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Rejecting Batman's moratorium on guns, and becoming a far more violent vigilante, closer to Rorschach than the Batman – but participating in Batman crossovers, even if he got a few scowls in his direction. Recently Batman: The Three Jokers, we saw Jason Todd, The Red Hood, kill a captive version of The Joker, in cold blood,[...]

In his most recent Empire Of The Tiny Onion newsletter, Batman writer James Tynion IV has been analysing the generational aspect of the creative form, and applying it to comic books and superhero comics, regarding what comes next But he has also been talking about Batman and another new character he is introducing with Jorge[...]

Because I am told that DC Comics is to launch a second Harley Quinn title, called Harley Quinn And Batman Now, this could be digital-only It could be a back-up strip It could even be a back-up strip inside Harley Quinn which probably doesn't even count. Or it could be its own series I don't actually[...]

Anyway, this 1:1 scale Batman 89 Batarang will release first to Walmart stores this month and maybe hitting as we speak, at a retail price of only $13.96 It will come packaged with a display stand, and it folds in three places NECA released the final packaging photos of the release today, which you can[...]

It's Scarecrow time! Because in his most recent Empire Of The Tiny Onion newsletter, Batman writer James Tynion IV has been ripping asunder the very nature of commercial storytelling, and how each generation related to the other But he has also been showing off the new look Scarecrow designed by Jorge Jimenez as he will[...]

Flatline is a new character being introduced to the DC Universe by Joshua Williamson and warrior against boring headshots Gleb Melnikov in their new Robin series starring Damian Wayne. In his most recent Empire Of The Tiny Onion newsletter, Batman writer James Tynion IV has expressed his excitement at the creation of the character, what it[...]

Zack Snyder finally weighed in on who deserves credit for creating The Joker, and it's David Ayer and Jared Leto, of course!

The bat-signal lights up the night, say as Hot Toys is taking fans back to 1995 with their newest collectible reveals from the hit Tim Burton film Batman Forever We originally saw this figure back in 2019, but not much has been heard since until today, that is Hot Toys has finally announced their new[...]

It's Future State: Next Batman #3 from DC Comics time… So how much is the Gotham of Future State a proto-version of Mega-City One? With Cybers, drones and militarised forced on the streets, with the masked Peace Keepers taking down anyone (else) with a mask, it shows the influence of another Pat Mills creation as[...]

First, that Safiyah said she didn't have anything to do with what happened to Kate and that there was another party at play- and offered Alice (Rachel Skarsten) some proof that she might just be telling the truth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRtR89LtjucVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Batwoman | Season 2 Episode 3 | Luke Coaches Batwoman[...]

On Thursday, that role may have begun to be filled with Jay Lycurgo (The Batman, I May Destroy You) set to take on the recurring role of Tim Drake A streetwise kid who's managed to grow up on the toughest streets without losing his indelible belief in heroism, Tim's easy-going demeanor is backed up by[...]

In The Next Batman #2, we know that WayneTech, now FoxTech is meant to have developed much of this. The Next Batman #2 – art by Laura Braga And so it seems here. Dark Detective #2 artwork by Dan Mora But in The Next Batman, we have also learned that Simon Saint of Saint Industries is another such developer,[...]

What makes obscure comics so interesting and vital is discovering those books that most don't know were ever printed, or that top tier creators worked on "that book" or on "that character." Obscure Comics are fun to find and interesting to know about, but that border between great reads and terrible comics. How The Comics in Cereal Get[...]

Though thanks to DC, Tuesday Titans too.  If any other retailers would like to report their top sellers, please contact richjohnston@bleedingcool.com. Top Ten Bleeding Cool Bestseller List of the week King In Black Beats Future State – Bleeding Cool Bestseller List The main King In Black title topped the Bleeding Cool Bestseller List again, beating out Future State[...]

And then after the audition, after the booking, I went back into the world of Gotham, the world Batwoman, the world of Batman, just so that I can be reminded of the, you know, the essence, the energy…she's a nobody, and it needed to show that she was a nobody So I couldn't allow her[...]

Just yesterday, we learned that Savannah Welch (History Channel's Six) would be taking on the role of Gotham City Police Commissioner Barbara Gordon as the action shifts to Batman's stomping grounds when the third season of HBO Max's Titans debuts But she's not alone, with Curran Walters' Jason Todd throwing off the Robin mantle to become[...]

Savannah Welch has been cast in the role of Commissioner Barbara Gordon in HBO Max's Titans Season 3- with a "The Killing Joke" backstory.

Okay, so that wasn't The Sewer King being Jokerised at the end of Batman/Catwoman #1 by Tom King and Clay Mann Trying to read too many possibilities It was the Joker disguising himself as such, ahead of Catwoman's visit Makes more sense of the colour scheme I guess And six weeks later we get a[...]

Today's The Next Batman #2 goes to the near future of Gotham by also bringing back something from its past As the superhero speakeasy of Gotham, hidden from the prying eyes of The Magistrate, and run by one Slam Bradley. Next Batman #2 artwork A senior executive at DC Comics once shared with me that they had[...]

The cells, part of the Magistrate Detention Facility in the near-future Gotham as part of in the DC Future State in today's The Next Batman #2, from DC Comics today. Next Batman #2 artwork And Stephanie Brown is reading The Dispossessed by Ursula K LeGuin, seventies sci-fi story that is set in two different times, alternating chapter[...]

In The Next Batman #1, we discovered that the Fox family in the future-ish Batman have a rather complex life Lucius Fox, owner of the Wayne fortune has designed the technology behind The Magistrate, the Peacekeepers and the Cybers The technology that holds Gotham in a fascist grip, taking down any masked vigilantes with a[...]

The listing for the first of the DC Infinite Frontier hardcover collections, Batman: The Cowardly Lot, has hit Amazon, with a listing that reveals a little more The current DC Future State books reveal a Gotham transformed, with Mayor Nakano hiring The Magistrate to create a fascist police state, banning all vigilantes and (supposedly) killing[...]

What makes obscure comics so interesting and vital is discovering those books that most don't know were ever printed, or that top tier creators worked on "that book" or on "that character." Obscure Comics are fun to find and interesting to know about, but that border between great reads and terrible comics. Who Wants Batman V Superman: Dawn[...]

Greg Hopwood from Team LJ Supersuits posted birthday wishes to Titans star Curran Walters that included a look at the Red Hood final fitting.

Standing 28.5 inches tall, this life-size bust captures the iconic Batman villain in all her glory Her design is a throwback to her original DC Comics debut featuring her red and black harlequin outfit The statue is highly detailed as it captures lifelike detail on Harley Quinn and special craftsmanship to add fabric-like textures Harley[...]

Kieron Gillen has stated his short story in April's Batman: Black and White #5 with Jamie McKelvie is "My first time writing a story for a DCU character This is a short story, and is one of the densest, most formalist things we've ever done It's also funny And brutal I hope folks like it." Considering how[...]

Now with added Batman. GREEN LANTERN #1 written by GEOFFREY THORNE art by DEXTER SOY cover by BERNARD CHANG card stock variant cover by BRYAN HITCH 1:25 card stock variant cover by ALEX MALEEV ON SALE 4/6/21 $4.99 US | 40 PAGES | FC | DC CARD STOCK VARIANT COVERS $5.99 US As this new Green Lantern series begins, the newly formed United Planets and[...]

DC Comics is to launch yet another ongoing Batman series, in their attempt to make every DC Comics title a Batman comic And this is the most Batmannest of them all Batman: The Dark Knight #1 from Tom Taylor, Andy Kubert and Brad Anderson, out in April And, it seems, set in London – at[...]

DC Comics has started to let folk know about their April 2021 solicitations, showing how Tim Fox will become the Next Batman with the first series continuing from DC's Future State As well as Damian Wayne getting his first solo series and answering all those questions about what happened to him, after leaving the Robin[...]

Ben Affleck, whose portrayal of Batman will forever be underrated in my eyes, has played multiple superheroes, of course He also played blind lawyer Matt Murdock in the Daredevil film from 2003 Like his portrayal of Batman, that Daredevil film is not as terrible as people remember, especially the director's cut Anyway, when he made[...]