Amanda Conner, G Willow Wilson, Medeith Finch, Gail Simone, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Babs Tarr, Kate Perkins, Tara Butters, Sana Amanat, Marguerite Bennett, Shelley Bond, Michele Fazekas, Hayley Atwell, Jennifer Lawrence and Melissa Benoist are joined by Grant Morrison, Axel Alonso, Jim Lee, Dan DiDio and more to talk about the rise of the female superhero for Yahoo […]
[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 […]
Livewire first appeared in Superman Adventures back in 1997, created by Bruce Timm ahead of her appearance in the Superman animated series. She was then brought into mainstream DC continuity by Gail Simone and John Byrne, and has become a rather popular villain. Her first appearance sells on eBay for over $250 slabbed, or $80 […]
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 […]
The Making Of The Modern Super Heroine Panel with Babs Tarr, Jose Molina, Cecil Castellucci, Sarah Kuhn, and Dr. Andrea Letamendi rounded off Sunday afternoon at WonderCon this year. Molina, a TV writer, recently finished writing on Agent Carter. Castellucci writes young adult novels and recently did a Sensation Comics Wonderwoman story. Kuhn is writing […]
Fashion In Superhero Comics With Babs Tarr (Batgirl), started a little early on Sunday morning following our Saturday nights out at WonderCon, but with everyone caffeinated, we were joined by Jake Wyatt (Ms. Marvel, Edge of Spider-Verse), Brenden Fletcher, Kris Anka (designed Storm), Kevin Wada (She-Hulk, Catwoman). Brenden Fletcher called the con “Babscon” to applause […]
Last year marked the 75th anniversary of Batman. 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Michele Brittany, a West Coast Bleeding Cool Correspondent Most people know of “OC” as the center of decadence and housewives, but there are other, less obvious features of note. In Orange, California, there’s Old Towne or more often referred to as “The Circle” because of the large roundabout that seems to confuse most American […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Josh Hechinger Welcome once more to From Strip to Script, where I reverse-engineer a script from a finished page of someone else’s comic. So, last time, we tackled the wily double-page spread. This time, I want to take a swing at…hmm. You know, I’m not actually sure what to call the majority of this […]
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 […]
In recent years, Gail Simone writing Batgirl presented a transgender character, Alysia Yeoh, as Batgirl/Barbara Gordon’s flatmate, her backstory emerging over time. It was a considered, underhyped portrayal of a transgender individual as a very normal person in Batgirl’s life. In this week’s Batgirl, (SPOILERS) we meet someone who is running around Burnside dressed up […]
By Christine Marie Happy Wednesday Bleeding Coolers! I’m at Conquest Comics in Bayville, NJ feeling very enthusiastic about the lineup of comics that have been released this week. On to the comic reviews! It feels like yesterday that the first issue of this colorful series was released, but I’m happy to report that Sinergy #2 from Image Comics, […]
For the Spotlight on Gotham panel at Thought Bubble on Sunday, November 16th, the Festival had a remarkable line up of talent in attendance to talk about the most forward-thinking and innovative things happening in Gotham at the moment. Scott Snyder, Becky Cloonan, Cameron Stewart, Brenden Fletcher and Babs Tarr squeezed into a packed concrete […]
Christine Marie Vinciquarra As most of you know, the Batgirl series has been taken over by a new creative team consisting of, Cameron Stewart, Brenden Fletcher, and Babs Tarr. Their first issue, #35, was released last Wednesday, and it has taken me a little over a week to be able to form a fair opinion. I was […]
Dimitrios Haritos writes for Bleeding Cool: I was able to make the DC Comics Master Class: Art History panel which was really laid back. Panelists David Finch, Babs Tarr and Amanda Conner answered questions about how they got into comics, where they start drawing on the body among other questions they were asked. During this […]
