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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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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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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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Injustice Reading Order, A DC Comics Alternate Universe Where Superman Goes Bad

During the past fifteen years, DC Comics has found real success in the video game market, as we have already seen with the Batman: Arkham franchise. However, it’s not the only game to introduce a widely popular alternate version of the DC Universe.

A few years after the release of Batman: Arkham Knight, NetherRealm Studios launched the fighting game Injustice: Gods Among Us in 2013. A comic book series, serving as a prequel to the game, was published beforehand. Initially written by Tom Taylor (and later by Brian Buccellato), the series featured artwork by Jheremy Raapack, Mike S. Miller, Bruno Redondo, Tom Derenick, and others.

We all know that the Joker could blow up the world, and Batman would still not kill him. But what about Superman? Injustice explores what happens when Superman does what Batman would never do and decides to start ruling the world. To be more precise, “when the Man of Steel couldn’t protect those he held most dear, he decided being a hero wasn’t enough. To truly save this world, he would have to abandon his philosophy as the Big Blue Boy Scout and become the ruler he felt humankind needed. Facing a god among men, only one person stands between Superman and ultimate power: the Dark Knight.”

Explore the world of Injustice with our reading order guide to this alternate reality where Superman turns bad!

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Gargoyles Comics – Your Reading Guide to the Stories Beyond The Show

While the DCAU Universe was taking shape in the ’90s, changing the landscape for animated children’s shows, Disney was making its mark with Gargoyles:

One thousand years ago, superstition and the sword ruled. It was a time of darkness. It was a world of fear. It was the age of gargoyles. Stone by day, warriors by night, We were betrayed by the humans we had sworn to protect, frozen in stone by a magic spell for a thousand years. Now, here in Manhattan, the spell is broken, and we live again! We are defenders of the night! We are gargoyles!

While there is no official creator credit, Gargoyles (1994–1997) was developed by former DC Comics editor and Disney director of series development Greg Weisman, co-producer Frank Paur and key writers Michael Reaves and Brynne Chandler (among other writers), and would go on for three seasons, and a total of 78 episodes. The third and last season — untitled The Goliath Chronicles — was unexpectedly ordered and mostly made by a new creative team and is now classified as non-canon.

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Dawn of DC, The Complete Reading Order

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Building the future, “one hero at a time.” It was DC’s new statement for a new era, Following the restoration of the pre-Crisis infinite Multiverse and the disbandment of the Justice League at the end of the Dark Crisis, and the devastation of the DC Universe by the dispersion of Lazarus Resin across the globe.

While on paper, it sounded like a new start, Dawn of DC was more of a continuation of the Infinite Frontier period. Writers once again continued their runs, such as Chip Zdarsky’s Batman, Tini Howard’s Catwoman, Tom Taylor’s Nightwing, and Phillip Kennedy Johnson’s Action Comics. For new readers who wanted to jump into the DC Universe, this was not ideal, although there was new releases throughout the years to help, from a new Superman by Joshua Williamson to the launch of a new Titans title by Tom Taylor, as they became the world’s premier superhero team for a short time.

This initiative was full of events, including the return of the Justice Society, a summer of nightmares during Knight Terrors, a conflict between Batman and Catwoman in Gotham War, a global threat in Titans: Beast World, and Superman facing the House of Brainiac. During all this time, the superhero community was threatened by the ambitious Amanda Waller, who was working her way towards more power in order to enact a crazy plan and redefine the DC Universe, culminating in Absolute Power!

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West Coast Avengers Reading Order, Golden Coast’s Mightiest Heroes

Since its launch in 1963, The Avengers have expanded into a comic franchise. The title spawned many spin-offs, such as The New Avengers, Mighty Avengers, Avengers Academy, Dark Avengers, Great Lakes Avengers, Secret Avengers, Young Avengers, and more! 

None of this would have been possible without the success of the first Avengers spin-off: West Coast Avengers. Following the success of the four-issue miniseries created by Roger Stern and Bob Hall released in 1984, the team really settled on the western side for around 10 years.

While the idea of having another Avengers branch to protect the other coast in a world where space and time travel exist can seem a little bit ridiculous, things were different in the eighties. More than moving on the other side of the country, the West Coast Avengers simply expanded the Avengers Universe, opening the doors for more types of adventures.

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