DC Comics: Spoiler's "New 52" look revealed in cover to Batman Eternal #22

Since it began last April, Batman Eternal has easily become one of the most intriguing if not best collaborations of talents DC Comics has put together to build a weekly ongoing series that focuses on The Dark Knight and his world today. With so much plot arcs and storylines going on, it's a wonder how things will come to a head when all is said and done... And how exactly will the repercussions impact the Caped Crusader's legacy, especially since it's his 75th Anniversary this year.

Of course, one of the main highlights is the reintroduction of Stephanie Brown... Aka The Spoiler, who has been absent from the Batbooks since the beginning of The New 52. With the DC Universe rebooted and her history and slate of being a Robin and Batgirl wiped clean, Steph's back to square one, and after appearing in a special "time skip" sneak peek issue in Batman #28 that gave readers a glimpse into the future of the Batverse, the last page showed Stephanie revealed and captured, with her costume on but sans mask.

Now, thanks to DC's full September Solicitations, we have a FULL LOOK at Steph's new costume as Spoiler, in the cover to Batman Eternal #22!

And while the cover is impressive (and courtesy of CBR and Comic Book.com), there'll be more for The Spoiler to do come issue #24, when she faces her own criminal father, The Cluemaster!

Batman Eternal is currently ongoing and is weekly!

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.

NYCC '13: DC Comics confirms the return of Stephanie Brown in The New 52

During this weekend's New York Comic Con, big news was delivered by Scott Snyder and the rest of the DC Comics panel concerning a fan-favorite Batman character who has yet to make her appearance in the New 52 universe.

As confirmed by those in attendance and news delivered through Superherohype and Newsarama, Stephanie Brown, aka the Spoiler, one-time Robin, and Batgirl, will be making her long awaited return next year in the pages of the new year long Batman weekly series debuting next Spring, Batman: Eternal. The reveal was confirmed by Snyder, after a Stephanie Brown cosplayer known for her eagerness and fandom asked the long standing question: "Will Stephanie Brown appear anytime soon?"

Snyder answered:

"Your love for Stephanie Brown has been so inspiring to us, she's a character we really love, and we're proud to announce she'll be coming back in this series!" 

"Tynion found a way to bring Spoiler into the story and into the New 52, and it's really perfect."

So there you have it... Stephanie Brown is coming back! For more information, visit the source post at Superherohype and Newsarama.