Batwoman Season 2 Poster shows Ryan Wilder unmasked and wearing the suit

 

Premiering in over a week and literally setting "a new beginning" in the DC live action series set in the Arrowverse, The CW has released a brand new poster for the second season of Batwoman - which introduces Javicia Leslie as a brand new heroine in Ryan Wilder. Stepping in for the former Batwoman star Ruby Rose who played Kate Kane, Leslie is set to become a new kind of Batwoman protecting Gotham City and dealing with a new threat in the False Face Society.

If you missed it during the holidays, here's the trailer to Season 2.

Batwoman | Season 2 Trailer | The CW

Batwoman Season 2 will start airing on The CW starting January 17.

Tom King reveals Helena Wayne’s new look for Batman/ Catwoman

 

“Hello Helena” indeed.🦇🐈

Looking like a chip off the ol’ Bat and Cat block, Batman Catwoman writer Tom King has revealed a new image featuring the daughter of Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle in Helena Wayne - sporting a new look that combines the best of both worlds from her parents with art by artist Clay Mann. As part of his new ongoing series that continues from his Batman run and explores the romance between Batman and Catwoman in the past, present, and future, this new look for Helena begs the question whether she is still using the “Huntress” name, or has embraced her father’s legacy by becoming the new Batgirl or Batwoman thanks to the new cowl that’s very much in line with the original look The Bat-Man had in his first appearance. We’ll know soon enough what this is as Batman Catwoman continues, with solicitations for issue #4 expected to be released soon by DC.

Source: Tom King on Twitter

Batwoman: See Ryan Wilder in action in brief teaser for Season 2

 

After casting Javicia Leslie as the new series lead Ryan Wilder following the departure of Ruby Rose from the series, fans have yet to see this Batwoman in motion and wearing the costume in action. That all changes with a new teaser The CW just aired that shows brief snippets of Wilder's masked vigilante in action, giving viewers a taste of things to come and the inevitable trailer showing what we can expect when the show airs Season 2 in a few months.

Batwoman Season 2 Teaser featuring Ryan Wilder as Batwoman [Javicia Leslie]

Batwoman Season 2 airs on The CW starting January 17.

ICYMI: Batwoman Season 2 will introduce a new lead character

Following Ruby Rose's departure from the series where she played the lead character and cousin of Bruce Wayne, a new report by The Hollywood Reporter states that the character of Kate Kane won't be replaced - and instead a new one will be donning the cape and cowl of "Batwoman" for the second season of the brand new CW superhero series set in the Arrowverse.

According to the report, word of the new casting choice came from a Batwoman Reddit Forum c/o Decider - which states that the new character's name is supposedly "Ryan Wilder", and that "She’s likable, messy, a little goofy and untamed. She’s also nothing like Kate Kane, the woman who wore the batsuit before her," the notice reads, according to Decider. "With no one in her life to keep her on track, Ryan spent years as a drug-runner, dodging the GCPD and masking her pain with bad habits. A girl who would steal milk for an alley cat could also kill you with her bare hands, Ryan is the most dangerous type of fighter: highly skilled and wildly undisciplined. An out lesbian. Athletic. Raw. Passionate. Fallible. And very much not your stereotypical All-American hero."

Guess we'll find out eventually what the changes will be as work and production on Batwoman Season 2 is currently ongoing.

ICYMI: Ruby Rose exits Batwoman after one season; Season 2 will recast the role

In what is certainly very surprising news following the premature conclusion of the show's very first season, Batwoman star and lead Ruby Rose has announced that she is stepping away from the cape and cowl and exiting the show - giving a statement as reported and shared by Deadline Hollywood when the story broke:

 "I have made the very difficult decision to not return to Batwoman next season,” Rose said in a statement “This was not a decision I made lightly as I have the utmost respect for the cast, crew and everyone involved with the show in both Vancouver and in Los Angeles.”

“I am beyond appreciative to Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter and Caroline Dries for not only giving me this incredible opportunity, but for welcoming me into the DC universe they have so beautifully created,” she said. “Thank you Peter Roth and Mark Pedowitz and the teams at Warner Bros. and The CW who put so much into the show and always believed in me. Thank you to everyone who made season one a success – I am truly grateful.”

While no official reason has been stated for her departure, it is both shocking and sad for Batwoman fans who have seen the series since Rose was introduced as the character in the Arrrowverse 2018-2019 crossover "Elseworlds" - becoming a prominent player and a best friend to Melissa Benoist's character of Supergirl. DC on the CW series. Berlanti Productions and WBTV have expressed gratitude for Rose's portrayal, and will look to recast the role with another LGBTQ actress just as the show enters production for its second season.

"Crisis On Infinite Earths" trailer shows the heroes of the Arrowverse making a stand

Preparing viewers and comic book fans for the epic Arrowverse crossover that will begin next week, The CW has released a full trailer for their upcoming "Crisis On Infinite Earths" event - which will unite the cast from Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, Black Lightning, and Batwoman together along with some very special guest stars as they make a stand to save the Multiverse alongside the mysterious Monitor.


Via TV Promos, here is the new trailer released.

DCTV Crisis on Infinite Earths Crossover Final Trailer
Crisis On Infinite Earths begins next week on December 8 and crosses through Batwoman, The Flash, and Supergirl this year while continuing with Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow next year.

DC on the CW: Crisis On Infinite Earths poster released

Teased long before all the heroes managed to come to where they are in the Arrowverse, The CW has officially released the poster (via Superherohype) to their newest crossover event in "Crisis On Infinite Earths" - which features The Green Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, Batwoman, and the debuting Black Lightning as he officially joins the Arrowverse line-up for the first time. As the heroes race to save the multiverse from a coming threat, heroes will have to make sacrifices as all life hangs in the balance.

Crisis On Infinite Earths is a five episode event beginning in December and ends in January, running through the five DC on the CW shows.

Smallville’s Ton Welling returns as Clark Kent/ Superman for “Crisis of Infinite Earths”

Fans of The CW’s hit Superman prequel series “Smallville” are going to be singing those lyrics from the theme “Save Me” by Remy Zero, as Deadline confirms that actor Tom Welling is reprising his role as Clark Kent/ Superman for the Arrowverse crossover “Crisis on Infinite Earths” - which will feature Stephen Amell/ Oliver Queen, Grant Gustin/ Barry Allen, Melissa Benoist/ Kara Zor-El, and the rest of the heroes in a quest to save the multiverse as well as meeting other alternate reality counterparts, heroes, and villains.

The crossover, beginning this fall season, will be the first time Welling will be reprising his role - answering the big question what happened to Clark Kent after the series finale of Smallville. “Crisis on Infinite Earths” - based in the same crossover event by DC Comics from the 1980’s, will be a five episode arc spanning Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, and Batwoman.

Kevin Conroy, the Voice of Batman, joins DC on the CW's "Crisis On Infinite Earths"!

Batman fans - REJOICE. Another big name has been added to the EPIC DC ON THE CW CROSSOVER EVENT coming this fall in "Crisis On Infinite Earths", and it's none other than Kevin Conroy - AKA THE VOICE OF BATMAN in "Batman: The Animated Series", its numerous spin-offs, and other forms of Batman media in film, TV, and games!

Reported by Comic Book.com, Conroy's casting comes in the heels of Brandon Routh returning to the role of Superman and Cress Williams confirming that "Black Lightning" will be part of the crossover.

His role hasn't been revealed yet... But he could be playing an aged Bruce Wayne/ Batman ala Batman Beyond (which just turned 20 years this year) or The Dark Knight Returns (Update: HE IS PLAYING OLDER BRUCE according to TV Line!). That would be AWESOME, and while the Batman from Batwoman's world hasn't been named yet - one has to wonder if Conroy will wear the Cape and Cowl somehow. If John Wesley Shipp could do 90's Flash, the folks behind Arrow and The Flash may figure something out and surprise us yet.

The Arrowverse's "Crisis on Infinite Earths" will debut this December 2019 and the crossover will run through Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, Batwoman, and Legends of Tomorrow until January 2020.

SDCC '19: Now monthly Entertainment Weekly spotlights the Arrowverse

Welcome back! It's been another extended hiatus for this blog... But it's back just in time for the 50th annual Comic-Con International, aka San Diego Comic-Con or SDCC 2019! We can expect a lot of previews, exclusives, and news hitting the interwebz in the next few days... And now we'll start with one of the first highlights - The Arrowverse or DC on the CW gets the spotlight on the now monthly Entertainment Weekly magazine!

As all the shows of the Arrowverse get renewed for their respective new seasons beginning this fall - one is ultimately walking into the sunset and that is the universe's flagship show "Arrow". As announced by star Stephen Amell and The CW, Oliver Queen's journey will be coming to an end after eight long seasons, and that will mix up with the rest of the shows with the upcoming "Crisis of Infinite Earths" event that will also begin at fall this year. The Entertainment Weekly issue will focus on the impact and influence Arrow has made to inspire the creation of its namesake TV Universe which birthed The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, adopted Supergirl, and brought along newcommer Batwoman. You can check out more on the story and previews via Entertainment Weekly itself.

Also check out the video on the stars discussing the Arrowverse and the shoot with EW.

Arrowverse Reunion With Ruby Rose, Grant Gustin & More | Cover Shoot | Entertainment Weekly
In the meantime, check out the covers of the upcoming SDCC '19 special issue of EW with FIVE covers highlighting the Arrowverse!

Super Stars all of them. The Arrowverse returns this fall on The CW.

Batwoman gets a pilot order by The CW

After her successful debut in the "Elseworlds" crossover that happens annually for the Arrowverse, The CW has ordered a pilot for "Batwoman". As reported by EW, the latest addition to the "DC on the CW" series of DC Universe focused TV Shows will have David Nutter of "Game of Thrones" fame serving as director. Ruby Rose will once again reprise her role as Kate Kane/ Batwoman - the cousin of Bruce Wayne who follows in Batman's footsteps and becomes a crimefighter herself defending Gotham City against the criminal and corrupt.

No release date has been given on the release of Batwoman yet.

ICYMI: DC on the CW's "Elseworlds" gets a comic book poster by Amy Reeder

With two weeks to go before worlds literally "switch up" and change in ways you never imagined, The CW has released this fantastic poster of the heroes from "Arrow", "The Flash", and "Supergirl" as they converge and meet faces new and old in "Elseworlds" - the newest crossover for the "Arrowverse" that sees Stephen Amell and Grant Gustin trade places as The Flash and Green Arrow respectively, Supergirl and Superman teaming up once more, and Ruby Rose debuting as Batwoman for the first time in live action!

The poster above is done by artist Amy Reeder - who is known for her work in Batwoman. Also featured in the poster in The Monitor and Doctor John Deegan - who have parts to play in the crossover that we'll find out when things being on December 9.

DC on the CW releases the first two "Elseworlds" teaser trailers

Set to begin in a couple of weeks and literally "switching up things" between Oliver Queen and Barry Allen in a way they've never seen before, The CW has released the first two teaser trailers to the Arrowverse's "Elseworlds" crossover - which will run between Arrow, The Flash, and Supergirl and introduce Ruby Rose as Batwoman during the events of the storyline.

Check out the teasers below, and see Stephen Amell and Grant Gustin play the switcheroo game.

DCTV Elseworlds Crossover Teaser Promo #1 DCTV Elseworlds Crossover Teaser Promo #2
The Elseworlds crossover begins on Sunday, December 9 on The CW.

DC Rebirth: First "Batman" crossover event "Night of the Monster Men" announced

As the DC Universe and its "Rebirth" go in full swing starting this month with the relaunch and resetting of titles new and old, Batman and his Bat Family are going to have their first major crossover tie-in event with "Night of the Monster Men" - a six part story that happens in the pages of Batman, Detective Comics, and Nightwing - with Bats and his allies fighting a mysterious foe from his past.

Part one begins in September 21st with the release of "Batman #7", then spreading to "Nightwing #5" and then "Detective Comics #941" on September 28th. October will conclude the story with the next issues that follow afterwards in October. For more info, visit Cosmic Book News.

Batman: Bad Blood gets new trailer and release date

Looking forward to next year and promoting the next new animated flick in the long running DC Universe Original Movie line of films, Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment have revealed the trailer and release date for "Batman: Bad Blood", which sees Batman disappearing and his Bat-Family consisting of Nightwing, Robin, and new arrivals Batwoman and BatWing to help fill the void left by The Dark Knight's absence.

Via Comic Book.com, here's the new trailer.

BATMAN BAD BLOOD - TRAILER
Batman: Bad Blood hits home video via Blu-Ray and DVD on February 2, 2016.

Batman: Eternal "Thanksgiving" image released; Teases familiar faces... And Stephanie Brown?!

Fans of Batman are in for an early Thanksgiving treat, as a new teaser image for next spring's new Bat-book "Batman: Eternal"shows the entire gang and then some enjoying a Happy Thanksgiving lunch, with the heroes, allies, villains, usual suspects... And even some surprises in store.

The tease from DC Comics drops courtesy of Newsarama, and there be some lively faces on the artwork courtesy of Batman/ Detective Comics artist Jason Fabok. If you look closely besides Batman, Batwoman, Batwing, Batgirl, Commissioner Gordon, Catwoman, Professor Pyg, and other familiar characters from the Batman universe, there are some new faces who haven't appeared in The New 52 that have been intentionally teased and obscured, particularly one character beside Batman and Red Robin that's wearing a pink jacket. Could it probably be... Stephanie Brown?! That's certainly what's being teased here, and longtime fans of the character have waited for that chance to occur, and it may just happen soon when Batman: Eternal comes out. Missing ominously is Nightwing, who's fate in the current main DC crossover series "Forever Evil" looks grim with each passing issue. We'll find out soon enough what the status of the DC New 52 Universe will be come March when the series concludes... And then an eventual time skip of "5 years later" will occur as well.

For more information on the story, visit the source post at Newsarama.

DC Comics: Geoff Johns leaving Aquaman with issue #25; Francis Manapul leaves Flash; Marriage and Superheroes

Looks like a shift in status and creatives in specific DC titles has been on as of late, and one particularly popular DC Comics title is saying goodbye to one of the publisher's most significant writers in recent history.

This coming November, DC Comics Chief Creative Officer and writer Geoff Johns will be signing off from his two year run on Aquaman - A title he helped resurrect and make into one of the most popular reads in DC following the New 52 relaunch in 2011. Johns, who helped redefine Silver Age heroes The Flash and Green Lantern pre and post New 52, capped off a stellar run on the latter Emerald Warrior and his mythos early this year, and now bids farewell to the King of the Seven Seas. Replacing him will be Batman '66 writer Jeff Parker, who takes over from issue #26 onwards. With Johns' time set on Forever Evil, Justice League, and Batman: Earth One, it's probably a good time to say goodbye to the world of Arthur Curry/ Orin/ Aquaman. More on the story via Bleeding Cool.

On related news, some controversy arose on the status of Aquaman's marital status, particularly to his queen and wife, Mera. It seems that ever since The New 52 began, Aquaman was NOT married to her at all, leading to some fans wondering how that all came to pass. Since Batwoman creators JH Williams III and W Haden Blackman have left their book due to creative differences following their marriage idea for the character with Maggie Sawyer getting nixed, this has caused quite a stir, and how the status of married superheroes are affected in the long run. A good article by Bleeding Cool makes good on tackling "DC Comics and the War against Marriage". Read it up and have a looksie.

Also, Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato are leaving The Flash following issue #25 as well. Their departure however coincides with the release of an as of yet unannounced DC project. What that is, time will tell. More on the story via Comic Vine.

SPOILER ALERT: Batwoman #17 opens up a new chapter in the life of Kathy Kane

Those in the comic mend wil know that this week marks the release of Geoff Johns' second Justice League series with Justice League of America #1, with David Finch joining him for art duties. To say that's not going to be the subject of discussion between fans would be a false notion, but this week's Batwoman #17 by JH Williams III and Haden Blackman may just get the media buzzing as well thanks to a startling revelation by the end of the issue that marks a significant change in the heroine's life. SPOILER ALERT again for those who wish to remain in the dark about this and keep away. Like Batman Inc. #8 which finally arrives next week, this may make heads turn and jaws drop.

SPOILER ALERT AGAIN. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK.

NYCC 2010: DC prepares to get Batman Incorporated!

Batman: Dark Knight Poster
It may be the week of the New York Comic Con, but it's also the beginning of "The Road Home" for a certain Bruce Wayne, as it's already understood that he's finally made his return to the present after his time-traveling adventures. As a result, DC gears up and has released via The Source several posters of paving the way for "Batman: Incorporated", which will see Bruce Wayne AND Dick Grayson don the mantle of the bat and have the former travel the world to establish a global network of Batmen! Yes, it's on and it's now, and aside from the poster for "Batman: Dark Knight" you see above, here are the other new titles to expect from the new world of Batman!