Batman Archives

This week has seen Panini, the European comic book publisher and licensor, put out a new Batman comic book, Batman: Tales Of The Dark Knight, with the first issue reprinting the first chapter of Sean Gordon Murphy's Batman: White Knight as well as Peter Tomasi, Jaime Mendoza and Doug Mahnke's Mythology from Detective Comics #994. Although[...]

I'm not entirely sure how but I appear to have found myself with copies of Batman #92, out this week digitally (and maybe more) and of Batman #93, the final chapters of the first James Tynion Batman arc Dark Designs, and kicking off the subsequent Joker War Now, I know Bleeding Cool is famous for[...]

Gotham High, the young adult graphic novel by Melissa de la Cruz and Thomas Pitilli, is set to hit stores in April, and it aims to give young adults exactly what they want: a love triangle between high school versions of Batman, the Joker, and Catwoman. Gotham High Written by Melissa de la Cruz Illustrated by Thomas Pitilli Colored[...]

Batman Hush has been getting a lot of collectibles recently I do understand how amazing this DC Comics storyline was, but this special? I think I have seen a new Batman Hush collectible drop almost week this month However, this statue is a true collectible that is worthy of this story line Prime 1 Studio[...]

Batman 1989 has been coming back into the light lately with a whole new set of upcoming figures One of the bigger ones we have seen was the Mezco One:12 figure and it might have a run for its money with S.H Figuarts newest release. Michael Keaton is back once again with another 6-inch figure that[...]

We are finally getting to the close of the massive set of Batman statues that are spanning across the decades from Eaglemoss Each one so far has brought back memories of comics I have read and all depict the Dark night perfectly We have already covered the previous years and you can find Batman suits[...]

The Batman decades statues continue to release from Eaglemoss as we start in the 70s and end in the 90s We have already seen statues from 1940, 1950, and 1960 and you can find them located here In 1970, we continue to stay in the world of the blue, grey, and yellow trimmed design of[...]

Batman has seen many generations over his year since his debut in 1939 during Detective Comics #27 Most superheroes have had drastic costume alterations since their debuts and Batman is no different With Batman's 80th Anniversary last year, it is not surprising the dark knight is still under the spotlight and Eaglemoss is here to show[...]

Batman has had a lot of DC Comics stories over the years but some just stand out way more than the rest One of those stories was the iconic Batman Hush story that made the Dark Knight go against a new foe In the end, it was a more intense version of the riddler but[...]

Please contact richjohnston@bleedingcool.com. Man, that's a good looking Joker… Top ten bestselling comics of the week Batman #91 DCeased Unkillables #2 Star Wars #4 Excalibur #9 Justice League #43 X-Force #9 Robin 80th Anniversary Super Spectacular #1 Spider-Woman #1 Resistance #1 Year of the Villain Hell Arisen #4 Thanks to the following retailers… Famous Faces & Funnies, West Melbourne, Florida Ssalefish Comics, Winston-Salem & Greensboro, North Carolina. Rodman Comics, Ankeny, Iowa If you would[...]

Batman is back but this time it's a fresh start as he is in his zero year This is the time were Batman really becomes the Dark Knight and we get to see him at the beginning Prime 1 Studio has created an absolutely incredible Zero Year statue that features Bruce on a motorcycle with[...]

For decades, Batman has been waging a war on crime in Gotham City, a war which consists primarily of dressing up as a bat and beating the crap out of mentally ill criminals But is there a more effective way? While Batman continues his usual dark and brooding quest in Detective Comics #1021, Two-Face has gathered[...]

Harley Quinn and Batman's Rogues Gallery is back as Diamond Select Toys is bringing more heroes and villains to life This time we are getting four new DC Comics statues that are perfect for any fans collection Up first is, of course, the man himself, Batman who is in his light blue, grey, and yellow[...]

We have seen a lot of Batman: Arkham Knight statues recently featuring a whole cast of different Batman costumes It looks like Prime 1 Studio and Sideshow Collectibles are going back to the beginning with the first released statue all over again This time, Sideshow Collectibles is getting an exclusive portrait to bring some new[...]

As anticipation for "The Joker War builds toward its opening chapter in Batman #95 (for those who can get into a comic shop), DC Comics announces that Batman will continue to have 1:25 card stock variant covers on each issue Following on the well-received 1:25 variant cover featuring Punchline added to issue #92, these new[...]

I mean, she saw Poison Ivy (Lake Bell) come back to life, Joker (Alan Tudyk) get "normalized", and Batman (Diedrich Bader) disapper (but not in the cool way he usually does). And then there's that whole matter of Gotham City being left a devastated ruin… DC Universe So you can see how things might be a bit more[...]

(DC Comics, creative team: Marv Wolfman, Tom Grummett, Scott Hanna, Adriana Lucas, Tom Napolitano, Chuck Dixon, Scott McDaniel, Rob Hunter, Protobunker,

The Dark Knight Rises introduces us to yet another on screen performance of the Batman villain, Bane This one was way different then what we usually saw and was more villainous and had a plan to destroy the bat Prime 1 Studio is ready for fans to bring Bane home with 2 new statues and a[...]

(DC Comics, creative team: James Tynion the Fourth, Rafael Albequerque, Jorge Jiminez, Carlo Pagulayan, Danny Miki, Tomeu Morey, Clayton Cowles) Batman is up against the wall as a relentless campaign of costumed criminals execute meticulous machinations years in the making Learning that he's playing checkers against someone playing 3D chess is hard for the dark knight[...]

Today sees the publication of the utterly gorgeous Batman #91 – we already looked at the best-looking Joker in decades courtesy of Jorge Jimenez, earlier this morning, but Harley Quinn and Catwoman aren't looking too shabby either And we get to hear what Harley Quinn thinks of Catwoman's relationship with Batman too. Catwoman is a librarian,[...]

Batman and Joker are back but this time we are going a little noir with new figures from Sideshow Collectibles These DC Comics icons are back and better than ever with some amazing figures that have just arrived and available now! Each figure is 12" tall and features a nice slick black and white packaging[...]

Batman is shown as a true, 100% dick And you know what? I love it This show also shows that yes, the Joker is in love with Batman And it's likely reciprocated. The cast for this show is strong Kaley Cuoco plays Harley extremely well, playing to her weirdness and vulgarity with grace and ease Lake[...]

This design has been used quite often to promote the film but Hot Toys does it right! We also see a new Batman is on its way from Batman Forever and Harley Quinn from the Arkham Asylum series too Wonder Woman will also be getting a new model from her 1984 film too that is brightly colored and packed[...]

Batman has had so many suits over the years and it is almost hard to remember the long list of them Hot Toys is here to help with their newest Armory collection piece We have already seen two of these collectible pieces with Iron Man and Spider-Man This time it is Batman's turn from Arkham Knight[...]

Shocking character deaths are a staple of superhero comic book publishing, always good to show readers a certain story, or more often,

Batman #91 is in stores from DC Comics on Wednesday, as the Joker War storyline approaches. But before we get into all that, it's time to sit back, relax, and listen to a story. As told by the Joker himself. And naturally, the Joker is the star of this story. And he has a captive audience. Meanwhile, Deadshot is taking[...]

This is a great Chase and it goes well with the Batman Chase which is also golden The design of this vinyl is pretty adorable and fits the Funko Soda line just fine It's hard to compare the Chase to the normal since we have nothing to compare it to the solid shining gold on[...]

Floyd has made quite of a name for himself over the years and he defiantly deserves a spot in Batman's Rogues Gallery This is one of five statues for this multi part collectibles piece Deadshot is sporting his classic outfit and is portrayed on a rooftop His companion on this side of the roof is[...]

These statues add more numbers to the largely growing Batman Black and White series We are also getting the first ever statue in the recently revealed Joker Black and White series which has fans ecstatic to get Each statue shows off the 1:10 scale character with great amounts of detail as if the dynamic duo[...]

With this character layout of the new Justice League from Taylor on Twitter. Damian Wayne is Batman Jon Kent is Superman Cassie Sandsmark is Wonder Woman Dinah Lance is the Green Canary A new Justice League is born in our #DCeased2 #DeadPlanet Coming June 10 from@DCComics With the DC Trinity getting their replacements, and others stepping up,[...]