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Fixing Gotham: Make Jim Gordon Batman

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Anghus Houvouras with a suggestion for fixing Gotham… Gotham has been the craziest kind of failed experiment. A show that was off the rails almost from the beginning. The show has been raked across the coals in its first season for being ‘Batman without Batman’, citing the show’s penchant for cramming in every Batman villain […]

Comics to Read Before You Die #21: The Dark Knight Returns

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In the latest edition of Comics to Read Before You Die, Jessie Robertson looks at The Dark Knight Returns… If you were filling out an SAT Question that read as follows: 32) If not Watchmen, then ____________. You’d fill out the answer with “The Dark Knight Returns.” It’s a seminal, treasured tome, signaling Batman’s return […]

Web Reaction: Jared Leto as The Joker

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Anghus Houvouras on the web reaction to Jared Leto as The Joker… It’s been 24 hours since David Ayer unleashed his vision for The Joker. Jared Leto’s heavily tattooed, Marilyn Manson inspired take on the character has left hardcore fans perplexed. The reaction online has been a healthy mix of love, hate, and downright disdain. […]

DC announces Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight III: The Master Race

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DC Entertainment has announced that Frank Miller is set to pen the concluding chapter to his Dark Knight Returns saga with an eight-issue comic book series entitled The Dark Knight III: The Master Race. The follow-up to the seminal Batman: The Dark Knight Returns and its sequel Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again will see […]

Gotham producer teases introduction of Mr. Freeze, Clayface, Mad Hatter and The Court of Owls

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Attending WonderCon this past weekend, Gotham executive producer John Stephens and cast members Ben McKenzie (Jim Gordon), Robin Lord Taylor (Oswald Cobblepot) and Cory Michael Smith (Edward Nygma) were on hand to discuss the Batman prequel series, with Stephens offering up details on a trio of villains we can expect to see making their debuts […]

Adam West and Burt Ward returning as the Dynamic Duo for Batman ’66 animated movie

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Fans of the classic 1960s Batman TV series have certainly been spoiled lately, what with the long-awaited home entertainment release of the show, in addition to a Batman ’66 comic book series, and a host of toys and other licensed merchandise. Well, with the 50th anniversary on the horizon, now comes word that DC will […]

More rumours about Batman’s involvement in Suicide Squad

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Back in January it was reported that Ben Affleck’s Batman could make an appearance in Suicide Squad to set up a future solo movie, and now El Mayimbe of Latino-Review has posted a few more rumours regarding The Dark Knight’s involvement with Warner’s upcoming DC supervillain ensemble. The report claims that, “In the film Batman […]

Apparently, Coolio was going to play Scarecrow in the Batman & Robin sequel

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It’s legend now, but there was a time when Joel Schumacher was working on a follow-up to Batman & Robin, which was green-lit when Warner Bros. were ecstatic with the dailies that were coming back from its production. Since then we’ve heard many rumours about who was going to play certain roles, but a new […]