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Ben Affleck and Matt Damon both auditioned for Robin in Tim Burton’s Batman

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Last year, Ben Affleck donned the cape and cowl as the DC Extended Universe’s incarnation of The Dark Knight in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, reprising the role for Suicide Squad and this weekend’s big release Justice League. However, appearing on Jimmy Kimmel, Affleck has revealed that he could have made his DC debut […]

Comic Book Review – The Batman Who Laughs #1

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Ricky Church reviews The Batman Who Laughs #1… Batman and The Joker have one of the most interesting and complex relationships in all of comics with the rivalry feeding the other in a never-ending cycle of violence and escalation. Occasionally the question is asked how different the two really are or what might happen if […]

Trailer for Batman: The Enemy Within Episode Four ‘Fractured Mask’

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Telltale Games has unveiled the trailer for the third episode of Batman: The Enemy Within, entitled ‘Fractured Mask’, which is set for release next week. Check out the trailer here, along with three images… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIluKxCundw After an unexpected reunion, Bruce finds his attention (and his loyalties) stretched in yet another direction. Now, in addition to […]

Movie Review – Justice League (2017)

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Justice League, 2017 Directed by Zack Snyder. Starring Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, Jason Momoa, Ray Fisher, Amy Adams, Ciarán Hinds, Diane Lane, Amber Heard, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, Billy Crudup, J.K. Simmons, Kiersey Clemons and Jeremy Irons. SYNOPSIS: After the death of Superman, Batman has to assemble a team of superheroes […]

Comic Book Review – Absolute Justice League: The World’s Greatest Super Heroes by Paul Dini and Alex Ross

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Ricky Church reviews Absolute Justice League: The World’s Greatest Super Heroes… Paul Dini and Alex Ross are two names that are synonymous with some of the best work comics has to offer. Dini created a long lasting Batman series with Batman: The Animated Series, beginning the DC Animated Universe, while Ross has drawn and written some […]

Preview of The Batman Who Laughs #1

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DC’s Dark Nights: Metal tie-in The Batman Who Laughs #1 is out tomorrow, and we have a preview of the issue for you here; check it out… 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 the World’s Greatest Heroes […]

Batman: Gotham By Gaslight animated movie gets a trailer, cover art and cast

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IGN has revealed a trailer for the DC Universe Animated Original Movie Batman: Gotham By Gaslight, the upcoming adaptation of Brian Augustyn and Mike Mignola’s 1989 one-shot of the same name; check it out below… “An adaptation of the popular 1989 tale that introduced us to a Victorian Era Dark Knight who was in pursuit of […]

Gotham Season 4 Episode 8 Review – ‘Stop Hitting Yourself’

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Martin Carr reviews the eighth episode of Gotham season 4… Cory Michael Smith turns a back street dive bar into something akin to Cabaret this week. Those too young to remember need only watch his moments in the wrestling ring, where vaudeville crosses over from side-show villainy into pure kitsch to know we have something […]

‘Dark Destiny’ concludes in Trinity #15, check out a preview here

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The ‘Dark Destiny’ story arc reaches its conclusion this coming Wednesday in Trinity #15, and we have a preview of the issue for you here courtesy of DC Comics… “DARK DESTINY” finale! Constantine’s quick thinking has bought the trinity some time, but is it enough for Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman to stop Circe and […]