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Gold Sponsor titles for Free Comic Book Day 2020 announced

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The Free Comic Book Day Committee has announced the twelve Gold Sponsor titles which will be available during the comic book industry’s most anticipated event, Free Comic Book Day, which takes place this coming May and features titles from the likes of DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics, IDW Publishing, Image Comics, Archie Comics, […]

Henry Cavill discusses the tone of the Justice League movie

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Given that the biggest criticism of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was the film’s dark tone, it’s no surprise that questions come up concerning the tone of the upcoming Justice League film. And why not? After Zack Snyder stepped down for personal reasons, we were given Joss Whedon as a replacement. Both of these […]

Kevin Conroy shares his opinion on why Batman doesn’t kill

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One of Batman’s flagship qualities is that he does not take a life. In any altercation, Bruce Wayne/ Batman will attempt to save a foe by any means necessary, preferring to use intellect, and skill over lethal force. Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice drummed up a lot of controversy over its interpretation of Batman. […]

Danny Elfman confirms that he will bring back his classic Batman theme for Justice League

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The internet all but exploded when news broke that Danny Elfman would be replacing Junkie XL as the composer for Justice League. Which is understandable, as Danny Elfman created one of the most iconic superhero themes of all time. Aside from John Williams’ Superman score, no other piece of comic book music is as memorable as […]

Henry Cavill talks Superman and his importance to the Justice League

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Superman making a triumphant return in the upcoming Justice League film is cinema’s worst kept secrets in quite some time. Sure, the actor is a non-presence from many press-junkets, and promotional material has him “mysteriously” missing more often than not, but we know he is coming. What we don’t know is how, or when he […]

Gotham creators respond to Arrow name-dropping Bruce Wayne

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A clip of the second episode of Arrow season 6 made its way online showing Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) taking part in a press conference. The question comes up, once again: Is Oliver Queen the infamous Green Arrow? Nonsense. After all, that photo could have been doctored to be anyone, says Queen. Even Bruce Wayne. Interesting… […]

Christian Bale really hit Heath Ledger during The Dark Knight’s interrogation scene

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Cut to 2017 and Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight is still regarded as one of, if not the best comic-book films ever made. The movie transcended the genre in a way that few comic-book films have, and showed that Nolan intended to make good on his promise of creating a Batman film “grounded in reality”. […]