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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[...]

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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,[...]

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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[...]

An occasional look back at the week in comic books... and from the week that saw all manner of costume and cover changes, Bleeding Cool head writer wants

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[...]

So the Batgirl Joker Variant controversy has gone global The story about DC Comics pulling the Batgirl #41 Joker variant at the request of its artist Rafael Albuquerque has been reported by The Guardian, Paste Magazine, Inquistr, Mary Sue, HitFix, and Daily Caller giving us the least accurate headline "Social Justice Puritans Convince Artist To[...]

Here was the cover to Batgirl #41 by Rafael Albuquerque. Not any more DC media partner CBR who first ran the cover has now run the following releases from Rafael Albuquerque and DC Comics My Batgirl variant cover artwork was designed to pay homage to a comic that I really admire, and I know is a favorite of many readers[...]

Bleeding Cool was able to scotch that, but it never seemed to gain traction. Well, some see the controversy regarding the Batgirl #41 variant cover Bleeding Cool brought up the issue at the weekend The concern is that a book that has become totemic for a certain fresh approach to superhero comic books was getting a[...]

This is the cover to Batgirl #41, for DC's June mini-relaunch Featuring the new-look Batman And very much in fitting with the pop style of the comic book, that has relaunched Batgirl in a fresh, youthful, exciting fashion away from depressing themes and tones that had previously been associated with the book. Also in June, DC Comics[...]

The special guests included Babs Tarr (Batgirl), Paige Halsey Warren (Busty Girl Comics), Beth Sotelo (Fathom), Debbie Hogan (Dr Hogan-Berry's Extraordinary Emporium), Pam Hsi, and A Little Known Shop who were on hand to sign comics, draw commissions, and sell their wares. Quite a crowd collected to get sketches and autographs For Warren and Sotelo, who[...]

By Mark Bristow With today's publishing of the hyped Secret Origins #10 Batgirl issue, we are given a clean update to her New 52 backstory, as well as some hints to the future. The story is told through the perspective of a narrator we eventually learn is the AI that was placed in Barbara's spine, and[...]

It's already sold out and gone to second print a retailers rushed to get extra copies after the importance of today's Secret Origins #10 to those who both enjoy the current Batgirl comic, those who preferred the Gail Simone New 52 Batgirl and those who preferred the Oracle Barbara Gordon, was highlighted. UPDATE: Though we may[...]

Retelling the origin of Batgirl, it appears to be doing a considerable deal of retconning. Retailers will now be able to buy a second print, available at the end of March…   So, we said this was going to be a thing. Secret Origins #10 from DC Comics out tomorrow, has already sold out at Diamond Comic Distributors[...]

Hitfix have the preview, But they don't know exactly what they have… Secret Origins #10 out from DC Comics tomorrow from Cameron Stewart, Brenden Fletcher and Irene Koh spill the beans that were teased in the previous issue of Batgirl… Back up, back up… her mind recorded for an implant… experimental procedure… Exactly who – or[...]

Brace yourself for a roller coaster of emotions in Batgirl #39, From DC Comics, written by Brenden Fletcher and Cameron Stewart, with art by Babs Tarr Things are becoming increasingly complicated for Barbara Gordon, as the new start she hoped to have in Burnside, isn't the clean slate she hoped it would be Barbara is[...]

Some people like Batgirl Some people like the new look Batgirl But some people prefer Barbara Gordon the way she was before the New 52 relaunch. Daughter of Jim Gordon, crippled by the Joker, using a wheelchair, and operating as Oracle, working with the Birds Of Prey as a technological overseer and occasionally getting down and[...]

Today, Morrison's frequent collaborator Cameron Stewart helped kick off the trend with a reinvention of Batgirl that seems to honor that prediction It's glamorous, funny, and perhaps a bit too self-conscious of what it's setting out to do at times but the "Batgirl of Burnside" era seems to be spawning imitators while also being part[...]

At Thought Bubble, the Batgirl creative team talked about how, die to internal DC politics, they weren't able to relaunch Batgirl with a new issue 1 when they joined the book But how this might happen with the trade collections. And that's exactly what's happening At the DC retailer roadshow last Friday, DC Comics representatives announced[...]

As we previously mentioned, internally DC Comics is referring to reinvented books, or new books with a fresh and esoteric quality to the rest of the DC Comics line as "Batgirling" after the successful relaunch of that title with Brenden Fletcher, Cameron Stewart and Babs Tarr But it also applies to Brenden's other title, Gotham[...]

Okay, I'm finally drinking the "Batgirl of Burnside" Kool-Aid From DC Comics, Batgirl #38, written by Brenden Fletcher and Cameron Stewart, with art by Babs Tarr is a great issue I knew that I would eventually reach a point of acceptance, and I really think it was just a matter of adjusting to this New[...]

A batcloud. Today's Batgirl contains this snippet. A good writer is able to make the reader feel that they are being addressed directly Well, today Cameron, Brenden, consider that job done. Oh and we also get the first appearance of the band Ashes On Sunday, as seen on their first cover and in Gotham Academy…  Yeah, I'm being stalked. Comics[...]

Marvel, Spider-Verse featuring punk rock Peter, and Avengers stand outs. DC's Batgirl bounced back from last issue's controversy, and Fables: The Wolf Among Us is more Bigby from the video game of the same name. Speaking of bouncing back from controversy, Rat Queens: Braga special was exactly what I've been waiting for and showcases everything that make[...]

This weekend, there was considerable comment online regarding the character Dagger Type in the most recent issue of Batgirl, a male artist disguising himself as Batgirl and going on a crime spree Much revolved around traditional tropes of transexuals or transgendered being the bad guy, how Batgirl had make great strides in presenting the transgendered[...]