Batman Archives

We've got the Dan Brown-styled version of the Turin Shroud that proved Jesus did not die on the cross but is full of his DNA recap. Which is terribly useful, because, in this issue, Batman Inc goes to Afghanistan, albeit without the formal label, with Azrael the Crusader riding in on horseback. Yeah An actual Bat Crusade[...]

I've seen Iron Man pizzas. I've seen Krypton-themed weddings. But a Joker-out=of-Dark Knight Returns wedding cake? That's a new one. I do hope the bride

A copy of Batman: Vengeance Of Bane, the first appearance of the character now confirmed to be appearing in the new Batman movie, the Dark Knight Rises Might you have a copy in a longbox somewhere? Might be worth digging out. They're suddenly going for up to $60 on eBay And a 9.8 CGC version just[...]

I met this friendly pair in Orbital Comics picking up my Fantastic Four #537 earlier today. They'd been to the Batman Live! auditions earlier, auditioning for the touring Batman show kicking off later this year And they'd been there with several hundred other people Here are a few in costume… Oh and a video too! [...]

The Batman Live! stage show is holding an open audition for its lead roles, those of Batman, Robin, Catwoman, The Joker and Harley Quinn. And those auditions are being held on the morning of Tuesday 25th in the West End of London. I'm so going to have to get down there with a camera. Here is the casting[...]

Just these different approaches really helps slow down and speed up the reading experience when it's suited and it's wonderfully achieved in the first few pages. One problem with the icon covers, such as with Batman And Robin #19 is that it does make for slight trickiness in finding the book on the shelf you want[...]

AppealWatch: Colourist Tom Ziuko has been hospitalised for kidney failure, but has no more health insurance to cover treatment. Alan Kupperberg is

On the BBC World Service show Europe Today, the Islamic Batman story popped up And, uncharacteristically, Nightrunner creator and writer David Hine decided to talk about it. The show introduced the story, reporting on the right wing bloggers such as Warner Todd who have accused DC Comics of PC indoctrination. David Hine then took to the mike,[...]

As the end of the year approached, the impossible happened and for December DC, buoyed by orders for David Finch's The Dark Knight topped marketshare over Marvel in terms of dollars for the first time since Superman karked it, though Marvel still kept the title for individual comics sold. Anything specific? Well, Dark Knight aside, DC[...]

In France, clothes shop Celio is licensing a number of DC images for a series of T-shirts, that come in reproduction comic boxes. The T-shirts have a

Here we have Batman (black and blue), Robin, Joker and Catwoman, limited editions at 5000 eact, but expect a gamut of DC characters to follow. I expect The Flash will be popular. [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/18474497[/vimeo] Mimoco are launching a new series of DC Comics-styled USB Flash Drives Here we have Batman (black and blue), Robin, Joker and Catwoman, limited[...]

Player event where Jim Lee would play Future Armoured Batman fighting against the Joker across the PC and PS3 servers with beta players invited to join in and fight as a hero or villain. Except when the times came – for there were a few sessions spread over a 2-3-hour timeframe early evening Pacific Time –[...]

The Batman Islam Wars Turn Up A Notch 5 Ten Comic Book Bargains In The Sales. 6 What If The Avengers Were Dinosaurs? 7 Youngblood Bloodsport is back! 8 51 Films From 20101 That You Really Shouldn't Have Missed. 9 Quentin Tarantino's Top 20 Films Of 2010 10 Swipe Of The Year 11 Don't Bring A Knife To A Dan Buckley Fight 12[...]

So the Batman franchise runner in Paris, France is an young man of Algerian Muslim descent How did DC expect the blogosphere to react? Warner Todd Huston wrote; Unfortunately, readers of Batman will not be helped to understand what troubles are really besetting France In this age when Muslim youths are terrorizing the entire country, heck in[...]

Aaron and Mike from A Comic Shop in Orlando, Florida return with an end of year video. Looking at this week's comics including Batman: The Dark Knight and why it will always be late, the brilliance of Damien in Teen Titans, the lack of Green Lantern in Green Lantern and a Spctre without a goatee, Action[...]