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Why Do DC Digital Comics Cost A Dollar More For Cardstock Covers?
Yesterday, Bleeding Cool ran an article looking at DC Comics' recent correction of solicited prices of certain Batman and Joker comic books Far more than a typo, this had extended to comic book store's ordering schedules and prices for a number of months, before correction This left Batman as a monthly comic for $4.99 and[...]
Separated At Birth: Batman And Spider-Man, One More Time
But the Spider-Man cover itself was a homage to the Humberto Ramos cover from Amazing Spider-Man with Kraven from 2019… Separated At Birth: Batman And Spider-Man, One More Time DETECTIVE COMICS #1029 JUN208222 (W) Peter J Tomasi (A) Brad Walker, Andrew Hennessy (CA) Lee Bermejo After the City of Bane, the Riddler's takeover, The Joker War, and more, the people[...]
Batman #95 Pack Front
Then after a huge gap, people wondered if even those were going away too. Five New DC Packs Were Last Released In December So like the last time, five packs were released at Walmarts throughout the country in the middle of December, right before Christmas.  Each of the five packs contained four comics, one backing board with[...]
Batman: The Long Halloween Animated FIlm Sets Voice Cast
Batman: The Long Halloween- Part One has set its voice cast Supernatural star Jensen Ackles will take up the mantle of Batman, and the late Naya Rivera will play Catwoman Other's in the voice cast includes Josh Duhamel as Harvey Dent, Billy Burke as James Gordon, Titus Welliver as Carmine Falcone, David Dastmalchian as Calendar[...]
DC Comics Corrects Prices On $6 Joker and Batman
Because in June, Batman #109 was also solicited at $5.99 for all covers Naturally, Bleeding Cool covered this turn of events with much interest. But then things started to change Last week, Bleeding Cool reported that the Batman prices were being corrected on DC and Lunar's websites And now it seems, so are The Joker prices[...]
Forbidden Planet's The Detective #1 Cover Returns Batman To Liverpool
Forbidden Planet has a new retailer exclusive cover from Brian Bolland for Batman: The Detective #1 by Tom Taylor and Andy Kubert, coming in three versions. Set in London, the cover chooses to feature the Liver Building in Liverpool, one of three buildings next to each other known as the Three Graces, and recently used for filming[...]
Batman/Catwoman #4 Massive Trigger Warning For Those Who Like Penguins
To be fair, Batman/Catwoman from DC Comics is a comic book that has seen horrible people do horrible things to other people Violence, murder, even the killing of kids, left with a Joker-style rictus grin Although today's Batman/Catwoman #4 throws a little doubt on that narrative But it's an acknowledged fact that charities that deal[...]
New Robin Character Flatline Cameoed In Detective Comics #1034
Because on the shop floor it was Batman that still beat Alien, even in the sub-title, Detective Comics Maybe with a little help from a cameo from Flatline But Batman, Alien and Spider-Man all beat the new Teen Titans launch… Detective Comics #1,034 Alien #1 Amazing Spider-Man #62 Teen Titans Academy #1 Action Comics #1,029 Excalibur #19 Carnage: Black White and Blood #1 Batman/Superman[...]
Hot Toys Debuts First 1/6 Vehicle With Batman Begins Batmobile Tumbler
Take to the streets of Gotham as Hot Toys debuts their newest 1/6 scale vehicle from the 2005 film Batman Begins Hot Toys just revealed their new 1/6 scale Batman figure from the film, which fans can view here This vehicle is a companion piece to the figure as it will even be able to[...]
Batman Returns to 2005 As Hot Toys Debuts New Batman Begin Figure
Hot Toys is giving Batman fans a real treat as they revisit the 2005 film Batman Begins with their newest 1/6 scale figure Return to where it all began as Christian Bale is back as the Dark Knight with this magnificent figure release Hot Toys capture the on-screen appearance of this version of the bat[...]
Is Batman's Ghost-Maker His Bisexual Sidekick?
We already looked at the evidence that James Tynion IV was making his character Ghost-Maker a bi-sexual/pansexual character in Batman with one easy panel. But with enquiries about the future of Poison Ivy at DC Comics, the appearance of the new character The Gardener may suggest something similar. Batman #107 by Jorge Jimenez and Tomeu Moray As Poison[...]
DC To Collect Entire Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Omnibus
Just before the end of the year, DC Comics is to collect the entire Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series, all three of them, into one 576-page Omnibus format Created by James Tynion IV and Freddie E Williams II, the Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Omnibus will contain all issues and spin-offs, out on the 28th[...]
Batman: The Detective #1 To Bring Back Knight And Squire (Spoilers)
The Squire, his sidekick, was created by Bill Finger and Dick Sprang in Batman #62 in 1951. Percival Sheldrake and Cyril Sheldrake, father and son, The Knight and The Squire were recreated by Grant Morrison and Howard Porter in JLA in 1999, with Cyril now as The Knight and his ward, Beryl Hutchinson as The Squire[...]
The Joker - The First 40 Page DC Comic To Go To $6 Standard - But Not Batman
That is how it is now listed at Lunar Distributors (solicits below). The Joker #2 – First 40-Page DC Comic To Go To $6 – But Not Batman As we previously pointed out, The Joker #3 and #4 had been solicited by DC for $5.99 But it wasn't definite that this was not a typo, and the[...]
Wonder Woman 1984 Credit Scene Revealed (Spoilers)
It will also heavily imply that he knows Batman's secret identity too. Now, this isn't anything entirely new. That Jim would not recognise Batgirl as being his daughter,  has stretched the suspension of disbelief almost as much as Oliver Queen not always being recognisable as The Green Arrow. Detective Comics #417 by Frank Robbins and Don Heck. After her[...]
Wonder Woman Wears the Helmet of Fate With McFarlane Toys
The line does get some bad rap for having too many Batman figures, but it is not McFarlane Toys' fault that some of the best storylines revolve around Batman One of the other amazing things about the DC Multiverse line is the complete recreation of comic book characters It is not often we get beautifully[...]
Zack Snyder’s Justice League Receives Exclusive Mezco Toyz 3-Pack
Sadly, I do not think we will get to see this franchise flourish but the movie easily sets up films for Cyborg solo movie, The Atom, Batman solo movie, Martain Manhunter, Man of Steel 2, and even the Apokolips Knightmare World While we might not get those the Snyderverse can live on in your collection[...]
Maps In Batman Black & White
And get on Damian Wayne's nerves. Gotham Academy An expert at Cartography, hence her nickname, she's also quite good at throwing a couple of Batarangs, given to her by Robin. Batman: Black And White #3 And as of today's Batman: Black And White #3, she's also on the list of Robins, herself, courtesy of her co-creator Karl Kerschl[...]
Burnside Batgirl Omnibus And More Big Books For 2021
Includes Wonder Woman #98-123 Superman/Batman Omnibus vol 2 Hardcover – December 21, 2021 – 1232 pages Gotham's masked protector, Batman, has trained extensively to become a feared caped crusader His Kryptonian friend Superman was born with superhuman abilities that Earth-born humans could never dream of Together they are the World's Finest Writers Michael Green and Mike Johnson (Supergirl) and[...]
HBO Max Reveals 2 New Posters for Zack Snyder's Justice League
One of those was the suggestion that Lois and Batman would have a child together In a film where I'm down for almost all four hours of the plot, but the one thing that didn't sit well was the idea of a love triangle between Batman, Superman, and Lois after the whole Martha debacle in[...]
Harley Quinn Would Really Like To Get Paid By Batman (Spoilers)
In Batman #106, we got a single page of Harley Quinn managing not to get caught up in the action and complaining about how she isn't getting paid to be a good guy in Gotham any more. Batman #106 In this week's Harley Quinn, she takes that complaint to the boss. Harley Quinn #1 Is there a bat-gender gap[...]
Belligerent DC Comics Finally Releases June 2021 Solicitations
Whether that's Batman prices, Ed Brubaker and The Winter Soldier or more, the Daily Lying In The Gutters remains a long-running run around the day before and the day ahead You can sign up to receive it as an e-mail here. How Much For Batman? The Daily LITG, the 22nd of March, 2021 Daily LITG: How much[...]
Justice League #59 Review: Failed To Connect
The backup Justice League Dark story at least had a beginning, middle, and end as it introduced a new (or old, depending on your point of view) magical threat. Sturm und drang with not much to show for it at the end, but this doesn't put much meat on the story's bones. RATING: MEH. Justice League #59 By Brian Michael[...]
DC Comics Rises Price Of The Joker Monthly Comic To $6
Batman #106 and Joker #1 had comics with 22-page lead stories and an 8-page back-up strip, 30 story pages and a $4.99 price point. However, it appears that prices are going up without a corresponding increase in page count Solicitations for Batman #109 for June, and for The Joker #3 and #4, are now $5.99 for[...]
Batwoman S02E08 Preview: Ryan Asks Mary THAT Kate Kane Question
After coming close to breaking "The Batman Rule" before being pulled back from the brink by a very timely "hallucination" in last week's episode of The CW's Batwoman, Ryan Wilder (Javicia Leslie) is about to see the challenges in front of her escalate in a big way in this Sunday's episode "Survived Much Worse." And[...]
Reverse Flash Red Death Races On In With McFarlane Toys Gold Label
For fans not caught up in DC Comics, Red Death is a Dark Multiverse vision of Batman who steals the Speed Force from Barry Allen This fusion creation has sort of a Firestorm relationship with Barry Allen's voice hidden underneath that of the evil Bruce Wayne During the comic event, Barry Allen gains control of[...]
Hot Toys Unveils Snyder Cut Batman & Superman Figure 2-Pack
Hot Toys is excited to get on Zack Snyder's Justice League train as they unveil their amazing Batman and Superman figure 2-pack The figure set will include apocalyptic versions of our foveate DC Comics heroes with Black Suit Superman and Nightmare Batman Both of these character designs are remarkable and are loaded with great detail,[...]
Batman's Co-Ordinates On Fortnite Island Are Of Warners And Epic HQ
This weekend is the Final Order Cut-Off date for the second issue of the Batman/Fortnite: Zero Point comic book from DC Comics As a result, DC Comics is trying to get the series a little more attention, with a preview of the comic by Christos Gage and Reilly Brown. Indeed, it appears to be a silent[...]
Tamara Fox's Fate Setting Up Next Batman Future State (Spoilers)
Once upon a time, John Ridley was to be Batman's new ongoing writer as part of DC Comics' 5G plans Then everything changed His work was repurposed into the near-future-set Future State: The Next Batman for DC Future State, and he also has a digital-first series, Second Son looking at Jace Fox's rise to taking[...]