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Preview of Detective Comics #989

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Detective Comics #989 hits comic book shops on Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here courtesy of DC Comics… Fighting off Tweedle-Dee and Tweedle-Dum and two versions of the pyro-maniac Firefly shouldn’t be too difficult for Batman…but the real threat comes from the fact that they’re pairs! For […]

Comic Book Review – Batman: Damned #1

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Grant Vance reviews Batman: Damned #1… Fresh off the press of DC’s new mature-readership-targeting Black Label imprint, the team behind the 2011 Christmas-themed Batman: Noël comes a Batman story a little less jolly.  Brian Azzarello (100 Bullets, Loveless) and Lee Bermejo (Joker, Before Watchmen: Rorschach) are no strangers to the rogue-ridden streets of Gotham. They’ve […]

Funko’s New York Comic Con exclusive DC merchandise unveiled

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Funko has unveiled its New York Comic-Con exclusive DC merchandise which includes Pop! vinyl figures for Arthur Curry from the upcoming solo movie Aquaman, Wonder Woman based on her first appearance in All Star Comics #8, a The Flash & Superman 2-pack from Justice League and a chrome Superman 3-pack, as well as Five Star figures […]

Preview of Batman #55

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DC Comics releases Batman #55 this coming Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here… The KGBeast lives! The Russian super-assassin is back—but under whose orders? Does he have a specific mission, or is this simply some leftover Cold War mayhem? Nyet, comrade—it has to do with Bruce Wayne’s recent […]

Shane West cast as key villain Gotham season 5, who may well be Bane

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Deadline is reporting that Shane West (Nikita) has signed on for a recurring role as a key villain in the upcoming fifth and final season of Fox’s Batman prequel series Gotham. As per the site, West will play Eduardo Dorrance, an old Army buddy of Jim Gordon’s (Ben McKenzie), who returns to Gotham leading a team […]

Sideshow’s Batman vs Superman collectible diorama unveiled

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Sideshow has released a batch of promotional images for its epic Batman vs Superman diorama. The DC collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $699.99 and is expected to ship June-August 2019; take a look here… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Sideshow Collectibles It’s the Man of Steel versus the Dark Knight in an epic […]

UPDATE: Warner Bros. reportedly wants Kit Harington for The Batman role?

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If reports are to be believed, the DC Extended Universe has just lost its Superman, with Henry Cavill said to be exiting his role as the Man of Steel. Assuming said reports are true, Cavill being first out the door is certainly a surprise, given that there’s been constant rumours over the past year or […]