The end of yet another era
This month sees the end of three Batman family titles, with Nightwing being the first to go dark. It seems fitting that of the three (Nightwing, Robin, Oracle), that Dick Grayson takes the bow, as he was the first side-kick. With Batman “dead†(snicker-snicker, foolish citizens of the DCU), it appears the Dick is up for the task of protecting the city, but is the city ready for Dick?
The latest round of cover images and solicitation information for DC titles arriving in March 2009 is here. What looks good? The Legion of 3 Worlds reaches its conclusion, which should rock, Battle for the Cowl begins, Azrael returns, and the next mini neon sign arrives. And there are two hot statues too!
The issue features neither Batman nor the Outsiders
A strange thing happens when a single character dips his finger into multiple titles. Take Batman, for example. He appears, or appeared if you want to be more specific, in Batman, Detective Comics, JLA, Batman and the Outsiders, Batgirl, Nightwing, Robin, Trinity, Final Crisis, Superman/Batman, and various other appearances and guest spots in the rest of the DC universe. When some brainiac decides it would be a great idea to kill Batman (figuratively or literally, we don’t know yet) it causes nothing but problems in the rest of the titles. Batman and the Outsiders is a perfectly example of one story screwing another.