Batgirls Manga is back in business

[nevermore999]

You guys might remember that a Batgirls manga was once in the works as a fan project, headed by the esteemed tumblr user elfgrove. Well, that stalled thanks to people being assholes, but now the reigns have been passed to the fabulous peppers_pray and we once again have a wonderful project of a fancomic starring Babs, Cass and Steph! Pep recently updated with all new art and it is really pretty. Look at it at the Batgirls!! manga tumblr here and also click on the tag to see it below. And be sure to stay tuned and support this project (and don't be a jerk, please) everything looks great!

( Batgirls!! Featuring the Black Bat. )

Five-ten years down the road, this'll be an amusing bit of minutae, won't it?

[thanekos]

You remember the Imposter arc that kicked off last August in Detective Comics, right?

Well, around that time, some people picked up on UK retailer listings indicating that one Gotham City Imposters was due for a January release, PS3/360/PC.

It's what leading me to wonder if today's announcement, courtesy of a presser from WB Interactive, is creatively linked in any way..

( That announcement being Gotham City Imposters, the multiplayer FPS.. yes, that's right. An FPS in the Batman IP. )

Happy Miracle Monday!

[keeva]

Today, the third Monday in May, is that mysterious holiday that nobody can quite remember, but which fills us with joy and peace -- Miracle Monday!

For Earth humans everywhere it was a special day, the third Monday of the month: Miracle Monday.

On Miracle Monday the spirit of humanity soared free. This Miracle Monday, like the first Miracle Monday, came in the spring of Metropolis, and for the occasion spring weather was arranged wherever the dominion of humanity extended.

On Uranus's satellites where the natives held an annual fog-gliding rally through the planetary rings, private contributions even made it possible to position orbiting fields of gravitation for spectators in free space.

On Titan, oxygen bubbles were loosed in complicated patterns to burst into flame with the methane atmosphere and make fireworks that were visible as far as the surface of saturn.

At Nix Olympica, the eight-kilometer-high Martian volcano, underground pressures that the Olympica Resort Corporation had artificially accumulated during the preceding year were unleashed in a spectacular display of molten fury for tourists who walked around the erupting crater wearing pressurized energy shields.

At Armstrong City in the Moon's Sea of Tranquility there was a holographic reenactment of the founding of the city in the year 2019, when on the fiftieth anniversary of his giant leap for mankind the first man on the Moon returned, aged and venerable, to what was then called Tranquility Base Protectorate, carrying a state charter signed by the President of the United States.

The prices of ski lift tickets on Neptune inflated for the holiday. Teleport routes to beaches and mountains on Earth crowded up unbelievably. Interplanetary wilderness preserves became nearly as crowded with people as Earth cities.

Aboard the slow-moving orbital ships that carried ores and fossil materials on slowly decaying loops toward the sun from the asteroids, teamsters partied until they couldn't see.

On worlds without names scattered throughout this corner of the Galaxy, where Earth's missionaries, pioneers and speculators carried their own particular quests, it was a day for friends, family, recreation and - if it brought happiness - reflection.

In this story from Superman #400 (1984) by Elliott S! Maggin, a family in the year 5902 prepares to celebrate Miracle Monday with a traditional dinner:
( 3 pages from a 10 page story )

What is Miracle Monday? Read the novel by Elliot S! Maggin which introduces Kristin Wells (who was later the Superwoman of the pre-crisis Bronze Age) and her investigation into the very first Miracle Monday, or check out this article on Comics Alliance by Chris Sims. (WARNING: spoilers for the novel!)

Uncanny X-Force 12 Variant Cover and Bonus scan from New Mutants 25

[wonderwomanhero]

( AOA X Force? )

Batman Solicits!

[espanolbot]

( Batman and Robin, Gates of Gotham and More! )

Ultimate Venom: Part 2

[cyberghostface]

( Scans under the cut... )

Justice League of America #60 Solicit

[pyrotwilight]

Hmmm, DC put out there solicits for August 2011 and one caught my eye in particular.


( The trouble with Jesse Quick? )

Boo. Boooooo

[stubbleupdate]

It used to be that when DC solicits came out, I checked immediately if Ex Machina was out that month. It never was.

Now the first thing that I do is check the Power Girl solicit, to see who is starring in her book.

This time, ( I am sad )