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We told you that John Romita Jr would be off Superman. We told you it would be with Frank Miller, a Man Without Fear style prequel Batman book that would tie in with Dark Knight. And now at the Batman panel, it's been announced as a 48 page one-shot prequel to The Dark Knight Returns, written by Frank Miller[...]

Oh, but no first up is Jim Lee! No more panellisits introduced at this time, as Cunningham goes into a very sholarly history of the Dark Knight Returns, and how it was so innovative for the time, but have very much defined modern comics Followed by a slideshow of the iconic artwork by Frank Miller[...]

Including a B&W initial look at the Frank Miller variant cover (not The Atom mini-comic cover) what happens when the series take a mini-break in February…   Tell me about DARK KNIGHT III: THE MASTER RACE. DARK KNIGHT III: THE MASTER RACE is the new 8-issue miniseries written by Frank Miller and Brian Azzarello, with art by Andy[...]

I wonder how many of these, finished or unfinished, are out there? Johnny Lucas writes, I almost drew batman for legends of the dark knight Gig was cancelled when it was discovered Andy helfer had a massive backlog of stories (what i was told, anyway.) I was halfway through the first issue when the plug was pulled[...]

It's not the first time Frank Miller has written and drawn The Atom in the Dark Knight Universe Take Dark Knight Strikes Back…  Well I understand that he will be doing so again, writing and drawing one of the mini-comics to appear in The Dark Knight III: The Master Race, in a story starring The Atom.   Well, at[...]

Daredevil: Man Without Fear by Frank Miller and John Romita Jr  is a wonderful Daredevil comic book, and a large chunk of it was grabbed by the recent Netflix Daredevil series. Well, it seems the pair are reuniting for a Dark Knight III spinoff book, title as yet unknown, with Dark Knight inker Klaus Janson. But it may attempt to[...]

From the Baltimore Diamond Retailer Summit, this is what those 1:5000 limited edition variant covers of the Dark Knight III: The Master Race will look like, each with an original sketch by Jim Lee himself… Meanwhile this is what the Batman Dark Knight Returns Gallery Edition will look like.. And yet more Dark Knight Returns retailer covers, some[...]

DC Comics has been showing off all manner of Dark Knight III related stuff at the Baltimore Diamond Retailer Summit. With copies of Dark Knight III: The Master Race for retailers to peruse, and a mockup of the Complete Dark Knight volume. They also told retailers that the first "mini comic" embedded into the series, exploring[...]

UPDATE: DC Comics just showed off this Dark Knight III variant cover by Dave Gibbons… The original piece runs below: We're not sure, from this photo, if DC Comics co-publisher Dan DiDio totally wants to be at the Baltimore Retailer Summit… Marvel's David Gabriel was pushing the success of attracting new customers for retailers with Star Wars – but also Squirrel[...]

  It's not been recorded if Frank Miller has ever shared any colourful language about the French. But maybe this will give him the opportunity. Frank

They haven't even had a booth at NYCC for a couple of years. But they are marking their territory this year, with the front of the NYCC programme guide. As given to their media partner Entertainment Weekly by DC's PR department, this cover is a page from the upcoming Dark Knight III: The Master Race and drawn by Andy[...]

are jetting off to Europe to thwart the schemes of this deadly criminal cartel. HARLEY'S LITTLE BLACK BOOK #1 First up: The incredible Wonder Woman! Written by Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti with art by Amanda Conner (and a bunch of people who owe her favors), HARLEY'S LITTLE BLACK BOOK #1 hits shelves on December 2, 2015. DARK[...]

Bleeding Cool previously told you that DC Comics was to launch their very first retailer exclusive variants, for the launch of the upcoming Dark Knight III: The Master Race series, looking to repeat Marvel's Star Wars launch model. But which artists would be available for retailers for said exclusive covers? Jim Lee? Greg Capullo? Andy Kubert? No, no,[...]

Here are just a few of the higlights… A page from Dark Knight Triumphant by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson. A 1940s sketch of Superman by Joe Shuster. A page of Watchmen by Dave Gibbons. A Curt Swan Superboy cover…Sam Keith on Sandman…  Jack Kirby drawing the Inhumans for Fantastic Four, A John Byrne/Terry Austin splash page from Uncanny X-Men.An Alex Raymond[...]

But that will change in November, with the launch of Dark Knight III: The Master Race. Any retailers interested in finding out the whys and the wherefores are encouraged to contact Vince Letterio…     It began with IDW and the launch of their Godzilla series Since then a number of publishers have made retailer exclusive variants of[...]

Dark Horse's Call Of Duty: Black Ops III licensed comic takes the back of next week's Diamond Previews catalogue, as Dark Knight III takes its front With All-New Avengers taking the front of Marvel's Previews catalogue, and Warren Ellis's James Bond on the front of the consumer order form… Other official "Gems" include Joe Golem: Occult Detective[...]

Yeah, Superman's bloody logo does suggest... The full solicitations are here....

Since Bleeding Cool first broke the news that DC Comics was planning a Dark Knight threequel with Frank Miller, a lot of creator names were mentioned in association with the new series. Well, as well as Brian Azzarello being confirmed previously, two more from our first list are now also official, courtesy of CBR, Klaus Janson[...]

Would it have looked like this?   Just a thought.

Yesterday, Bleeding Cool broke the news that DC Comics are planning a Dark Knight Returns threequel, with Frank Miller and Scott Snyder named as co-writers, with other artists including Jim Lee, Greg Capullo, Sean Murphy and Andy Kubert mentioned as artistic collaborators And details of this story have been confirmed directly by others as a[...]

That Frank Miller and Scott Snyder have been planning a threequel to The Dark Knight Returns, while DC Comics beancounters rub their hands ever so excitedly. So what did Scott Snyder have to say about this as the story hit? He told everyone he'd be off Twitter for quite some time. Twitter might be difficult to pull off[...]

The greatest Batman author from the past and the greatest from the present. We've had Before Watchmen and Sandman Overture recently from DC Comics, but there's one seminal work of the eighties that's been missing from the sequelitis that has affected DC Comics' greatest work. Of course, The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson already[...]

And it's to one of their previous editions that they are returning with Frank Miller's Ronin, now recreated to resemble Miller's original art. Joining Ronin is Miller's other DC classic, The Dark Knight Returns. As well as Kelly Jones' Batman, Neil Gaiman's Sandman, Neal Adams' Green Arrow/Green Lantern and Alan Moore and Brian Bolland's Killing Joke –[...]

Griffiths' Birth of a Nation' – Alan Moore. Although not the first to make the connection. Both Birth of a Nation and The Dark Knight paint a gloomy picture of a lost community, descending into the pit of disorder and decay Birth shows us the paradise lost, while Knight begins after the fall (appropriate enough for a[...]

But is it best to say nothing? Because there's a lot of that around too. Uncanny Avengers gets silent for a good while (or a god while) which must hurt the verbose side of Rick Remender as it tackles with the side that wants a sensitive moment. Batman: The Dark Knight #27 is silent for the entire[...]

In Batman: The Dark Knight, someone has taken the Joker's poison gas and weaponised it in the effort to make an audience laugh and get a permanent gig at the local flophouse as a stand up comedian It just would have to be Clayface, wouldn't it? You see, I know this is meant to be a[...]

Heritage Auctions are to put up for auction the original Frank Miller inked artwork for the cover to second issue of The Dark Knight Returns A previous splash page from the series went for just shy of half a million dollars two years ago. It's expected to go for over half a million dollars in August[...]

The culture of BOOM! is one that I admire; one that I miss terribly, and I can easily recognize: I told Ross recently that working with BOOM! reminds me of my days at Marvel Knights. I thought I'd have a word. Paul, you've worked at Mirage and Tundra in editorial, Marvel and DC as a writer, including[...]

I'm really not sure what these Batman/Dark Knight-related domain names are all about, but while nosing around myself I was rather shocked to notice that darkknight.com is not under WB/DC's control They've got a lot of IP to watch out for, but hard to believe they haven't found a way to hunt the Dark Knight[...]

The final volume in the series, Variant Volume 106, has the wrong number: Volume 103! There is no excuse for such a blatant mistake. Usagi Zone :: Dark Horse Comics Usagi has a word with Stan Sakai about 47 Ronin The Dark Knight Rises Motorcycle Suit | DudeIWantThat.com Answer: As a souped-up sick UD Replicas Motorcycle Suit Question: What[...]