DC Comics has made more announcements concerning its Batman-related titles detailing the creative teams for Nightwing #1 (Kyle Higgins and Eddy Barrows), Red Hood and the Outlaws #1 (Scott Lobdell and Kevin Rocafort) and Batwing #1 (Judd Winick and Ben Oliver) as well as for its “Women of Gotham City” titles.  For DC’s earlier Bat book announcements see “DC Details Batman Family Relaunches.”

 

In addition DC announced that Grant Morrison’s Batman Incorporated will return (starting with #1) in early 2012.  Grant Morrison explained to DC’s The Source: Batman, Incorporated will continue through to Issue #10 and August’s shocking season finale that changes the Batman status quo yet again.  The series will take a brief hiatus while I work on a major new project to be announced shortly.  Batman Incorporated returns next year with me, Chris Burnham and Batman: Leviathan, the epic 12 part conclusion to my six year Batman saga.”

 

Meanwhile, Barbara Gordon returns as Batgirl in Batgirl #1 written by Gail Simone with art by Ardian Syaf and Vincente Cifuentes.  Simone explained her connection to the character to The Source: “For many years, I got to write the character as Oracle, and there is to this day, no character who means more to me.  This is classic Barbara as she was originally conceived, with a few big surprises.  It’s a bit of a shock, to be sure, but we’re doing everything we can to be respectful to this character’s amazing legacy, while presenting something thrilling that a generation of comics readers will be experiencing for the first time.”

 

Another highly anticipated series featuring a Gotham City female superhero is Batwoman #1, which will feature the award-winning creative team of J.H. Williams III, Haden Blackman, and Amy Reeder.

 

The danger-loving Catwoman character, who’s very bad at being good, and very good at being bad, returns in Catwoman #1, which will be written by Judd Winick and illustrated by Guillem March. 

 

Finally The Birds of Prey, Gotham’s own covert ops team is back in Birds of Prey #1, which will be written by mystery novelist and comics writer Duane Swierczynski and illustrated by Jesus Saiz.