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"Action Comics," "Adventure Comics" and "Batman: Streets of Gotham" will swap out their currently running co-features for serials starring different heroes from the DC Universe....In the case of books like "Action," "Adventure" and "Streets of Gotham," DiDio said that some of the current stories had run their course within the books they were assigned, but that all was not over for characters like Captain Atom and Manhunter. "Each one of those characters will find different homes moving ahead in the new year. It's not that any of these characters are falling by the wayside. They will be moving into different series, just not their own title series, similar to what Blue Beetle is going through."

As much as I love Kate, I will not follow her to a non-Bat book (the only DCU books I read are Bat-related). I guess this means I'll have to start collecting her adventures in trades.

BATMAN AND ROBIN #10
On sale MARCH 10 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
Written by GRANT MORRISON
Art by ANDY CLARKE & SCOTT HANNA
Cover by FRANK QUITELY
1:25 variant cover by ANDY CLARKE
Art sensation Andy Clarke (R.E.B.E.L.S., BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL) joins writer Grant Morrison for an exciting three-issue arc titled ?Batman vs. Robin?! Why would Talia al Ghul manipulate her son Damian into taking action against Batman? Will Damian do as Mother says...or stay loyal to Dick Grayson? Plus, more on the Domino Killer, Oberon Sexton, and the menace of El Penitente?s drug cartel! Is this already the end for the new Dynamic Duo?
Retailers please note:This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the Previews Order Form for more information.


BATMAN #697
On sale MARCH 17 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
Written by TONY DANIEL
Art by TONY DANIEL & SANDU FLOREA
Cover by TONY DANIEL
Who wears the Black Mask? The true identity of Gotham City?s new crimelord is finally revealed and that identity will surprise everybody ? especially Batman! And after the final showdown between Black Mask and The Dark Knight, will things ever be the same for Kittyhawk and the Reaper?


DETECTIVE COMICS #863
On sale MARCH 31 ? 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US
Written by GREG RUCKA
Art by JOCK
Co-feature art by CULLY HAMNER
Cover by JH WILLIAMS III
When Batman and Batwoman each face off against a knife-wielding killer, they soon find themselves working different sides of the same case. But will they arrive in time to rescue the missing girl and stop the killer from claiming another victim? Things do not end well in ?Cutter? Part 3.
And in The Question, the mastermind behind the human trafficking ring and the gunrunning scheme is finally revealed, and The Question and the Huntress find themselves in the fight of their lives.


BATMAN: STREETS OF GOTHAM #10
On sale MARCH 24 ? 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US
Written by PAUL DINI
Co-feature written by MARC ANDREYKO
Art by DUSTIN NGUYEN & DEREK FRIDOLFS
Co-feature art by JEREMY HAUN
Cover by DUSTIN NGUYEN
It?s Batman, Robin and Abuse struggling against the deadly clutches of Mr. Zsasz. With the lives of kidnapped children at stake, it?s up to Gotham City?s finest heroes to save the day.
And in the Manhunter co-feature, Two-Face?s trial comes to a surprising end as a new trial starts! Can Kate balance all of that with her need to spend time as Manhunter? And what?s Kate?s son Ramsey doing in Gotham?!

How would Victor take it. What would the other villans/rouges think if their loved ones started to rise?

As anyone who has even glanced at the "Actors for Batman" thread knows, Talia is one of my absolute favorite DCU characters (so much so that I'm planning at least one chapter of my doctoral dissertation, when that time comes, to be about her! :biggrin: ). I'm currently subscribed to 7 Bat-related titles, many of which feature Talia's son and one of which has an occasional but generally useless cameo by Talia's father, but so far my favorite member of the al Ghul family has yet to surface in anything I'm reading. I seem to remember Morrison or DiDio saying months ago that Talia would be rearing her crazy head in Batman & Robin occasionally, but so far it hasn't happened, though the last issue ended with her alleged interference.

I'm not reading Azrael because money's tight right now, but I saw in the preview for one of its issues that Oracle has been watching Talia's place in Gotham for any signs of typical Demon activity. My question for those who might be reading titles I'm not, or who are otherwise in the know, is -- where is Talia? Is she seriously doing nothing during all the complex events involving her father and son right now, or is she slyly working in a title that I haven't picked up lately? If it turns out that she's actually doing something interesting in another title right now, I'll seriously consider dipping into the piggybank on another subscription.

I want to start getting into Batman and Robin but don't want to have to collect from the beginning. The hardcover is coming out in April, but I can't seem to find what issues it's going to include...I'm guessing the first 6 or 7, but does anyone know for sure?