Here is some of the highlights from DC Comics and WHAT ? Final Crisis isn’t over !!!!!

Batman News

• Battle for the Cowl,(coming out in march) look for five one-shots
• Look for two one-shots called Gotham Gazette the bookend the Battle for the Cowl series.
• There are eight Batman books arriving in June
  • Detective Comics
  • Batman
  • Red Robin
  • Batman and Robin
  • Outsiders
  • Batgirl
  • Gotham City Sirens
  • Batman: Streets of Gotham
• Azrael limited series as well as Oracle: The Cure
• Greg Rucka will  Detective Comics for at least 12 issues, but possibly 14.
• Look for Owlman’s appearance in the Outsiders
• Don’t expect to see the Joker in books.
• An old Batman villain is new again?

Final Crisis isn’t over

• Fallout from Final Crisis will begin to be seen in the rest of the DCU soon.
• Final Crisis isn’t over, there are four, six issue monthly series beginning in May.
• Final Crisis Aftermath: Run
• Final Crisis Aftermath:  Ink
• Final Crisis Aftermath:  Escape
• Final Crisis Aftermath:  Dance
• 24 issues featuring something you’ve never seen before in a DC series.

Miscellaneous

• Blackest Night #0 is a free book being given away during Free Comic Book Day.
• Keith Giffen is on Doom Patrol next.
• Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis, and Kevin Maguire will provide Metal Men back up stories in the Doom Patrol series.
• Flash #1 arrives April 1, 2009.  with Bart Allen.
• Eight new members join the Teen Titans.

Simon Daoudi
Simon@comcimpact.com