Batman Archives

Batman Day: What Will You Be Doing On July 23rd To Celebrate?
By Olly MacNamee   With Batman Day landing right in the middle of the week, this could be enough of a reason not to celebrate the Dark Knight's 75th birthday for some Heck, I barely celebrate the birthdays of my friends when their birthdays land mid-week, so why go out of my way to celebrate a fictional[...]
Krypto's Butt? Call In The Puppy Criminals
So Superman/Batman #11 is out tomorrow, from DC Comics And this is the cover, honest. Which does, for the first time we believe, give Krypto a full spread naked butt shot. In such circumstances, we have no choice but to call in Chip Zdarsky…   Krypto, your days are numbered… So Superman/Batman #11 is out tomorrow, from DC Comics[...]
Surprise! – The Three Possible Solicitations Of Batman/Superman #11
This is the solicitation for Batman/Superman #11 from DC Comics out this week, and listed on DC's website. BATMAN/SUPERMAN #11 Written by GREG PAK Art and cover by JAE LEE 1:25 BATMAN '66 variant cover by MICHAEL ALLRED On sale MAY 21 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T A new arc begins following the events of "FIRST CONTACT." The[...]
The Orbiting Pod's 150th Episode Live Spectacular – There's Even A Batman Beat Poem
[audio:http://www.orbitalcomics.com/images/blog/The-Orbiting-Pod-Episode-150-Live.mp3] Bleeding Cool welcomes back The Orbiting Pod, the podcast of Orbital Comics in London. They say: Welcome to a very special episode of the Orbiting Pod! This week, we throw everything into the pot (pod?) as Adam, Chris, Robin & a host of special guests, bring you our 150th Episode Live Spectacular! Along with the regular reviews you all[...]
Batman #1 Embezzler Sentenced To Forty Years
Last year, Bleeding Cool reported on the story behind a Batman #1 selling for over half a million The previous owner was alleged embezzler Anthony Chiofalo, who stands accused of appropriating some $9 million dollars from Tadano America Corp  He allegedly used some of those funds to buy high-end collectibles, including comics… Several other of the recovered comics[...]
Batman Figures Through The Years – DC Collectibles Hits The Highlights
I don't buy a lot, but I do tend to buy Batman and Superman figures, especially if they are from the same set So I thought that this graphic DC Collectibles has done up for the 75th anniversary was very cool and worth sharing.   They also did up the following video as a timeline to[...]
We Won The Culture War: Celebrating The Reach Of Fandom
 The truth however, is at least their making it and are doing so because studio executives think it can be successful, and not just for our crowd.    Television has dramatically cribbed from our culture and we should be in love with it.  The TV renascence of shows like The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, Arrow, Archer,[...]
Tales From The Four Color Closet – Talking With James Tynion IV
By Joe Glass James Tynion IV has had a great time of it for his comics career. Between starting his career straight on Batman, co-writing back-up features with superstar writer Scott Snyder, he then moved onto a series of New 52 titles including Talon, Red Hood and the Outlaws and now is one of the writing team[...]