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DC Comics may be celebrating the 80th anniversary of Batman, but the publisher is doing it in the most irresponsible way possible First, DC released thousands of live bats during the South by Southwest Festival earlier this year, endangering festivalgoers with the wild, bloodsucking creatures Then, the company held a ceremony at a museum where[...]

As originally reported by Bleeding Cool earlier in the year, DC Comics is reuniting Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch on a new Batman comic book, The Batman's Grave, alongside Kevin Nowlan and Alex Sinclair A twelve-issue series, it goes to Final Order Cut-Off today, as we mentioned on Friday. And courtesy of Warren Ellis' newsletter, a colour image[...]

Three years after Batman mysteriously disappeared, Gotham is a city in despair Without the Caped Crusader, the Gotham City Police Department was overrun and outgunned by criminal gangs Enter Jacob Kane (Dougray Scott) and his military-grade Crows Private Security, which now protects the city with omnipresent firepower and militia Years before, Jacob's first wife and[...]

As Barry (Grant Gustin) and Oliver (Amell) shared what felt like a final toast and Kate Kane's Batwoman (Rose) returned to protecting the streets of Gotham – with a sense that something felt a little off – we got a small taste of what's still to come in 2019… "Crisis on Infinite Earths!" Worlds will live![...]

As Barnes & Noble are now offering four exclusive editions of their titles, starting with the newly released Batman Damned by Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo. And here's what that exclusive gets you It seems so long since Barnes & Noble were pulling Sandman and Watchmen off their shelves in a fit of pique over DC[...]

After leaving him at the alter in Batman #50, Catwoman finally reunited with Batman in the pages of Batman, nursing her Batbae back to health after his battle with his evil alternate-universe father But is Catwoman keeping a major secret from Batman, a betrayal of trust that will undermine their relationship in the upcoming Batman/Catwoman[...]

Originally he would have written Batman up to #105 That was the plan To tell one very long Batman story, one idea, one movement, the story of Batman, Catwoman – and Bane, telling the kind of story he has told in The Vision, Mister Miracle and Omega Men, but over 100+ issues, and in doing[...]

Three years after Batman mysteriously disappeared, Gotham is a city in despair Without the Caped Crusader, the Gotham City Police Department was overrun and outgunned by criminal gangs Enter Jacob Kane (Dougray Scott) and his military-grade Crows Private Security, which now protects the city with omnipresent firepower and militia Years before, Jacob's first wife and[...]

A year ago, Bleeding Cool broke the news that legendary American comics creator Frank Miller and Brazilian star artist Rafael Grampa would be working on a new Batman comic book together called The Golden Child. Today, DC Comics media partner Entertainment Weekly had their own chance to announce the news And that The Dark Knight Returns: The[...]

Besides Batman, I don't really see a resemblance to their actor/ actress Justice League counterpart These are most likely prototypes so we could definitely see some changes in the future Besides the kickass pose of Wonder Woman blocking bullets, I really enjoy the Batman bust The way he is gripping those batarangs is giving me[...]

Tom King is the current writer on DC Comics' Batman comic He is writing the New Gods movie for Warner Bros, has recently come off on DC's big 2019 event Heroes In Crisis, wrote the award-winning Mister Miracle for DC and The Vision for Marvel and now has Strange Adventures lined up from DC, which[...]

The original, recalled and pulped printing, just sold for $27 on eBay. So, yes, Superman #14 by Brian Bendis, Ivan Reis and Joe Prado is getting… another printing, on sale on October 2nd, with a recoloured version of the original cover by Reis, but it's not alone. Batman #78, which went on sale yesterday, joins all recent[...]

Today's Year Of The Villain special by Mark Russell, Scott Godlewski, Marissa Louise and Travis Lanham looks like it was one of the final titles edited by Molly Mahan before she left to be Senior Narrative Editor at Riot Games in Los Angeles. But she seems to have left quite the change behind her. The comic book[...]

Today sees the publication of Batman #78, part of the City Of Bane storyline that has the cheek not to actually be set in a city at all, but on a Hawaiian beachfront The cover promises REUNITED REKINDLED READY FOR REVENGE with Batman and Catwoman posting in a cityscape that does not appear in the[...]

The big one being that there is a new man playing the Joker and we just cast a new man to play Batman a few months ago So, of course, we need to find out whether or not these two characters are ever going to cross paths Variety got the chance to talk to speak[...]

As Barry (Grant Gustin) and Oliver (Amell) shared what felt like a final toast and Kate Kane's Batwoman (Rose) returned to protecting the streets of Gotham – with a sense that something felt a little off – we got a small taste of what's still to come in 2019… "Crisis on Infinite Earths!" Worlds will live![...]

We are continuing the never-ending conversation as to who is going to play Batman in the next big-screen adaptation We heard back in May that Robert Pattinson was in talks to take on the role of Batman and the news was confirmed by the end of the month Since then people have been asking former[...]

And as this family of old and new Titans – including Conner Kent and Rose Wilson – learn to co-exist, the arrival of Deathstroke, brings to light the sins of the old Titans which threaten to tear this new Titans family apart once more. DC Universe Here's a Look at DC Universe's "Titans" Season 2… DC Universe ● After[...]

The evil versions of Batman were quite remarkable, from The Red Death to The Batman Who Laughs, we got to see a darker side of our Caped Crusader Prime 1 Studios is showing off the final fight of the series with their new statue As usual, we are getting standard and deluxe versions of the[...]

With a school not willing to act, she did the next best thing and turned to Batman. Or rather a Batman cosplayer Jack, known as the Batman Of Spring Hill, who raises money to make such visits possible. Who walked her daughter to school And gave her a Supergirl costume for Halloween And apparently things have[...]

A few days ago, Bleeding Cool reported that DC Comics had decided to replace Bruce Wayne as Batman in the summer of 2020, going into 2021 That the decision had been made that he would be a black man And, though Duke Thomas had been ruled out, the favourites were Mr Terrific, a depowered Black[...]

Now onto the BIGGER news… Funko has unveiled its newest Batman Funko Pop who stands 19 INCHES TALL! This is a massive figure to get released in the line and it held the record of the biggest Pop figure since the runner ups are set at 10" This is a unique idea and I hope it[...]

Poison Ivy is making her return to Kotobukiya with a brand new Bishoujo statue! Perched on a vine waiting for her next victim.

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Bane is here and he looks pissed! Bane has always been a recognizable character inside of the Batman landscape His fame has been in and out since his significance of when he broke Batman's back This juiced out monster has always seemed like more bark and no bite to me However, with this new Injustice:[...]

All will be revealed one day in Event Mysterious Benefactor! Probably. Whatever the case, we've got a very early look at next week's Batman #78, in which we learn that Catwoman must really love Batman… because she'll tolerate him with a mustache Our preview begins with a page harkening back to Batman and Catwoman's first meeting,[...]

Three years after Batman mysteriously disappeared, Gotham is a city in despair Without the Caped Crusader, the Gotham City Police Department was overrun and outgunned by criminal gangs Enter Jacob Kane (Dougray Scott) and his military-grade Crows Private Security, which now protects the city with omnipresent firepower and militia Years before, Jacob's first wife and[...]

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[...]

Yesterday, Bleeding Cool reported that DC Comics was going to replace Bruce Wayne as Batman in the summer of 2020, in a storyline running into 2021 Our only clue, then at least, was that the replacement would be a black man And that it wasn't Duke, The Signal. We suggested possibilities such as Batwing and Black[...]

The hot gossip coming out of comic book shows this weekend from a number of prominent sources, is that in the summer of 2020 leading into 2021, DC Comics is planning to bring us a black Batman Not Bruce Wayne, but someone else donning the cowl and cape. Who this new Batman will be, I don't[...]