Posted in Comics, SFW on 01/27/2010 01:27 am by fanboi
We knew Bruce Wayne wouldn’t stay “dead” long. But I thought it would be longer than this! In April we get the first issue of a 6 issue miniseries that will follow Bruce Wayne’s journey through time, back to the present-day Gotham City. Before that we’ll be getting clues from a variety of sources, including the new arc in Batman and Robin.
Knight, Squire and DETECTIVE COMICS’ Batwoman guest-star alongside The Dynamic Duo in “Blackest Knight,” a 3-part story illustrated by Cameron Stewart (SEVEN SOLDIERS OF VICT0RY: MANHATTAN GUARDIAN). Readers who enjoyed BATMAN R.I.P. and FINAL CRISIS won’t want to miss this captivating new storyline packed with additional clues on the Domino Killer and the details surrounding the “death” of Bruce Wayne!
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Posted in Comics, Preview, SFW on 09/21/2009 09:33 pm by fanboi
The hauntingly beautiful art of J.H. Williams III on Batwoman’s run in Detective Comics should be enough to draw you in. It was for me. Now I’m just trying to figure out what’s going on…
As promised, we’ve got a look at the Batwoman feature from DETECTIVE COMICS #857, as Batwoman faces off against Alice in an attempt to stop the villainess from unleashing a toxic death cloud over all of Gotham. But Alice has more up her sleeve than just poison, and Batwoman’s life will never ever be the same again. What more do you need? Oh, right. Artwork. Well, here you go. From the team of Greg Rucka and J.H. Williams III, DETECTIVE COMICS #857 hits 9/23.
via TheSource
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Posted in Comics, Preview, Review, SFW on 08/30/2009 10:19 am by fanboi
OK, as someone who really liked the new Batwoman after her introduction and has been eagerly anticipating a place for her stories, I wanted to love this title, but right now it just is rating a solid “like.” J.H. Williams’ art deco flavored artwork is perfect to capture the haunted quality of Gotham City, but I’m finding the “Alice” part of the storyline as arcane as part 3’s title – Affettuoso – which is Italian for “affection”. I read the story but still don’t get the title.
Greg Rucka and artist J.H. Williams continue to put the pressure on Gotham’s newest hero with the third part of ‘Elegy,” as Batwoman unites with an unlikely ally to momentarily defeat the fairytale villain known as Alice.
I read the “Crime Bible” mini with Batwoman and the Question, but I remember the followers as human? Not sure who the purple tentacle guy and werewolf are. I’ll need to read up and then maybe I’ll like the next issue better.
When Kate is forced to attend another high society event, she soon learns that her worlds are crashing together. Want more? Check out a few pages below. And then, head on over to your local shop. Simple, right?
A highlight this issue is the first meeting of 2 of the DCU’s most influential lesbians… Kate Kane, meet Maggie Sawyer. We know Kate likes cops. I hear music.
OFFICIAL NEWS: former Batgirl and Flamebird – Bette Kane will be attending “GU” (Gotham University I assume).
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Posted in Comics, Preview, SFW on 05/18/2009 02:48 am by fanboi
I’m really interested in seeing what Eisner Award-winning creator James Robinson (Starman) has in store for this oddly disparate group of heroes. I’m excited to see Batwoman making some connections in the DCU meta community, and overjoyed to see Mikaal Tomas back in the limelight again (I DO wonder how they will handle his alien bisexuality).
Driven by the deaths of Batman and Martian Manhunter during “Final Crisis,” Green Lantern and Green Arrow assemble a proactive Justice League including Supergirl, Batwoman, The Atom (Ray Palmer), Freddy Freeman, Congorilla and Starman (Mikaal Tomas). The team is poised to finally wipe the smiles of the faces of evil operating within the DC Universe. And Prometheus’ face is one of the evilest.
Originally announced as an ongoing series in March of 2008, the project became a mini-series in order to enable the author to work out a true ending for the story which features painted art and covers by The Trials of Shazam artist, Mauro Cascioli.
via CBR
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Posted in Comics, Preview, SFW on 04/07/2009 01:57 pm by fanboi
The line-up for this Green Lantern led spinnoff team of the Justice League due in July from the minds of writer James Robinson and artist Mauro Cascioli is already old news. But this art is the first glimpse of the art. With a lesbian (Batwoman) and a bisexual alien (Starman – Mikaal Thomas), this is the most GLBT inclusive team the JLA has ever seen.
The villains in the background look like shades of the bad ol’ Legion of Doom. This will be worth checking out, if only for the continuing drama of Black Canary’s anguish at having Green Lantern start up his own team because the one she led was ineffectual. It wasn’t her fault – It’s not like she had advance warning that Evil Gods were planning Final Crisis. Hell we had advance warning and I still don’t know what the hell happened there.
via The Source
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Posted in Comics, Preview on 02/09/2009 09:29 pm by fanboi
But it won’t be a miniseries anymore. Instead it will be a multi-issue arc of Detective Comics from Greg Rucka and J.H. Williams III, starting in April’s #854.
I guess they decided to test Batwoman out in a long running title that completists will keep buying in order to get people more used to her. Might be a good move. Or at least better than a mini-series that could have low sales, sinking the character. Then again the whole lesbian angle usually plays well with fanboys.
Problem is straight fanboys don’t want to picture the sexy svelte Batwoman with the mannish fedora-wearing Question (talk about a butterface). Don’t get me wrong, I love Renee Montoya as the Question, but sexy? No. The whole faceless thing just doesn’t work unless there is a glory hole involved. I say introduce a sexy lesbain villainess to play Catwoman to Kate’s Batwoman and make it a triangle – THAT would sell a mini to the fanboys.
What do you think DC should do with Batwoman?
I’m looking forward to her having some pages to hopefully develop into more than a cardboard cut out. We really know very little about Kate Kane’s character. Lets hope the writers give her some.
via CBR
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Posted in Comics, Preview on 10/06/2008 12:31 pm by fanboi
Batwoman has been turned and will soon be seen riding with the rest of the Female Furies. But first a catfight with her ex. Its The Question vs. Batwoman with Kate’s soul on the line.
The Anti-Life Equation has infected Gotham City, turning friend, foe and family into mindless slaves of Darkseid, and the might of the Spear of Destiny has left The Spectre powerless. Can The Question find the answer to restoring hope inside the one being capable of saving the world?
via Newsarama
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Posted in Comics, Gay News, LGBT in Comics on 05/27/2008 08:59 pm by fanboi
Refresh my memory. Have we ever had a gay member of the JLA? (not just an ally or guest star, or someone whose sexuality is hinted at or sensationalized but a out proud card carrying member who dates). If so, please refresh my memory. But regardless, I bet there was never a team of 8 with TWO gay members! And we’ve got a lesbian in Batwoman and a bisexual with blue alien Starman, Mikaal Thomas. That 25% much better than that measly Kinsey 10% we’re usually given. Too bad they left that tidbit out of the CBR article… I wonder why? It seems significant detail to me.
While talking with CBR, James Dale Robinson let slip a few details about plans for his “Justice League” series: Green Lantern will “slip out from under the shadow of the Trinity” to lead the team (about time, even Aquaman had his own lineup – and he just talks to fish), the disparate lineup will all come together naturally due to a course of events, not by some super powered triumvirate sorting through dossiers, and finally that this team will have a “purpose that was different from the Justice League of America.”
James Dale Robinson’s Justice League Lineup includes: Green Lantern (Hal Jordan), Green Arrow, The Atom (Ray Palmer), Shazam (Freddy Freeman), Supergirl, Batwoman, Starman (Mikaal Thomas, former ally of Starmen Jack and Ted Knight) and last and least… Congorilla??? (A.K.A. ongo Bill – a seven-foot tall, 90 year old, magical golden gorilla with the intelligence and the sophistication of a big game hunter).
“Justice League” #1 will feature artwork by Mauro Cascioli (“The Trials of Shazam”), but has yet to be solicited. “I think we are waiting for Mauro to finish some more, so probably the end of the summer,” said Robinson. “But what’s he done so far, especially with his colors, is beautiful.”
I’m really curious what kind of event will bring these 8 due to a natural confluence of events…
via ComicBookResources
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