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So as fans begin speculating on what all of this could mean moving forward, Schumacker & Halpern explain how it felt to portray Bruce Wayne/Batman in (how can we say this?)… a "less-than-favorable light"? At this point, we're throwing on the "MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD!" sign and throwing down an image spoiler buffer See you on[...]

The big-headed designs are still there, with Batman and Joker from The Dark Knight Trilogy (The Dark Knight 2008) making a comeback.  These figures are fantastic, and I really do enjoy the Hot Toys Cosbaby figure as it adds more detail than a standard Pop The Dark Knight Trilogy is an iconic Batman property, and both[...]

Abrams, Matt Reeves, and Ed Brubaker's Batman: Caped Crusader So why was it being shopped around? 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 licensing the series out as opposed to keeping it in-house Now, we have[...]

DC Comics have released their December 2022 solicits and solicitations, leading with Batman/Spawn and having a lot more Batman to follow it Expect this, however, to be one of the best-selling comic books of the year – and that's more about Spawn than Batman. BATMAN/SPAWN #1 Written by TODD McFARLANE Art and cover by GREG CAPULLO Variant covers by[...]

Just ahead of DC Comics releasing its December 2022 solicits and solicitations, we get the news that Batman Vs Robin, the series that has seen the return of Alfred Pennyworth and Tim Hunter, and teeing up a major magical threat to the DC Universe has erupted in what might be changing the whole DC Universe[...]

A gushing PR-arranged interview between I Am Batman writer and Oscar winner John Ridley and Grant DeArmitt for Newsarama has gone a little viral, and it's not just for hard-hitting questions which include lines such as "one of my absolute favorite things in I Am Batman #13", " I think that's very cool", " I[...]

All of the sickos of Arkham are back as McFarlane Toys reveals even more Batman Arkham Trilogy figures We recently saw that a new Arkham City BAF wave is on the way featuring Solomon Grundy Well, it looks like some solo figures from the hit Batman game are making a return, like the arrival of[...]

A new wave of Batman: Arkham City figures have already been revealed by McFarlane Toys featuring a Build-a-Figure Solomon Grundy It looks like McFarlane is not done with the gaming landscape just yet, as even more Arkham Series figures are popping up We have already covered the return of Red Hood, and now the Joker[...]

McFarlane Toys has decolored their crimson exclusive to give fans yet another Batman video game figure This Red Hood is from the Batman: Arkham Knight game after Jason steps down from the Arkham Knight persona No guns are featured here (sadly), but some new action effects and smoke bomb accessory I really like the look[...]

I would have loved these as a kid, and I have to admire them.  One wave has already released which feature Batman (Hush), Superman, Flash, and Black Adam Well, it looks like more of these Page Punchers are on the way, with Batman and Joker kicking off the line Thomas Wayne Batman from the Flashpoint story[...]

HBO Max will be lighting up the bat-signal on Friday, October 7th, as the second season of DC's Batman: The Audio Adventures hits the streaming service (with all episodes of the first season currently streaming) Created by Dennis McNicholas (Saturday Night Live) and presented in the style of an old-fashioned radio play, the new season sees[...]

Written by Chad Fiveash, James Stoteraux, and Natalie Abrams, The CW's upcoming Gotham Knights picks up in the aftermath of Bruce Wayne's murder, with his rebellious adopted son forging an unlikely alliance with the children of Batman's enemies when they are all framed for killing the Caped Crusader As the city's most wanted criminals, this[...]

This popular villain made her debut in Batman: The Animated Series in 1992 and was popular she traveled to the comics in The Batman Adventures #12 It wasn't until 1999 when she was officially brought into the DC Universe, and she has stayed popular ever since Hit clothing company RSVLTS is helping us showcase our[...]

This included a new cabal of evil versions of Batman, that were all united under the leadership of The Batman Who Laughs This version of Batman came to be after this variant killed his Joker in his world, unleashing the toxin in his blood and turning him into the next Joker There is still plenty[...]

Damian Wayne may be pulling a gun on Batman over in Batman Vs Robin,but in today's Future State Gotham #17 as the future set comic comes to an end shortly, we get a war of all the Batmen, with Dennis Culver and Geoffo putting together a battle not just between Damian Wayne and Bruce Wayne's[...]

You may have read up on some of the surprises in Batman Vs Robin #1 previously on Bleeding Cool – and others were listed in the solicitations, which was a surprise But Damian Wayne is a clearly troubled man – though not troubled enoiugh not to drop a meme when he needs to. "Pearls"- that's cold,[...]

Television series Titans, Doom Patrol, Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler, and the first episode of Warner Bros Animation's Velma, and a look at season two of award-winning audio-series Batman: The Audio Adventures Shows pictured: The Winchesters, Harley Quinn, Pennyworth, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Velma, Titans, His Dark Materials and Doom Patrol. On the show floor, fans can walk into Titan's DC[...]

But tomorrow's comic book by Kenny Porter and Ricardo Lopez Ortiz does set up a number of aspects of the movie, including the relationship between Barry Allen, the Flash and… … Batman, as portrayed by Ben Affleck, the kind of Batman who solves problems by being rich and buting banks And in this case creating something[...]

As Damian prepares to battle his daddy issues… literally… in this preview of Batman vs Robin #1, Bruce Wayne runs into his resurrected father figure, Alfred Pennyworth Check out the preview below. BATMAN VS ROBIN #1 DC Comics 0722DC007 0722DC008 – Batman vs Robin #1 Joshua Middleton Cover – $6.99 0722DC009 – Batman vs Robin #1 Alexander Lozano Cover –[...]

The groundbreaking Batman: The Animated Series is rightly being celebrated for its 30th anniversary this month and amongst the show's greatest contributions and inventions being celebrated with that is certainly the character of Harley Quinn  Since debuting in the series, she has been one of DC Comics' greatest successes over the past couple of decades,[...]

If any other retailers would like to report their top sellers, please contact richjohnston@bleedingcool.com. Top Ten Bleeding Cool Bestseller List of the week Batman #127 Dark Crisis #4 Flashpoint Beyond #5 Wolverine #24 Immortal X-Men #6 New Mutants #29 AXE Death to Mutants #2 Star Wars #27 Moon Knight #15 Twig #5 Thanks to the following Bleeding Cool Bestseller List retailers… Fat Jack's Comicrypt, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Rodman Comics, Ankeny,[...]

In this preview of I Am Batman #13, Batman has never needed "evidence" to beat the crap out of mentally ill criminals, so why should he start now? Check out the preview below. I AM BATMAN #13 DC Comics 0722DC167 0722DC168 – I Am Batman #13 Mike Bowden Cover – $4.99 (W) John Ridley (A/CA) Christian Duce Batman and the Question's[...]

Celebrate Batman Day like Bruce Wayne by refusing to move past an event that happened decades ago It's a preview of Batman Hush #1 Special Edition Check out the preview below. BATMAN HUSH #1 SPECIAL EDITION DC Comics 0722DC073 (W) Jeph Loeb (A/CA) Jim Lee, Scott Williams In honor of Batman Day, DC presents a special edition of 2002's Batman[...]

Season Three of Pennyworth, now retitled Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler for the totally oblivious and chronically inattentive viewer, features a time-jump from the wild 1960s London to a gonzo 1970s London under the helm of showrunner and creator Bruno Heller In the first season, Alfie Pennyworth (Jack Bannon) fought off a coup by[...]

Duke Thomas aims to deal with his Mommy Issues in this preview of Batman: Urban Legends #19… by rescuing his kidnapped mommy! Check out the preview below. BATMAN: URBAN LEGENDS #19 DC Comics 0722DC131 0722DC132 – Batman: Urban Legends #19 Chris Burnham Cover – $7.99 0722DC133 – Batman: Urban Legends #19 Claire Roe Cover – $7.99 (W) Various (A) Various (CA)[...]

DC Comics has put out more of a preview for Batman Vs Robin #1, out next week, which sees the return of Alfred Pennyworth The old preview saw the lead up to Alfred turning up at the front door of Wayne Manor, the new preview goes into a bit more detail. The solicitation reveals much "Deep[...]

Gotham City Year One is a new DC comic book series by Tom King, Phil Hester and Eric Gapstur, set many years before Batman and Bruce Wayne, and starring the original Detective Comics police detective Slam Bradley Those stories from the thirties and forties starring the character famously depicted racist caricatures of East Asian people,[...]

Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee have added a new five page sequel to the upcoming Batman: Hush 20th Anniversary Edition Twenty years after Jim Lee jumped to DC Comics to draw a Batman twelve issue story that has stood the test of time as a perennial seller for DC, we now get to see what[...]

Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler, the bonkers prequel series to the Batman saga featuring the earlier years of Alfred Pennyworth, will have its third season premiering on HBO Max on October 6th  HBO Max seems to feel the need to fully describe the show in the title out of fear that viewers might be[...]

In the same month that DC Comics is finally, finally, finally publishing Marc Silvestri's Batman & Joker: Deadly Duo series, Dynamite Entertainment will be launching Cherish, a series based on the character Marc Silvestri designed Apparently, this was not planned But it makes for a fun coincidence The series is written by Katana Collins who[...]