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Comic Book Preview – Robin & Batman #1

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DC Comics delves into the early crime-fighting days of Dick Grayson next week with the launch of the three-issue miniseries Robin & Batman; check out the preview to the first issue here… The legendary story of Batman and Robin has reached nearly mythic proportions: the crime-fighting Dynamic Duo, always one step ahead of the criminals […]

New synopsis for The Batman describes the reboot as “an edgy, action-packed thriller”

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Following on from the stunning new trailer at last month’s DC FanDome, Warner Bros. and DC Films have now unveiled an updated synopsis for The Batman, the upcoming reboot of the Dark Knight from director Matt Reeves and star Robert Pattinson. It reads: THE BATMAN is an edgy, action-packed thriller that depicts Batman in his […]

Arrowverse heroes assemble for The Flash’s Armageddon crossover poster

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With less than two weeks to go until the Arrowverse crossover event gets underway, The CW has released a new poster for The Flash: Armageddon featuring superheroes The Flash (Grant Gustin), The Atom (Brandon Routh), Sentinel (Chyler Leigh), Iris West-Allen (Candice Patton), Mia Smoak (Katherine McNamara), Black Lightning (Cress Williams), and Batwoman (Javicia Leslie); take […]

Ava DuVernay’s New Gods movie seemingly axed due to Zack Snyder’s Justice League

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Back in 2018 it was announced that Oscar-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay was set to bring Jack Kirby’s Fourth World to life with a feature film adaptation of DC Comics’ New Gods, a superhero epic pitting the noble and heroic inhabitants of New Genesis against the fearsome Darkseid and the evil forces of Apokolips. Unfortunately it […]

Melissa Benoist is “not opposed” to Supergirl return

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With just a week to go until she hangs up the cape after six seasons, Supergirl star Melissa Benoist has been opening up to Entertainment Weekly about saying goodbye to the role of Kara Danvers, as well as revealing that she isn’t fully shutting the door on a potential Arrowverse return should the right opportunity […]

Exclusive Interview – Voice directing legend Andrea Romano on Superman: The Animated Series 25th anniversary

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Ricky Church chats with voice directing legend Andrea Romano about Superman: The Animated Series… Superman: The Animated Series recently passed two big milestones as it celebrated its 25th anniversary and was finally released on Blu-ray this week. Led by the minds behind Batman: The Animated Series, Superman is a near-definitive take on the Man of Steel and his vast […]

Comic Book Preview – Batman/Superman Authority Special #1

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DC Comics releases Batman/Superman Authority Special #1 this Tuesday, and we have the official preview of the issue for you here… Following Mongul’s brazen attack on Earth, Superman’s world has been turned upside down: conflict between Atlantis and the surface world, the discovery of an immensely powerful new element, dead refugees with mysterious ties to […]

The DC universe gets a medieval fantasy makeover in preview of Dark Knights of Steel #1

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This Tuesday sees the launch of Dark Knights of Steel, a new twelve-issue limited series from writer Tom Taylor and artist Yasmine Putri which puts a medieval fantasy spin on the DC Universe; check out a preview of the first issue here… An entire medieval world will be forever changed when a spaceship crash-lands from […]

Comic Book Preview – Superman ’78 #3

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DC Comics’ Superman ’78 continues this Tuesday with the release of the third issue of the six-part series, and you can check out the official preview here… In order to save Metropolis, Superman must surrender to Brainiac or watch his city burn to the ground! After being taken aboard Brainiac’s ship, Superman finds a shocking […]