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Batman Returns writer on Tim Burton’s failed Michelle Pfeiffer Catwoman spin-off

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Do you know we almost saw more from Tim Burton’s Batman world, specifically Michelle Pfeiffer’s Catwoman? Before the creative overhaul that led to Joel Schumacher’s Batman Forever, Burton and Batman Returns screenwriter Daniel Waters had plans for much more Gotham goodness, and in a recent interview, the writer spoke about creating with Burton and other planned […]

Comic Book Preview – The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #1

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DC Comics kicks of 2024 with the launch of a brand new series of The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries this coming Tuesday, and you can check out the official preview of the first issue below… A new ongoing series teams up Gotham’s greatest detectives with Crystal Cove’s teen sleuths! The big top’s the place for […]

Comic Book Preview – Batman/Santa Claus: Silent Knight #4

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DC Comics’ festive miniseries Batman/Santa Claus: Silent Knight concludes this week, and you can get a sneak peek at the fourth and final issue below… It’s a Christmas Night Fight: The search for a stolen child leads to Santa versus Krampus in the final, climactic battle for the soul of Christmas! The Justice League are […]

Comic Book Preview – Detective Comics #1080

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Detective Comics #1080 is out on Tuesday, and you can get a sneak peek below with the official preview from DC… “Batman: Outlaw” concludes in part five of five of the biweekly Detective Comics event! The Batman is dead. The Reality Engine, a device capable of amplifying the Orghams’ hypnotic powers, has roared to life. […]

George Clooney on his cameo in The Flash, rules out another Batman return

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While Michael Keaton found himself front and centre of the marketing campaign for The Flash, the Batman and Batman Returns star wasn’t the only former Caped Crusader to make his return in this year’s big DC multiversal flop. While he didn’t don the Batsuit, George Clooney made a surprise cameo appearance in the film’s final […]

Comic Book Preview – Batman: The Brave and the Bold #8

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DC Comics releases Batman: The Brave and the Bold #8 on Tuesday, and you can take a look at the official preview of the issue below… Guillem March’s gripping, white-knuckled “Back to Year One” Batman adventure concludes! In part two of Kyle Starks and Fernando Pasarin’s “Wild Dog: Here Comes Trouble!”, Wild Dog comes face […]

James Gunn doubles down on soft DC reboot, says Matt Reeves’ Arkham series will be DCU canon

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If you were confused about the state of DC Studios and what will be “canon” during the upcoming reboot, buckle up for this development. James Gunn revealed via Threads that half of the work Matt Reeves is working on for DC will fall under James Gunn & Peter Safran’s DC Studios. Gunn took to social […]

Comic Book Preview – Batman: Off-World #2

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DC Comics releases Batman: Off-World #2 on Tuesday, and you can check out the official preview of the issue below… Superstar creators Jason Aaron and Doug Mahnke’s brutal interstellar adventure continues as a young Bruce Wayne has journeyed to space to continue his development as Batman! But when he winds up a prisoner of the […]

Comic Book Preview – Batman/Santa Claus: Silent Knight #3

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DC Comics Batman/Santa Claus: Silent Knight continues this coming Tuesday with the release of the third issue, and you can check out the official preview below… It’s Christmas EVIL! The nefarious Krampus unleashes a flock of killer harpies on London and it’s time to call in the big guns! Half the Justice League meets a […]