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Today sees the publication of the much anticipated Batman: Dark Knight Returns: The Golden Child from Frank Miller and Rafael Grampa.  We pointed out yesterday that there was a certain amount of Trump re-election campaigning going on, and a riot taking place as a result But that's just a tiny amount compared to the full[...]

Yesterday I ran the theory that Bruce Wayne, in The Batman's Grave, is imagining Alfred Pennyworth As Alfred Pennyworth is dead Which may explain Pennyworth going a little off the rails in his commentary to Bruce Wayne – it is Bruce criticising himself. You know that was 'tits' in the first draft, right? Batman Damned strikes[...]

In recent issues of The Batman's Grave by Warren Ellis, Bryan Hitch, Kevin Nowlan and Alex Sinclair,  we have seen a more bolshy than usual Afred Pennyworth, which must come from being dead Whether it's critiquing Batman as a rich man just beating up poor people in The Batman's Grave #1. Then asking why Batman doesn't[...]

Arrow is shuffling off the network's programming coil after an abbreviated 10-episode eighth season (making The Flash the "elder states-show" of the "Arrowverse"), Ruby Rose-starrer Batwoman joined the family alongside Supergirl and expanded the Batman mythos in CW's DCU Now with "Crisis on Infinite Earths" underway, expect things to change dramatically, including the addition of[...]

Frank Miller's politics are... interesting. Dark Knight Returns, a fairly libertarian volume was nevertheless heavily critical of Ronald Reagan's

Batman Santa Claus One of these two beloved characters is known for running an unethical surveillance state He knows when you've been sleeping He knows when you're awake He knows if you've been bad or good, and he's making a list with plans for exactly what you're gonna get come the day of reckoning Ahhh![...]

Bleeding Cool was the first to break the news that a) DC Comics were to replace Bruce Wayne as Batman with another DC Comics character and that it was intended he be a black man b) that they pumped for Luke Fox, son of Lucius Fox, currently filling the role of Batwing and c) this[...]

Bleeding Cool recently reported on the release of Dylan Dog/Batman #0 by Sergio Bonelli Editore at LUCCA, Dangerous Relationships, written by Roberto Recchioni and drawn by Gigi Cavenago and Werther Dell'Edera The comic book will now be widely released on Italian newsstands on December 19th, but in a different edition from Lucca. It has, besides the #0 story, a recent, shorter,[...]

Arrow is shuffling off the network's programming coil after an abbreviated 10-episode eighth season (making The Flash the "elder states-show" of the "Arrowverse"), Ruby Rose-starrer Batwoman joined the family alongside Supergirl and expanded the Batman mythos in CW's DCU Now with "Crisis on Infinite Earths" underway, expect things to change dramatically, including the addition of[...]

Arrow is shuffling off the network's programming coil after an abbreviated 10-episode eighth season (making The Flash the "elder states-show" of the "Arrowverse"), Ruby Rose-starrer Batwoman joined the family alongside Supergirl and expanded the Batman mythos in CW's DCU Now with "Crisis on Infinite Earths" underway, expect things to change dramatically, including the addition of[...]

Quinn has said goodbye to The Clown Prince of Crime (watching Alan Tudyk's Joker laugh as it happens is pretty sweet) and is set on being the "queenpin" of Gotham City's underworld. Three small problems: she has the Joker as a constant threat… she has Batman patrolling the streets and rooftops… and there's a pretty good[...]

Although there are a number of crimes which occur in highly populated areas (such as pick-pocketing and chain snatching) far more serious crimes can be averted to a large extent by careful urban and architectural planning. A 2017 study has shown how projects like The 606 in Chicago, which includes an elevated greenway, can reduce crime in[...]

And also Undiscovered Country #1 co-written by former Batman writer Scott Snyder, from Image Comics beat Batman #82 by Tom King. That is quite a thing. Among the premier publishers' top books for November, Matt Kindt and Matt Smith's Folklords #1 from Boom Studios' ranked #94, Dynamite's Vampirella #5 ranked #105, Hazel & Cha Cha Save Christmas: Tales from[...]

At New York Comic Con, Tom King told Den Of Geek about his then-planned ending to Batman, "I think I still might do a scene I really want to do a scene with Batman and Kite Man in a bar, just drinking beers At Porky's bar, of course I had a big debate, should it[...]

The streaming service had teased fans with details about the series as far back as 2018's New York Comic Con (NYCC), and now? Let's just say that the Kaley Cuoco-starrer (with The Big Bang Theory alum also executive producing, alongside Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker) started strong with "Til Death Do Us Part". DC Universe Before you head[...]

Rooster Teeth is ready to bless your Black Friday with a new ACHIEVE x Batman hoodie This teaser trailer has fashionable comic book fans drooling over this line, and asking what's next? Will there be more from this line? Will we see a Rooster Teeth Batman series? ACHIEVE | Batman is coming Black Friday pic.twitter.com/EKRRQDbqpK — Rooster[...]

During the Crisis event comic Flashpoint, by Geoff Johns and Andy Kubert, an alternate reality version of Thomas Wayne appears as Batman In this continuity, Thomas turned into the crime-fighting Batman after he and Martha Wayne witnessed their son Bruce Wayne murdered by a gunman We also got to read his story in the Flashpoint[...]

Today sees Tom King's penultimate issue of Batman, with Mikel Janin Batman #84 And it's not about Bruce Wayne – not directly Instead, it's the story of Thomas Wayne, the Flashpoint Batman, a man who lost his son at the hands of Joe Chill, a gunman on the streets of Gotham, and became a Bat[...]

Quinn has said goodbye to The Clown Prince of Crime (watching Alan Tudyk's Joker laugh as it happens is pretty sweet) and is set on being the "queenpin" of Gotham City's underworld. Three small problems: she has the Joker as a constant threat… she has Batman patrolling the streets and rooftops… and there's a pretty good[...]

Bleeding Cool just ran a piece looking at upcoming plans for the character of Luke Fox in the Batman comic books Including the very real possibility that he will be the new Batman, replacing Bruce Wayne in the cape and cowl on the streets of Gotham We mentioned that Batwing #19 was his first appearance,[...]

Over the weekend, Bleeding Cool reported that DC Comics has withdrawn a tweet using the Rafael Grampa upcoming cover of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns: The Golden Child. This came after criticism from Chinese critics that it made reference to Hong Kong protests, featuring Batwoman dressed in black throwing a molotov cocktail and that the use[...]

It seems as if it is de rigueur to take down Batman these days If it's not Alfred Pennyworth in The Batman's Grave… …then it's UK left-wing political movement Momentum that supports Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party, echoing such sentiments in a political broadcast. Well, the latest is Anand Giridharadas, author of Winners Take All, appearing[...]

Batman and his favorite means of transportantion have arrived with new pull-back car collectibles from Beast Kingdom We will be getting 7 Batman Batmobile car coming from Batman 66' all the way up to the 2017 Justice League. This is a great collectible to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Batman by a stroll now memory lane of these iconic[...]

The Batmobile is just as iconic as Batman himself We have seen so many different variations of this ride over the decades From the classic long version like in Batman: The Animated Series and Batman (1989) to the Tumblr from Batman Begins and to the newest one from Justice League[...]

Quinn has said goodbye to The Clown Prince of Crime (watching Alan Tudyk's Joker laugh as it happens is pretty sweet) and is set on being the "queenpin" of Gotham City's underworld. Three small problems: she has the Joker as a constant threat… she has Batman patrolling the streets and rooftops… and there's a pretty good[...]

It is about Batman and the League taking on dark versions of the Bat from and stop them from trying to take over our Earth The story gets slightly confusing towards the end but still, I keep wanting to re-read it over and over again because of the characters The idea of a darker Batman[...]

Last week we reported that Batman Vs Ra's Al Ghul #4 by Neal Adams had slipped first from the 20th of November, then to the 4th of December and then to the 11th December We speculated if it would slip any further, and get sucked into DC's Massive Week of the 18th of December Seems[...]

Superman wasn't the rising star to come from the DC Comics storyline Batman Hush However, he did make a remarkable appearance as he and the Dark Knight duke it out After being slightly hypnotized from Poison Ivy's deadly seduction the Man of Steel himself tried to show his new love he can take down Batman[...]

Batman collectibles or something that will never stop It the same with Spider-Man, Batman is just so iconic that they will beat Gotham's protector into the ground with as many collectibles as they possibly can What are the more interesting collectibles in my opinion, is Mezco's Exclusive Batman series figures The newest one to their[...]

Quinn has said goodbye to The Clown Prince of Crime (watching Alan Tudyk's Joker laugh as it happens is pretty sweet) and is set on being the "queenpin" of Gotham City's underworld. Three small problems: she has the Joker as a constant threat… she has Batman patrolling the streets and rooftops… and there's a pretty good[...]