Batman Archives

The Batman actor Jeffery Wright recently went on SiriusXM's The Jess Cagle Show to talk a little about the next big film in the Batman saga The film was in production overseas when the Hollywood shutdown began and is expected to ramp up production fast when that ends It did cause the movie to be[...]

Batman #92 had a quarter of a million copies originally ordered, so its staying power at the top spot for two weeks may be ezpected, but James Tynion IV also got a placement for Something Is Killing The Children as well. Batman #92 Tops Advance Reorders Two Weeks In A Row Art from DC. Greetings from the[...]

Coming out of the hit Batman series Batman: White Knight, Batman, Joker, and Azrael are getting the figure treatment Each one will be getting their appearances from the comic created with great detail and will include accessories The story follows a new and improved Joker after he is declared sane and switches his chaotic nature to[...]

The Joker's origin has, intentionally, been left a little vague over the years with competition versions of the story in various Batman comic books The Three Jokers looks to delineate that a little But are we getting a new version? Batman Giant #5 came to Walmart this weekend Just as Batman Giant #4 was getting to[...]

Batman #1 is one of the most commanding books in the comic book universe While it isn't the first appearance of Batman — that honor goes to Detective 27 — this is the first appearance of both The Joker and Catwoman This beautiful book boasts a bright yellow cover with the dynamic duo flying over[...]

Harley Quinn has been on a roll since she first appeared in Batman Adventures #12 The clown princess of crime was initially introduced as the Joker's girlfriend and found legions of fans thanks to the popular Batman: The Animated Series show In a mere three years, DC fans will be celebrating 30 years of Harley,[...]

Batman has a colorful variety of rogues in his gallery — yet none as naturally intoxicating as Poison Ivy Dr Pamela Isley made her glorious debut in Batman #181 released in the spring of 1966 With her trademark red hair and ivy costume, this femme fatale would become one of the more popular characters in[...]

Bleeding Cool has learned that one of the projects that DC Comics was hoping to come out of shutdown with, was Marc Silvestri's Batman comic book, Batman/The Joker: Deadly Duo. Image Comics co-founder and partner, creator of Witchblade, Cyberforce and The Darkness, Marc Silvestri has been working on a Batman project for many years and Bleeding[...]

One of the biggest modern criticisms of Batman is that he's an entitled rich white guy in fetish gear who beats up poor people in alleys What if he used his greatest super power — money — to access criminals on a whole other scale? The billionaire class of Gotham may not wear ridiculous costumes or[...]

A shiny, candy-like coating with empty calories underneath, Justice League #44 may be starting something, but it's not anything remarkable just yet.

Batman writer James Tynion IV joined the ultra-top secret Facebook DC Nation Retailer Forum on Thursday for a discussion of the upcoming Batman #92, which you may have seen teased on Bleeding Cool, and the build-up to The Joker War, detailing how the next few issues lead to the highly anticipated event He mentioned a[...]

Sideshow Collectibles has finally unveiled the final member of the DC Comics Trinity, Batman This new bust will measure 14.5 inches tall and will showcase the caped crusader with a bad orang in hand The bus will be a bat cave themed base with elements of rock and bats coming from it This statue Highly[...]

With Jorge Jimenez design covers of Clownhunter and Harley Quinn fr Batman #96 and #97, out in August. Clownhunter and Harley Quinn Join Batman #96 and #97 Jorge Jimenez art from DC.   In Batman #96, reeling from the effects of the worst Joker toxin attack ever, Batman is on the run through Gotham City, pursued by the[...]

Art from DC. Main Story: Batman #95-#100 Tie-Ins: Nightwing #70-75 Detective Comics #1022 -1026 Batgirl #41- 50 Harley Quinn #75 Catwoman #25 – 26 Red Hood: Outlaw #48 Batman: The Joker War Zone Of that last title Batman: The Joker War Zone, newly announced, Tynion states; I  am especially excited to talk about JOKER WAR ZONE, but I'm going to have to wait until that's up in[...]

I love it when James Tynion IV's newsletter goes out because it means it's basically a) find the bit about Batman b) especially if it involves Punchline c) cut and d) paste Well, with Batman #92 up for FOC this Monday, (and doing rather well on the advance reorders anyway) he probably won't mind You[...]

This time Batman and Superman are teaming up with Major League Baseball teams to give us some amazing bobbleheads These bobbleheads bring up two iconic heroes from DC Comics and combines them with your favorite baseball team Both FOCO bobblehead heroes will be able to be posed with most of the 30 MLB teams featuring[...]

An upcoming yet-to-be-published issue of Batman reveals that Bruce Wayne is a tax-dodging scumbag like all the other billionaires But the most recent digital-only-but-previously-published-for-Walmart Batman comic by Mark Russell and Ryan Benjamin goes a little further Firstly it has Bryce Wayne hanging out with all the big knobs at a country club called the Fluttering[...]

The comic will have its first issue resolicited in the new DC Comics August solicitations, to be revealed in full this coming Friday. Now scheduled to launch Tuesday, August 25, this three issue monthly limited series spotlights Batman, Batgirl, and Red Hood joining forces to solve a mystery unlike anything they've ever faced before, while dealing[...]

I got to revisit and finish my Wildstorm comic book The American Way, but that was meant to be an appetiser for the main course. John Ridley, Luke Fox Batman, 5G, No More? Art from DC. Former DC President Diane Nelson used an entire event, The Many Shades of Heroism: DC Heroes Through the African-American Lens, laid[...]

Even Batman himself wrestles with the passing of Alfred in a recent crossover, admitting his weaknesses to Black Lightning in a refreshing moment of vulnerability.   The cover of Batman and the Outsiders publishers by DC Comics with a creative team of Bryan Hill, Dexter Soy, Veronica Gandini, and Clayton Cowles.   The character work here is excellent, and[...]

This almost insurmountably terrible version of itself, where Perpetua has given the Batman Who Laughs the Earth to rule over, while she destroys the multiverse." Also how, while standing on its own, Dark Nights: Death Metal also connects years of DC history, including recent events like Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen and Doomsday Clock. Doctor Manhattan in Dark Nights: Death Metal,[...]

Batman #92 had almost a quarter-of-a-million copies published, but that was in the time before lockdown Even though it is a comic about lockdown It didn't get to stores to time and has been sitting in Diamond Comic Distributors warehouses ever since Now it will be coming to comic stores from Diamond, UCS and Lunar[...]

In recent weeks, I have been covering the work of a comic book writer "Michael Grey" whose writing work appeared on some of DC Comics' biggest characters, and their high profile new Digital First titles, both Batman: Gotham Nights and Aquaman: Deep Dives after previously appearing in their Walmart Giant titles But there was no[...]

Ever since Batman launched as a film franchise, numerous actors donned the cape and cowl Tim Burton and Michael Keaton's two films laid the foundation for others to follow The first post-Burton film was Batman Forever (1995) with Joel Schumacher taking over directing duties and Val Kilmer as the new Caped Crusader Followed the film's[...]

After last week's episode of The CW's Batwoman, Kate isn't sure who around her she can trust as Alice sends Tommy on a mission.

Batman will have his hands full with him and so will you when you add him to your collection The DC Comics Mr Freeze Statue from Iron Studios is priced at $119.99 He is set to release between November and December 2020 and pre-orders are live and you can find them here Bring winter back[...]

Batman is one of those characters that is so popular he will constantly have new collectibles With comics and movies still coming out, there are always new renditions of Batman to capture It looks like Sideshow Collectibles is back with a new statue featuring the caped crusader once again This time he is perched on[...]

So there's that. Joker War is the big Batman event that James Tynion IV and the rest of the Batbook writers have been building up – but that was delayed by the current shutdown Ironically the kick-off towards it, the long-delayed Batman #92 sees The Riddler putting Gotham into lockdown, no one allowed to leave their[...]

The first by Michael Grey, in Batman Giant, then reprinted in Batman: Gotham Nights #2 saw Batman fighting a Clayface who had been motivated by #MeToo allegations The second, in Aquaman Giant, now reprinted in Aquaman: Deep Dives #2 sees Arthur going up against environmental activists who are using lethal force to stop the dumping[...]

Batman and Robin return to fight crime together in this new dynamic 1/10 scale statue Based on concept art by Ivan Reis, Batman takes his sidekick on patrol The statue features the duo running across a rooftop with their gadgets out and packed with color Their suits are based on older designs of the superheroes[...]