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So, that's basically me. But it has given print speculator purchasers a head start in the knowledge that the series, as well as showing all the Robins and exploring their relationship with each other, and Batman., introduces a brand new Robin With the suggestion that she's been around a lot longer than one may think. Robins #1[...]

Although Batman #234 is often considered the first Silver Age appearance of Two-Face, it's really not that — and that's probably a good thing for this noteworthy DC Comics key.  Most obviously, this 1971 release is not from the Silver Age by any practical definition of the term — it's a quintessential Bronze Age comic[...]

Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Tim Drake, Stephanie Brown, and Damian Wayne come together to discuss the big thing that binds them together: Was being Robin, and Batman's sidekick, the best choice they could've made? But before they can get to the heart of the matter, they're ambushed by an unknown assailant with a bone to[...]

What did you click on, Steve?! What did you do?! Anyway, the show must go on, amirite? Batman plunders a cultural treasure in this preview of Legends of the Dark Knight #7, in stores from DC Comics on Tuesday Will Batman stop at nothing to pursue his goal of beating the crap out of mentally[...]

What did you click on, Steve?! What did you do?! Anyway, the show must go on, amirite? The Batman/Fables crossover continues in Batman vs Bigby A Wolf in Gotham #3, in stores on Tuesday from DC In typical crossover fashion, Batman and Bigby are fighting each other, but who's pulling the strings behind the scenes?[...]

What did you click on, Steve?! What did you do?! Anyway, the show must go on, amirite? Fear State, the comic book crossover that James Tynion dropped on DC before fleeing for substack (the equivalent to leaving an upper decker in the office bathroom right before you quit) concludes in Batman #117, in stores on[...]

Ghost-Maker will now be training Clown Hunter with a sword instead of a bat-bat. Wolfgang Bylsma, Editor-in-Chief/Managing Director at Gestalt Publishing at Murdoch University in Perth is about to become one of Batman's rogue gallery as a Gotham drug dealer That's what happens when you know Tom Taylor I hope they signed that one off. Barbara Gordon[...]

Against another side dedicated to restoring her Batman villain roots as an environmental terrorist, without any of that Harley Quinn nonsense getting in the way To the extent that Poison Ivy was literally split into two beings, one a crazy warrior, the other a simpering fool All the while that Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn[...]

Don't miss this epic kick-off to a story arc that will shape the Batman universe for years to come!" But what are the differences between Arkham Asylum, destroyed by possible-not-the-Joker in A-Day, and Arkham Tower? Well, everyone in Gotham can see it It's an Empire State Building, it's The Gherkin, it's in the centre of the[...]

One of the best Batman's returns as Hot Toys is back with a new updated 1/4 Scale figure Coming to us from the Christopher Nolan The Dark Knight Trilogy, this figure gets some new accessories and updated sculpt The previous figure releases back in 2017, so some changes have been made, but just to recap[...]

Danny DeVito played The Penguin in Tim Burton's Batman Returns And as a result, for the 80th anniversary of the creation of the character, he has been asked to write a Penguin story drawn by Dan Mora for the upcoming Gotham Villains Special being published by DC Comics at the end of November And I[...]

Following retailer demand, Batman/Fortnite: Foundation #1 is going back to press for a second printing! The new printing will feature a recolouring of Greg Capullo's main cover for the one-shot But also, and more importantly for comic book retailers, it will also contain the digital download code for The Batman Who Laughs and assorted other ephemera Batman/Fortnite:[...]

Tweedledum and Tweedledee are Batman villains, Dumfree Tweed and Deever Tweed, cousins who resemble each other so closely that they are often mistaken for identical twins Although Tweedledum and Tweedledee are most often depicted as being the leaders of their own criminal organization, they sometimes are reimagined as the henchmen of the Joker At one[...]

Seer was pumping out both anti-Batman and anti-Magistrate propaganda to stoke fear, rebellion, and riot, whoever she was. Nightwing #85 And while they didn't reveal who she was, they did at least get a location lock. Nightwing #85 The call was coming from within the house, from the Magistrate's own skybound headquarters, even though Seer was a anti-Magistrate as[...]

Instead, we have The Network. The Joker #9 With the creation of Bane and the Venom formula that saw him take down Batman a number of times, break his back in Knightfall, and, most recently in the City Of Bane event, kill Alfred Pennyworth As something that world governments, including the USA, have taken an interest in. The[...]

It was teased in an earlier issue of DC Comics' Batman: Urban Legends #6 with Black Canary and Talia Al Ghul written by Josh Williamson Something called the Shadow War And given extra fontage so that everyone noticed. Batman: Urban Legends #6 Talia al Ghul, daughter of Ra's al Ghul Who hasn't been around for a bit[...]

This week, Diamond may be down but… Batman always wins And wins big. Top Ten Bleeding Cool Bestseller List of the week Batman #116 Tops Bleeding Cool Bestseller List Batman #116 Dark Knights of Steel #1 X Men Legends #8 Star Wars #18 Batman Superman Authority Special #1 Amazing Fantasy #4 Death of Doctor Strange: Avengers #1 Trial of Magneto #3 Human Target #1 Thanks to the[...]

But when Jay's partner Cassandra joins as a new player, Lana's afraid the party won't ever finish their quest… Batman #118, the new run by Josh Williamson, launches from DC Comics, with 1:25, 1:50, 1:100 and 1:250 variant covers. While the old run James Tynion IV run ends with Batman: Fear State Omega #1. Lots of DC 2021[...]

Robin finally gets top billing in Robin & Batman #1, in stores on Wednesday from Marvel Comics In particular, it's young Dick Grayson in this story set in the past and exploring Dick's early days as the Boy Wonder.  Check out the preview below. ROBIN & BATMAN #1 (OF 3) DC Comics 0921DC041 0921DC042 – ROBIN & BATMAN #1[...]

No one has more Daddy Issues than the original Batman, Bruce Wayne, whose daddy was murdered in front of him as a boy, causing him to feel the psychological compulsion to dress up like a bat and beat the crap out of mentally ill criminals And then, to make matters worse, his daddy later came[...]

Batwoman's sister is trying her best not to have a relapse of evil in this preview of Batman Urban Legends #9, but if we're being perfectly honest, dressing up as your supervillain identity and infiltrating a criminal cult is way off track if you're following a twelve-step program Check out a preview below. BATMAN URBAN LEGENDS[...]

Now it's time to look at a preview of Batman The Imposter #2, in stores on Tuesday from DC Comics The crossover between Batman and Fortnite was so successful that now Batman is crossing over with Among Us We guess We haven't read the comic or anything We will say this though: we definitely prefer[...]

The 4-hour film was loaded with a great story with the uniting Batman and the Justice League against the coming of Darkseid Sadly, I do not think we will see a conclusion to this tale but at least there is plenty of collectibles to remember it With the rise of the multiverse though in the[...]

Koto Inc dives into the world of DC Comics as they capture the ongoing battle between Batman and Joker Coming in at 12" tall, these two iconic DC Comics characters are depicted going toe to toe in Gotham City once again Koto Inc and Zerostar loaded this statue with some impressive muscle definition a.nd emotion,[...]

This week saw the physical release of Batman #116 by James Tynion IV and Jorge Jimenez, and the digital releases of Harley Quinn: The Animated Series:  The Eat, Bang Kill Tour #4 by Tee Franklin and Max Sarin And both are focused on a reinvention of Poison Ivy A character who has been through the[...]

But Tim Drake, Robin, did get in there first – there was just a four-month wait between the promises of Batman: Urban Legends #6 and Batman: Urban Legends #10 Why such a delay? Because DC Comics really didn't plan for there to be all that fuss But Batman: Urban Legends #10, with Tim Drake finally[...]

Today sees the publication of Batman #116, the penultimate issue of Batman by James Tynion IV, but also continuing to set up the new Batgirls series by Becky Cloonan, Michael W Conrad, and Jorge Corona And while the main strip by Tynion IV and Jorge Jimenez sees Simon Saint and The Magistrate attacking Poison Ivy's[...]

Today sees the publication of the Batman/Superman Authority Special by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Trevor Hairsine, Jonathan Glapion and Ben Templesmith And rather than explaining what seemed to be continuity issues between the portrayal of Superman and The Authority in the Grant Morrison/Mikel Janin series and the regular Superman titles, it just tries to ignore any[...]

In one of the most meta approaches ever, Batman/Fornite: Foundation #1 works to become the St Elsewhere of genre fiction in bringing it all together Along the way, this answers more about what the game is really about than hours and hours of respawns or Season Passes could deliver. Batman/Fornite: Foundation #1 Cover Credit: DC Comics In[...]

And the comparison is made to Alfred, butler to Batman Establishing that, in the MCU, Batman and Alfred are fictional characters within it But either way, and solely as fictional characters, Batman, Alfred, and Superman are now, and forever, part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe And it's all thanks to Eternals The big question is,[...]