Market Monday
New Crusaders: Rise of the Heroes #6, art by Alitha Martinez
“Trial by Fire,” Part Two. The explosive finale to the “Rise of the Heroes”! The M.L.J. is sabotaged, the Brain Emperor commands a small army of super villains, the Z.I.P. prison is in full riot, and the New Crusaders are caught in the middle! Even with the help of some old familiar faces, the battle is intense. And when the deadly Eraser returns, you know not everyone is coming home!
Market Monday
Batgirl vol. 2: Knightfall Descends HC, written by Gail Simone, includes art by Alitha Martinez
Back in her role as Batgirl, Barbara Gordon faces the deadly new gentleman killer Grotesque, who stalks the streets of Gotham City. Plus: The Court of Owls sets its sights on Commissioner Gordon; and an innocent woman sentenced to Arkham Asylum emerges more dangerous than the inmates she was locked up with! Collects BATGIRL #7-13 and 0.
Market Monday
New Crusaders #4, art by Alitha Martinez
“Legacies,” Part 2. The Mighty Crusaders have fallen, and when the next generation rose to take their place, they largely met with disaster! Can Shield salvage what’s left to make a new team of heroes? Or do the teens have what it takes to turn events around? Featuring a variant cover by legendary Mighty Crusaders artist Rich Buckler!
Market Tuesday
New Crusaders #3, art by Alitha Martinez
The days of being ordinary teens are over: it’s time for them to become the New Crusaders! But the over-confidence of Shield and his charges could spell doom for the fledgling team. Who remains standing at the end of the day? The Red Circle Universe’s greatest heroes begin their journey in this pulse-pounding issue!
Congratulations to one of my favorite artists, current Batgirl fill-in artist and former Iron Man artist, Alitha Martinez! She’s been hired by Archie Comics on their new digital superhero initiative, The New Crusaders! She takes over with issue 3, released in 4 parts throughout the month of July, and will continue for the foreseeable future.
I’d been meaning to check out this series since I enjoyed DC’s attempt to reboot the Archie “Red Circle” characters a few years ago (especially The Web written by D.E.B.s. writer/director Angela Robinson).
Check out your digital buying options on RedCircleComics.com
Have I mentioned how happy I am Alitha Martinez is on Batgirl yet? Still a fill-in artist, I’m keeping my fingers crossed for a promotion soon.
Market Monday
Batgirl #10, written by Gail Simone, art by Alitha Martinez
Don’t miss the introduction of a villain destined to become Barbara’s greatest and most dangerous foe! An innocent woman who was sentenced to life in ARKHAM ASYLUM, Knightfall is now free and more dangerous than the psychotics she was imprisoned with. Her bloody quest for revenge will be unlike anything Batgirl has ever seen.
Market Monday
Batgirl #8, written by Gail Simone, art by Alitha Martinez
The metahuman thief and killer Grotesque has set his sights on the perfect woman to add to his collection: Batgirl! Also, we reveal the other traumatic incident in Barbara’s life – one you’ve never heard about before! It’s a Gordon family secret that has never been revealed! You must not miss this story!
Alitha Martinez at ECBACC 2009.
Check out her website at http://www.ariotstorm.com/
Her 2012 convention schedule is “coming soon”
Batgirl 7
I had never seen Alitha Martinez’s art before, but I liked her section of the issue. According to DC’s website, we’ll be seeing more of her. She’s listed as drawing part of issue 8 and all of issue 10.
She did a really lovely job…her upcoming pages are even better. I really hope she gets a great ongoing books soon.
That is fantastic news! I’d talked to Carol Burrell (Martinez’s editor at Graphic Universe) at SPX and she said that Martinez was contemplating leaving comics, and that made me a sad panda, since I loved her Iron Man “Mask in the Iron Man” work as well as her “My Boyfriend Bites” work. The fact that she’s getting repeat jobs from DC Comics can only encourage her to stay! Apart from the fact that she’s a great artist, there’s also a real dearth of POC working at the Big Two these days, and Martinez is certainly one that deserves a higher profile (just look at that Babs, people!).
Market Monday
Batgirl #7, written by Gail Simone, art by Alitha Martinez
One dark, tragic night, The Joker shattered the life of Barbara Gordon in the landmark story Batman: The Killing Joke.In this issue, see a side of that story that has never before been told, as Batgirl faces the demons of her past! And if that’s not enough, a deadly new gentleman killer, Grotesque, stalks the streets of Gotham City!
Next up: Women’s History Month! Gee, I hope I can think of something to do there.
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