{"id":7077972,"date":"2026-10-06T10:15:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T10:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7077972"},"modified":"2026-10-06T10:15:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T10:15:39","slug":"exploring-the-dynamic-history-of-batgirl-tim-hanley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7077972","title":{"rendered":"Exploring the Dynamic History of Batgirl! \u2013 TIM HANLEY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-11381\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thanley.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11383\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thanley.wordpress.com\/2024\/11\/18\/big-news-batgirl-and-beyond-is-now-never-a-sidekick-exploring-the-dynamic-history-of-batgirl\/image-15\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/thanley.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image.png\" data-orig-size=\"1349,1412\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/thanley.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image.png?w=750\" width=\"978\" height=\"1023\" src=\"https:\/\/thanley.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image.png?w=978\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thanley.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image.png?w=978 978w, https:\/\/thanley.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image.png?w=143 143w, https:\/\/thanley.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image.png?w=287 287w, https:\/\/thanley.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image.png?w=768 768w, https:\/\/thanley.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image.png 1349w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 978px) 100vw, 978px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Big news on the Batgirl book front: We\u2019re changing the title of the book! What was originally titled <em>Batgirl and Beyond: The Dynamic History of the Heroines of Gotham City<\/em> has now become <em>Never A Sidekick: Exploring the Dynamic History of Batgirl<\/em>. The why of it all is a long story involving legal concerns over trademarks and the like, but suffice it to say, we\u2019ve got a new title for this deep dive on all of the Batgirls.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And a new release date too! If you were expecting to get the book on it\u2019s original release date, a.k.a. yesterday, I\u2019m sorry to disappoint you. With the change, the publisher has pushed the release back a month, to December 17. Still in time for the holidays, which is fun. Buy one for all your friends!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cover has changed as well, obviously, with a whole new title now. I\u2019m still waiting final approval on that, but things haven\u2019t shifted drastically and it remains extremely cool and pretty. I\u2019ll share it as soon as I can, so you can see the beautiful book that will shortly adorn your shelves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everything else remains the same. <em>Never A Sidekick<\/em> is an exploration of the histories of Betty Kane, Barbara Gordon, Cassandra Cain, and Stephanie Brown in comics, film, TV, and more, diving into the characters\u2019 evolution, what was going on behind the scenes in each era, and the unique fanbases that DC garnered and often squandered with every new incarnation of Batgirl. It\u2019s a lot of fun and it\u2019s coming soon, just with a new moniker!<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"wordads-inline-marker\" style=\"display: none;\"\/>\t<\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- .entry-footer --><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-bio responsive-max-width\">\n<h2 class=\"author-title\">\n\t\t<span class=\"author-heading\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tPublished by Tim Hanley\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/h2>\n<p class=\"author-description\">\n\t\tTim Hanley is a comic book historian and the author of Wonder Woman Unbound, Investigating Lois Lane, The Many Lives of Catwoman, Betty and Veronica: The Leading Ladies of Riverdale, and Not All Supermen.\t\t<a class=\"author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thanley.wordpress.com\/author\/thanley\/\" rel=\"author\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tView more posts\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<p><!-- .author-description -->\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .author-bio --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Big news on the Batgirl book front: We\u2019re changing the title of the book! 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