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The Batgirls: A Comic Guide to Gotham’s Heroines of the Night

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Batgirls DC Reading Order

Batgirl. One of the most quintessential allies of Batman. Created by Bill Finger and Sheldon Moldoff, the initial incarnation of the character first appeared in Batman #139 (April 1961), presented as a female counterpart to our famous superhero. Under the costume at the time was Betty Kane, the niece of Kathy Kane (aka Batwoman), but the character simply disappeared in 1964. Batgirl was reintroduced in 1967, with Barbara Gordon under the mask, destined to become the more iconic Batgirl.

Batgirl is a crime fighter in Gotham City who regularly appeared in Detective Comics, Batman Family and several other DC books until 1988. However, Barbara Gordon decided to retire from crime-fighting before her whole life was transformed by the Joker. This event altered the trajectories of both Barbara Gordon and Batgirl. In 1999, in the “No Man’s Land” storyline, Batgirl returned to action as someone else finally assumed the mantle. Not long after that, Batgirl headlines her own title for the first time since her introduction.

Over the years, several characters have taken on the mantle of Batgirl, from the most famous, Barbara Gordon, to our favourite, the trained assassin, Cassandra Cain. Read on to discover all the Batgirls!

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Star Wars: The High Republic, The Complete Reading Order

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… “ruled the glorious Republic protected by the noble and wise Jedi Knights. As a symbol of all that is good, the Republic is about to launch Starlight Beacon into the far reaches of the Outer Rim. This new space station will serve as a ray of hope for all to see. But just as a magnificent renaissance spreads throughout the Republic, so does a frightening new adversary. Now the guardians of peace and justice must face a threat to themselves, the galaxy, and the Force itself…”

And so began Star Wars: The High Republic, the most ambitious publishing initiative in Star Wars history to date. Between 2021 and 2025, 25 novels, 139 comic book issues, 22 short stories, six original manga graphic novels, and five audio originals were published. Together, they tell one cohesive story set in the High Republic Era, two centuries before the events of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace. Cavan Scott, Claudia Gray, Charles Soule, Daniel José Older and Justina Ireland were the five original architects of this ‘mega-story’, although many other writers and artists also contributed to these adventures.

Today, we set off on an epic journey to take a closer look at the High Republic era with our Massive High Republic Reading Order, which is filled with books, comics, audiobooks, short stories, and even some television series!

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Where to Start Reading X-Men Comics? An Introduction to the X-Universe

X-Men were the first Marvel superheroes I read. I remember picking up the latest release from the shelf, which turned out to be the conclusion of a storyline! From then on, I started exploring the X-Men’s history, following their contemporary adventures and tracking down older stories — from Chris Claremont’s run to the many spin-offs, limited series and maxi-series (I loved Cable back then!).

These days, it’s easier than ever to get into reading good X-Men comics thanks to the different collected editions, which explore the many eras of the mutants’ history. But with over 60 years’ worth of stories, it can also be hard to know where to start!

So, where should you start? The X-Men are a big family with many characters and various types of adventures. Whether you prefer the old comic book styles of the ’80s, epic modern stories, high-concept ideas, or personal and intimate tales, there’s an X-Men comic for you!

To help you find the perfect one, here’s a curated beginner’s guide with several routes you can take to read some great X-Men stories!

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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Reading Order (Alan Moore & Kevin O’Neill)

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Written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Kevin O’Neill, the first volume of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen comics was published in 1999 under America’s Best Comics. During the following two decades, more volumes would eventually be released by other publishers. There were limited series, spin-offs, and several prose and illustrated appendices, all forming a single, interlinked continuity.

The story begins in London in 1898, at the waning of the Victorian era. As the nineteenth century gives way to the twentieth, the British Empire stands at a crossroads. In response to threats beyond the reach of conventional authority, a covert team is assembled from figures drawn from nineteenth-century literature: adventurer Allan Quatermain; Mina Murray, survivor of Dracula; Captain Nemo of the Nautilus; Dr. Henry Jekyll and his monstrous alter ego Edward Hyde; and Hawley Griffin, the Invisible Man. United as the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, they function as agents of imperial necessity, their abilities matched by deep personal flaws and conflicting ideologies.

Past the first volume, the story expands the scope beyond Victorian England, incorporating an ever-broadening tapestry of literary, pulp, and popular culture references spanning multiple centuries. 

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Comic Book Treasury Beyond: Going Into 2026!

Dark events are taking place in the world of superheroes. In the D.C. K.O. tournament, heroes and villains are fighting to capture the Heart of Apokolips and become King Omega in an attempt to save reality (or not?). Things haven’t looked much brighter at Marvel Comics in recent months, with the X-Men once again discovering a dystopian future of their own making.

In reality and in the pages of our favourite comic books, times are tough! The web industry is shifting under the weight of an AI-driven revolution that does not look like anything Stark Industries would have to fight. The past 12 months have once again been a rollercoaster for Comic Book Treasury, but we’re still here and ready to fight on for another year filled with comics and guides!

DC Comics wasn’t the only one to celebrate a milestone this year; although ours is less impressive, but still meaningful to us: In 2025, Comic Book Treasury celebrated its fifth anniversary! We thought it would be a good time to take a break and create a Summer Repeat series featuring classic, updated reading guides. As we always try to improve our guides and updates with the latest releases, we found that this involved much more work than we had expected for some of our older articles! This inspired us to start resurfacing refreshed and updated guides on a more regular basis — and to get better at taking breaks!

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Serenity/Firefly Reading Order: How to read/watch Joss Whedon’s series?

Created by Joss Whedon (creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Firefly was a short science fiction space western launched on the Fox network in 2002. Despite being cancelled after only 14 episodes had been produced, Firefly went on to become a cult classic, spawning a film, a short web series, novels, video games, and several comic books.

Five hundred years in the future, humanity has spread across the stars, terraforming planets for colonisation and creating a new frontier reminiscent of the Wild West. Following the Unification War, a conflict between the Union of Allied Planets and the Independent Planets, Malcolm Reynolds became the captain of a run-down transport ship called Serenity. Along with his crew, he tries to make a living on the fringes of society.

Two years after the TV show ended, the film Serenity was released, expanding the Firefly universe! The film was accompanied by The R. Tam Sessions, a series of five promotional videos.

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Did you miss a DC or Marvel omnibus in 2025? Here is this year’s release guide

It’s the end of the year 2025 and, as far as Marvel and DC Comics are concerned, the publication of new omnibus collected editions has once again been both abundant and wide-ranging. As every comic book collector knows, these oversized hardcovers are not printed in large quantities.

Keeping track of announcements and release dates can quickly become complicated, which is why we maintain a dedicated page for the Marvel Omnibus release schedule and a similar one for DC Omnibuses. These pages are updated monthly, reflecting the new batches of titles Marvel and DC announce as their publishing plans evolve (with dates currently available through the end of summer).

With a constant flow of releases, it is easy to miss a book or two over the course of a year. As 2025 comes to a close, it is worth looking back with a comprehensive list of all the omnibuses published—or republished—by DC and Marvel Comics during the past twelve months.

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Kamala Khan Reading Order (Ms. Marvel!)

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When Carol Danvers got her promotion and officially became known as Captain Marvel in 2014, a place opened up for a new Mrs. Marvel. That’s when Kamala Khan became a Marvel superhero. She made a background cameo in Captain Marvel #14 before making her first official appearance in the anthology All-New Marvel Now! Point One #1. Co-created by writer G. Willow Wilson, artists Adrian Alphona and Jamie McKelvie, and editors Sana Amanat and Stephen Wacker, she went on to star in her own solo series shortly afterward. Her arrival marked Marvel’s first Muslim character to lead a comic book series, quickly making her a landmark figure within modern superhero storytelling.

Kamala Khan is a teenager, Pakistani-American, Muslim, and Inhuman with shapeshifting abilities (mostly elongation, shrinking…) from Jersey City. After discovering her power, she assumes the mantle of Ms. Marvel because Carol Danvers was her idol. Of course, she had to learn how to be a superhero, but she quickly joined famous teams such as the Avengers, the Champions, Secret Warriors, and more (she’s quite popular).

She rapidly got her own series and took part in major Marvel events, including Civil War II, Secret Empire, and Outlawed. She’s young, but there’s already a lot to read: several volumes of her solo comic, team books, crossovers, and even adaptations outside of comics—animated appearances, video games, and her 2022 live-action series on Disney+. Also, even if she’s still a fairly new character, Kamala has already been killed and resurrected, coming back to life with a new perspective on the origins of her powers (she’s a mutant now!), a shift that ties her even more directly into Marvel’s evolving X-Men mythology.

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Wonder Woman Rogues Gallery: Meet Her Villains

Everybody is familiar with Batman’s Rogues Gallery. With villains such as the Joker, the Penguin, Bane, and Two-Face, it’s considered the most iconic in DC Comics. What about Wonder Woman‘s own Rogues Gallery, then?

While far less well-known, Wonder Woman’s enemies are no less powerful and dangerous. After all, not everybody can claim to confront mythic gods, ancient sorceresses, monstrous creatures, and even some corrupt and powerful humans! Over the decades, this eclectic gallery has challenged her philosophy and mission for peace, putting her ideals and identity to the test.

To help you discover more of Princess Diana’s universe, what could be better than learning about her enemies? Follow our guide as we introduce you to Wonder Woman’s Greatest Foes!

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Jennifer Blood Reading Order

Created by writer Garth Ennis and artist Adriano Batista, Jennifer Blood is a vigilante character who made her debut in her own comic book series published by Dynamite Entertainment in 2011. 

Her story will sound slightly familiar to fans of Ennis’s work, as she may be described as the female suburban version of The Punisher (the first issue is even titled “War Journal“). Jessica Blute is the daughter of Sam and Jennifer Blute, members of the violent Blute family. Betrayed by his brothers (Jimmy, Michael, Nicholas, Pete, and Steve), who thought his marriage softened him, Sam was murdered. Pete decided to take care of Jennifer, who learned what really happened to Sam and revealed it through letters to her daughter, who was then at boarding school. After Jennifer took her own life, Jessica disappeared, faking her death during Spring Break.

As Jenny Bell, she spent years training in combat, weapons, espionage, and forgery, preparing to avenge her parents. In college, she met Andrew Fellows, married him, and had two children. Though nearly ready to abandon her mission, the Blutes’ repeated escapes from prosecution pushed her to create her vigilante persona, Jennifer Blood, to go after her uncles one by one. But that’s only the beginning for Jennifer’s bloody journey…

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