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How Did Bruce Wayne Survive His Death In DC Future State?
In The Next Batman #2, we know that WayneTech, now FoxTech is meant to have developed much of this. The Next Batman #2 – art by Laura Braga And so it seems here. Dark Detective #2 artwork by Dan Mora But in The Next Batman, we have also learned that Simon Saint of Saint Industries is another such developer,[...]
Obscure Comics: General Mills Presents Batman V Superman #3 & Blippar
What makes obscure comics so interesting and vital is discovering those books that most don't know were ever printed, or that top tier creators worked on "that book" or on "that character." Obscure Comics are fun to find and interesting to know about, but that border between great reads and terrible comics. How The Comics in Cereal Get[...]
Bleeding Cool Bestseller List
Though thanks to DC, Tuesday Titans too.  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 King In Black Beats Future State – Bleeding Cool Bestseller List The main King In Black title topped the Bleeding Cool Bestseller List again, beating out Future State[...]
Batwoman season 2 key art released (Image: The CW)
And then after the audition, after the booking, I went back into the world of Gotham, the world Batwoman, the world of Batman, just so that I can be reminded of the, you know, the essence, the energy…she's a nobody, and it needed to show that she was a nobody So I couldn't allow her[...]
Titans season 3 continues with production. (Images: HBO Max)
Just yesterday, we learned that Savannah Welch (History Channel's Six) would be taking on the role of Gotham City Police Commissioner Barbara Gordon as the action shifts to Batman's stomping grounds when the third season of HBO Max's Titans debuts But she's not alone, with Curran Walters' Jason Todd throwing off the Robin mantle to become[...]
This The Change Tom King Had To Ask Warners About? Batman/Catwoman #2
Okay, so that wasn't The Sewer King being Jokerised at the end of Batman/Catwoman #1 by Tom King and Clay Mann Trying to read too many possibilities It was the Joker disguising himself as such, ahead of Catwoman's visit Makes more sense of the colour scheme I guess And six weeks later we get a[...]
Slam Bradley, The Next Barman In The Next Batman #2 (Spoilers)
Today's The Next Batman #2 goes to the near future of Gotham by also bringing back something from its past As the superhero speakeasy of Gotham, hidden from the prying eyes of The Magistrate, and run by one Slam Bradley. Next Batman #2 artwork A senior executive at DC Comics once shared with me that they had[...]
Spoiler Spoilers - Stephanie Brown, the Traitor in Next Batman #2?
The cells, part of the Magistrate Detention Facility in the near-future Gotham as part of in the DC Future State in today's The Next Batman #2, from DC Comics today. Next Batman #2 artwork And Stephanie Brown is reading The Dispossessed by Ursula K LeGuin, seventies sci-fi story that is set in two different times, alternating chapter[...]
Next Batman #2
In The Next Batman #1, we discovered that the Fox family in the future-ish Batman have a rather complex life Lucius Fox, owner of the Wayne fortune has designed the technology behind The Magistrate, the Peacekeepers and the Cybers The technology that holds Gotham in a fascist grip, taking down any masked vigilantes with a[...]
Simon Saint, the Man Behind Future State Magistrate, in Batman #106
The listing for the first of the DC Infinite Frontier hardcover collections, Batman: The Cowardly Lot, has hit Amazon, with a listing that reveals a little more The current DC Future State books reveal a Gotham transformed, with Mayor Nakano hiring The Magistrate to create a fascist police state, banning all vigilantes and (supposedly) killing[...]
Obscure Comics: General Mills Presents Batman V Superman Cereal & #2
What makes obscure comics so interesting and vital is discovering those books that most don't know were ever printed, or that top tier creators worked on "that book" or on "that character." Obscure Comics are fun to find and interesting to know about, but that border between great reads and terrible comics. Who Wants Batman V Superman: Dawn[...]
Harley Quinn Is Sweet but a Psycho in New Sideshow Collectibles Bust
Standing 28.5 inches tall, this life-size bust captures the iconic Batman villain in all her glory Her design is a throwback to her original DC Comics debut featuring her red and black harlequin outfit The statue is highly detailed as it captures lifelike detail on Harley Quinn and special craftsmanship to add fabric-like textures Harley[...]
Jamie McKelvie and Kieron Gillen on Batman
Kieron Gillen has stated his short story in April's Batman: Black and White #5 with Jamie McKelvie is "My first time writing a story for a DCU character This is a short story, and is one of the densest, most formalist things we've ever done It's also funny And brutal I hope folks like it." Considering how[...]
Batman: The Dark Knight #1 With Tom Taylor and Andy Kubert in April
Now with added Batman. GREEN LANTERN #1 written by GEOFFREY THORNE art by DEXTER SOY cover by BERNARD CHANG card stock variant cover by BRYAN HITCH 1:25 card stock variant cover by ALEX MALEEV ON SALE 4/6/21 $4.99 US | 40 PAGES | FC | DC CARD STOCK VARIANT COVERS $5.99 US As this new Green Lantern series begins, the newly formed United Planets and[...]
Batman: The Dark Knight #1 With Tom Taylor and Andy Kubert in April
DC Comics is to launch yet another ongoing Batman series, in their attempt to make every DC Comics title a Batman comic And this is the most Batmannest of them all Batman: The Dark Knight #1 from Tom Taylor, Andy Kubert and Brad Anderson, out in April And, it seems, set in London – at[...]
Next Batman And Robin – Tim Fox, Damian Wayne Get Own DC Comics
DC Comics has started to let folk know about their April 2021 solicitations, showing how Tim Fox will become the Next Batman with the first series continuing from DC's Future State As well as Damian Wayne getting his first solo series and answering all those questions about what happened to him, after leaving the Robin[...]
ben affleck
Ben Affleck, whose portrayal of Batman will forever be underrated in my eyes, has played multiple superheroes, of course He also played blind lawyer Matt Murdock in the Daredevil film from 2003 Like his portrayal of Batman, that Daredevil film is not as terrible as people remember, especially the director's cut Anyway, when he made[...]
Batman The Grim Knight Takes His Shot With Prime 1 Studio
Batman is back once again but not the Batman we all know and love but a more twisted version This version picked up Joe Chill's gun in the alley that night as a kid and took the shot that ended his parent's killer's life This led to his obsession with firearms, and it helped him[...]
Highest Graded Batman #1 CGC 9.4 Zooms Past $1M Mark at Auction
The sole highest-graded Batman #1 CGC 9.4 White Pages copy has just closed at Heritage Auction's  2021 January 14 – 17 Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction for $2,220,000.00.  The sale is a record price for a copy of Batman #1, and is the second highest price ever paid for a comic book in a[...]
DC Comics To Publish Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #1 in March
Adding Batman. Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #1 cover On Saturday, 27th of March, DC Comics will launch its new digital comic book series, Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries, a new series of 24 original team-up stories between the citizens of Gotham and members of Mystery, Inc The series will be published in print from April #12th as a[...]
Metropolis Gallery Presents White Knight Art of Sean Gordon Murphy
The Metropolis Gallery has announced a virtual exhibition of original artwork by artist and writer Sean Gordon Murphy, best known for his Murphyverse line of Batman: White Knight comic books from DC Comics. Credit: Sean Gordon Murphy Metropolis Gallery curator and owner Vincent Zurzolo tells us "Sean will be bringing his unique and awe-inspiring originals to a[...]
DC Comics Has Turned 5G Into Future State Imprint
But it does mean that Future State: Swamp Thing #1 is now selling for $13 on eBay. The Next Batman #2, with the Tim/Jace Fox reveal cover has also sold in advance of sale for $10 Batman #313, with the first appearance of Tim Fox, has sold for almost $800 on eBay, 8.5 CGC and $500 raw[...]
DC Comics Future State Week Two
As Bleeding Cool told you last year, in the world of the DC Future State, in Future State: Justice League we are told that Tim Fox, the Next Batman, would be the Batman who would truly save Gotham, something Bruce Wayne could not do Which may spoil what's going on in Dark Detective and Next[...]
DC Comics Future State Week Two
And she just may be Tim Drake's way in to dealing with The Magistrate. Tim Drake in Future State: Robin Eternal #1 But given that Tim Fox, The Next Batman, is meant to save Gotham… DC Future State: Justice League #1 …it's not so hot for Nightwing over in today's Future State: Teen Titans – when you let him[...]
Batman: Supreme Knight Darkest Dawn Available From Mezco Toyz
Batman is back, and ready for action as Mezco Toyz releases their next exclusive figure for One 12 Day Coming out of their exclusive original Batman series, Mezco unveils the new Supreme Knight Darkest Dawn Edition figure This marks the third Supreme Knight figure that Mezco Toyz has released that features an older and grim[...]
WB Games Montreal Finally Reveals Gotham Knights
"Since the other members of the Batman family are always present in some way in the background, while you're out in the world fighting crime or unravelling the mystery, they don't stay inactive So it makes sense that they are also progressing and getting stronger." WB Montreal revealed new details this week about their co-op[...]