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Comic Book Preview – Robin & Batman #1

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DC Comics delves into the early crime-fighting days of Dick Grayson next week with the launch of the three-issue miniseries Robin & Batman; check out the preview to the first issue here… The legendary story of Batman and Robin has reached nearly mythic proportions: the crime-fighting Dynamic Duo, always one step ahead of the criminals […]

New synopsis for The Batman describes the reboot as “an edgy, action-packed thriller”

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Following on from the stunning new trailer at last month’s DC FanDome, Warner Bros. and DC Films have now unveiled an updated synopsis for The Batman, the upcoming reboot of the Dark Knight from director Matt Reeves and star Robert Pattinson. It reads: THE BATMAN is an edgy, action-packed thriller that depicts Batman in his […]

Comic Book Preview – Batman/Superman Authority Special #1

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DC Comics releases Batman/Superman Authority Special #1 this Tuesday, and we have the official preview of the issue for you here… Following Mongul’s brazen attack on Earth, Superman’s world has been turned upside down: conflict between Atlantis and the surface world, the discovery of an immensely powerful new element, dead refugees with mysterious ties to […]

Batman: Arkham City 10th Anniversary: The Best of the Arkham Franchise

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Ricky Church revisits Batman: Arkham City on its 10th anniversary… In 2009 Rocksteady struck gold with Batman: Arkham Asylum, an open-world game which saw the Dark Knight trapped on the infamous asylum’s island after The Joker took control of it. Met with rave reviews for its gameplay and adherence to the source material, Arkham Asylum was called […]

Comic Book Preview – Batman: The Adventures Continue Season Two #6

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DC Comics has shared the official preview for Batman: The Adventures Continue Season Two #6 ahead of its release this Tuesday; check it out here… Former Mayor Mayfield’s influence over Gotham grows as the campaign picks up speed. As Batman and his team investigate where Mayfield has been, Batgirl decides to infiltrate the campaign herself. […]

Comic Book Preview – Batman Reptilian #5

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Batman Reptilian #5 is out this coming Tuesday, and we’ve got the official preview of the issue for you here courtesy of DC Comics… After following a trail of carnage, Batman has finally come face-to-face with the reptilian that’s been menacing Gotham’s underworld. And this horrific creature only wants one thing: its mother. But who […]

Exclusive Interview – Injustice director Matt Peters on the appeal of a dark Superman and the fractured friendship with Batman

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Ricky Church chats with Injustice director Matt Peters… Across DC’s vast multiverse of alternate stories on some of their most famous characters, one of the most recent is the hit video game Injustice featuring a Superman who has taken over the world to enforce a long-lasting peace in the wake of a devastating tragedy to him while […]

Comic Book Review – Batman: The Long Halloween Special

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Ricky Church reviews Batman: The Long Halloween Special… It has been 25 years since the beginning of Batman: The Long Halloween from writer Jeph Loeb and artist Tim Sale. In the two-and-a-half decades that have followed, The Long Halloween has become an essential story for Batman fans to read and experience, one that has influenced other Batman stories as well […]

Comic Book Preview – Detective Comics #1044

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Fear State continues this Tuesday in Detective Comics #1044, and you can check out the official preview of the issue here courtesy of DC… When the terrorist organization known as THE RED CROWN took control of Mayor Nakano’s personal security detail, only the Batman could protect Gotham’s highest-ranking city official from certain death! But when […]