CBR: EXCLUSIVE: DC Comics' November Batman Solicitations

**CBR News** · 08-15-2011, 05:58 AM

DC Comics has provided CBR with an exclusive advance look at the solicitations for November's Bat-titles, including a [em]first look[/em] at Guillem March's preliminary art for the cover of "Catwoman" #3.

Full article here.

A thread with all of the November covers can be found here.

BATMAN #3
Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Art by GREG CAPULLO and JONATHAN GLAPION
Cover by GREG CAPULLO
1:25 Variant cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO
1:200 B&W Variant cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL
On sale NOVEMBER 16 * 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US * RATED T
As Bruce digs deeper into the mystery of the recent owl murders, he soon finds himself face to face with a shocking enemy - an enemy the Wayne family has secretly been at war with for centuries. Be there for the first shots of the war for the soul of Gotham City. Friends will become deadly enemies and secrets will be revealed - revelations that will change the Bat-family forever.

DETECTIVE COMICS #3
Written by TONY S. DANIEL
Art and cover by TONY S. DANIEL and RYAN WINN
On sale NOVEMBER 2 * 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US * RATED T
He makes dolls out of his victims - and he's tired of being referred to in the media as the Gotham Strangler. His moniker is the Dollmaker, and he and his insane family are going to hunt down Gotham City's public figures and turn them into the ultimate collectables. As the Dollmaker ups the stakes, Batman finds himself in a race against time - because one of his allies is the Dollmaker's next target!

BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT #3
Written by PAUL JENKINS
Art by DAVID FINCH and RICHARD FRIEND with JAY FABOK
Cover by DAVID FINCH and RICHARD FRIEND
On sale NOVEMBER 23 * 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US * RATED T
A wave of fear washes across Gotham City as a mysterious toxin radically alters the bodies of its criminals, sending crazed villains into the streets and stretching the resources of the police department. Can Batman and his vigilante partners follow the clues and uncover the perpetrator's real identity? And when one fabled hero is stricken by the poison, the trail will point to the mysterious White Rabbit.

BATWING #3
Written by JUDD WINICK
Art and cover by BEN OLIVER
On sale NOVEMBER 2 * 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US * RATED T
Massacre's crusade of blood continues, and the only one standing in his way is Batwing, who finds himself fighting alongside a legendary hero of Africa: the mighty Thunder Fall! As more heroes are targeted by this madman, the mystery of why begins to unfold, as does the story of Batwing's dark past.

BATMAN AND ROBIN #3
Written by PETER J. TOMASI
Art and cover by PATRICK GLEASON and MICK GRAY
On sale NOVEMBER 9 * 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US * RATED T
As Robin does all he can to keep his own killer instincts at bay, Batman focuses his energies on Nobody, the deadly enigma from Bruce's past who has arrived in Gotham and is hellbent on forcing him to accept a new world crimefighting view even as he infiltrates the Waynes' personal lives.

BIRDS OF PREY #3
Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
Art by JESUS SAIZ
Cover by DAVID FINCH and RICHARD FRIEND
On sale NOVEMBER 16 * 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US * RATED T
Someone's come up with a way to turn ordinary citizens of Gotham City into undetectable walking bombs...and only Black Canary (a.k.a. Dinah Laurel Lance), Starling (a.k.a. Ev Crawford) and new team member Katana (a.k.a. Tatsu Yamashiro) can stop them. But will Canary's choice of a fourth team member, a notorious bioterrorist, tear them apart first?

BATWOMAN #3
Written by J.H. WILLIAMS III and W. HADEN BLACKMAN
Art and cover by J.H. WILLIAMS III
On sale NOVEMBER 9 * 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US * RATED T
Horror! Batwoman faces the terrifying villain stalking Gotham City's children. Can she defeat the gruesome monster in time to save the city's most innocent victims? Intrigue! Kate Kane unearths a ghost she has tried hard to bury, even as the D.E.O. closes in on Batwoman. Can Kate outrun her past and Cameron Chase? Romance! Kate's relationship with Detective Maggie Sawyer continues to evolve. But will Kate's nocturnal activities cause a rift between the two?

BATGIRL #3
Written by GAIL SIMONE
Art by ARDIAN SYAF and VICENTE CIFUENTES
Cover by ADAM HUGHES
On sale NOVEMBER 9 * 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US * RATED T
It's the story you've been waiting for! As Barbara Gordon struggles to find her place in the world, Batgirl and Nightwing collide with the unstoppable force of a train wreck! Will it be sparks flying, or fists for this star-crossed duo? Also, the terrifying Mirror ups the ante in his bizarre war on the citizens of Gotham City! Featuring the eye-popping art of rising superstar Ardian Syaf!

CATWOMAN #3
NOT FINAL COVER ART
Written by JUDD WINICK
Art and cover by GUILLEM MARCH
On sale NOVEMBER 16 * 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
RATED T+
Cats hate baths. Cats hate dogs. And cats hate being caught. Catwoman stole from the wrong man, and now he's got her. He wants his stuff back, he wants answers and he wants blood. Cats had better have nine lives, because Selina Kyle is about to lose one!

RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #3
Written by SCOTT LOBDELL
Art and cover by KENNETH ROCAFORT and BLOND
On sale NOVEMBER 16 * 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US * RATED T
Red Hood, Arsenal and Starfire enter the Chamber of All to discover what the Untitled wanted - but they'll need to leave their most cherished memories as collateral! And when you're a reincarnated sidekick who lets your madon get the better of you, a former addict turned soldier of fortune, and an intergalactic princess who never quite recovered from a childhood spent as a prisoner of war...? Well, there aren't a lot of cherished memories to choose from! All this as the trio draws ever closer to dealing with a threat that's already killed the ancient caste of assassins who taught Jason Todd everything he knows about the art of killing!

NIGHTWING #3
Written by KYLE HIGGINS
Art and cover by by EDDY BARROWS and JP MAYER
On sale NOVEMBER 16 * 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
RATED T
The Big Top comes to the Windy City! After the massive events of issue 2, the circus heads to Chicago - and Dick Grayson is along for the ride! But as Nightwing puts pressure on ex-Haley connections in search for answers about his past, one lead may be far too explosive to handle! Be here as Nightwing takes his quest for the truth to the Second City!

PENGUIN: PAIN AND PREJUDICE #2
Written by GREGG HURWITZ
Art and cover by SZYMON KUDRANSKI
On sale NOVEMBER 9 • 32 pg, 2 of 5, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Writer Gregg Hurwitz and artist Szymon Kudranski continue their dark examination of the Penguin in PENGUIN: PAIN AND PREJUDICE. The Penguin runs a vast crime empire that’s always one step away from faltering, thanks to the interference of Batman. How can Penguin keep Batman at bay and maintain the power and image that’s become so important to him? And what dark family secrets is the Penguin hiding?

BATMAN: ODYSSEY VOL. 2 #2
Written by NEAL ADAMS
Art and cover by NEAL ADAMS
1:10 B&W Variant cover by NEAL ADAMS
On sale NOVEMBER 30 • 40 pg, 2 of 7, FC, • $3.99 US RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.
Batman’s odyssey has brought him to the underworld, where The League of Assassins has been firmly established for decades! The League is liquidating its enemies to make way for the Sensei to take over his father’s kingdom, and after that, the world itself. But if Batman can’t conquer his inner demons and learn to save lives by taking them, he may forfeit the war to the League!

THE HUNTRESS #2
Written by PAUL LEVITZ
Art by MARCUS TO and JOHN DELL
Cover by GUILLEM MARCH
On sale NOVEMBER 9 • 32 pg, 2 of 6, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Helena Bertinelli takes a trip to Naples, Italy, but she’s not there on holiday. As her alter ego, the Huntress, she’s uncovered a human trafficking and gun-smuggling ring that only scratches the surface of Mafioso activity! With no backup, no safety net, can this one-woman wrecking crew clean up the mean streets of this ancient city?

**Skaddix** · 08-15-2011, 06:00 AM

Oh joy another Black Character with Electric Powers called Thunder Fall.

**Drz** · 08-15-2011, 06:07 AM

I wonder who the new Owlman villain is? Kane family member? Gates family member? Oh the suspence! Catwoman's cover is awesome, loving how much Guillem March has evolved from big booty anime girls to a pretty much a comic artist!

@Skaddix: Haha yeah, reminds me of Irredeemable where Mark Waid pokes fun at that. Now we just need an African hero who works for hire (Luke Cage), and we got the whole trinity of black heroes forged. <_>

**wiski** · 08-15-2011, 06:08 AM

Red Hood Red Hood Red Hood!

**Ace Grayson** · 08-15-2011, 06:08 AM

Originally Posted by Skaddix

Oh joy another Black Character with Electric Powers called Thunder Fall.

I want to know what it is about black people that makes them fit electrical power sets.

**Chachi** · 08-15-2011, 06:11 AM

Batman 3
Batman and Robin 3
Nightwing 3

**alf_to_the_rescue** · 08-15-2011, 06:23 AM

I like seeing crazy Alice's face on the Batwoman cover.

**Charles Knight** · 08-15-2011, 06:36 AM

Who would think it - Catwoman was actually a dude with a hunch!

**Ned McDodd** · 08-15-2011, 06:40 AM

even when i really like March's art, the cover for Catwoman looks scary and not in a good way. Hope it's really not the final art as stated. Normally i like his covers a lot.

**The Lucky One** · 08-15-2011, 06:49 AM

Originally Posted by Drz

Now we just need an African hero who works for hire (Luke Cage), and we got the whole trinity of black heroes forged. <_>

Not until you have a size-changing black hero with "Black" in his name!

-D

**starsonfire** · 08-15-2011, 06:53 AM

Well the Catwoman has a rating for T+ (none of the others do), so it will probably be a pretty intense issue. I find it slightly bizarre that Catwoman was all sexy, sexy, sexy teehee for the first two issues and then blood and baseball bats!

I also like on the B&R cover that Robin's holding on to the criminal to not fall, but Batman is punching the guy off the building anyways. lol But I am really liking that Robin's cape is normal looking again and not feathers! YAY!

Oh and I like the Nightwing cover too. It reminds me of that HBO series Carnivale.

**Patroklos** · 08-15-2011, 07:04 AM

I sometimes feel that the classic rouges are getting pushed to the side way too much these days, the spotlight is constantly on either new threats or Joker. I guess we have Grant Morrison to thank for this? Seriously, when was the last time we saw a good story with Mr. Freeze, Scarecrow, TwoFace or The Great White Shark? Batman has the best rouge gallery in comics, put it to use!

**Munkiman** · 08-15-2011, 07:26 AM

"Recent owl murders" - Holy hoo-dunnit, Batman! Somebody's been killing off defenseless owls??

Detective still sounds pretty uninteresting.

Honestly, what is up with all the electric black guys? Why would you make a new one? Static even has his own book!

B&R sounds cool. I like the cover.

Wait... the new love interest for Batwoman is Maggie Sawyer? I don't think we knew that before (though Rucka's Detective at least hinted at the possibility). That's pretty awesome.

Outlaws sounds interesting - an ancient caste of assassins who taught Jason about killing? I'm amazed they've survived this long, really.

But it still sounds cool. Insane cover.

And Nightwing is going to Chicago, huh. He better come back to Gotham! He should have Damian on a timeshare with Bruce.

Originally Posted by RedliwNala

I sometimes feel that the classic rouges are getting pushed to the side way too much these days, the spotlight is constantly on either new threats or Joker. I guess we have Grant Morrison to thank for this? Seriously, when was the last time we saw a good story with Mr. Freeze, Scarecrow, TwoFace or The Great White Shark? Batman has the best rouge gallery in comics, put it to use!

The last time? It was a few weeks ago, dude. Batman 712 had Two-Face and the Riddler. Really, though, you're mad about creators trying to be creative?