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Comic Book Preview – Detective Comics #1058

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Detective Comics #1058 is out this coming Tuesday, and you can check out the official preview of the issue below courtesy of DC Comics… The Tower crashes to a close! In the epic finale to this weekly tale of terror, alliances are forged amongst unlikely allies, and the Bat-Family reassess their strategy in their war […]

The Batman box office soars as the Dark Knight rises to $463 million worldwide

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In this pandemic-era box office landscape the sophomore frame is almost as important as the opening, so The Batman‘s second weekend domestic haul of $66M is a promising sign for the Matt Reeves-directed blockbuster. Admittedly there were no new wide-releases to bother the bat, but a -50.7% drop and a $14,942 per-screen average is better […]

Movie Review – The Batman (2022)

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The Batman, 2022. Directed by Matt Reeves. Starring Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, John Turturro, Peter Sarsgaard, Andy Serkis, Colin Farrell, Barry Keoghan, Alex Ferns, Jayme Lawson, Rupert Penry-Jones, Con O’Neill, Vic Waghorn, Dave Simon, Luke Roberts, Stella Stocker, Oscar Novak, and Archie Barnes. SYNOPSIS: In his second year of fighting crime, […]

Comic Book Preview – Detective Comics #1057

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Detective Comics #1057 is out this Tuesday, and we’ve got the official preview of the issue for you here; take a look… Batman is back! And just in time to save the life of Nightwing, who was given a fear toxin super-dose and tossed out of a skyscraper—another tragedy surrounding Arkham Tower’s hostile takeover. As […]

Comic Book Preview – Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #1

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Tuesday sees the launch of DC Comics’ news series Batman/Superman: World’s Finest, and we’ve got the official preview of the first issue for you here; check it out… The Dark Knight. The Man of Steel. They are the two finest superheroes that the world has ever known…and they’re together again in an epic new series […]

Oscar Morgan, Olivia Rose Keegan and Navia Robinson join The CW’s Gotham Knights pilot

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A couple of days after The CW made its first casting announcement for Gotham Knights, we now have news of more joining the potential DC series in Oscar Morgan (Warren), Olivia Rose Keegan (High School Musical: The Musical: The Series) and Navia Robinson (Raven’s Home). Gotham Knights takes place in a Gotham City in the aftermath […]

The Batman director Matt Reeves on Barry Keoghan’s cameo and the character’s future

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Warning. Spoilers for The Batman follow… Although the initial casting announcement for The Batman had Barry Keoghan as portraying Gotham City Police Officer Stanley Merkel, that ultimately proved to be nothing more than a smokescreen and – as had been rumoured for the past few months – the Eternals star was instead revealed as the […]

DC shares first-look sneak peek at Flashpoint Beyond

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DC Comics has announced that it is set to give fans a special sneak five-page sneak peek at the upcoming Flashpoint Beyond with all DC titles releasing on March 29th and April 5th, but you don’t have to wait until then to get your first look at the Flashpoint sequel as we have the official […]

The Batman’s GCPD HBO Max spin-off has “evolved” to focus on Arkham Asylum

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With The Batman dominating the box office this weekend, all eyes are on the future for director Matt Reeves’ new franchise. While an HBO Max spin-off series is still in development, the focus has now evolved from it being centred on the Gotham City Police Department to Arkham Asylum, the prison that holds many of Batman’s most […]