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Christina Hodson is Super Excited to Write the Batgirl Movie
Basically nothing, other than I'm really excited — because she's Batgirl! She's all the things I love about Batman I've always been more interested in humans than supernatural things and monsters People are capable of profound good, but also profound evil The things that people will do when you back them into a corner are[...]
DC is Putting Politics in Your Batgirl Comics in January… Literally
In Batgirl #30 and 31, revealed in the DC Comics January solicits, Barbara Gordon joins a political campaign for "up-and-coming reformer candidate who wants to take on the GCPD." But in doing so, it puts Barbara at odds with her own father, Commissioner Gordon, one generation against another. It's metaphorical politics It's literal politics And some[...]
DC Collectibles For May: Batman The Animated Series, Bombshells, Dawnbreaker, and More
Batgirl gets two new statues, Poison Ivy has a new sepia-toned Bombshells statue, three new Batman The Animated Series figures, a new Cover Girls Wonder Woman statue, and the previously revealed Dawnbreaker statue from Dark Knights Metal Check out pics and details down below! DC BOMBSHELLS: POISON IVY SEPIA TONE VARIANT STATUE designed by ANT LUCIA sculpted by[...]
Nightwing Annual #1 cover by Otto Schmidt
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Batgirl removes the Dark Web implant in Nightwing, and he subsequently goes to speak with Vicki Vale at Gotham Four News Every news outlet in Gotham has been jammed, hacked, and stifled He finds a Terminal in the Gotham Four headquarters, but it gets away Soon, a personality calling herself Karna Shifton begins broadcasting[...]
Batgirl Annual #2 cover by Emanuela Lupacchino and Dave Stewart
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] A string of peculiar murders has been committed across Gotham, and Batgirl believes she has a lead on the perpetrator The killings resemble a slasher movie Barbara and James Gordon Jr watched as kids Barbara interrogates her incarcerated brother about the killings, and he points Batgirl in the direction of a bevy of unhinged[...]
Batman: Detective Comics #986 cover by Eduardo Pansica, Julio Ferreira, and Adriano Lucas
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Batman readies for his assault on Karma's hideout, and Black Lightning has just discovered that Orphan has left the penthouse with Batgirl's blessing Batman arrives at the hideout just behind Orphan and tells her to take care of the hostages while he faces down Karma Black Lightning is on his way to help too. Batman:[...]
Nightwing #47 cover by Mike Perkins and Dave McCaig
Batgirl is there, but she's not currently able to jump into action Thankfully, Nightwing is able to fight his way through the Terminals and to the hostage situation, which Willem himself is already resolving. Nightwing #47 cover by Mike Perkins and Dave McCaig I'm unsure what Nightwing is going for with this story arc It almost wants[...]
Funko Horror Collage
Batman and Batgirl will be exclusive to Entertainment Earth, Pennywise can be found at Hot Topic Beetlejuice appears at BoxLunch, Cthulhu at Books a Million again, Cuphead The Devil cereal at Gamestop (instead of Hot Topic this time), and finally Huckleberry Hound on the Funko shop I am really happy that these have taken off[...]
Batman: Detective Comics #985 cover by Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferrieria, and Adriano Lucas
Meanwhile, Orphan, Signal, and Batgirl are getting antsy waiting in Bruce's Gotham penthouse under the supervision of Black Lightning In the heart of the city, Karma makes his next move, and it's ghastly. Detective Comics #985 cover by Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferrieria, and Adriano Lucas This issue caught me off guard with how dark it gets; Karma's[...]
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I didn't know I needed to see Jodie Foster as Oracle, but I really, really do now after Conan O'Brien held auditions for Batgirl. There are certainly some surprise hopefuls who stop by, and some interesting acting choices, but this is the stuff we love to see from Team CoCo: https://youtu.be/ROIafRoN6eMVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is[...]
Batgirl #25 Anniversary Issue Slips Three Weeks to August
The team behind Batgirl #25 has decided, it seems, to keep the artists it had planned but delay the comic a few weeks. To be fair, it couldn't have added many more, with Marguerite Bennett, Mairghread Scott, Paul Dini, Dan Panosian, Paul Pelletier, and Emanuela Lupacchino all lined up to contribute, with Rafael Albuquerque and Joshua Middleton covers. So rather[...]
Nightwing #46 cover by Mike Perkins and Dave McCaig
Dick makes an escape from the creature and is saved by Batgirl, and she can deal help with the problem of the drones The two work to find the source of Mirage's power while the acting mayor of Bludhaven actively gives further authority to the company to transform the city Nightwing thinks he knows who[...]
2001 A Space Odyssey HAL9000 USB Flash Drive SDCC Exclusive
The Batgirl Emblem pin features a shiny golden-finished metal backing and border along with bright yellow enamel and is 1½" wide. Moebius Models is going to have SDCC exclusives this year in the form of pins Batman '66 and 2001: A Space Odyssey will have the honor of having new enamel pins at the booth[...]
Batgirl Ditches Burnside Costume for Updated Classic Look by Sean Gordon Murphy
Big news for superhero fashion aficionados! Batgirl is leaving Burnside with August's Batgirl #26, and she's leaving behind the costume that's become iconic since its introduction on the cover of 2014's Batgirl #35. Batgirl's new costume was designed by Sean Gordon Murphy and can be seen on the cover of Batgirl #27 below: In an interview with[...]
Batgirl vs. the Riddler #1 cover by Rafael Albuquerque and Dave McCaig
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Batgirl receives a tape recording from the Riddler that informs her that four hostages have been spread across Burnside by the Riddler Nigma was told by the Joker about the impending marriage between Batman and Catwoman Consequently, the Riddler has now been thinking about finding a love of his own, and his sights have[...]
Green Arrow Annual #2 cover by David Lopez
Thankfully, Batgirl contacts Ollie through a Birds of Prey transmitter Can Green Arrow figure out what's going on without being killed? Green Arrow Annual #2 cover by David Lopez As you could guess from the description, this is a No Justice tie-in story It explains what Ollie was up to during the prelude and immediate aftermath of[...]
Nightwing #44 cover by Declan Shalvey and Jordie Bellaire
He contacts Batgirl about the problem, but she doesn't have any leads for him to follow Later, Dick responds to a murder that seems linked to this mysteriously malfunctioning technology. Nightwing #44 cover by Declan Shalvey and Jordie Bellaire Nightwing #44 comes close to falling into the trap of a luddite superhero being right about those newfangled[...]
Joss Whedon On Why He Left Batgirl: Ideas "Crumbled in his Hands"
Filmmaker Joss Whedon, once a touchstone of fandom for comics and film fans alike, has again addressed why he walked away from his Batgirl project at Warner Bros. Looking a little worse for wear than we're used to seeing him, the director was on hand during the red carpet for the world premiere of Avengers: Infinity War in Los[...]
Batgirl vs. Supergirl
The latest DC versus, though, asks the question: who would win between Batgirl and Supergirl? This seems like a less balanced fight to me The video pretty much features the same arguments that you hear on Batman vs Superman — Batgirl is intelligent, well prepared, etc and Supergirl has the same weaknesses to kryptonite and magic[...]
Joss Whedon Batgirl film
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Christina Hodson has been brought on to write the Batgirl movie. Two months ago, writer/director Joss Whedon stepped away from the project because he was "unable to come up with an idea." Fans have been wondering if the project was going to happen at all since Whedon stepped away, but it looks[...]
Batman: Detective Comics #975 cover by Alvaro Martinez, Raul Fernandez, and Brad Anderson
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Batman calls together the closest members of his family: Nightwing, Red Hood, Batgirl, Red Robin, and Robin Their purpose? To decide what can and should be done about Batwoman after the death of Clayface Meanwhile, Batwoman is left to consider the offer from her father to join the Colony. Detective Comics #975 cover by Alvaro[...]
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Following Thursday's shocking news that alleged fake feminist Joss Whedon will no longer write and direct a Batgirl movie sent shockwaves through the entertainment industry, clickbait media, and fandom Whedon's ouster from the project which he pitched to Warner Bros opens up dozens of important questions, such as: Who will make the movie now? Will it even[...]
roxane gay batgirl
Credit: (L) S L O W K I N G via Wikimedia Commons (GFDL license) In yet another example of how clickbait media can change the world, Roxane Gay has successfully filed a job application for screenwriter of Batgirl via Twitter For years, the clickbait media has been reporting on any mention of a Hollywood professional[...]
Joss Whedon Batgirl film
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Joss Whedon has exited the Batgirl movie a little under a year after it was announced. Joss Whedon in 2012 Credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com "Batgirl is such an exciting project, and Warners/DC such collaborative and supportive partners, that it took me months to realize I really didn't have a story," Whedon[...]
lindsay lohan 2017
The hunt to find a Batgirl for the eponymous upcoming film can finally come to an end! Superstar actress Lindsay Lohan has thrown her name into the ring, asking her followers to retweet if they want her to play the titular hero Already, 2,065 people and rising have said they agree, or 147.5 times the[...]