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Hugh Sheridan reporting from NYCC for Bleeding Cool Batman and Mister Miracle writer Tom King shared his spotlight panel at NYCC 2018 with his frequent collaborator artist Mitch Gerads and moderator Constance Eza. King started the panel asking the crow of they had read Heroes in Crisis? Most audience members replied with a loud cheer, so he[...]

By Rich Epstein On October 30th a completely remastered, limited edition box set of Batman the Animated Series will be released To promote the set, Warner Brothers sent legendary producers Bruce Timm and Eric Rudomski and actors Diane Pershing (Poison Ivy), Loren Lester (Robin/Nightwing), Tara Strong (Batgirl), and the Batman himself Kevin Conroy   First of all,[...]

He  also showed off a bunch of art by Jason Fabok. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ There is a lot of of throwbacks to the character designs from Killing Joke, with some nods to Keaton's Batman in his costume[...]

Below you will see the first two of their new line of 1:2 scale Batman cowls, four new DC Essentials figures, a Joker statue from Batman: White Knight, a Frank Cho Harley Quinn statue, and the second in the Dark Knights: Metal statue line, Batman The Merciless Check out the full details and pics below! You[...]

After some rumors and such the past few days, Funko and DC Comics have formally announced the new DC Primal Age figure line!

I would have preferred no pin rather than one that doesn't fit. Next up, we get a pair of socks! (Funny, this makes the sixth pair in a year.) This is a pair of Batman crew socks from BioWorld, specifically that of The Joker As you can see, the art is taken from The Killing Joke[...]

DC Comics has informed comic book retailers that, as it stands, the sold-out-in-a-flash comic Batman: Damned #1 will not be reprinted At all. That is despite previous statements that further printings of Batman: Damned #1 by Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo would see the male nudity that caused such headline worldwide removed And also despite the demand which[...]

After fooling the comic book media including Bleeding Cool's own Rumourmonger-in-Chief Rich Johnston into believing DC was about to launch a new Azrael series, Sean Gordon Murphy has revealed that the image he was teasing yesterday was only a part of a larger teaser for his sequel to Batman: White Knight Asked for comment, Johnston[...]

Superman Superman spends most of the comic touring the carnage at Sanctuary, a mental health facility that he, Wonder Woman, and Batman created that all of the heroes in the DC Universe have been using for years (but which we've never ever seen before in another comic until now) It's through Superman's eyes that we learn[...]

The first will be Batman, from the much-loved Batman: The Animated Series Also teased to be coming are Wonder Woman and Superman. Batman will come in two editions: a regular edition for $415 and a Sideshow Exclusive with a hand holding a grappling gun for $425 The statues will be 16 inches tall, and will feature[...]

Fox With Gotham approaching its fifth and final season and production charging along, new cast member Shane West (Salem, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) took to Twitter over the weekend to tease fans about his upcoming run on Fox's Batman prequel series Making his return to the DC Comics side of things, West tweeted a video of himself in[...]

Are you still looking to obtain a copy of Batman: Damned #1, featuring the much-discussed debut of Batman's penis, but don't want to drop $45 on eBay for a copy? New York City shoppers can fill the Batpenis-shaped hole in their collections for less than half that price Spotted in Midtown Comics today by Bleeding Cool's[...]

Like Batman's penis. Bleeding Cool has written near a dozen articles on the Batpenis since it was revealed in Batman: Damned #1 on Wednesday, including the fact that DC Comics had censored the penis in digital versions and vowed to remove it from future print copies, but Cain, clearly too busy spitting hot fire in interviews[...]

See you there… Five most-read stories yesterday Bleeding Cool Brings You Batman's Penis In All Its Batglory From Batman: Damned #1 Nightwing May Be Losing His Dick But Batman Is Getting One  Batpenis No More? Future Printings of Batman Damned Will Be Censored Robert Kirkman Orders All Copies of Next Week's Die!Die!Die! #3 Destroyed  Comic Retailer Writes to Dan DiDio About[...]

Since Batman: Damned #1 hit stores on Wednesday, all anyone has been able to talk about is the long-awaited reveal of Batman's penis in a mature readers comic Even when not talking about the batpenis itself, people have questioned DC's decision to censor it digitally and in future print versions What is DC trying to[...]

DC Comics has released a short preview of the first chapter of the Batman story by "The Great One" Brian Bendis and artist Nick Derrington The book has shipped to Walmart stores, though whether your Walmart has chosen to stock them somewhere you can find or crumple them into balls and toss them onto a[...]

This week, the long-and-thick-awaited reveal of Batman's penis in Batman Damned #1 had the comic book world standing at attention, but it looks the initial arousal of public interest will lead to a refractory period of no longer seeing Batman's junk in a comic for the foreseeable future Bleeding Cool reported yesterday that copies of[...]

You can sign up to receive it as an e-mail here. Five most-read stories yesterday: Bleeding Cool Brings You Batman's Penis In All Its Batglory From Batman: Damned #1 Nightwing May Be Losing His Dick But Batman Is Getting One DC Comics Censors Batpenis in Digital Versions of Batman: Damned  Thor and Hulk, Sitting in a Tree, D-A-T-I-N-G? It's "The Wade Boggs[...]

Earlier today, DC Comics, for better or for worse, changed the landscape of comics forever by revealing Batman's penis in Batman: Damned #1 But bold, trendsetting moves like this are often measured, excuse the pun, not by the size of the boat, but by the motion of the ocean, by which we mean the impact[...]

I went looking for the beginnings of a fictional medium that America made its own, and found America's fictional heart in the process. But before I get too wrapped up in that, this is supposed to be an introduction. "Batman 1839" is a series of posts that take a deep dive into something I've discovered which I[...]

Bleeding Cool has reported on the rumour that Nightwing, Dick Grayson, is no longer going to be referred to as Dick in upcoming issues of Nightwing after the events in this week's Batman #55 It's something that DC's publishers have wanted to change for some time, were unable to make it stick for the New[...]

As of today, we know who's taking over the role. ComicBook.com says that Brett Cullen (Person of Interest, Narcos, Ghost Rider) has been tapped to take over the position of Bruce Wayne's father.  This isn't even the first time Cullen has been involved in a Batman property, as he appeared in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises, even though it[...]

In a change form SDCC, it looks like they are also announcing their store shared exclusives at the same time, so everyone has plenty of time to plan. This first wave is all DC related, with another chrome Batman, another chrome three-pack, a first appearance Pop (those have all been awesome), and more, including two new[...]

Our access to historical data, and the tools we have available to analyse that data, have improved by leaps and bounds in recent times.   I was ordered by a UK government official recently to resume my Marvel Declassified series with all due haste, for example.  I'm not sure what jurisdictional authority they have in this[...]

Superman is squaring off with Batman in a new statue from Sideshow collectibles Standing at 23.5 inches tall, this massive diorama will come in two editions: a standard one for $685 and a Sideshow exclusive that will include a heat vision face portrait for Superman that will run you $699 Both will feature poseable fabric[...]

To discover the location of the Dark Web, Nightwing partakes in an intergalactic motorcycle race to gain access to a fount of knowledge. Is it a good read?

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Deathstroke and Batman have gravely wounded one another during their battle in the Batcave They almost killed each other, and Alfred and Wintergreen want the rivalry to end As such, they have set up a trap to incapacitate Slade and Bruce if they can't cooperate to find their own way out of the cave[...]

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Nightwing teams up with Batman to take down Crazy Quilt in a Gotham museum Batman insists that he needs no help, but Nightwing sticks around anyway Dick is staying at Wayne Manor to help Bruce to get over being left by Catwoman They later team up again to stop the Condiment King All the[...]

The Batman impressions are back, and the team bonds and buries past grudges I like this close-knit team, and more team books could take notes from that approach. Jim Cheung is back for another issue, and his work is very welcome Justice League #7 us gorgeous, with imposing and epic figures, the unique and defined facial[...]

DC Comics has released a preview of Batman #54, which sees Batman and Nightwing teaming up to take on the notorious villain Mr Quilt In the preview, Nightwing answers the oft-asked question: does he want to be poked? The answer is no Sorry, folks. The book does feature Matt Wagner on art though. Check out the preview[...]