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Thirty-Eight Thoughts About Thirty-Eight Comics – Doop, Captain Marvel, Kick Ass, Iron Fist, Superior Foes Of Spider-Man, Nightcrawler, Deadpool, East Of West, Manifest Destiny, Invincible, Great Pacific, Shutter, Savage Dragon, Peter Panzerfaust, Batman Eternal, Batgirl, Justice League 3000, Superman/Wonder Woman, Constantine, The Royals, Lumberjanes, Deceivers, Creepy, Flash Gordon, Magnus, Shotgun Wedding, Sons Of Anarchy, Next Testament, Regular Show, Returning, Samurai Jack, Rocky & Bullwinkle, Powerpuff Girls, Judge Dredd, Indestructible, GI Joe, My Little Pony And The Maxx
First the Court Of The Owls nursery rhyme, then a police recruitment poster that would scare anyone into hating the police, and now in Batgirl this children's song that would freak anyone out, never mind summon an evil being from beyond Parents, living in Gotham? Move. The Royals: Masters Of War show the effects of a[...]
Batgirl Really Seems To Think Dick Grayson Is Dead. We're Not So Sure.
Todat's Batgirl #30, written by Margueritte Bennett rather than series writer Gail Simone, appears to be set after Forever Evil When… something bad seems to have happened to Nightwing, Dick Grayson "He's gone, isn't he?" And all that past tense, it doesn't just seem like she means he gone to Chicago, does it? "It hurts to think[...]
Gail Simone's Batgirl #30 Bumped By Marguerite Bennett's Batgirl #30
This was the solicited Batgirl #30. Written by GAIL SIMONE Art by FERNANDO PASARIN and JONATHAN GLAPION Cover by ALEX GARNER On sale APRIL 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T An ordinary day takes a turn for the worse when Barbara Gordon must find a way to save her roommate Alysia Yeoh from fan-favorite villain Ragdoll! This[...]
Thirty-Three Thoughts About Thirty-Three Comics – Superior Spider-Man, All- New X-Men, Avengers, Justice League Of America, Secret Avengers, Batgirl, Royal Masters Of War, Star Wars, She-Hulk, Wolverine & The X-Men, Gravel, Crosse, Stitched, Abe Sabien, X, Clown Fatale, Letter 44, Revolutionary War: Death's Head II, Sixth Gun, X-Men Legacy, X-Factor, Robocop, Regular Show, Think Tank, Egos, Bunker, X-Files, Red Sonja, Protocol Orphans, Memory Collectors, Transformers, City: The Mind In The Machine, Uncanny And Sons Of Anarchy
So what's out this week? Gail Simone teaches us in Batgirl that sometimes what a woman really really wants is a pretty dress Men too, sometimes And yes, more plainclothes police in ballgowns is just what we need And yes, superfolk need to spend some time being pampered. The Avengers tell you the truth You know, I[...]
Fifty-Two Thoughts About Fifty-Two Comics – Ghosted, Rat Queens, Black Dynamite, Dark Angel, TMNT, Skyman, Superior Spider-Man, Illegitimates, Justice League 3000, Ben 10, Peabody And Sherman, My Little Pony, Suicide Squad, World's Finest, Harbinger, Night Of The Living Deadpool, Stitched, Gravel, Crossed, Deadpool: The Gauntlet, The Curse, Archer & Armstrong, Secret Avengers, Batgirl, God Is Dead, Imagine Agents, Astro City, Nightwing, Carbon Grey, Peter Panzerfaust, Velvet, Alex+Ada, Darth Vader, Kiss Me Satan, Clown Fatale, BPRD, Fantastic Four, Catacylsm: Ultimates, Daredevil, X-Force, Egos, X, X-Men Legacy, 3 Guns, Adventure Time, Voice In The Dark, L'il Battlestar Galactica, Miss Fury, Next Testament, Unity, Popeye, Transformers And Regular Show  (UPDATE)
But where would a supervillain buy ice cream from? Why that would be the Joker's ice cream emporium in today's Batgirl, the Gothtopia issue, where everything's just a little more lighty-brighty… talking fo which… Imagine Agents #4 searches for wings that work, but we won;t get to them until tea has been finished[...]
Gothopia Comes To Batgirl This Week
The Gothtopia event hits Batgirl this week by Gail Simone and Robert Gill and DC Comics has put out a preview It's weird seeing Batgirl in white… BATGIRL #27, "Gothtopia" allows everyday to start with bacon, eggs, and sunshine for Barbara Gordon Breakfast with dad is idyllic, and makes her so happy! And when you live[...]
Adam Beechen On The Batman Arkham Origins DC2 Process With Madefire
Adam Beechen has been very kindly discussing his upcoming work on the choose-your-own-storyline Arkham Asylum comic with Madefire and DC Comics. Best known for writing Countdown comics for DC, Countdown and Countdown To Adventure, as well as Batgirl and Batman Beyond, we haven't heard much of his comic book writing for a little while. Well now he's[...]
When Batgirl Was A Bit "Spazzy"
Batgirl being described as "a bit on the spazzy side" No problem for American ears, but a bit of a double for Brits, maybe up there with advert describing her as "a bit of a retard." Possibly worse. Which is fine, it's an American publication advertising another American publication, for an American audience But it's one[...]
The Original Batman '66 Strips Come To IDW
'It's a tremendous amount of fun, both as nostalgia and as a unique creation of its time." The first volume of the reprints will feature the B&W dailies and color Sunday strips from 1966 to 1967, which included appearances by Catwoman, The Penguin, The Joker, Poison Ivy and Batgirl The 11 x 8.5 " hardcover will[...]
Forty-One Thoughts About Forty Comics – Uber, Uncanny X-Men, Wolverine & The X-Men, Satellite Sam, Sinister Dexter, Skin Trade, Three, Chew, Manifest Destiny, Wasteland, Batman, Batgirl, Wolverine, Deathmatch, 3 Guns, Nova, Thunderbolts, Adventure Time, Krampus, Protocol Orphans, Drumhellar, GI Joe, Justice League #3000, Superboy, Unity, Harbinger, A Boy And A Girl, Warlock, Doc Savage, GI Joe Special Missions, Indestructible, Alex + Ada, Lazarus, Memory Collectors, Dead Body Road, Powerpuff Girls, Star Trek, Wraith And X-Files
Either he's deliberately openly refusing to acknowledge that his daughter is Batgirl for decompartmentalisation reasons, which makes him a really bad father, or h just doesn't recognise his daughter with a skimpy mask on which makes him an even worse father. She should steal his coat, that might teach him. Yeah, surrender, always such a trick[...]
Joker origin movie
Alexander appeared in costume and spent time with dozens of kids, handing out signed DVDs and posters as well as posing for photographs. Does Original Killing Joke Artwork Reveal Greater Sexual Intent For Batgirl? It appears to be an original page from Alan Moore and Brian Bolland's The Killing Joke from DC Comics which differs from the[...]
Thirty-Eight Thoughts About Thirty-Seven Comics – Wolverine, Manifest Destiny, Crossed, Batgirl, Unity, Green Lantern Corps, Manhattan Projects, Superior Spider-Man, Suicide Squad, All New X-Men, Clown Fatale, Walking Dead And More
He's a Greek god, they invented the word xenophobia. There we go Zero Year Batgirl… that line and that look remind me… what happened just before that Walking Dead scene we ran earlier? Yeah, okay, in that case I'd watch where I stand around young Barbara Gordon… maybe I wouldn't give her my hand after all. Okay, I[...]
Batgirl Goes BOOM POW SMACK – Adam WarRock's New Superhero Video, B.S.F.X.
with full cosplay Batman and Batgirl video… You can pre-order his new album The Middle of Nowhere starting today at adamwarrock.com, and it will be released on November 5th. Remember, remember… Guests include James Urbaniak (Dr Venture), MC Frontalot, and more… [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANVP43X7jx0[/youtube] Don't you hate news articles that begin with Batman '66 sound effects? Adam WarRock probably doesn't[...]
Twenty-One Thoughts About Twenty-One Comics, Chew, Suicide Squad, Batgirl, Archer & Armstrong, Ghostbusters, Forever Evil, Judge Dredd, Red Sonja, Lord Of Mars, Memory Collectors, Triple Helix, Superboy, Wolverine, X-Men, Green Lantern Corps, Coffin Hill, Eternal Warriot, Captain America, Superior Spider-Man Team Up, Transformers And Think Tank
So, it seems sensible to check in with Chew… Erotic? Really? Okay then Ken Keebler, what would you make of this from Suicide Squad? Could even you make that a bit of a turn on? Well, Batgirl, wasted milk and cookies would make me worry too. That's more like it, Archer of Archer & Armstrong at least has an[...]
Gail Simone, Real Life Superhero
She put herself in potential harm's way to save a stranger, and did something that most people simply wouldn't do, would try to ignore, or would try something less effective. Gail Simone writes the Batgirl comic On the basis of this, she could be living it. So I grabbed my keys and my phone to go see[...]
Thirteen Thoughts About Thirteen Comics – Buffy, East Of West, Killjoys, Peter Panzerfaust, Spawn, Demon Knights, Superior Spider-Man Team Up, Batgirl, Wolverine & The X-Men, World's Finest, Constantine, Fantastic Four And Justice League Of America
If that roof had a skylight. Which it does in Batgirl Where great power comes without great responsibility, if if one superhero identity is wanted for murder, simply dress in different clothes What, they can arrest you for red hair Stop and frisk you, maybe… Wolverine & The X-Men runs a reprise of Pacific Rim… and a[...]
Cammy's Favorite Covers – Batgirl To Godzilla
Cameron Hatheway writes for Bleeding Cool: Batgirl #22 by Alex Garner B-but, Batgirl doesn't kill! Right? Everything I thought I knew is a lie!!! All red herrings aside, I enjoyed this cover immensely thanks to Garner's radical-looking painted style The armor and bat gauntlets are incredibly vibrant, and the bloody outline of the body doesn't bode well[...]
Nineteen Thoughts About Nineteen Comics – Superman Unchained, Suicide Squad, Guardians Of The Galaxy, Walking Dead, Avenging Spider-Man, The Crow, Green Lantern Corps, Bravest Warriors, Six Gun Gorilla, Breath Of Bones, Batgirl, Supurbia, Manhattan Projects, Savage Wolverine, Wolverine, Uncanny X-Force, A1 And The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys
Got to love that Indigo overbite. It just seems to much simpler in Bravest Warriors.  Six Gun Gorilla launches with an apocalyptic nightmare which is part Heinlein and part… David Jason from The Darling Buds Of May? Perfick. While Breath Of Bones: Tale Of The Golem #1 has David Jason from Porterhouse Blue. Batgirl continues the misery porn[...]
Grace Randolph's Stacktastic! The Fate Of James Gordon Jr
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmZFoueX7-0[/youtube] Grace Randolph writes; James Gordon Jr is an unlikely star of the New 52, popping up in Batman, Batgirl and now Suicide Squad! I'll give mythoughts on this higher profile for the son of Commissioner Jim Gordon Is this a fair thing to do to Jim Gordon? And is James Gordon Jr a good villain for[...]
BC Mag #4: Vintage Paper Chase
Bleeding Cool Magazine article by Mark Seifert & William Christensen There’s nothing a vintage comic collector likes better than to see an obscure old
Is This The First Supervillain Whose Origin Is In A Talent Show?
Reality shows have been used in comics from Civil War to Amrica's Got Powers, but I think this is the first time they've actually inspired someone to acts of supervillainy. Welcome to the new Ventriloquist in Batgirl #20 Simon Cowell? Piers Morgan? She's coming for you… Batgirl #20 is published today Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London, who[...]
The Women Of DC Comics. In Two Pages.
But all the women of the DC Universe, Batgirl, Batwoman, Wonder Woman, Catwoman and Huntress get… a double page between them. Now, sure, some other books are also seen in the New 52 section, and in the Vertigo election as well… but doesn't it feel a little odd? Also worth considering that The Black People Of[...]
Fourteen Thoughts About Fourteen Comics – Star Wars, Nowhere Men, Manhattan Projects, Peter Panzerfaust, Crossed Badlands, Avengers Arena, Secret Avengers, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Fearless Defenders, Superboy, Ozymandias, Uncanny X-Men, Katana And Batgirl
Well, a building did fall on Batgirl Does rather emphasise the details of the conversation… mortality coming closer to us all. And on that depressing note… Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London.   It must be a real arse to argue with Luke Skywalker when he pulls lines like this one from Star Wars #3 on you[...]
A New Female Ventriloquist For Batgirl
I honestly had forgoten about it. At ECCC, Gail Simone just announced that The Ventriloquist will return to the New 52 in Batgirl And this time she's female Here's the cover for issue 20… Ethan Van Sciver also talked about giving Bruce Wayne a life changing moment that DC Comics almost didn't let them go with… James Robinson[...]