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IDW and DC announce Batman / The Maxx: Arkham Dreams

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IDW Publishing and DC Entertainment have announced that Sam Kieth (The Sandman, Wolverine) is returing to The Maxx for the first time in over a decade as he teams his greatest creation with the Dark Knight for a mind-blowing five-issue miniseries event Batman / The Maxx: Arkham Dreams.“Doing a Batman and Maxx crossover is like a family […]

Rumour: The Batman may take place in the same universe as the Joker origin movie rather than the DCEU

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Just days after it was reported that Matt Reeves’ The Batman is being eyed as a “reboot for a new standalone franchise”, we have another rumour about the Dark Knight solo movie, this time claiming that it will not be part of the DC Extended Universe, but could instead exist in the same world as Todd […]

Comic Book Review – Batman #49

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Ricky Church reviews Batman #49…The penultimate issue to Batman and Catwoman’s wedding has arrived with the bride-to-be facing off against The Joker in a confrontation that writer Tom King manages to subvert in several ways. Batman #49 is easily one of the best issues in King’s run to date by heavily emphasizing Catwoman and Joker’s character and […]

Comic Book Review – Dark Days: The Road to Metal

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Ricky Church reviews Dark Days: The Road to Metal…One of the big events of the DC Universe in the last year was Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s long awaited Dark Nights: Metal, an event that built off their New 52 Batman run. Before the beginning of that story, however, there were some other essential steps for readers to […]

Preview of Batman: Prelude to the Wedding – Red Hood vs. Anarky #1

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Batman: Prelude to the Wedding continues this week with the release of Red Hood vs. Anarky; check out a preview here courtesy of DC Comics…Red Hood has always been the one standing slightly apart from the rest of the Bat crew. Some see him as the Robin gone bad—which is exactly the kind of thing […]

Batman: The Animated Series comes to tabletops with Gotham Under Siege

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DC Entertainment has announced that it is bringing the classic Batman: The Animated Series to tabletops with the upcoming release of the board game Batman: The Animated Series – Gotham Under Siege.A shadowy organization is pulling the strings of all the criminal groups in Gotham. While the city has never truly been safe, lately the criminal […]

Preview of Batman: Prelude to the Wedding – Batgirl vs. The Riddler #1

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Batman: Prelude to the Wedding – Batgirl vs. The Riddler #1 is out this Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here courtesy of DC Comics…On the eve of Batman’s wedding to Catwoman, two of Gotham City’s finest minds clash. In her role as Oracle, Barbara Gordon wired all […]

Preview of Detective Comics #982

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Detective Comics #982 hits comic book stores this coming Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here courtesy of DC Comics…“The Cursing of Gotham City!” The abduction of a child by a strange, militant, religious sect of Gotham’s homeless takes Batman into the city’s darkest subterranean tunnels… and into […]