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Willem Dafoe reveals that he had early talks to play The Joker in Batman ’89

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Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman film is regarded as one of the best comic book films ever made. While Christopher Nolan reached staggering heights with his Dark Knight Trilogy, plenty feel that the Gothic world that Burton created is far superior. Burton’s film still looks good today, and truly does feel like a comic-book brought to […]

Preview of Mother Panic/Batman Special #1

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The DC/Young Animal event ‘Milk Wars’ continues this Wednesday in the crossover issue Mother Panic/Batman Special #1; check out a preview of the comic book here… “MILK WARS” part two! Mother Panic has discovered a Gotham City transformed. What happened to her family and friends? And who moved into Gather House, the religious school that […]

Preview of The Shadow/Batman #5

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Dynamite Entertainment and DC Comics’ The Shadow/Batman #5 is out on Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the crossover issue here… The Silent Seven fight a war on multiple fronts. But if you follow the strings high enough, are Batman, the Shadow, and Robin still just puppets? Robin and the Shadow […]

Preview of Batman #40

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Batman #40 is out this coming Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here courtesy of DC Comics… “SUPERFRIENDS” part four! Since the beginning, the friendship between Batman and Wonder Woman has stood at the heart of the DC Universe. Now that friendship is coming apart, and as it […]

Heath Ledger was planning on playing The Joker again post-The Dark Knight, reveals his family

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One of the more tragic incidents to happen to the world of cinema over the past 20 years was the untimely death of actor Heath Ledger. Dying from an accidental overdose at the age of 28, the actor had such a long career ahead of him, and his absence is still felt today by anyone […]

DC reveals wedding date for Batman and Catwoman, but The Joker is not happy

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Tom King has done some pretty exciting things on the Batman title ever since he started writing it at the beginning of DC Rebirth, none more so than perhaps Batman’s marriage proposal to Catwoman in Batman #24. Now DC has revealed the date of the wedding will be July 4th in Batman #50. However, they may have someone who […]

Comic Book Review – Batman: Knightfall Omnibus Vol. 1

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Ricky Church reviews Batman: Knightfall Omnibus Vol. 1… One of the most seminal moments in Batman’s history came in the early 1990s with the introduction of a new supervillain, Bane. Wishing to control Gotham City, Bane attacked Batman in a unique way by pushing the Dark Knight’s psychological and physical limits by putting him through […]

Comic Book Review – Dark Nights: Metal #5

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Ricky Church Reviews Dark Nights: Metal #5… Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s event series Dark Nights: Metal has been a crazy ride ever since it began last summer. We’ve finally reached the penultimate issue with Metal #5 is what is so far the series’ best issue yet. As all the heroes of the DC universe race on multiple fronts […]