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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[...]

A fun teen superhero comic that empowers an underclass of character is written by Gail Simone, and features for the next two issues Batgirl It's a full-blown crossover that DC Comics seem to have forgotten telling too many people about. Basically, if you read Batgirl, you need to read The Movement for the next two issues[...]

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[...]

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 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[...]

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[...]

'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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

Straight from the DC Digital panel, Kyrax, the Batgirl of San Diego, asked the panel why the Stephanie Brown dress up appearance in L'il Gotham was erased with a hair colour change DC's Bob Wayne, as ever, avoided the question but Kyrax pushed it The panel found new ways to avoid it… They just write[...]

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[...]

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[...]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13D1I5s236o You'll want to watch this for 16-minutes-and-chang to believe it. But a short Scribblenauts Unleashed: A DC

[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[...]

Bleeding Cool Magazine article by Mark Seifert & William Christensen There’s nothing a vintage comic collector likes better than to see an obscure old

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[...]

From Cryptozoic, The Women Of Legend, a new trading card series featuring female characters from the DC Universe. The New 52 as well... I'm especially

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

And X-Force. Now these are the guys, in Batgirl, who would have made Robocop a much shorter film. Katana gets her… cherry popped? It does get rather Fifty Shades very very quicky in her first comic. Powers: Bureau #1 delivers some rather entertaining Marvel Comics swearing to deserve its mature readers label. And that's how Avengers Assemble does it[...]

We knew that Gail Simone was coming back to Batgirl But what about her artist Ed Benes? He was absent from DC's April solicitations. A few days ago he posted on Facebook; Oi pessoal, hoje eu estou usando esse espaço para, para avisar que estou me afastando dos quadrinhos por um tempo, talvez um ano ou dois[...]

Though I preferred this one; [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5r-j5aq7NlM[/youtube] Anyway, today's Death Of The Family titles, Batman, Batman And Robin and Batgirl all tie up together at the end, ahead of the final chapter, Batman #17 Maybe next week's Nightwing and Red Hood And The Outlaws will end the same way[...]

That Jeff Lemire and Ray Fawkes would be writing Constantine – if you remember, Ray Fawkes was to have taken over Batgirl before that decision was reversed – and that Christy Marx is to write Birds Of Prey – the first time a woman has written that title since Gail Simone. Here's how they explain it;  Robert[...]

It's a gem, but it should come polybagged, with a MR rating on the cover. MIND THE SPOILERS You've been warned, no more crying in the comments section! THE KILLING VOWS This Batgirl/Joker meeting did NOT go as planned Gail Simone releases a dark streak inside Barbara in BATGIRL #15, that feels both genuine and unsettling. LOSING FACE Ugh, sorry[...]