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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[...]

What does this year have in store for the Dark Knight after such a momentous milestone? That was the question going into Friday's Batman panel at WonderCon. On hand were Brenden Fletcher (Batgirl, Black Canary), Tom King (Grayson), Greg Pak (Batman/Superman), and Babs Tarr (Batgirl), with the panel moderated by DC All Access' Tiffany Smith. Batman/Superman #20[...]

Occasionally the Diamond Previews monthly catalogue becomes a genuine collectible item, such as this catalogue with the first listing of The Walking

So this week, amidst all the controversy of covers and costumes, sexuality and sensationalism, the biggest story by far on the site was about a not-dead Turtle…  Top Twenty Traffic Stories Of The Week 1. The Death Of Donatello? Not So Fast 2. Albuquerque Was Asked To Make Batgirl Cover More Extreme 3. A Most Unexpected Marvel Death In All-New Captain America 4. The[...]

Bleeding Cool welcomes back We Be Geeks, hosting a variety of guests and covering a wide range of geek topics. Download This week Batgirl was the all the rage, and the We Be Geeks trio discuss the controversial cover and give their many thoughts on it Joe Carmagna was the guest of honor this week, and he[...]

So DC Comics has cancelled the Batgirl #41 Joker variant, ostensibly at the request of artist Rafael Albuquerque, but also from the entire Batbook editorial and creative teams once they saw the art last week But they haven't been able to delete it from our mindspace. The only place you'll be able to buy the cover, officially,[...]

Volume 1: Truth Dark Horse Books: Baltimore Volume 5: The Apostle and the Witch of Harju IDW Publishing: Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland # 4 Marvel Comics: Silk # 2 Image Comics: Invisible Republic # 1 Boom! Box: Giant Days # 1 Dark Horse Comics: EI8HT # 2 Also discussed: Ex Machina, Scott Pilgrim, Batgirl See you again next week! Find us on[...]

With a bias towards minority issues, it takes on controversial topics of the day from immunisation to race riots to Bill Cosby. And what more controversial topic with cancelled Batgirl covers, black Wally West and Captain America, bisexual Catwoman and than the state of comics today in terms of diversity.Islamic Ms Marvel. I hear that guests on tonight's show[...]

I picked up Batgirl: Endgame #1, because I love the character so much and wanted to see what it's all about From DC Comics, written by Cameron Stewart and Brenden Fletcher, with art and colors by Bengal, Batgirl: Endgame #1 is perfect I don't use that word very often, but the simplicity of the way[...]

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We've reached the end of the New Era Batgirl first arc, and boy has it been quite the ride Batgirl #40, From DC Comics, written by Brenden Fletcher and Cameron Stewart, with art by Babs Tarr is a chaotic, action-packed issue that answers a lot of the questions and concerns fans of the series have[...]

Firstly, for those of you who need a little uplift after the Batgirl cover debacle, may I recommend today's Batman Eternal for Batgirl getting a little closure over a certain face…. But today's Batgirl #40 sees the Barbara Gordon Sentient Evil Crime-Prevention Algorithm hooked up with Hooq and a military level laser satellite to hack the[...]

Then there's the crazy Batgirl #40 with Babs vs Oracle and a Purple Rain variant cover We also got Batgirl Endgame by the Batgirl of Burnside creative team And I weigh in on the #changethecover controversy! Aaron Haaland of A Comic Shop in Orlando, Florida, writes: Hey Fandom! I'm back after a week off due to[...]