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Tom King Explains Why Bane Loves to Get Naked, Promises More Naked Bane
Batman writer Tom King isn't playing mind games when it comes to writing a naked Bane into his Batman comics King was asked about the villain's feelings on nudity on Twitter, and he responded with the explanation that Bane is simply more comfortable without clothes, as established by continuity Apparently, growing up alone in an[...]
Knight Models to Release 'Dark Knight Rises' Miniature Set
Here's what you get in the box: This two-player game box includes a dozen resin miniatures, which will need to be assembled and painted: Batman Catwoman 3 GCPD Cops Bane Miranda Tate Barsad 2 Mercenaries 1 Batpod (with choice of rider: Batman or Catwoman) 1 Tumbler PLUS: 14 Character Cards – 36 Equipment Cards – 1 Fast Play Rules with Training Scenarios – 2 Quick Reference Sheets[...]
New 'Gotham' Thursday: "They Did What?" Second to Last Ever Episode (PREVIEW)
©2019 Fox Media LLC Cr: Barbara Nitke/FOX Sure, we have a pretty good idea of who you are, with your wildly eccentric villains, brooding, morally suspicious heroes, and pretty noir trappings. You're a telenovela mockumentary homage to Batman '66 filtered through Hammer horror productions, right? Whatever you are, Gotham, you've always been entertaining. It's been a month since the[...]
Would You Color Your Own Batman Black and White Omnibus?
Showing that those budget austerity measures are really hitting hard at DC, the publisher announced it would release a Batman Black and White Omnibus in January, a book with absolutely no colors! DC made the announcement on ICv2 Tuesday, revealing the 912-page omnibus will collect the previously collected Batman: Black & White Vol 1, 2,[...]
Warner Bros. and Secretlab Partner Up For Batman Gaming Chairs
has partnered up with Secretlabl to produce a special 80th Anniversary Dark Knight gaming chair dedicated to the one and only Batman The company has made these special chairs with the Batman logo embroidered in them that look like something Bruce Wayne might install in the Batcave, or at the very least his own setup[...]
New Duds for Batman and his Butler... Splinter?
James Tynion IV and Freddie Williams II are returning to New Gotham City with a third helping of Batman/TMNT! Tynion and Williams have both been pretty busy on Twitter, posting new looks for their upcoming books: Okay I promised you a bunch of art from BATMAN/TMNT III today, and @Freddieart & I are going to deliver![...]
Year of the Villain
DC Comics has revealed the details of their Year of the Villain event conglomerate super-mega-crossover event launching this May with the Year of the Villain One-Shot, which will lead into major villain-centric stories in Justice League, Event Leviathan, and Batman. From the press release, these are the Justice League details: JUSTICE LEAGUE In DC's YEAR OF THE VILLAIN[...]
How the Arkham Knight Ruins Batman's Life in Detective Comics #1001 (Spoilers)
And after Detective Comics #1000 brought us the DC Comics debut of Batman's latest and greatest nemesis, the Arkham Knight, it's time to find out exactly how he's going to "deliver Justice to the Batman" as promised. And so our story begins, with someone… killing all the bats in Gotham City? But it's not just regular bats[...]
'Batman Who Laughs #4': How DOES He See Through That Thing? *SPOILERS
Ever since The Batman Who Laughs made his grand entrance in Dark Knights: Metal, one question has been on the mind of readers and Bat-Fans alike: How the hell does he see trough that visor of his? Well, thanks to issue four of The Batman Who Laughs, we now know: Turns out his visor is made[...]
DC Sets Sean Gordon Murphy's Batman: White Knight Sequel for July
DC Comics has announced that Batman: Curse of the White Knight, the follow-up to Sean Gordon Murphy's Batman: White Knight will launch in July In a press release on their website, DC shared official details on the long-awaited Black Label sequel as well as some preview pages Check out the press release below: This July, DC[...]
In Batman Who Laughs #4, We Learn Alfred Can Beat Batman in a Fight
Conventional wisdom says that Batman can beat anyone in a fight… as long as he has prep time But even absent prep time, one would expect that Batman would be able to take his geriatric butler, Alfred Pennyworth, right? Well, maybe not, as this preview of Wednesday's The Batman Who Laughs #4 demonstrates. In an effort[...]
"Crisis of Infinite Luthors": Some Thoughts on Our Lex List [POSTSCRIPT]
Is he just trolling? Is he secretly a huge Hackman fan? Does he dislike Rosenbaum and Cryer? My personal take? Reads like another thirst tweet from yet another fan of hot "Lex-on-Lex" action. That puts it in a nutshell — Diedrich Bader (@bader_diedrich) April 6, 2019 Diedrich Bader?!?! He's one of my Top Five favorite Batmans! (ow, ow,[...]
For Batman's 80th Birthday, a Lithograph Signed by Bob Kane Up For Grabs
The actual amount of creative input Bob Kane had into the creation of Batman has been up for dispute for some time Indeed, the image used on this lithograph drawn in his final years, was mostly swiped from Todd McFarlane. But it's still Bob Kane It's signed by him And for Batman's 80th Anniversary, you could[...]
Batman: Hush Statue Coming From Kotobukiya in Fall
Batman is getting a new ArtFX+ statue from Kotobukiya, and it is from fan-favorite storyline Hush The Jim Lee design is one of the most iconic looks for The Dark Knight, with its dark greys and blues, and the black Bat Symbol on the chest The statue will stand around 6 inches tall and features[...]
Batman at Peace in Tomorrow's Justice League #21
Pretty much Batman's entire shtick is being an uptight guy who dresses up in a bat costume to beat the crap out of mentally ill criminals at night in Gotham City Over in Tom King's Batman, even Catwoman realized this, leaving Batman at the altar because she knew that he couldn't get his Batman on[...]
Happy Birthday, Batman! From ALL Your Friends & Family… at Warner Bros. [VIDEO]
It's Batman's 80th birthday, and DC Comics isn't going to let anyone on the planet forget it They've released a 3-minute video of just about everyone wishing a fictional man who dresses up as a bat "happy birthday". Well, just about "everyone" in the Warner Brothers stable anyway… If you watch the video – and why wouldn't[...]