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I've been wondering if The Batman Who Laughs, transformed by the use of the Mobius Chair, and the body of a Bruce Wayne who underwent the Dr Manhattan intrinsic field transition to become The Darkest Night is meant to be former DC Comics publisher Dan DiDio He has recreated the entire DC Universe into a[...]

For Batman Day 2020, the company has unveiled that Flashpoint Batman will be at one of their next DC Comics statues For those unaware, the Flash went back in time to save him mom and accidentally created a paradox called; Flashpoint This world showed an alternate depiction of some of our favorite heroes one of[...]

Batman Day surprisingly gave fans some new upcoming collectibles and now we are playing catch up from all of yesterday's crusading It looks like LEGO fans got a special treat as the Batwing from Batman 1989 is coming soon This brick and display model has 2,363 pieces and features an amazing full reproduction of the[...]

And this week? It is all about Batman for Batman Day… If any other retailers would like to report their top sellers, please contact richjohnston@bleedingcool.com. Batman Tops Bleeding Cool Bestseller List 20th September 2020 – Twice Top ten bestselling comics of the week Detective Comics #1,027 Batman #99 X-Men #12 Thor #7 Giant-Size X-Men Storm #1 Iron Man #1 Justice League #53 Amazing Spider-Man: The[...]

Whether that's a Walking Dead film, Batman toys or what Transformers will be popping The Daily Lying In The Gutters remains a long-running run around the day before and the day ahead You can sign up to receive it as an e-mail here. Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes on The Walking Dead (Image: AMC TV) Walking Dead[...]

In honor of Batman Day, fans of the Caped Crusader are letting their freak cowls fly in celebration- and they have a ton of ways to celebrate considering how prevalent the Dark Knight's been for generations From comic books and television series to adventures on the big screen and pretty much every other medium you[...]

Batman Day 2020 has arrived and that means a new slew of dark knight collectibles Mezco Toyz has announced a new version of their original Batman design with Supreme Knight: Shadow Edition The version of the Dark Knight takes on a older version of Bruce and is packed with customizable pieces From 4 interchangeable heads,[...]

Almost a year ago now, Barnes & Noble was getting several exclusive DC hardcovers, at least one a month, if not more, as the 2019 Christmas season was coming.  Then the pandemic shut that all down, as DC has put out one exclusive Hardcover through Barnes & Noble, Batman: Last Knight on Earth.  Now timed[...]

McFarlane Toys has announced that the DC Comics Black Label book Batman: Last Knight on Earth is the next wave of DC Multiverse figures This wave will be a Build-A-Figure set and will include 4 figures in total from the comic Each figure brings the character designs that Scott Snyder wrote and Greg Capullo brought to life[...]

After announcing on Twitter that his home had been invaded by a bat, Dax Harwood set off to confront it... and he hasn't been seen since!

Medicom is continuing with their DC Comics figures from the fan-favorite comic arc Batman Hush We have already seen Batman, Superman, and Hush, but now Joker is getting his debut with his own MAFEX figure The figure stands 6.3" tall and will come with two interchangeable heads, a knife, and a pistol with the classic[...]

We see the run-up in today's Batman #99, with Catwoman, The Penguin and The Riddler going to get their money – and Bruce Wayne's money – back from The Underbroker Say, can anyone create a James Tynion IV character-naming programme? Because that, apparently, is where the Joker bis keeping his one hundred beeeeellion dollars So the[...]

Batman is back from The Dark Knight Trilogy with a new deluxe figure from Beast Kingdom Coming out of the second film The Dark Knight, Batman is ready to save the city once again This figure is deluxe and packed with tons of amazing accessories and high amounts of detail Some of the features include[...]

A few spoilers for Batman #99 but nothing too substantial The Joker War sets itself up as the ultimate Batman Vs Joker battle, the one where the Joker knows who Batman is, and who all his family are, and targets them individually to get at Bruce Wayne But what if it isn't the Batman's battle[...]

Tom King gave us two deaths of Batman in his truncated 85 issue run – now intended to be completed almost as intended with the Batman/Catwoman In Batman #5, with Dave Finch, he showed us Gotham Girl, mourning the loss of her brother from the future, but also stating that she kills Batman at some[...]

So, there I am reading Batman #99 (and looks like one of those DC 2021 Spoilers has already come to fruition)  and something occurs, that has been playing out in The Joker War crossover, just as Warner Bros announced that Wonder Woman will be delayed, again, to December 25th Is this really the time for[...]

Now, Šejić has laid out his full publishing plans for 2021 and even shared artwork from an abandoned Batman-universe pitch that will surely excite fans of his DC work. Stjepan Šejić Shows Abandoned Batman Pitch Credit: @stjepansejic Twitter Stjepan Šejić wrote on social media: publishing plans for 2021 starting off with sunstone volume 7 and later on sunstone books[...]

The newest trend in their line is the in-depth look at the hit DC Comics story arc Batman: Dark Nights Metal We have been seeing a lot of the Dark Multiverse come out of this wave with The Dawnbreaker, Devastator, Red Death, Crow Robins, and much more The storyline shows the darker side of Batman[...]

As someone who grew up hearing I had to smile even when things get rough and have trouble keeping a serious face as an adult thanks to it, there is something about All Might's smile that makes me want to be the same for others and gives me hope that my own smile might make[...]

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[...]

Yesterday, Bleeding Cool scooped the news about a new Batman villain in the current James Tynion IV naming tradition to follow Punchline, Clkownhunter and Ghost-Master… we heard for the first time about Henchmaster. DC Fandome Gives Us Our First Look At New Batman Villain, Henchmaster And as part of the Joker War panel at DC Fandome with[...]

Last year saw the conclusion of Tom King's Batman run, which was structured like a remake of the moment in Knightfall when Bane broke Batman's back, just stretched out in a meta-fashion across fifty issues.  I loved it We saw the Joker return, as one of Bane's men, running Gotham, controlled via the Psycho Pirate[...]

As the long-standing storyline of Batman And The Outsiders draws nearer to its denouement, two costumed heroes make all-star showings as Batman plays the background They face the immortal eco-terrorist Ra's Al Ghul, who has acquired an energy weapon that could get him closer to his Thanos-esque goal of population reduction. The cover of Batman And[...]

This is how you create a new Batman villain if you are James Tynion IV Take a noun Take a traditional occupation But the former before the latter Clownhunter Ghost-Maker Punchline is close The Designer also But Bleeding Cool has been tipped off about a third Okay, he might actually have been co-creator by writer[...]

Because this represents the comic book industry returning to comic book stores en masse… Batman #100 and The Walking Dead in Color #1 – Thank FOC It's Friday Traditionally FOC is the date when retailers have a last chance to amend their advance orders for comic books without penalty A final chance for publishers to promote books[...]

Once upon a time, Tom King was fired from his Batman run, twenty issues shy of its planned completion His run ended with City of Bane, and James Tynion IV took the book on As a kind of sop, Tom King was given a twelve-issue spinoff to finish his storyline in a non-continuity fashion with[...]

DC's departure from Diamond was the first big change that has come about, as other changes, such as the upcoming departure of many of DC's editorial staff, have grabbed a lot of attention.  One change that didn't get quite as much attention was the change over of going from the DC Giant Line to DC[...]

Taking bids for only a couple more hours, this key Batman comic from the Silver Age features not only the Caped Crusader taking on a dragon, but it is the first Silver Age appearance of The Penguin, one of his oldest foes Also soon to be played onscreen by Colin Farrell in The Batman #155[...]

Earlier this year, Bleeding Cool reported that DC Comics had moved some creators from certain books onto a new Batman: Black And White series, rather than furlough them or tell them to stop working Today, DC Comics has confirmed that series exists and will be launching in December. Batman Black and White was a series of[...]

One week ago, Bleeding Cool broke the news that Batman: The Three Jokers #1 by Geoff Johns and Jason Fabok was going to a second printing on top of its reported 300,000 sales from DC Comics, for October 13th Today, they confirmed the news, and the date, and showed off the covers With the Joker[...]