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Fan Expo 2018: DC Nation highlights Three Jokers, Heroes in Crisis, The Last Knight on Earth, new Swamp Thing series and more

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Over the past year, fans have seen a lot in DC Comics, from Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s Dark Nights – Metal, Geoff Johns and Gary Frank’s Doomsday Clock and Brian Michael Bendis taking stewardship of Superman and Action Comics. At the Fan Expo convention, Dan DiDio held a DC Nation panel with Snyder, Capullo, […]

Gotham season 5 to feature Bane, Mutant Leader and more

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It looks like Fox may be throwing everything but the kitchen sink into the fifth and final season of its Batman prequel show Gotham. In addition to the ongoing ‘No Man’s Land‘ storyline, which began in the season four finale, executive producer John Stephens revealed that the show will also be taking inspiration from ‘Batman: […]

Alec Baldwin to play Thomas Wayne in DC’s Joker movie

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Deadline is reporting that Alec Baldwin (Mission: Impossible – Fallout) has signed on to portray Thomas Wayne in Todd Phillips’ Joker movie for Warner Bros. and DC Films. Thomas Wayne is of course the father of Bruce Wayne, and his murder ultimately inspires his son to dedicate his life to fighting crime as Gotham’s protector, […]

Rumoured plot details for the Batman spinoff show Pennyworth

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Back in May it was announced that Gotham executive producers Bruno Heller and Danny Cannon are set to follow one Batman prequel show with another, Pennyworth, a series exploring the origin of Bruce Wayne’s trusty butler. The show, which is being created for Epix Network and is entirely separate from Gotham and any other DC […]

Preview of Batman: Kings of Fear #1

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DC Comics’ new six-issue miniseries Batman: Kings of Fear launches today, and we’ve got a preview of the first issue for you here… Legendary artist Kelley Jones makes his triumphant return to the Dark Knight in this explosive miniseries written by former BATMAN editor Scott Peterson! Batman’s been overseeing Gotham City for years now and isn’t […]

Preview of Detective Comics #987

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Detective Comics #987 is out this Wednesday, and we have a preview of the issue for you here; check it out… Then, the pulse-pounding “On the Outside” storyline hurtles toward its cataclysmic conclusion! Batman has tasked Katana, Black Lightning, the Signal and Orphan (a.k.a. Cassandra Cain) with stopping a rogue operator using alien technology that […]

Preview of Batman #53

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DC Comics releases Batman #53 tomorrow, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here… “Cold Days” continues! The jury in the Mr. Freeze trial is hopelessly deadlocked because one man won’t vote guilty—and that man is Bruce Wayne. Freeze’s defense is that Batman used excessive force, making his arrest illegal, […]

Preview of Archie Meets Batman ’66 #2

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Archie and DC Comics’ crossover series Archie Meets Batman ’66 continues this week with the release of the second issue; take a look at a preview here… The historic crossover mini-series continues! Batman’s received a panicked call from Riverdale and he sends Robin and Batgirl with one caveat—they must disguise themselves as high school transfer students! […]

Ben Affleck remains attached to The Batman… as producer

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It’s been a year and a half now since Matt Reeves was first announced as director on The Batman, and since that time we’ve had rumour upon rumour regarding Ben Affleck’s status as the Dark Knight. Last week, Reeves offered an update on the project, revealing that he hopes to begin shooting the solo movie […]