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What Bat - Family buff have been waiting for is finally happening : Cassandra Cainis returning to her own ongoing serial this fall asBatgirl . DC promises warlike art action and intense introspection for Gotham ’s deadliest hero as Cass Cain returns to the head of DC lore in November .
DC Comics has annunciate its latest on-going deed as part of its DC All In initiative : Batgirlby Tate Brombal and Takeshi Miyazawa . Not only will the titlereturn Cassandra Cain to a starring part , but it will also heavy feature her female parent , Lady Shiva , and their complicated relationship . Batgirl#1 arrives November 6th and is useable for preorder on August 16th .
BATGIRL # 1 ( 2024 )
Release Date :
November 6th , 2024
Writers :
Tate Brombal
Artists :
Takeshi Miyazawa
Cover Artist :
David Talaski
Variant cover charge :
Jeff Dekal , Stanley " Artgerm " Lau , Skylar Patridge
When a pernicious group of assassins show up up to wipe out Cassandra Cain , Lady Shiva must descend to the rescue , and they ’re forced to put their complicated past by and puzzle out together as mother and daughter to assure they make it out awake . unluckily , things are never as easygoing as they seem , and Batgirl must venture on a jaw - dropping , martial - liberal arts filled adventure in her seeking for truth and justice … and revenge ? ! This is a Batgirl unlike any other so do n’t pretermit the chance to dive into the brain of one of Gotham City ’s deadliest champion , while exploring her deep and complex relationship with her female parent .
Brombal prognosticate lot of action and lots of drama for Cass and her mother : " Get ready for family drama , long - buried mystery coming to light , and LOTS of soldierlike arts ass - kick the manner only Cass can do . " Whilelongtime Cassandra Cain fanswill be thrilled to seethe retort of her on-going solo series for the first time since the original ended in 2006 , being part of the All In initiative imply this # 1 will be the staring jump on point for new readers — who will surely become longtime Cass Cain fans in no sentence at all .
Cassandra Cain made her dramatic debut during theBatman : No Man ’s Landevent , one of the most dear Bat - Family report in DC history , inBatman#567 by Kelley Puckett , Damion Scott , John Floyd , Gregory Wright , and Todd Klein .
DC ’s Batgirls have a new costume upgrade thanks to their Birds of Prey squad - up , adding a classic Batsuit factor to their iconic looks .
Cassandra Cain Returns to theBatgirlTitle After 18 Years
Cassandra’s Solo Title Begins in November
Cassandra Cain ’s original and retentive - runningBatgirltitle found in 2000 and has the award of being the firstBatgirlseries in DC history . Cass , of course , picked up the mantle from the original Batgirl , Barbara Gordon , and eventually come about the name on to Stephanie Brown before the three fiber get share the role during DC ’s Infinite Frontier earned run average . Eighteen year have passed since Cass ' original ongoing serial , but she has co- and guest - star in many since , including the recentBatgirlsseries , Spirit World , andthe currentBirds of Preyongoing series , in which she will still look as DC All In continues its axial motion - out .
Cassandra Cain is one of Gotham ’s most compelling characters .
ThoughCassandra Cain never fully disappeared from DC traditional knowledge — except for the first , controversial years of the New 52 — to have her returning to her own solo claim is one of the most thrilling DC All In announcements yet — and that’scounting the Absolute Universe newsworthiness .
Cass ' origin , her commitment to Batman ’s sense of justness and morality , and her own complicated kin story — including and specially with Lady Shiva — make herone of Gotham ’s most compelling characters . Plus , it does n’t hurt that she ’s considered to be among DC ’s estimable combatants , if not the best of all time . She ’s the unadulterated pick for an introspective martial liberal arts write up , as Brombal and Miyazawa are promising .
Batgirl Has Earned Her Place in the DC All In Line-up
Panel fromDetective Comics#1086 by Ram V, Stefano Raffaele, Lee Loughbridge, and Ariana Maher
Though the last Batgirl - tailor title , Batgirls , only ended in 2023 , the Batgirl - sized maw in DC ’s Gotham descent absolutely needed to be filled , and there ’s no better sentence than during a newfangled - lecturer - friendly , line - wide " relaunch , " and with a fiber as beloved as Cassandra Cain . The activeness - oriented nature of the taradiddle will surely attract readers , but Cass fans can only desire her spirit , sense of justice , and unending loyalty will get those reader to stick around . She had to wait eighteen years for her chance , butCassandra Cainis finally back in theBatgirlspotlight , and hopefully for many years to come .
Batgirl#1is available November 6th , 2024 from DC Comics .
