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The DC Comics Knightfall story is a very iconic part of Batman history as Bane broke Bruce Wayne's back This was very controversial at the time, and it even saw a new person take up the mantle of Batman Jean-Paul Valley joined the Bat-Family with the hope of being Bruce's successor when the time was[...]

 He appeared on numerous iconic TV shows, including The Munsters, Batman, Taxi, and The Incredible Hulk, while also appearing in films such as Raging Bull, The Jerk, Ed Wood, and Rush Hour  He was also Quentin Tarantino's inspiration for the creation of Brad Pitt's Cliff Booth character in 2019's Once Upon A Time In… Hollywood, for which Pitt won an Oscar. And if that weren't enough[...]

Pennyworth, the wild prequel series to the Batman saga featuring the earlier years of Alfred Pennyworth before he eventually became Batman's butler, will premiere its third season on HBO Max this October with a new title, Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler, to make it clear to viewers what and who the show is exactly[...]

Despite his complicated past, Red Hood has reconciled with the Batman Family and is committed to using non-lethal combat methods to protect Gotham City in the wake of Batman's death. Credit: WB Games Play as a New Guard of DC Super Heroes: Step into the roles of Batgirl, Nightwing, Red Hood and Robin and shape Gotham's newest protector[...]

After the conviction, the federal court seized assets belonging to Shkreli, including Once Upon a Time in Shaolin which was then sold on to NFT collectors PleasrDAO for $4 million. And today's Batman: Urban Legends #18 from DC Comics seems to recreate Martin Shkreli as Marvin Falcone, of the Gotham crime family and nephew of Carmine[...]

Back in April, Batman Beyond: Neo-Year #1 set in the DC Comics future, had Terry McGinnis seemingly-quote Will Smith shouting, then slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars It was probably a coincidence, given production lead times, but at the time, it looked as if Terry in the future was directly quoting from the present day. Batman Beyond:[...]

Founded by Batman, they began as Black Lightning, Metamorpho, Geo-Force, Katana, Halo and Looker A later incarnation was led by Nightwing and Arsenal as a pro-active group hunting for supercriminals Most recently, Batman reformed the team as a special strike team Katana and Metamorpho alongside Catwoman and  Thunder Following DC's New 52 2011 reboot, a[...]

The Signal is burnt out on superhero crossovers in this preview of Batman: Urban Legends #18 Aren't we all, Duke? Check out the preview below. BATMAN: URBAN LEGENDS #18 DC Comics 0622DC122 0622DC123 – Batman: Urban Legends #18 Dike Ruan Cover – $7.99 0622DC124 – Batman: Urban Legends #18 Gerardo Zaffino Cover – $7.99 (W) Various (A) Various (CA) Liam Sharp A[...]

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 Failsafe For Failsafe- Batman #126 Tops Bleeding Cool Bestseller List Batman #126 Flashpoint Beyond #4 Edge of Spider-Verse #1 Dark Crisis #3 Immortal X-Men #5 Batman Killing Time #6 Poison Ivy #3 X-Men Red #5 DC vs Vampires #8 New Champion of Shazam #1 Thanks[...]

Batman #609 by Jeph Loeb, Jim Lee and Scott Williams is not the first chapter of their legendary Batman collaboration, Hush, it is the second However, for collectors it can be just as notable, as it features the first appearance of Tommy Elliot, better known as Hush As well as a cover with Batman, Poison Ivy[...]

The Question reveals Gotham's Batman gets mad if other superheroes investigate on his turf without asking him first in this preview of I Am Batman #12 Check out the preview below. I AM BATMAN #12 DC Comics 0622DC161 0622DC162 – I Am Batman #12 David Baldeon Cover – $4.99 (W) John Ridley (A/CA) Christian Duce DC's most inscrutable hero arrives in[...]

The Batman Who Laughs kill squad was loaded with deadly Justice League variants of Batman from the Dark Multiverse One of them was The Flash, who was a version of Bruce Wayne who forced himself to merge with the Speed Force Similar to Firestorm, Barry Allen's consciousness was still inside this being, but Bruce Wayne[...]

You can sign up to receive it as an e-mail here. LITG: Preparing For Grant Morrison Batman & Detective Comics, Preparing For Grant Morrison? (Spoilers) Pokémon GO Announces August 2022 Spotlight Hours & Breakthrough Legion of X #4 Preview: Nightcrawler Does WHAT With His Tail?! McDonald's Pokémon TCG 2022 Promotion Begins in August Batfleck is Back as New Batman on Batsignal Statue[...]

Batman and Darkseid have been very elusive, but it now looks like they will "officially" start to hit stores and in some sweet displays The DC Comics Superpowers line will be a Walmart exclusive and consists of Superman, Batman, and Darkseid in card-backed packaging with soft good capes Their art is right from the 80s,[...]

The fact that Michael Keaton is set to reprise his role as Batman in not one but two films so far is pretty game-changing for longtime DC fans! After making his mark on the character in the late '80s and early '90s (especially the influential and cartoonish yet gritty Batman Returns), there was hope that[...]

In the first issue of Chip Zdarsky and Jorge Jimenez's new Batman run last month, Batman #125, they kicked things off with a big old death scene that was reminiscent of the Joker in the Dark Knight Returns The Death of The Penguin, but engineered in such a way that framed the Batman for his[...]

It's a big time for the revival of characters not initially created by Grant Morrison, but who they are much associated with, to make a return to Batman comic books As if there is a concurrent Morrison tribute act going pon across titles Big final page spoilers for today's Batman #126 below As well as[...]

Lonely Riddler drops a riddle in this preview of Batman: Killing Time #6, but his friends can't be bothered to solve it They just ignore him and keep right on planning Check out the preview below. BATMAN: KILLING TIME #6 DC Comics 0622DC117 0622DC118 – Batman: Killing Time #6 Kael Ngu Cover – $5.99 (W) Tom King (A/CA) David Marquez All[...]

Four months ago, HBO Max confirmed that it had given a straight-to-series order for a spinoff limited series from director Matt Reeves' The Batman titled The Penguin, with Colin Farrell reprising his role as underworld crime lord Oswald Cobblepot Now, we have a brief update from Farrell on the project from the red carpet premiere of[...]

Sean Murphy, Clay McCormack and Simone Di Meo have a new White Knight Murphyverse spinoff with the Red Hood this Tuesday, revisiting the character who, as Robin, told the Joker just who Batman was in their version of history, which sent all manner of storyline spinning off in different directions in this series Including saving[...]

There have been so many versions of Batman over the years in cartoons and movies I always preferred the Caped Crusader from the animated series, that was until Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice arrived Ben Affleck brought something incredible to the role with a perfect batsuit, a perfect portrayal of Bruce Wayne, and gave[...]

From the rising star creative team of Dan Watters (Arkham City: The Order of the World, Lucifer) and Nikola Cižmešija (Batman: Urban Legends, Future State: Gotham) this miniseries will redefine one of the Batman world's most iconic and fierce characters In Shops: 8/2/2022 SRP: $3.99 #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 100%; } #gallery-1 img { border:[...]

Yes, Batman got married in Batman/Catwoman #12 But in the regular Batman #126 comic book series published this coming Tuesday (preview below) it is confirmed that they did no such thing Sorry Tom King fans Tom King has said that his run on Batman, from 2016 to 2019, was the story of Batman and Catwoman[...]

We know Batman's not a real person, and Bruce Wayne's not a real person, but there's something about it that felt like it was like punching down, like reveling in someone's pain to an extent that it just doesn't feel right for Batman and Bruce Wayne, so we took it out." The mayhem and madness continue[...]

With Season 3 set to hit screens this fall, HBO Max released the titles of the ten episodes as well as preview images for Pennyworth.

A horse's head in a bearnaise sauce with sweet potato fries? THE JOKER: THE MAN WHO STOPPED LAUGHING #1 THE JOKER: THE MAN WHO STOPPED LAUGHING #1 THE JOKER: THE MAN WHO STOPPED LAUGHING #1 THE JOKER: THE MAN WHO STOPPED LAUGHING #1 Written by MATTHEW ROSENBERG Art and cover by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO Backup art by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA Variant covers by LEE[...]

Penguin time! Batman: One Bad Day is a series of oversized prestige-format comic books from DC Comics, and each tells a different story of a different Batman villain, all in the thematic design of Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland "One Bad Day" echoes the Killing Joke line (and uses the Killing Joke title font)[...]

Ed Brisson and John Timms are bringing us a new Batman Incorporated from DC Comics in October, spinning out of recent Batman activity – with Lex Luthor having funded the network in Bruce Wayne's absence, and now Ghost-Maker taking change with Clowm Hunter under his wing But what's going on?  The solicitation states  "someone from[...]

Well, fans can add a new addition to that lineup as McFarlane Toys is bringing the DC Comics Super Powers line! Three figures have been revealed with Batman, Superman, and Darkseid However, things get a little more interesting as McFarlane Toys did not stop there as DC Comics Super Powers Vehicles are also coming! Iconic and[...]

But what you didn't see there are Ryan Sook's designs for the Batman character who will be appearing in the series, known as The Night.  Living in a world created entirely for the, As Sook describes it, "Sleek, hi-tech armour, almost android in appearance, ribbed body suit under is matte texture, body armour is highly[...]