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Tom King will be drawing covers for Batman #135 and The Joker: The Man Who Stopped Laughing #7, on sale for the 4th of April, and for his own comic, Danger Street #5, for the 11th of April, dubbed April Fool's Day Tom King variant covers In order to preserve the April Fools' Day surprise,[...]

Characters from last year's global sensation Batman Unburied (including Batman, Barbara Gordon, and Alfred) will return for another gripping installment of our story as Batman begrudgingly teams up with The Riddler to bring down a Super-Villain obsessed with cleansing the streets of Gotham from sinners— including our unlikely duo Now, here's a look at Minhaj previewing[...]

Along with cleaning up some Dave Bautista/Bane/DCU reporting, DC Studios' James Gunn had something to share to make Vertigo Comics fans smile.

Today sees the publication of two Joker comic books from DC Comics, Batman/The Joker: The Deadly Duo #4 and The Joker: The Man Who Stopped Laughing #6 And both deal with different versions of the Joker, and of Batman. The Joker: The Man Who Stopped Laughing #6 In The Joker: The Man Who Stopped Laughing, The Joker[...]

However, some of the biggest news was the arrival of new statues for Batman and Flash from the upcoming summer blockbuster The Flash It looks like those were not the only DC Comics figures heading our way, as McFarlane Toys has teased quite a few Kicking things off first was the return of Tim Drake[...]

Batman #133, out this Tuesday, continues to have Bruce Wayne running around a version of Gotham that never had a Batman, and who got rid of their Bruce Wayne early on. With Alfred Pennyworth picking up the sword to guard the grave (though more metaphorically in the actual comic book), what is it that Bruce Wayne[...]

Welcome to our preview of Batman #133! Things may look a little different in this preview of Batman #133, but Batman's penchant for beating the crap out of mentally ill criminals never changes I'm Jude Terror, your comic book "journalist" here at Bleeding Cool, and I'm joined by Bleeding Cool's AI writing assistant, LOLtron LOLtron,[...]

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You can sign up to receive it as an e-mail here. LITG: The ten most popular stories yesterday Credit: McFarlane Toys Batman is Back with McFarlane Toys Brand New The Flash Collectibles Star Trek: SNW's Anson Mount Addresses His "Dearest Discovery Family" Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Ep 4 "No Win Scenario" Preview Released Knight Terrors is "Freddy Vs DC Heroes"[...]

This week, we take a look at Batman and The Joker: The Deadly Duo #5, the latest installment in the epic DC Comics series In this preview, Batman looks back at how all of this is really his fault Joining me on this preview is Bleeding Cool's AI writing assistant, LOLtron Now, LOLtron, I'm sure[...]

During their new Winter Showcase event, new The Flash statues are here, including some love for Batman This is more than just any version of Batman; this is the iconic and legendary Michale Keaton donning the cowl once again Fans now get their first look at the Dark Knight back in his suit with this[...]

Now that we're less than two weeks away from the series premiere of Chad Fiveash, James Stoteraux & Natalie Abrams' Batman universe-set Gotham Knights, we have some very cool casting news to pass along before we look at the preview images & overview released for the series premiere. Doug Bradley ("Hellraiser" film franchise) has joined the cast[...]

Joker: One Operation Joker, by Satoshi Miyagawa and Keisuke Gotou, that featured "the Joker like you've never seen him before…as a single father?! After a fateful encounter with Batman that results in the Dark Knight de-aging to a baby, Joker takes it upon himself to raise the child into the crusader of justice! But does[...]

Detective Comics #1069 looks to rewrite the lay of the land between Batman and Two-Face Spoilers ahead, of course With Two-Face portrayed as a man with actual identity disorder, with two personalities separate, and able to talk to each other – but also keep secrets from each other It's a common conceit amongst writers, as[...]

Welcome to the Bleeding Cool preview of Batman: The Audio Adventures #5! In this issue, Batman takes up astrology as he attempts to decipher the mysterious messages that have been appearing in the night sky It's a thrilling adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat! Joining me on this preview is Bleeding[...]

Tomorrow sees the publication of Batman Vs Robin #5 from DC Comics courtesy of Mark Waid and Mahmud Asrar from DC Comics and is meant to finish off the Lazarus Planet crossover story that didn't finish with Lazarus Planet Omega Oh wait, there are some other Lazarus Planet spinoffs still meant to be published too[...]

This week sees the publication of Batman Vs Robin #5, the Lazarus Planet overspill And it seems that a certain Devil Nezha is taking cosplay a little too seriously Actually, possessing Batman and transforming him in the process Something they didn't get round to dealing with in Lazarus Planet: Omega. Batman Vs Robin #5 We already know that[...]

This week, we look at Batman: Gotham Knights – Gilded City #5, and it looks like Batman needs a nap In this issue, Batman is overtired and refuses to take a nap Can the Bat-family convince him to rest? Joining me this week is Bleeding Cool's AI writing assistant, LOLtron Let's see what LOLtron has[...]

In July 2021, Bleeding Cool appealed to DC Comics to please fix the cover plans for the then-upcoming collections of classic Batman comic books These are the covers to the first six volumes of Batman: The Dark Knight Detective. Batman: The Dark Knight Detective trade paperbacks But what has happened with that sixth volume? The seventh was[...]

This week, we take a look at the upcoming Detective Comics #1069, and it looks like it's going to be a wild ride! Two-Face knows Batman's secret identity and he's not afraid to use it in this preview of Detective Comics #1069 Joining me to provide his thoughts on the preview is Bleeding Cool's AI[...]

Welcome to our preview of Batman vs Robin #5! In this series finale, Robin comes face-to-face with Nezha, who is posessing Batman This issue promises to be a dramatic conclusion to an action-packed series, so let's take a look at the preview! Joining me for this preview is Bleeding Cool's AI writing assistant, LOLtron Now,[...]

Meshi, Batman: Justice Buster, and Joker: One Operation Joker will be released in English in 2023 They will initially be published digitally first, in  a webtoon serialised format for DC Universe Infinite subscribers and then collected in full volues in print later this year DC Infinite will get a new update to accommodate the webtoon[...]

Our line-up for this morning includes looking at a new "home" for Superman & Lois, making the case as to why DC Studios' James Gunn & Peter Safran should bring back Batman: Caped Crusader, David Fincher waking up folks from their Mindhunter Season 3 dreams, AMC releasing official images to signify that Andrew Lincoln (Rick[...]

Four figures were included for the wave with Batman, Two-Face, Scarecrow, and The Joker All four feature impressive articulation, accessories, and sculpts right from the legendary Christopher Nolan trilogy One of the biggest parts of this wave was that it is a Build-A-Figure wave, with Bane being created when all four figures are purchased That[...]

And as the price went up, we lost people a little bit more." Dan DiDio not by Frank Miller And now not only just superheroes, but DC Comics has Batman or Batman-related comics making up an increasingly sizeable chunk of their publication Dan DiDio elaborates, "I tell everybody straight out, we had a rule: one-third Batman[...]

Abrams, Matt Reeves, and Ed Brubaker's Batman: Caped Crusader come back "home" to HBO Max? Image: WBTV, HBO Max Screencap So why was it being shopped around in the first place? The animated series went from HBO Max to being a "free agent" after Warner Bros Discovery's cost-cutting measures determined there was more to be made by[...]

With a seventh live-action version on the cards, making him the most-played comic book character on the screen after Batman and Superman His decision to rename himself Nightwing during the Teen Titans run is a memorable one, and marked a turning point of independence for the character, as well as turning Robin into a legacy[...]

As Bleeding Cool revealed yesterday, the Batman: One Bad Day: Clayface one-shot published by DC Comics today saw the studio making a movie based on Batman: The Killing Joke, the Alan Moore and Brian Bolland comic book from 1988 that all the One Bad Day comic books out this year and last have been thematically,[...]

And as for Lazarus Planet being an Omega issue? Turns out that Ultimate comics aren't all they are cracked up to be. Well you only have to wait a week for Batman vs Robin to try and sort this particular demonic change out… LAZARUS PLANET OMEGA #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR A DAVID MARQUEZ & ALEJANDRO SANCHEZ (W) Mark[...]

The One Bad Day one-shots from DC Comics have, as Bleeding Cool pointed out at the very beginning, been trying to replicate the success of Batman: The Killing Joke for the Joker, each focusing on a different member of Batman Rogue's Gallery To the extent of reusing the idea of the "One Bad Day" from[...]