A Wild User Poll Appears!

Hey Gothamites,

In addition to the site redesign and the return of the podcast, we also wanted to add in user polls! This week's poll is going to be a little ridiculous since we're just putting it in on Friday, but in the future, the poll we be a place where you can come in and vote on what your favorite Bat-books for the week were, and when we record the podcast on Sundays, we'll give you guys the results? Sound good?

Until then, use this time to make your assessments and come to your own conclusions, like Batman did in  Batwoman #0!

(Williams, Blackman, Reeder)

Batwoman Returns to Gotham

It's about effing time.

On Friday, The Source posted some news that everyone here at the Gotham Central Podcast, and all our associates, have been dying to hear. Batwoman, Kate Kane herself, is BACK!

Batwoman #0 is set to be a tie between Greg Rucka's Detective Comics recent run and the upcoming ongoing series penned by J. H. Williams, III. But he's not the only one, writer W. Haden Blackburn and artist Amy Reeder will be lending their support to the title, and if the Amy Reeder variant (shown above) for Batwoman #0 is any indication of how she's views Batwoman, we'll be in damn good hands.

First Look at New Batwoman Ongoing

DC's The Source has granted as a peeky-poo at the new ongoing Batwoman series by J.H. Williams III. Can I just say, "LOOK HOW PRETTY!?!"

Gotham Central-Pull List #31

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Hello Gothamites,

Crazy Quilt: Year One continues as our hero discusses all the book coming in the week of June 30, 2010. In addition to books, Hunter Montoya asnwers the questions of the listeners including favorite eras, favorite universe, and who, in Gotham, would Hunter think of as a perfect mate?

This week's books are:

Batman Beyond #1 (of 6)
Batman: The Brave and the Bold #18
Gotham City Sirens #13
The Joker's Asylum: Clayface
Justice League of America #46
Batwoman: Elegy Hardcover

Batwoman Makes Topless Robot’s Top 15 List

The fine folks over at Topless Robot have put together a top 15 list of "Nerdy Characters Who Could Easily Destroy You and Who Also Just Happen to be Gay.” Gothamites take note as our own Kate Kane made the list at #6. Check out her full entry below.



Batwoman premiered to much media ballyhoo. Everyone was interested in the fantastically hot, red-haired lesbian crimefighter. But then she disappeared for a while, finally resurfacing in Detective Comics a few months ago. So, far, the new Batwoman has been focused on infiltrating and destroying the Religion of Crime. She has also teamed up with her former lover, Renee Montoya, in her guise as the new Question. There are still a ton of questions about this new Batwoman, but one thing is for sure: If you commit crime in Gotham, she will stomp the living crap out of you.

Greg Rucka Leaves DC Comics

Well guys, I don't know how to approach this, really, so I'll just say it. Greg Rucka is no longer writing for DC Comics to further his own creator owned projects.

I would like to say, first, that I am extremely happy for him because I know like many others that doing what you love and being creative in your own right gives you complete freedom, and that is the key to happiness, so we here at the Gotham Central Podcast would like to wish Mr. Rucka the best with all of his future endeavors.

But can I be selfish for a minute? Greg Rucka was responsible for some of the best stuff that has come out of Gotham City for quite a while. He was the writer on No Man's Land, a fantastic run on Detective with Batman, the re-imagining of Batwoman in 52 and Detective Comics, he was a writer on Gotham Central and also wrote one of the stories on the Batman: Gotham Knight animated feature. We are losing a HUGE asset to both DC and Gotham City and his presence will be severely missed. I know Justin and I, as well as the extended Gotham Podcast family truly loved his work and we are desperately sad to see him go. Greg Rucka and J.H. Williams III won a GLAAD award for their outstanding portrayal of Kate Kane in Detective Comics, and I seriously doubt that we will see anything like that for a long time.

So, Greg, if you see this, we will desperately miss you and your love for Gotham City, but we want to wish you the best and we look forward to more Queen & Country, Stumptown, and other projects.

Thank you so much for everything you have given us.

Detective Comics Takes Home a GLAAD Award

Greg Rucka and the Detective Comics team were honored at the 21st annual GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) Awards on March 13th for Outstanding Comic Book, which features lesbian heroes Batwoman (Kate Kane) and The Question (Renée Montoya) in both the lead and back up stories, respectively.

The depictions of both Batwoman and The Question are handled in an extremely respectful way that does not downplay their sexuality, nor does it portray them as overtly sexual to the point of it becoming a gimmick.

Greg Rucka treats his work and his characters with such great respect, love, and understanding that all fans of Detective Comics know that this comic definitely deserves to take home this award, as it was praised for so many different reasons.

If you missed the Elegy story line, make sure to pick it up when the Hardcover comes out in June, or you could go ahead and preorder it for $16.49 from Amazon.com

Batwoman: Elegy Deluxe

Source: Detective Comics & GLAAD