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Marvel debuts new Deadpool/Batman #1 crossover variant covers

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Back in May it was announced that comic book giants Marvel and DC are joining forces for the first time in decades for Marvel’s Deadpool/Batman #1 and DC#s Batman/Deadpool #1, two one-shot comics teaming the Merc with the Mouth and the Dark Knight along with back-up stories featuring a selection of other universe-shattering team-ups. As […]

Comic Book Preview – Batman: Dark Patterns #8

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Batman: Dark Patterns continues on Wednesday with the release of the eighth issue; get yourself a sneak peek below with the official preview from DC Comics… Batman’s vigilant investigation of the Red Hood Gang killing in the Rookery puts him on a collision course with the unlikely culprits at the heart of the latest mystery […]

Comic Book Preview – Batman: Gotham by Gaslight – A League for Justice #1

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DC Comics releases Batman: Gotham by Gaslight – A League for Justice #1 next week, and you can get a sneak peek at the issue with the official preview below; check it out… Last year, DC’s iconic Elseworlds was ushered into a new era with the release of Gotham by Gaslight: The Kryptonian Age, continuing […]

Matt Reeves confirms The Batman Part II script is complete

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We’ve waited long enough, and Bat fans are starting to get stir crazy. The announcement that Matt Reeves has completed the script for The Batman Part II couldn’t come at a better time. After months of speculation about the sequel’s status, with James Gunn addressing it and rumors swirling that it could be shelved, the newly […]

New Batman Beyond Pop! Vinyl figures revealed by Funko

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Funko is heading back to Neo-Gotham with a new wave of Pop! Vinyl figures from the Batman: The Animated Series sequel series Batman Beyond which includes Terry McGinnis (with an unmasked chase variant), Armored Bruce, and villain Blight; check them out here… SEE ALSO: Batman Beyond at 25: The Story Behind the Batman of the […]

Comic Book Preview – Batman ’89: Echoes #6

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DC Comics releases Batman ’89: Echoes #6 on Wednesday, and you can get yourself a sneak peek at the issue right now with the official preview below… There’s no cure for terror! Gotham is in the grip of a citywide panic attack, and only Batman can stop the Scarecrow’s viral fear formula from falling into […]

Hot Toys’ Knightfall Batman sixth scale action figure revealed

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Hot Toys has unveiled its new Knightfall Batman sixth scale figure which is inspired by the appearance of Jean-Paul Valley’s armoured Batsuit from the Knightfall DLC of the hit video game Batman: Arkman Origins.  The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $280; take a look here… Hot Toys proudly introduces the 1/6th scale […]

James Gunn says “people should get off Matt Reeves’ nuts” regarding The Batman 2

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James Gunn is quick to defend a filmmaker under his DC Studios umbrella, telling fans they need to stop breathing down the neck of Matt Reeves about The Batman Part II. The conversation sprang from a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, where Gunn was asked about the timeline of Reeves’ follow-up to the beloved Batman film. […]

Batman Begins at 20: How it reinvented franchise filmmaking

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Chris Connor on Batman Begins as it turns 20… It is hard now to think that Batman had become somewhat of a laughing stock in the late 90s through the early 00s, supplanted by the likes of Spider-Man and X-Men who had both launched their own successful franchises in the years following the Dark Knight’s […]

Batman is James Gunn’s “biggest issue” and he’s working to get The Brave and the Bold “right”

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While DC Studios co-head James Gunn is getting the new DC film universe off the ground with next month’s Superman and next year’s Supergirl, among the other TV projects in various stages of development, one of the biggest question marks in all this is where does the Dark Knight stand in the new DCU? Batman is not […]