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Nightwing #83 Review: Hits Every Mark
The events of one of the latest crossovers have left an absence in the Bat "family," as Alfred Pennyworth perished at the hands of one of the costumed maniacs who plague the city of Gotham As you may know, Alfred served a family of billionaires most of his life, and they were … generous with[...]
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With England in the midst of civil war and Lord Harwood's (Jason Flemyng) Raven Union looking to take control of the country, Alfred (Jack Bannon) finds himself torn between looking out for himself and his clients Thomas Wayne (Ben Aldridge) and Martha Kane (Emma Paetz)- who are slowly becoming more and more like family- and[...]
Who Else Will Death Metal #7 Bring Back From The Dead? (Spoilers)
Including… Death Metal #7, DC Comics … Alfred Pennyworth However, it may not just be a zombie Alfred going forward The conclusion of Death Metal #7 sees a brand new reality being rewritten, with Grant Morrison's Hypertime and Ryan Hughes' Multiversity map, setting up DC Future State, and what is to follow it But it's not just[...]
Pennyworth released a preview of season 2 (Image: EPIX screencap)
With only days to go until EPIX unleashes the second season of its pseudo-Batman- prequel series Pennyworth takes flight, viewers are getting a sneak preview of the "new world order" that awaits Alfred (Jack Bannon), Thomas Wayne (Ben Aldridge), and Martha Kane (Emma Paetz) With England in the midst of civil war and Lord Harwood's (Jason[...]
Pennyworth Season 2 releases new key art, teaser, and casting news (Image: EPIX)
With less than a week to go until EPIX's pseudo-prequel/Batman spinoff series Pennyworth takes flight for its second season, viewers are getting a new teaser that puts a very dire spin on what lies ahead for Alfred (Jack Bannon), Thomas Wayne (Ben Aldridge), and Martha Kane (Emma Paetz) With England in the midst of civil war[...]
Pennyworth Season 2 releases new key art, teaser, and casting news (Image: EPIX)
With the second season of EPIX's pseudo-prequel/Batman spinoff series Pennyworth set to take flight in a little more than a month, viewers are getting a look at what lies ahead for Alfred (Jack Bannon), Thomas Wayne (Ben Aldridge), and Martha Kane (Emma Paetz) With England in the midst of a civil war and Lord Harwood (Jason[...]
Pennyworth Season 2 releases new key art, teaser, and casting news (Image: EPIX)
Last month, EPIX's Batman prequel series Pennyworth got the eyeballs buzzing with word that Alfred's (Jack Bannon) job of protecting and assisting billionaire Thomas Wayne (Ben Aldridge) during the second season is about to get a bit more complicated when it's revealed that Martha Kane (Emma Paetz) is pregnant Now, fans are learning when the series will[...]
Pennyworth – Official Trailer
Next up, it's the EPIX Batman prequel series Pennyworth– and they did not come to play when it came to making waves. Alfred's (Jack Bannon) job of protecting and assisting billionaire Thomas Wayne (Ben Aldridge) is about to get a bit more complicated when it's revealed that Martha Kane (Emma Paetz) is pregnant[...]
Imaginary Alfred Wants Bruce To Be Batman, Imaginary Martha Doesn't
While Batman #98 has Batman, intoxicated by poisons, being visited by his dead butler, Alfred Pennyworth And they both have words for him, Imaginary Alfred Wants Bruce To Be Batman, Imaginary Martha Doesn't Imaginary Martha Wayne takes stock of Bruce Wayne's current position and challenges it Bruce Wayne keeps on being the Batman and, now that 5G[...]
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Alfred Pennyworth I was rather reminded of this… For similar reasons… Still… there is architecture Lots and lots of architecture… Batman #86 is out today from DC Comics… I bought mine from Piranha Comics in Kingston-Upon-Thames. Piranha Comics is a small south London comic store chain with a small south-east store in Kingston-Upon Thames's market centre, which runs Magic The Gathering[...]
Batman #83 [Preview]
Alfred isn't looking too well! He's dead! @#$%! Now who's going to cook and serve dinner?! Batman doesn't know how to cook, and he doesn't have time to learn This is really going to throw a monkey wrench into his plans to dress up as a bat and beat the @#$% out of mentally ill criminals. Who will[...]
Alfred Pennyworth Gets His Own One-Shot from DC Comics... After He's Dead
Following up on his shocking and surely permanent death in Batman #77, Alfred Pennyworth is getting his own one-shot comic book from DC Comics, though it still has Batman's name billed first in the title Batman: Pennyworth R.I.P will be written by James Tynion IV and Peter Tomasi with art by Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira,[...]
"Pennyworth" Drops New Trailer and Snazzy Poster
It follows Bruce Wayne's legendary butler, Alfred Pennyworth (Jack Bannon), a former British SAS soldier who forms a security company and goes to work with Thomas Wayne (Ben Aldridge), Bruce's billionaire father, in 1960's London. Pennyworth stars Jack Bannon, Paloma Faith, Ben Aldridge, Hainsley Lloyd Bennett, Ryan Fletcher, Jason Flemyng and Polly Walker. Bruno Heller (Gotham, The[...]
There's a Lot Of Alfred in Today's DC Comics For a Dead Man
Alfred Pennyworth is dead In Batman #77, killed by Bane, in front of Damian Wayne A fact that the rest of the Batfamily are keeping from Bruce Wayne who believed that Alfred was safe, no longer being used as a hostage to prevent the Bat-excursion into Gotham, the City of Bane, He was wrong, and Alfred's[...]
The Death of Alfred Pennyworth - is it All Batman's Fault? (Batman #79 Spoilers)
You know, the ones in which Damian Wayne went into the Bane-fied Gotham headstrong… …despite warnings… …took on his dimensional grandfather Batman… and paid the price. But in today's Batman #79, we discovered it wasn't quite such a headstrong decision afterall. Did Bruce Wayne get Alfred Pennyworth killed at the hands of Bane? Just how safe was Alfred? Or was[...]
On Keeping Alfred Pennyworth Dead at DC Comics
It was the story that saw Batman #77 blow out of the doors the other week, as Tom King, Mikel Janin and Tony Daniel told a story in which Damian Wayne entered the boundaries of Gotham, despite the warnings that Bane would kill Alfred Pennyworth if any of the Batfamily did so. Which lead to parallel-universe[...]
Batman Vs TMNT Figures Sets Coming Exclusively to Gamestop
November is Alfred and Michelangelo Then finally a Ra's Al Ghul and Shredder pack in December There is also a preorder available for the whole bundle for $249.99 Each set separately will be available for $49.99 Check them all out below, and place your preorders now here. Batman Vs TMNT: Batman & Leonardo Figure 2 Pack Two[...]
How 'Gotham' Should've Ended: The Greatest 'Batman' Story Ever Told! [OPINION]
Right before the new trio can make off with the art, though, Selina Kyle (Camren Bicondova) rides into the room on the back of a stately octogenarian (Lee Meriweather). Frustratingly enough, though, a commercial break interrupts what could have been the second greatest battle in Gotham history. Oddly, the episode comes back from the commercial break to[...]
In Batman Who Laughs #4, We Learn Alfred Can Beat Batman in a Fight
But even absent prep time, one would expect that Batman would be able to take his geriatric butler, Alfred Pennyworth, right? Well, maybe not, as this preview of Wednesday's The Batman Who Laughs #4 demonstrates. In an effort to get some perspective on the Batman Who Laughs, the Batman Who Doesn't Laugh (that's the real Batman)[...]
'Pennyworth': Epix Unveils Official Teaser for Batman Universe Prequel Series
No frets, folks! Epix has unveiled an official teaser for Pennyworth, a 10-episode, one-hour drama from executive producer writer Bruno Heller (Gotham, The Mentalist), executive producer/director Danny Cannon (Gotham), and Warner Horizon Scripted TV. From what we can glean from the following scenes, it appears Alfred Pennyworth was a bit a swashbuckling, James Bond-type hero – and the look/tone[...]
'Pennyworth': Emma Paetz Set as Martha Kane/Wayne; Jessica Ellerby as The Queen
Paetz and Ellerby join Jack Bannon (Alfred) and Ben Aldridge (Thomas Wayne) in the 10-episode, one-hour drama from executive producer writer Bruno Heller (Gotham, The Mentalist), executive producer/director Danny Cannon (Gotham), and Warner Horizon Scripted TV. Paetz will portray Martha Kane, who eventually will become Martha Wayne – Bruce Wayne's mother[...]