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Comic Book Review – Batman/The Flash: The Button Deluxe Edition

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Ricky Church reviews Batman/The Flash: The Button Deluxe Edition… When DC rebooted their comic line last year, they left a very surprising twist at the end of DC Universe Rebirth #1 when Batman found a very familiar-looking blood-stained smily face button stuck in the wall of the Batcave. Meanwhile, Flash was given a warning by Wally […]

Preview of Batman: The Merciless #1

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DC releases the Dark Nights: Metal tie-in Batman: The Merciless #1 this Wednesday, and we have a preview of the issue for you here courtesy of CBR… As the events of DARK NIGHTS: METAL rock the DC Universe, the creatures of the Dark Multiverse stand ready to invade our world! How can even the World’s […]

The Week in Spandex – Thor: Ragnarok reviewed, The Punisher premiere date, Justice League promotional blitz, New Mutants trilogy plans, MCU and DCEU updates

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Captain Marvel, The Punisher, Daredevil, Luke Cage, Inhumans, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The New Mutants, Deadpool 2, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Gambit, The Gifted, Venom, Justice League, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Suicide […]

‘Gotham Games’ begins in Batman Beyond #13, check out a preview here

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Let the Gotham Games begin! This coming Wednesday sees the launch of a brand new storyline in Batman Beyond #13, and we’ve got a preview of the issue for you here courtesy of DC Comics; check it out… “GOTHAM GAMES” part one! Set in the time just after Terry McGinnis returned to his Batman role, […]

Gotham promo details ‘The Story of Solomon Grundy’

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Following the first reveal of Butch Gilzean’s Solomon Grundy in Thursday’s episode of Gotham, Fox has released a promo entitled ‘The Story of Solomon Grundy’ which focuses on the creation of the classic DC villain in the Batman prequel series; check it out here… Nygma comes face-to-face with Butch Gilzean, but he is not who […]

First look at Professor Pyg in promo and images for Gotham Season 4 Episode 6 – ‘Hog Day Afternoon’

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Fox has released a promo for next week’s sixth episode of Gotham season four, entitled ‘Hog Day Afternoon’; check it out below along with three first look images of Michael Cerveris’ Professor Pyg… SEE ALSO: Promo images for Gotham Season 4 Episode 6 – ‘Hog Day Afternoon’ Gordon and Bullock are hot on a serial killer who […]

Gotham creators respond to Arrow name-dropping Bruce Wayne

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A clip of the second episode of Arrow season 6 made its way online showing Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) taking part in a press conference. The question comes up, once again: Is Oliver Queen the infamous Green Arrow? Nonsense. After all, that photo could have been doctored to be anyone, says Queen. Even Bruce Wayne. Interesting… […]

Christian Bale really hit Heath Ledger during The Dark Knight’s interrogation scene

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Cut to 2017 and Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight is still regarded as one of, if not the best comic-book films ever made. The movie transcended the genre in a way that few comic-book films have, and showed that Nolan intended to make good on his promise of creating a Batman film “grounded in reality”. […]