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Preview of The Shadow/Batman #5

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Dynamite Entertainment and DC Comics’ The Shadow/Batman #5 is out on Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the crossover issue here… The Silent Seven fight a war on multiple fronts. But if you follow the strings high enough, are Batman, the Shadow, and Robin still just puppets? Robin and the Shadow […]

Preview of Batman #40

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Batman #40 is out this coming Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here courtesy of DC Comics… “SUPERFRIENDS” part four! Since the beginning, the friendship between Batman and Wonder Woman has stood at the heart of the DC Universe. Now that friendship is coming apart, and as it […]

DC reveals wedding date for Batman and Catwoman, but The Joker is not happy

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Tom King has done some pretty exciting things on the Batman title ever since he started writing it at the beginning of DC Rebirth, none more so than perhaps Batman’s marriage proposal to Catwoman in Batman #24. Now DC has revealed the date of the wedding will be July 4th in Batman #50. However, they may have someone who […]

Comic Book Review – Batman: Knightfall Omnibus Vol. 1

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Ricky Church reviews Batman: Knightfall Omnibus Vol. 1… One of the most seminal moments in Batman’s history came in the early 1990s with the introduction of a new supervillain, Bane. Wishing to control Gotham City, Bane attacked Batman in a unique way by pushing the Dark Knight’s psychological and physical limits by putting him through […]

Comic Book Review – Dark Nights: Metal #5

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Ricky Church Reviews Dark Nights: Metal #5… Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s event series Dark Nights: Metal has been a crazy ride ever since it began last summer. We’ve finally reached the penultimate issue with Metal #5 is what is so far the series’ best issue yet. As all the heroes of the DC universe race on multiple fronts […]

Comic Book Review – Batman – Detective Comics: The Rebirth Deluxe Edition Book 1

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Ricky Church reviews Batman – Detective Comics: The Rebirth Deluxe Edition Book 1… As much as Batman is known for being a lone, solitary figure, he’s surrounded by numerous other heroes both in Gotham and abroad. With Detective Comics in DC’s Rebirth initiative, the book has become a team book featuring Batman and his many allies as […]

Preview of Detective Comics Annual #1

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Detective Comics Annual #1 is out this Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here courtesy of DC Comics… “Clay”! Here it is: the shocking, heartbreaking origin of Clayface, including his first conflict with Batman! Actor Basil Karlo was on the cusp of fame and fortune…the kind he had […]

Christopher Nolan on working with Heath Ledger on The Dark Knight

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Monday marked the 10th anniversary of the death of Heath Ledger, and paying tribute to the late actor, director Christopher Nolan has been reflecting on their collaboration on The Dark Knight, which of course saw Ledger honoured with a posthumous Academy Award for his iconic portrayal of The Joker. “A lot of what Heath did […]