Batman Streets of Gotham and Gotham City Sirens Named

[Alexx1]

ooks like Streets of Gotham is the NEW BOP book, featuring Batgirl(I'm assuming BABS. I don't know), Huntress, and Manhunter and Gotham City Sirens will feature Catwoman, Harley, and Posion Ivy.

Now if we only knew who was writing. I hope Gail's writing Streets of Gotham. I'm pretty sure Paul Dini is writing Gotham City Sirens and he'll be keeping his creative team Dustin and Derek from TEC.

http://www.newsarama.com/comics/020913-DiDio20.html

1. To kick things off Dan, one of the big announcements coming from DC was the new Batman-related titles that are coming in June. Can you go into any more detail about them than you did at the con, more particularly about the characters that will be appearing in them, their tone, and what niches they’ll fill?

Dan DiDio: Sure- how about we talk about some of the characters? What you’re going to see in Gotham City Sirens is Catwoman, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy, and some other guest stars along the way, but those will be the three leads in that book, and it picks up directly from the ‘Faces of Evil’ conversation with Hush.

I n Streets of Gotham, you’re going to get a chance to see the supporting cast of Batman’s world, meaning that you’re going to see Batgirl and Huntress and also the new DA of Gotham City, Miss Kate Spencer.

Naturally, I’m going to be a little more cagey about Red Robin, Batman and Robin and Batman, primarily because who lands in which book will be determined by who wins the Battle for the Cowl, but obviously, Batwoman, Kate Kane is front and center when that book hits the stands in June.

[Cayman]

Damn, no creative teams still?

[VincentClarkson]

Since Barbara Gordon is rumoured to be Batgirl in the new Batgirl series, I hope this means Cassie Cain is the Batgirl in Streets of Gotham.

[celticguy]

So i guess the Flats near Star city are all hunky dory now.

Streets of Gotham intrigues me.

Whoever thought Gotham would become the DCU place to meet chicks.

[Alexx1]

Damn, no creative teams still?

I know Frustrating.

Since Barbara Gordon is rumoured to be Batgirl in the new Batgirl series, I hope this means Cassie Cain is the Batgirl in Streets of Gotham.

I don't know what it means. I think Babs will be where ever Helena and Kate are and vice versa.

I don't know. It's beginning to get confusing. It doesn't seem like there's a need for a Batgirl title. Well there doesn't seem like a need for TWO Batgirl's. Just throw Babs, Helena, Cass, and Kate in GCS.

[Wind-Breaker]

Gotham City Sirens will feature Catwoman, Harley, and Posion Ivy.


I think I just crapped myself :biggrin: This is too good to be true.

[Vidocq]

Streets of Gotham seems like a Batfamily anthology book rather than an BOP like team book. Sirens dosen't seem to be that good, but I'll give it a chance if Dini is writting.

[kaelikins]

Heh. Well, looks like both of these just found their way into my buy pile. I gotta support my girls, on both sides of the law :)

[FemGeek]

Thats realy not what I thought Streets of Gotham would be about, but I am very, very interested now. It highly probable that Cass remains Batgirl, seeing as the team for SoG are part of her Network team during BFTC.
As for Sirens, it depends on the creative team.

[Pixie_Solanas]

I think I just crapped myself :biggrin: This is too good to be true.

It might be. Let's see who the creative team is before crapping oneself! :D

For all we know, it could be Dickhead McGee and Toolsack McBoring doing the duty.

[WorstThingUS]

Sorry, but Gotham City Sirens is a stupid, stupid title. Just put Ed Benes on it and admit what you're really selling.

[Alexx1]

Streets of Gotham seems like a Batfamily anthology book rather than an BOP like team book. Sirens dosen't seem to be that good, but I'll give it a chance if Dini is writting.

Yes that's what Streets of Gotham sounds like. I wonder if the stories will be isolated. I mean I wonder if an arc will highlight Huntress, than another, Manhunter, and so on...and then "BOP" will be in the Batgirl series because that's where whoever it was said to follow Birds of Prey in the Oracle Mini AND Batgirl series. So it sounds like Batgirl might be Babs series featuring BOP and Streets of Gotham will feature various supporting Batman characters (ie. Huntress, Batgirl (Cass), and so on).

I'm interested in Sirens because of Catwoman. I can't say I all that much interest in Harely and Poison Ivy.

[protege]

So i guess the Flats near Star city are all hunky dory now.

Streets of Gotham intrigues me.

Whoever thought Gotham would become the DCU place to meet chicks.

Honestly, how many bat ladies do we need?

[the goddamn batman]

It might be. Let's see who the creative team is before crapping oneself! :D

For all we know, it could be Dickhead McGee and Toolsack McBoring doing the duty.

Hey, now, Toolsack McBoring is a fantastic illustrator. His work might not be to everyone's taste, but he's talented none the less.

[VincentClarkson]

Sorry, but Gotham City Sirens is a stupid, stupid title. Just put Ed Benes on it and admit what you're really selling.

It's certainly a better title than Bad Girls of Gotham.

[Alexx1]

Honestly, how many bat ladies do we need?

Well right now there are only TWO, Batwoman (KK) and Batgirl (Cass). Who knows what is about to happen to Babs. Will she become Batgirl again. Will Cass as Batgirl make it out of BFTC?

THREE possible BAT ladies does seem a bit much..

[nepenthes]

Gotham City Sirens is Catwoman, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy, and some other guest stars along the way, but those will be the three leads in that book, and it picks up directly from the ‘Faces of Evil’ conversation with Hush.

um um um SOLD!


and hey seems like people are missing the last bit of info there. It's DINI.

there was even a Nguyen pin-up released a while ago.....Ivy, Harley, Catwoman and Peyton Riley sitting on a couch.


EDIT

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/4465/criminalslb2.jpg

that's right :cool:

[the goddamn batman]

and hey seems like people are missing the last bit of info there. It's DINI.


What last bit of info? DiDio said nothing of Dini.

[nepenthes]

"picks up directly from Faces of Evil with Hush".

that along with the feeling that Dini fits this kind of book much better than a Huntress/BOP title, or Red Robin from what we know of the books so far.

Also he's already spent a bit of time working on the three lead characters in a significant way. even the fact that Harley is his pet character counts for something imo. I'm with Alexx, calling it now

[the goddamn batman]

I'm almost certain Dini's the one writing the book... I was before today, too.

I was just asking where it was confirmed.

[chipsnopotatoes]

I like Gotham City Sirens -- especially the double meaning. Better than Bad Girls of Gotham -- too trashy.

Anycase, I had hoped Selina would be more integrated with the Bat Family - like Barbara, Dick, etc. With Bruce gone, now would have been a good time to see their interactions.

I know Holly's probably going to be in it but I just hope they don't bring back Slam Bradley. I have zero interest in reading about those two.

[Alexx1]

Thinking about Manhunter being new DA of Gotham seems a bit hypocritical. I wonder what the motivation would be to have a known killer be DA of Gotham. It's kind of hard to fathom that. I don't know how I feel about that. Don't get me wrong, I like the character a lot, but this just seems all kinds of wrong.

I'm just glad Huntress is in a book and it looks like she might be in two. Gotham City Streets and Batgirl.

I really would like to know whose writing these. I'd be a bit skeptical if Marc was writing GCS since Manhunter got canned but he does seem like a good writer and maybe he'd fair better in a Bat book. It would be cool if Fabian was writing this one though I read on DC board he said he wasn't writing one of these new books in June.

If BOP characters will be featured heavily in the Batgirl series and DC is making Babs Batgirl again then I really hope Gail is writing that book. She's the only one I have to make it a compelling and believable story.

[DonC]

Since Barbara Gordon is rumoured to be Batgirl in the new Batgirl series, I hope this means Cassie Cain is the Batgirl in Streets of Gotham.


Where did you see that?

[Red_Knight]

So... SOG is basically BOP, volume 2. Uch. :mad: What the heck?

Seriously, whose bright idea was it to cancel an established book with a loyal fanbase only to relaunch it three months later under an unfamiliar and incredibly bland title? I know the entire Batverse will be operating under a shiny new status quo come June, and I'm looking forward to that, but messing up BOP in the process was simply unnecessary. It was never much of a "bat book" anyway. At most, it should have gone on hiatus with Batman and Tec. What we have on our hands now is an excercise in futility, IMHO. Heck, I don't even read BOP, and this annoys me!

[Vidocq]

So... SOG is basically BOP, volume 2. Uch. :mad: What the heck?

Seriously, whose bright idea was it to cancel an established book with a loyal fanbase only to relaunch it three months later under an unfamiliar and incredibly bland title? I know the entire Batverse will be operating under a shiny new status quo come June, and I'm looking forward to that, but messing up BOP in the process was simply unnecessary. It was never much of a "bat book" anyway. At most, it should have gone on hiatus with Batman and Tec. What we have on our hands now is an excercise in futility, IMHO. Heck, I don't even read BOP, and this annoys me!

From Didio's comments it seems to me that it's going to be a Bat-Family book and not a team book, he probably just mentioned the Batwomen since the Boys will be in BFTC and he didn't want to spoil it.

[Alexx1]

It always felt like a Bat book to me even when they moved to Metropolis under Gail. Oracle and Huntress have too much Gotham history so they'll always feel like Bat-family characters no matter where they go. It was only when Gail left and McKeever came on board and then the terrible mess of Platnium Flats did I feel like it was too far removed from the Bat universe even though it was starting to get there. I'm glad it's being relaunced back into the Bat sphere. I think one of the mistakes was removing it so drastically from it's roots to begin with. Babs and Helena are characters that work best in Gotham. At least to me they are.

[Alexx1]

From Didio's comments it seems to me that it's going to be a Bat-Family book and not a team book, he probably just mentioned the Batwomen since the Boys will be in BFTC and he didn't want to spoil it.

During the BFTC Panel, Tony Daniel said he loved the "Birds of Prey" and they'd be featured in all three of his BFTC books. At the same time someone who I'm assuming is an editor or something, I forgot his name, said to follow "Birds of Prey" to the Oracle mini series AND to the new Batgirl series. It seems to me they are still and will be very much a TEAM.

[davepaton]

Well Ill reserve opinions about Sirens until I find out the creative team but it prob wont be on my pull list.

I see DD confirmed that ASBAR is on 'hiatus.' The thing has been on permanent hiatus! Just wish they could at least have tied up the story first. what a waste of time

[Vidocq]

During the BFTC Panel, Tony Daniel said he loved the "Birds of Prey" and they'd be featured in all three of his BFTC books. At the same time someone who I'm assuming is an editor or something, I forgot his name, said to follow "Birds of Prey" to the Oracle mini series AND to the new Batgirl series. It seems to me they are still and will be very much a TEAM.

I mean that I think Streets of Gotham wont be centered around Birds of Prey but rather be an anthology book about the Batfamily. I know they Birds of Prey will still be a team but I don't think Streets of Gotham is going to be a Team Book.


I see DD confirmed that ASBAR is on 'hiatus.' The thing has been on permanent hiatus! Just wish they could at least have tied up the story first. what a waste of time
Yeah, it;s likely due the Bob Shreck thing. Now it's not only delayed but their is no one editing.

[JumpingJupiter]

If Dini's writing it, I'm buying the siren one for sure!

[Alexx1]

I mean that I think Streets of Gotham wont be centered around Birds of Prey but rather be an anthology book about the Batfamily. I know they Birds of Prey will still be a team but I don't think Streets of Gotham is going to be a Team Book.
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Yeah. I agree.

It also looks like Streets of Gotham might spur out of the events of BFTC: Network #1 featuring Huntress and Batgirl. Fabian also said on the DC board Network #1 would also star Oracle in addition to Huntress and Batgirl. It would be nice if he was writing Streets of Gotham.

It also seems DC is making an effort to put the ladies front and center in these books which I commend them for. Now let's hope the writing is good.

[Cayman]

I wonder if Marc Andreyko will be writing either of these?

[Alexx1]

I wonder if Marc Andreyko will be writing either of these?

I'd bet the farm Dini is writing Gotham City Sirens.

I don't have a clue who is writing Streets of Gotham. I was thining maybe Fabian and Don Kramer would move onto this since he's writing the Network one shot.

[Mia]

I wonder if Marc Andreyko will be writing either of these?

If Andreyko's writing then I'm in. He has a very dry sense of humour which I appreciate! And he knows how to write 'tough broads'!:smile:

[FemGeek]

I don't have a clue who is writing Streets of Gotham. I was thining maybe Fabian and Don Kramer would move onto this since he's writing the Network one shot.

I hope so, from what I've read of his work Fabian is a pretty good writer. Plus it'd make sense to move on with the Network team to this book.

[Spiffy]

ooks like Streets of Gotham is the NEW BOP book, featuring Batgirl(I'm assuming BABS. I don't know), Huntress, and Manhunter and Gotham City Sirens will feature Catwoman, Harley, and Posion Ivy.
Well if its NOT Babs, then its not really a BOP book then. Unless its Cassandra as Batgirl PLUS Babs as Oracle.

Catwoman, Harley and Ivy in one book can rock every bit as much as "Gotham Girls" once did. But I wonder if they are being played as villains or heroes at this point. All three of them, even Ivy, have been softened considerably in recent years.

Now if we only knew who was writing. I hope Gail's writing Streets of Gotham.
But she's got two ongoing gigs and I haven't heard about either of her other assignments going anywhere. She COULD write three books, but does anyone here know if she even wants to? I guess we shall find out.

I'm pretty sure Paul Dini is writing Gotham City Sirens and he'll be keeping his creative team Dustin and Derek from TEC.
Dini certainly can make these three fun.


Dan DiDio: Sure- how about we talk about some of the characters? What you’re going to see in Gotham City Sirens is Catwoman, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy, and some other guest stars along the way, but those will be the three leads in that book, and it picks up directly from the ‘Faces of Evil’ conversation with Hush.
Ah, but again, are they "bad", "good" or constantly played as "in between" (which CAN get exhausting)?

In Streets of Gotham, you’re going to get a chance to see the supporting cast of Batman’s world, meaning that you’re going to see Batgirl and Huntress and also the new DA of Gotham City, Miss Kate Spencer.
I actually LOVE the idea of Kate as DA. And I wonder if that means that her Manhunter guise is maybe is on vacation for a bit. But it DOES make me wonder where this leaves the "flash forward" that was going on in the Manhunter solo book.

[nepenthes]

But I wonder if they are being played as villains or heroes at this point. All three of them, even Ivy, have been softened considerably in recent years.

True Harley was apparently reformed and released and we all know the deal with Catwoman..

...but the last time Dini wrote Ivy she was sending people to slow and cruel deaths simply for "returning my smile".