Gotham Podcast: Bryan Q. Miller One-Shot

Hello Gothamites,

Bryan Q. Miller of comic book writing fame sits down with the two guys that record this podcast. Bryan talks about his experiences with the DC Relaunch, the final issues of his Batgirl run, what some of his future plans are, and his debut as a pop music superstar.

Book of the Week: Batgirl - The Flood

We're trying something a little new, Gothamites, so bear with us for a moment as we introduce a new feature. The Gotham Book of The Week is a spotlight on the website that focuses on a different trade or hardcover that we want to talk about, whether it be a new release or an oldie, but goodie, it's just a way to show our love for a title.

And this week, I wanted to talk a little bit about Batgirl: The Flood trade paperback that was released last week to comic book stores, and is hitting mainstream book stores this Tuesday, May 24, 2011!

Batgirl Contest!

It's not from us, it's from our good friend over at DC Women Kicking Ass! On one of our favorite Tumblr blogs focusing on DC Women and how they kick ass, they are holding an exclusive and awesome Batgirl contest to celebrate their first year anniversary, as well as the release Batgirl: The Flood! But let's move on to what you get and what you have to do.

Poll: Book of the Week!

Well, as a surprise to no one out there, Batgirl #18 won the poll for last week's Book of the Week with 61% of the votes!! We also named the book our "pick of the week" on the podcast, so in her honor, here's Batgirl/Klarion Out of Context!

Miller, Nguyen

Also, make sure to vote in our NEW poll by picking one of the books that came out this week. That's it, top right of the sidebar! It's going to be a difficult one to choose since we have Outsiders, and Sensei in Batman, so.. just pick something.

Thanks!

Gotham Central #108

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Hello GOTHAMITES, and welcome back to the Gotham Central Podcast!

This week, Tim, Justin, and Hunter discuss and review all things, good and bad, that came out this week in the world of Gotham City. Birds of Prey, Batman and Robin, Red Robin, Knight and Squire, and Batgirl all came out this week, and we discuss them! We even have a little Batman: The Brave and the Bold in store, now how does that sound? Also! Be sure to stick stick around for the Pull List where we talk about everything that will becoming out NEXT week!

A Winner Is You!

Hi everyone!

After a totally random pick, we've got a winner!!! And that winner is Sarah M. that posted this..

...comment! So, Sarah M. comment on this and let us know a way to contact you and this..

..will be yours!!

BATGIRL WEEK: Spoiler-Out of Context

It's Batgirl Week here on Gotham, Inc., and in honor of our contest and Batgirl #18 coming out Wednesday, we present to you.. Spoiler: Out of Context!

Dixon, Albuquerque 

BATGIRL WEEK: Before The Cowl

As I was perusing the comments over on our contest post, I noticed that a lot of Batgirl readers out there have not had any prior experience with our young Miss Brown, so I wanted to take the time here to discuss the life and legend of one of our favorite characters, Stephanie Brown.

BATGIRL WEEK: Out of Context

Hey guys, in honor of our CONTEST and Batgirl #18 coming out this Wednesday, we present to you.. Batgirl: Out of Context!

Miller, Garbett

UPDATED: BATGIRL CONTEST!!!!!

Hey guys, with the awesome help of Batgirl and Smallville scribe, Bryan Q. Miller, we are now able to offer a CONTEST!! We've been wanting to do a contest for quite some time, but we just haven't had the resources. But guys, this is incredibly awesome.

Thanks to Bryan Q. Miller and Dustin Nguyen, we are able to offer to you framed Dustin Nguyen art! Yes, I know! It's an original Lil' Gotham piece that was adapted for this week's Batgirl #18 with Lil' Klarion, Lil' Teekl, and Lil' Steph! If you're having a hard time wrapping your brain around how awesome this is, look below.

YEAH!!!

BUT WAIT! There's more!

Gotham Central #105

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Helloooo Gothamites,

Gotham, Inc. here! We're back! And on this week's episode, we go deep into Gotham City. Way deep. That's right! We talk about all the things that we've gotten for Christmas, as well talking about ALL of the Gotham books that we missed! ..pretty much, at least. That's something! It's in recap form of course.. We also talk Dark Knight Rises news, Bane, and many other topics toiling within the torrid streets of the city of Gotham!

Also, our pull list!

3 Most Anticipated Books: December 8, 2010

Every week, we make a pull list. That pull list contains everything that comes out in Gotham books, but I'm not going to lie, I don't look forward to reading all of them. There are, however, books that I don't want to miss at all.

Here are my top three books that I'm looking forward to the week of December 8, 2010.

Gotham Central-Reviews #41

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Hello Gothamites,

In our 96th Episode, Commissioner Vactor and Hunter Montoya review all of the Gotham books that were released on September 9, 2010.

This week's books are:

Batman #703
Batgirl #14
Batman & Robin #14
Neal Adams' Batman: Odyssey #3 (of 6)
Red Robin #16

Preview: Batman #14

It's Batgirl and Supergirl vs. Draculas! Yay! More vampires. But it's Batgirl and Supergirl, so it's ok.




















Source: The Source

Getting Your Friends Into Graphic Novels

Recently, I was approached by a friend of mine who wanted to get into reading Batman graphic novels, but didn't know a good place to start. I immediately jumped on the opportunity to help my friend and here is what I discovered:

1. Follow the time line from an early point
2. Continuity matters
   
3. Avoid cosmic stories
   
4. Unless impossible, ignore stories that include characters outside the Bat-Family
5. Seminal stories that mean a lot to the industry mean little to a new reader
6. A new Batman reader is going to like anything that has Batman in it, so don't worry about giving something you might consider to be a little less quality than some of the cherished stories.

I'll break everything down.

Deals From Another World: Batgirl Nick & Dents

Are you guys missing Cassandra Cain as much as I am? Well, there's no news about her returning, as far as I know, but the fine people at Things From Another World have some great Batgirl books in their Nick & Dent section for an insanely high discount. 50% off on each!

Batgirl: Fists of Fury TPB-$7.47

Check the jump for more deals.

Gotham Central-Reviews #37

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Hello Gothamites,

Joining Crazy Quilt this week is none other than Calendar Man himself, Brian "Mosedogg" Moseley! Brian joins us this week to talk about all the recent Gotham news as well as help out reviewing all of this week's books!

This week's books are:

Batgirl #13
Birds of Prey #4

Panel of The Week: August 11, 2010

In an attempt to bring more content to the site, we are instating Panel of The Week which features the single panel that stands out head and shoulders above all other panels. The panel of the week is based on great art, strong determination, intense action, bravery, and above all else, exemplify the qualities of a super hero.

There are some standards that we have to set in, however. For example, the panel must exist on its own, meaning that it cannot be separated into multiple panels to get its point across. Also, splash pages, two pages spreads, and title pages are automatically removed from qualification, but that's pretty much it, so without further ado, the panel of the week is:

Batgirl #14: Pere Perez (Artist) Bryan Q. Miller (Writer)

In the midst of a mirror match fight with Clayface, Stephanie Brown shows all the qualities of a true hero, proving further that she indeed deserves the mantle of Batgirl. Risking her own life to stop crime, bring Clayface to justice, and saving everyone in the vicinity earns her the panel of the week.

Check out the runners up directly after the jump.

Dustin Nguyen Joins Bryan Q. Miller For Batgirl

Who doesn't love Nguyen's art? His work from the very first issue of Batman: Streets of Gotham has been amazing, and he hasn't let us down with any issue, even when the writing dipped, the highlight was the art.

So, it gives me great pleasure to discover that he will be stepping in as series regular for Bryan Q. Miller's consistently awesome run on Batgirl. The Source broke the news early Friday morning that Dustin Nguyen will be starting his Batgirl duties in November and provided us with a couple of quotes from the involved parties.

Gotham Central-Pull List #37

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Hello Gothamites!

Special guest "Grant Morrison" stops by to discuss the latest news and the previews for this week in Gotham!

This week's books are:

Batgirl #13
Birds of Prey #4
Final Crisis: Revalations (TPB)
Brave and the Bold: Team Ups Vol. 1 Hardcover