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LEGO celebrates Batman’s 80th anniversary with new sets

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In celebration of the 80th Anniversary of Batman, LEGO has unveiled six new classic Batman themed sets which includes Mr. Freeze Batcycle Battle (76118), Batmobile: Pursuit of The Joker (76119), Batwing and The Riddler Heist (76120), Batcave Clayface Invasion (76122), Batman vs. The Riddler Robbery (76137), and Batman and The Joker Escape (76138 ) which […]

Comic Book Review – Detective Comics #1000

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Ricky Church reviews Detective Comics #1000…After 80 years, Batman has finally reached the milestone issue Detective Comics #1000, only the second publication in history to do so after Superman in last year’s Action Comics #1000. Much like that aforementioned issue, Detective Comics #1000 is a celebration of the Dark Knight and his adventures, examining why he’s remained such a […]

Armie Hammer debunks Batman and The Invisible Man rumours, casts doubt on Call Me By Your Name sequel

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Over the past couple of months, one of the names that has cropped up frequently with regards to Warner Bros. and DC Films’ Batman vacancy is that of Armie Hammer – an actor who, coincidentally, was previously cast as the Dark Knight back in 2007 for the ultimately aborted Justice League: Mortal movie.Last month, Hammer […]

Comic Book Preview – Detective Comics #1000

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DC Comics’ Detective Comics hits its milestone 1000th issue today, with a bumper-sized special featuring 96 pages of Batman action! Check out a preview here…SEE ALSO: Read a full Batman and Penguin story from Detective Comics #1000SEE ALSO: Check out 35 variant covers for Detective Comics #1000After 80 years, it’s here—the 1,000th issue of DETECTIVE COMICS, the […]

The 5 DC Comics Storylines That Deserve Standalone Movies

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Ben Robins on the 5 DC Comics storylines that deserve standalone movies…With reports spreading across the DC/Warner Bros. fence this week that we might well be looking at a number of stand-alone movies from the DC Comics world, talk of possible adaptations has been rife once again. Ironically, stepping back momentarily from the DCEU could […]

Gotham Season 5 Episode 10 Review – ‘I Am Bane’

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Martin Carr reviews the tenth episode of Gotham season 5…There is something anti-climatic about ‘I Am Bane’ that makes it feel like an extended set up for the imminent season finale. Re-unification is happening, water supply purity is back to normal, yet there still exists one large spanner in the works. Old adversaries return, new […]

Read a full Batman and Penguin story from Detective Comics #1000

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This coming Wednesday sees the release of the milestone Detective Comics #1000, a super-sized issue packed with brand new Batman stories from some of the biggest creators working in the comic book industry today. And, as a special sneak peek, Entertainment Weekly has released one such story – ‘I Know’ from Brian Michael Bendis and […]

Batman prequel series Pennyworth adds two to its cast

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Deadline is reporting that Emma Paetz (Gentleman Jack) and Jessica Ellerby (Lovesick) have become the latest additions to the cast of Pennyworth, the upcoming Batman prequel series from Epix which follows the exploits of a young Alfred.Paetz is set to play Martha Kane, who will eventually become Martha Wayne, the wife of Thomas Wayne, mother […]