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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 CollectiblesIt’s the Man of Steel versus the Dark Knight in an epic showdown in […]

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 so […]

Preview of Detective Comics #988

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Detective Comics #988 hits stores this Wednesday, and we have a preview of the issue for you here courtesy of DC Comics; take a look here…Kicking off an arc guest-written by James Robinson (writer of the Batman classics “Blades” and “Face the Face”) with art by rising star Stephen Segovia! It looks like the kind […]

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, […]

Alec Baldwin drops out of DC’s Joker movie

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Just yesterday it was revealed that Alec Baldwin had signed on to portray Bruce Wayne’s father Thomas Wayne in Warner Bros. and DC Films’ Joker movie, but now the actor has revealed that he’s dropped out of the film.“I’m no longer doing that movie,” said Baldwin in an interview with USA Today, citing scheduling issues […]

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: Zero […]

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, The […]

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 projects, […]

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 sure […]