May Bat-title solicitations

[DaleKaleD]

Here we go. Pieced together from artwork available online IGN et all.

I apologize if the images are to big, I can edit them down if people ask for it, didn't really think about it till I previewed the post.

I like how you can see the slight changes that went from it being sketched and drawn up to the final colored version. Little things like clouds & cape positions that would have tied pieces together a bit more removed. And even a full character taken out, Black Canary.

All told a great piece of artwork.

[Mac]

Or you could just check out the latest post on Tony S. Daniel's blog...

http://tonydaniel.blogspot.com/

=P

[Captain Jim]

Network appears to be a last minute addition; it isn't on any of the checklists.

[Ullar]

Is the armored Batman Owlman? Who are the two girls on the Robin cover? This looks cool.

[RonnieThunderbolts]

Originally Posted by Ullar

Is the armored Batman Owlman? Who are the two girls on the Robin cover? This looks cool.

No, the armored Batman is Jason Todd, Owlman is in the Outsiders book with Alfred. The two girls above Robin are Batgirl and Spoiler, and below are Lynx and Squire, AKA Beryl Hutchinson, and Robin is standing next to her partner, the Knight, AKA Cyril Sheldrake. They are the British answer to the Dynamic Duo from the Club of Heroes, or the Batmen of All Nations.

[Libaax]

Killing Black Mask always irked me. He was a great gangster like Bat-villain who was the only good thing about Winnick days.

To kill him in Catwoman felt slightly offending when he was a Bat-villain.

I can only hope he is as interesting as before and used well.

[Retro315]

I can't imagine they'll do away with Catwoman shooting Black Mask in the face, since Catwoman was a fairly acclaimed series, even after Brubaker left it.

More than likely we'll just have a "Black Mask II", a new person stepping into the name, because using the name is a way to establish a reputation, instill fear, etc ... call it a cop-out, but hey, this is Battle for the Cowl, and the EXACT same thing is happening with Batman and the eventual "Batman II".

Still, picking that name is a sure-fire way to get the attention of your various Catwomen and Spoilers.

Just on a slight side note ... how long is it going to take before Killer Croc gets evolved back into a humanoid scaly man-beast crime boss? Nobody said he couldn't be a savage "gator in the sewers" style freak and still couldn't be an organized crime boss.

Oh, and Harley's back! I'll be eager to see what Harley's involvement will be since getting dumped by Joker last year (or a "couple months ago" comics time). Considering Ivy is on the cover with her, and both plus Catwoman will be regulars in Gotham City Sirens (which has almost GOT to be written by Dini), I imagine she'll be taking the break-up the same as always - by going on some sort of crime spree with "Red".

[Ullar]

Originally Posted by RonnieThunderbolts

No, the armored Batman is Jason Todd, Owlman is in the Outsiders book with Alfred. The two girls above Robin are Batgirl and Spoiler, and below are Lynx and Squire, AKA Beryl Hutchinson, and Robin is standing next to her partner, the Knight, AKA Cyril Sheldrake. They are the British answer to the Dynamic Duo from the Club of Heroes, or the Batmen of All Nations.

Thanks, so is Lynx from Robins book?

[RonnieThunderbolts]

Originally Posted by Ullar

Thanks, so is Lynx from Robins book?

No problem. Yeah, she is a gang leader, not a totally evil lady, but not exactly heroic. I am fairly certain she is the second Lynx, both of them were/are martial artists and gang leaders, as well as Robin characters, the first having been killed, and then resurrected by the League of Assassins and then killed again.

[DubipR]

Originally Posted by Retro315

I can't imagine they'll do away with Catwoman shooting Black Mask in the face, since Catwoman was a fairly acclaimed series, even after Brubaker left it.

More than likely we'll just have a "Black Mask II", a new person stepping into the name, because using the name is a way to establish a reputation, instill fear, etc ... call it a cop-out, but hey, this is Battle for the Cowl, and the EXACT same thing is happening with Batman and the eventual "Batman II".

Still, picking that name is a sure-fire way to get the attention of your various Catwomen and Spoilers.

Agreed. Kind of hard to bring back Sionis back after Selina was picking bits of skull and brain matter from her hair. I too, think a new Black Mask will be introduced, as Sionis has no powers. Personally I thought he was nothing but a lame version of Cobblepot; just another copycat gangster...one of Moench's weaker creations.

There's tons of B-Bat villains that haven't been used. Just wish some writers with talent would use them and make them better villains.

Still holding off on BTFC until June when the real Bat titles come out.

[CYOTI]

Originally Posted by DubipR

Agreed. Kind of hard to bring back Sionis back after Selina was picking bits of skull and brain matter from her hair.

Not really Black Mask has probably died more times than any other dc character.