Birds of Prey

  • A Complete Batman Post-Crisis Reading Order a.k.a. The Modern Age (Work in Progress)

    ByBobo

    Welcome to the world of the Dark Knight. Undeniably one of DC Comics’ most popular characters, Batman has a long and editorially complex history. With a blog like DC Casebook, it’s hard not to go through the biggest case of all: the ultimate Batman Reading Order. And by Ultimate, I mean a Bat-Family Reading Order. While most of the similar works are focused on Batman alone, because sane people are making them, I have the crazy ambition to cover the whole extended family. Which makes this project even more complicated.

    It will take time. I’m talking about years. But I will eventually compile my own version of a complete reading guide for Batman. For now, it’s very much a Work in Progress! So, let’s begin with the Batman Post-Crisis era, also known as the Modern Age.

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  • Unsolved Cases: Whatever Happened to Misfit (Charlotte Gage-Radcliffe)?

    ByBobo

    After briefly crossing her path while reading Batman: Battle for the Cowl and Final Crisis, I was reminded of Misfit (aka Charlotte Gage-Radcliffe). I checked when she last appeared in the pages of a comic. It turns out she did make a cameo in Cheetah and Cheshire Rob the Justice League #4 by Greg Rucka and Nicola Scott (who created the Misfit costume originally), published last November (2025, for reference). That was the first appearance in over a decade! And I barely consider that relevant.

    In the late 2000s, Oracle’s inner circle was expanding, and no new recruit had more breakout potential than Charlotte Gage-Radcliffe. Dressed in a homemade, stitched-together Batgirl costume and shouting her trademark battle cry (“Dark Vengeance!“), Misfit brought a chaotic, endearing energy to Metropolis and Gotham.

    She had the powers, the tragic backstory, and Gail Simone writing her. So, what happened to Misfit?

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