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LEGO unveils 1989 Batwing set in celebration of Batman Day

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In celebration of Batman Day today, LEGO has unveiled a brand new set in the 1989 Batwing which is inspired by Tim Burton’s classic superhero movie Batman. The set consists of 2363 pieces, including minifigures for Batman, The Joker and a Boombox Goon, and goes on sale this October priced at $199.99; check out the […]

The Batman resumes filming as Robert Pattinson cleared for return

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After being shut down due to a positive coronavirus test, The Batman has resumed filming in the UK. The turbulent production of Matt Reeves’ The Batman continues. First, the film had to shut down due to the pandemic, and then after resuming filming just recently it had to pause shooting again because Robert Pattinson tested […]

Tom King’s Batman/Catwoman set to launch in December

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Back in May of last year it was announced that writer Tom King would be following up his run on the main Batman comic book title with a new twelve-issue Batman/Catwoman series, and now we finally have word that the title is set to launch this December. Batman/Catwoman will take place across three different timelines: […]

New poster for The Batman featuring Robert Pattinson

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Last month during DC FanDome, Warner Bros. and DC Films unveiled the first trailer for Matt Reeves’ The Batman, and with the second day of the virtual event taking place today we now have a new poster for the upcoming reboot which gives us another look at Robert Pattinson’s Dark Knight. SEE ALSO: Christopher Nolan […]

Comic Book Preview – Detective Comics #1027

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This coming Tuesday sees the release of Detective Comics #1027, a 144-page bumper special billed as ‘The Epic 1000-Issue Anniversary of the Dark Knight’. Check out the official preview for the issue right here courtesy of DC Comics… Light the Bat-Signal, because Detective Comics #1027 is here! In honor of Batman’s first appearance in Detective […]

Batman: Black and White to return this December

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DC Comics has announced that its classic anthology series Batman: Black and White is set to make its return this December with a new six-issue prestige format series featuring brand new stories from a slate of exciting and innovative storytellers. The new Batman: Black and White series will feature works from an all-star line-up of […]

An Alternate Universe: Robert Pattinson plays The Joker

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Tom Jolliffe on why Robert Pattinson could have been even more interesting playing the Joker rather than Bruce Wayne… So an admission of somewhat contradicting myself. I’d recently written a piece on the potential for Batman fatigue given there’s so much Bat related action coming in the next year or two. Yet here I am […]

Comic Book Preview – Batman and the Outsiders #16

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DC Comics’ Batman and the Outsiders #16 is out on Tuesday, and we have the official preview for you here; take a look… It’s the last chance for the team to save the world-and to save Orphan and Signal from giving their allegiance to Lady Shiva! Plus, will Katana’s soultaker sword finally break for good? […]