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Pennyworth, the wild prequel series to the Batman saga featuring the earlier years of Alfred Pennyworth before he eventually became Batman's butler, will premiere its third season on HBO Max this October with a new title, Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler, to make it clear to viewers what and who the show is exactly[...]

The origins of Alfred Pennyworth continue with ten episodes in the upcoming third season, and based on the first-look images, things look tense But there's more! Following the preview images for Season 3, we have a look at the episode titles for some additional clues to what's to come. Image: HBO Max Image: HBO Max Image: HBO Max Image:[...]

A few years later, he got his half his wish. And so Alfred Pennyworth was solo-handed for some time Though appearances in other comics at the time seemed to have him hiding that hand Because at some point it was bound to be reversed. And despite… not exactly a clean wound, and his hand being on ice[...]

Take the case of the Action Comics #1 CGC 9.0 from Nicolas Cage's collection, for example: stolen from Cage's home in 2000 during a party, recovered in 2011 in a San Fernando, CA storage locker.  Then there's the collection amassed by a subsequently-convicted embezzler which included a jaw-dropping Batman #1 CGC 9.2.  In that bizarre[...]

Bleeding Cool understands that Doctor Manhattan's "influence" will be mentioned in the upcoming Death Metal and Crisis events (which aren't the same thing) but that's all you'll be getting on that score. After all, if 5G is ageing up all the main characters, then why spend the next year reintegrating them into the DCU when the[...]

Alfred Pennyworth is dead, in the Batman comic books, killed by Tom King (#29 on the power list) Not in The Batman's Grave though – unless he is an illusion of Bruce And not in Doomsday Clock either, and the rest of DC Comics are going to have to use a sledgehammer to get that[...]

Yesterday I ran the theory that Bruce Wayne, in The Batman's Grave, is imagining Alfred Pennyworth As Alfred Pennyworth is dead Which may explain Pennyworth going a little off the rails in his commentary to Bruce Wayne – it is Bruce criticising himself. You know that was 'tits' in the first draft, right? Batman Damned strikes[...]

Alfred Pennyworth is dead in the regular ongoing Batman comics, killed at the hands of Bane, but is alive here, and I'd put it down to the kind of things you have when the monthly continuity of the comic clashes with a classic continuity story being told at the same time But what if Batman[...]

It is that which Thomas Wayne, apparently, is trying to take away from his now-surviving son Bruce Wayne. But also an act that Alfred Pennyworth made, in order to get Batman to do what he knew he must Alfred knew he would die – and that was okay It was necessary It was duty. And in doing[...]

It appears to be about the story of Alfred Pennyworth in the 1960s long before he became the Wayne family butler It appears to be about how he met Thomas and Martha Wayne However, showrunner Bruno Heller makes the show its own animal Apart from the over-the-top gothic-satirical take on the world, it doesn't really[...]

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[...]

How none of the Bat family are allowed in Gotham, or Alfred Pennyworth's life is in the balance. And Damian knew that explicitly. And in today's Batman #77, was reminded of that by Thomas Wayne, his grandfather from another dimension. And no threat is worth its salt unless it is carried through. But note We never see him speak[...]

There's a common method of illusion to control the position of the observer. Something seen from one angle may be very different when seen from another.

Then a British friend told me it was worth a look and I found the first three episodes of EPIX's Pennyworth for free on Amazon Prime. Good Lord, this series is insane – in all the right ways! The show is about young Alfred Pennyworth in the 1960s, fresh from the Army and trying to get on[...]

His son Sean Pertwee recently played Alfred Pennyworth on Fox's Batman prequel series Gotham. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqmp2u5UH9k&feature=youtu.beVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Remembering Jon Pertwee: A Conversation With Sean | Doctor Who (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqmp2u5UH9k&feature=youtu.be) The "Glam" Action Doctor BBC The Third Doctor is one of the most popular Doctors because he brought many of the familiar conventions to the[...]

Will order be restored, or will chaos reign in Gotham? Gotham Season 5, Episode 1 – 'Year Zero' Gotham Season 5, Episode 2 – 'Trespassers' Gotham Season 5, Episode 3 – 'Penguin, Our Hero' Gotham Season 5, Episode 4 – 'Ruin' Gotham Season 5, Episode 5 – 'Pena Dura' Gotham Season 5, Episode 6 – 'The Air is Getting Slippery' Gotham Season[...]

Before Alfred Pennyworth inherited Bruce Wayne/Batman's cavalcade of killers, he had his own "big bads" to contend with – and Jason Flemyng (The Missing, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) is bringing one of them to life in Epix's DC Comics adaptation Pennyworth. Flemyng's Lord Harwood will face off against Jack Bannon's Alfred and Ben Aldridge's Thomas Wayne in[...]

Remember when we told you that the boss Bruno Heller behind FOX's Batman prequel series Gotham was developing a spinoff series about Alfred Pennyworth? Well, that's still happening, and as of today, we know who will be playing young Alfred. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jack Bannon has been tapped to bring the iconic future confidant of the Caped[...]

The battle between Deathstroke and Batman has ended, as both men are too injured to continue the fight and must escape the Batcave. Is it a good read?

Nightwing pays Batman a visit in the fallout of the attempted wedding with Catwoman. Dick wants to make sure that Bruce is okay. Is it a good read?

Detective Comics continues with Batman trying to discern the origins of Karma while Black Lightning looks over the Bat-Family. Is it a good read?

It would appear that news of an additional Batman prequel tv series was correct, as it was announced this morning that Gotham showrunner Bruno Heller has an Alfred Pennyworth series coming to Epix The steadfast companion and butler to Bruce Wayne (aka Batman) has long been a mainstay of the Batman comic titles, as well as the films[...]

Deathstroke has an assassination mission interrupted by a faction that is apparently working for the Batman. Meanwhile, Wayne Enterprises experiences a major theft. Is it a good read?

This leads Batman on a collision course with Deathstroke, and that can only end in blood. Deathstroke #30 cover by Lee Weeks and Brad Anderson The comic opens with a brief conversation between Alfred Pennyworth and Wintergreen, which is great on its own. I should have been looking forward to the kind of Batman Christopher Priest was going[...]

Batman and Catwoman awaken to discover that Poison Ivy has somehow gotten into their minds as well as the minds of the rest of the world. How did this happen? Can they stop her? Is it a good read?

The Super Sons continue to try and fit in at the West-Reeve School while Talia al Ghul watches her son from the shadows. Does it make for a good read?

I came around to the Tom King Batman train a lot later than most for reasons now well documented on Bleeding Cool, and Batman Annual #2 by King, Lee Weeks, and Michael Lark is a big part of the reason I ever came around to it all.

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Batman: The Murder Machine cover by Jay Fabok and Brad Anderson Metal continues its exploration through the Batman League with its Cyborg analogue, the Murder Machine. On another world, Alfred Pennyworth is brutally murdered by the enemies of the Batman In a fit of grief, he requests that Cyborg helps him finish the Alfred Protocol, a[...]

In Batman #33, Alfred finally reveals the secret behind Dick Grayson's spectacular posterior. OK, maybe not, but he does in our version.

Dark Nights: Metal #1 is engaging, the characters are interesting, and the art is beautiful. Sometimes it’s just that simple.