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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[...]

Archie and Batgirl? Betty and Nightwing? If you ship either of those pairings, you'll want to check out the mini-comic Archie has released to explain to readers how to use the archaic pre-order system to make sure their local comic shop reserves a copy of the upcoming Archie Meets Batman '66 #3 In the mini-comic,[...]

Red Hood and Arsenal are together again, this time hunting down the dealers behind a drug that has been sweeping across the US. Is it a good read?

The Dark Web takes control of Gotham's news outlets, and it's up to Nightwing and Batgirl to take control back. Is it a good read?

Batgirl investigates a series of killings that lead her back to her brother, James Jr. Apparently, he has fans. Does it make for a good read?

Beyond that, the story wasn't especially interesting, and the art comes off as empty and stark at times. Batman: Kings of Fear #1 cover by Kelley Jones and Michelle Madsen 3 Batman: Kings of Fear #1 This is the borderline. Batman: Kings of Fear #1 was genuinely not bad either, but it was almost painfully conventional. Kelley Jones' art was fantastic, but[...]

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] The new Robin joins Batman in holding off the crazed denizens of Neo-Gotham The new Scarecrow has somehow caused all this, and Batman and Robin can't hurt the people of the city Bruce Wayne and Jack Ryder try to offer support from the Batcave, but they're unsure how Scarecrow has caused this There is[...]

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Batman has brought together Black Lightning, Katana, the Signal, and Orphan for the creation of the Outsiders He has missions for this time that span the globe, but, in the interim, Karma and his mercenaries have invaded Wayne Tower, taking hostages Batman wants to finish this alone, but Black Lightning and the Signal convince[...]

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] The Batman ambushes and captures the Joker once again He brings the Clown Prince back to Arkham Asylum, though Joker pokes and prods at the Dark Knight the entire way there Upon arrival, a doctor further gives Batman hell for his methods of capturing the Joker However, a prison break occurs, and Riddler, Poison[...]

Recently, while reading writer Bryan Hill's current story in Detective Comics (with artists including Miguel Mendonça and Philippe Briones), we thought to ourselves: wouldn't it be great if Batman comics were like this all the time? No offense to the other seventeen current Batman comics, of course It's just a matter of preference[...]

Last week's Batman #53 set the internet ablaze over its apparent revelations about Batman's atheism Bleeding Cool Rumourmonger-in-Chief Rich Johnston penned an article titled All the Reasons Batman's Atheism Doesn't Make Sense – And One That Does, pointing out, amongst other things, that Batman has personally known and fought beside an actual angel, as well[...]

These include a new version of their Batwoman Bombshells statue by Ant Lucia, a new Batman Black and White statue by Sean Murphy, a Ivan Reis Green Lantern statue, a new DC Core statue of The Flash, and Artist Alley Batman Designer Figures by Joe Ledbetter My favorite of the bunch is the new Harley[...]

Batwoman and Renee Montoya come together to shut down the Clock King's drug operation. Can they succeed against his robots? Is it a good read?

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Bruce Wayne is still in the jury chamber on his crusade to convince the other juror's that Batman is fallible, and Mister Freeze could be innocent He tries to connect the faith Gotham has in Batman to the faith Job from the Bible had faith in God Bruce believes they should not be the[...]

We knew that Batman, like Superman, is returning to the underwear-outside-the-trousers look. Originating in the skintight shirt and leggings with boots, cape and trunks of the professional show wrestler of the twenties and thirties, when that inspiration went away, the classic superhero look did not And its increasing oddness led to the underwear charge. But as Batman's[...]

Batman and Hawkgirl make a last rally to stop the two rogues, but Batman, Superman, and Martian Manhunter are sent back to the Hall of Justice with Hawkgirl now missing Umbrax and Sinestro are close to indoctrinating all the Earth into the Invisible Spectrum, and Gorilla Grodd has the Flash powerless through the Still Force. Justice[...]

We're seeing a character who thrives on her ability to guard her emotions dealing with devastating heartbreak, and it's hard not to feel for her. I still think the explanation from Batman #50 is still a bit bull, but I can compartmentalize that when talking about this comic. Catwoman #2 art by Joelle Jones and Laura Allred Jones'[...]

This provides a distraction, but the Batman is after Red Hood now too This leads to a fight between the two former partners Meanwhile, Bizarro and Artemis are trying to keep the fortress from killing thousands However, Bizarro's intellect is completely gone, and Artemis doesn't know how its internal mechanisms work. Red Hood and the Outlaws[...]