adding Gamergate relevance for exploring, briefly, women in the[...]

From DC's Batman panel happening right now at Denver Comic Con, one fan asked why Oracle was "taken away" and turned back into Batgirl in the New 52, by removing her diversity as a handicapped person Especially when she was previously very active and beloved. DC reps said that it was a valid question and that[...]

We learnt last week that Batgirl will be making her series debut in Arkham Knight as part of the extortionately priced Season Pass The content looks cool, but the package does not as is the way with a lot of DLC content. Just in case you were wondering what version of Batgirl we would be getting,[...]

At $40 for the standalone package, it seemed pretty steep. Well, the contents of that Pass has now been outlined and it does look like there is worthwhile here. On the WB community blog, it was announced that Batgirl would be making her series debut as part of the package This will be "prequel content" and will[...]

1 Convergence: The Question #1 Convergence 1 Convergence: Superman #1 Convergence: Speed Force #1 Convergence: Batgirl #1 Convergence:Nightwing and Oracle #1 Convergence: Harley Quinn #1 Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man #11 & #12 By Adam X Smith We all knew this day would come – Miles Morales is going to the mainstream Marvel universe This is due to the fact that the Ultimate universe is threatening[...]

When Alysia Yeoh was introduced to the cast of Batgirl, as the roommate of Barbara Gordon, it took some time for her history to be made known to the readers And in doing so, became the became the first transgender character in a Marvel or DC superhero comic who hadn't used magic, wasn't an alien, or used science[...]

At the Modern Superheroines panel at Wondercon (read it all here, courtesy of BC EIC Hannah Means-Shannon) we learnt a couple of interesting things about the recent Batgirl revamp, Firstly that the run by Cameron Stewart, Brenden Fletcher and Babs Tarr was originally thoght of as a six issue experiment that was only approved because it was[...]

Babs Tarr draws Batgirl, if you somehow didn't know that already. The panelists were asked who a recent heroine in pop culture is who has appealed to them Tarr said Sailor Moon will always appeal to her, since she got into her when she was around age 14 like Sailor Moon and it encouraged her that[...]