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Preview of Batman: The Complete Silver Age Newspaper Comics Slipcase Edition

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This Wednesday sees the release of Batman: The Complete Silver Age Newspaper Comics Slipcase Edition from IDW Publishing, which features three volumes of classic Caped Crusader action from the daily and Sunday newspaper strips between 1966 and 1972. Check out a preview here… A three-volume omnibus of the Caped Crusader’s 1960s newspaper strip adventures-never before collected-now […]

Preview of Batman #57

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DC Comics releases Batman #57 this Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here… The KGBeast isn’t working alone. As the Cold War between Batman and the Russian killer heats up, Batman’s nose for mystery gets to twitching when he suspects there’s more to the KGBeast’s attacks than initially […]

Epix’s Batman prequel Pennyworth casts its Alfred and Thomas Wayne

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Epix has found its lead cast members for its Batman prequel series Pennyworth. The series is centred around Batman’s faithful butler and confidant Alfred Pennyworth in his youthful days as a former British SAS soldier who forms a security company and begins working for Thomas Wayne. Epix announced Jack Bannon (The Imitation Game) will star as […]

Titans star Ryan Potter tried out for Tim Drake role in Ben Affleck’s The Batman

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Ryan Potter (Big Hero 6) is set to take on the role of Garfield Logan, a.k.a. Beast Boy, in DC Universe’s upcoming live-action Titans show, and at the New York Comic Con, executive producer Geoff Johns has revealed this wasn’t the actor’s first brush with the world of DC. Speaking at the Titans panel, Johns […]

First-look preview of Archie Meets Batman ’66 #4

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Archie and DC Comics’ crossover series Archie Meets Batman ’66 continues later this month with the release of the fourth issue, and you can check out an early unlettered preview right here… In Gotham, it’s Jughead vs. the Joker! Meanwhile, back in Riverdale, all the boys are under the spell of the mysterious new teacher. With […]

Gotham season 5 gets a trailer, Bane, Harley Quinn and a ten year time-jump

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During its panel at New York Comic Con, a sizzle reel was released for Gotham which features some footage from the upcoming fifth and final season of the Batman prequel series; watch it here… Meanwhile, during the panel at NYCC, showrunner John Stephens confirmed that Shane West (Nikita) is set to portray the character of […]

Superman: The Movie and Batman: Mask of the Phantasm returning to U.S. theaters

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Fathom Events has announced that it is bringing Superman: The Movie and Batman: Mask of the Phantasm to U.S. theaters in celebration of their 40th and 25th anniversaries respectively. Superman, directed by Richard Donner and starring Christopher Reeve as the Man of Steel, will screen on Sunday November 25th and Tuesday November 27th, and screenings […]