Batman: Battle for the Cowl

wolf_2099 · Post by **wolf_2099** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:00 pm

Did all the other Bat titles get put on hold while this is being released?
I was trying to find who was writing detective and batman after the gaimen 2 parter, but found nothing.

jedispyder · Post by **jedispyder** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:52 am

Tec and Batman are being put on hold for 2 months for Battle for the Cowl happens, then Morrison is returning to Batman in May (I think) and there is a short run on Tec with Rucka, IIRC. No clue who is going to be on Tec after Rucka, kinda hoping for Dini to be back but...

wolf_2099 · Post by **wolf_2099** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 1:06 pm

Sigh. Maybe I will pick up battle for the cowl then.

Tragic Angelus · Post by **Tragic Angelus** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 3:52 pm

When is it switching to Batman and Batman and Robin? Or are those mini events in the Battle for the Cowl?

jedispyder · Post by **jedispyder** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 6:08 pm

It hasn't been revealed yet. We know Tec stays around for at least a bit after BftC because NYCC had a preview for the Batwoman issues of Tec by Rucka. No clue about Batman & Robin, maybe in June? All we have now are rumors, but it seems eventually we'll get a Batman & Robin as well as a Red Robin title. No clue which main title is ending yet...

Tragic Angelus · Post by **Tragic Angelus** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 6:14 pm

So who do you think will be Batman for awhile then?

I'm thinking Jason will swing into the Red Robin persona again, after his brief stint in Countdown. I'd really hope that Dick would become Batman, though it seems unlikely as he's the most logical and easily picked choice... I can't see Tim becoming Batman tho, or even being anyone besides Robin. I'd like to think that he'd stay as Robin for Dick, but not for Jason..

wolf_2099 · Post by **wolf_2099** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:11 pm

What the hell is "Tec"

Tragic Angelus · Post by **Tragic Angelus** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:00 pm

Detective, I'm assuming

wolf_2099 · Post by **wolf_2099** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:06 pm

Hmm, why not Det?

XIII · Post by **XIII** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 3:42 pm

Because.

Battle for the Cowl runs until May, with some tie-in minis and books like Outsiders going on. In June, Detective Comics returns to feature Batwoman by Rucka and Williams III for at least 12 issues.
There'll be 5 other Bat-Titles, including Batman, Batgirl, Batman and Robin (rumoured to be written by Morrison and drawn by Quitely).

I'm sure you can find all the info on either Newsarama or CBR.

I'll be following BftC in download and will probably pick up some of the books in June. Tec is a lock for my pull list, Batman and Robin too if the rumours turn out true.

jedispyder · Post by **jedispyder** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 7:21 pm

wolf_2099 wrote:Hmm, why not Det?

Ask the COMmunity about that, lol. Its almost always Tec at Newsarama and ComicBoards

And are we sure that both Batman & Batman and Robin will be running at the same time? I always figured that Batman will just become Batman and Robin, kinda like X-Men > New X-Men > X-Men > X-Men: Legacy but still continuing same numbering. I saw the ad for BftC, and the series are returning in June it seems. I was unsure of which month it was, just obviously chose the wrong month ^_^

XIII · Post by **XIII** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 6:35 am

From Newsarama :

The other comic book series beginning in June are:

- Batman
- Batman and Robin
- Red Robin
- Outsiders
- Batgirl
- Batman: The Streets of Gotham
- Gotham City Sirens (with implications being that Catwoman would be part of the book)
- (the aforementioned) Detective Comics

I'm waiting for full creative teams to decide what I'll be getting on top of Tec.

wolf_2099 · Post by **wolf_2099** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 1:32 pm

That is a shitload of Batman comics. How many will see 12 issues?

XIII · Post by **XIII** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:56 pm

I think all of them will at least have 12 issues.

When you think about it, right now you have :
Batman
Detective Comics
Nightwing
Robin
Birds of Prey
Batman and the Outsiders

It's just as much.

Tragic Angelus · Post by **Tragic Angelus** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 3:49 pm

Batman and the Outsiders recently became Outsiders again.. they're still fueled, funded, and 'lead' by Batman in a way, but I'm not sure they technically fall under the Batman banner any longer. Though Alfred is basically their new Batman pulling their strings.

XIII · Post by **XIII** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 1:43 pm

Don't they have a Watchmen character in there as well now?

wolf_2099 · Post by **wolf_2099** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:24 pm

XIII wrote:I think all of them will at least have 12 issues.

When you think about it, right now you have :
Batman
Detective Comics
Nightwing
Robin
Birds of Prey
Batman and the Outsiders

It's just as much.

And I think some of them were on the chopping block before Battle for the Cowl ended them anyway.
I had heard of them considering cancelling BoP, Outsiders and Nightwing

Tragic Angelus · Post by **Tragic Angelus** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:31 pm

XIII wrote:Don't they have a Watchmen character in there as well now?

He's called Owlman, but he's a very new (to me) character. He's a news anchor type, who hosts a show where he seems to do real world on the spot things. In the special Alfred talked to him right after he rescued a little girl from some kidnappers.

He's supposed to be a very good detective type of person, which is why Batman selected him.

XIII · Post by **XIII** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 3:27 pm

Oh, ok. Thanks for the heads-up.

Tragic Angelus · Post by **Tragic Angelus** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 4:17 pm

Yup. I rather enjoyed the newest issue, where it went back to being The Outsiders. Basically, Alfred gave the team the ultimatum of being on the team and having NO contact with the outsider world, or not being on it at all. They're going literally off the radar to deal with the biggest figure head of evil in the world, who supposedly was funding and directing EVERY villain, enemy, and battle the original Outsiders battled against. Hopefully it'll be really good.