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Joker director discusses the film’s ambiguous ending

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Todd Phillips, the director of Joker, has discussed reasons for leaving the film’s ending intentionally ambiguous. One of the biggest objections to a Joker origin movie was that it would remove the mystery from the character. Well, Todd Phillips’ Joker looked to retain some of that mystery by leaving the film’s ending intentionally ambiguous, casting […]

Promo for Black Lightning Season 3 Episode 2 – ‘The Book of Occupation: Chapter Two’

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Following last night’s season 3 premiere of Black Lightning, The CW has released a promo for its second episode, entitled ‘The Book of Occupation: Chapter Two’; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Black Lightning Season 3 Premiere Review – “The Book of Occupation: Chapter One: Birth of Blackbird” SEPARATED – With Freeland under full-blown occupation, the […]

Black Lightning Season 3 Premiere Review – “The Book of Occupation: Chapter One: Birth of Blackbird”

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Red Stewart reviews the season 3 premiere of Black Lightning… I’ve been trying to wrap my head around what exactly it is I just watched on TV last night. The thing that aired was supposedly the season 3 premiere of Black Lightning, yet to call it anything resembling good writing would be to drop the […]

Comic Book Preview – Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity #1

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The new DC Black Label title Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity launches this Wednesday, and you can take a look at the first issue of the nine-part series here… In Gotham City, where heinous acts of violence are a daily occurence, the GCPD relies on Harley Quinn, a young forensic psychiatrist and profiler, to consult on their […]

Conner Kent and Krypto featured in promo images for Titans Season 2 Episode 6 – ‘Conner’

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DC Universe has released a batch of promo images for Friday’s sixth episode of Titans season 2, entitled ‘Conner’, featuring Superboy and Krypto; take a look below… Conner Kent escapes from Cadmus Labs and emerge into the world for the first time as a free agent. With Krypto in tow, Conner’s search for the truth […]

Comic Book Preview – Batman and the Outsiders #6

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Ahead of its release tomorrow, we’ve got a preview of Batman and the Outsiders #6 from DC Comics, and you can check it out here… While the mission is a success, the Outsiders do not feel like winners. Measures are taken to deprogram Sofia and understand the extent of her abilities, while Ra’s al Ghul’s […]

Zack Snyder confirms that Man of Steel’s General Swanwick was Martian Manhunter, would have appeared in Justice League

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By now, it’s become very apparent that Zack Snyder’s vision for Justice League and the wider DC Extended Universe was considerably different from what ultimately played out on screen once Warner Bros. executives and director Joss Whedon got involved with reshaping his plans. Snyder has already shared some details into his original story plans, and […]

Comic Book Preview – Gotham City Monsters #2

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Gotham City Monsters #2 hits comic book stores this Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue right here; check it out… Melmoth’s attack on Gotham City has immediate consequences for the denizens of Monster Town, and the losses suffered by Frankenstein and the other monsters have suddenly made this […]

Promo and images for Batwoman Season 1 Episode 2 – ‘The Rabbit Hole’

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Following last night’s premiere of The CW’s newest Arrowverse series Batwoman, a promo and batch of images have been released for the second episode of the DC superhero series, entitled ‘The Rabbit Hole’; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Batwoman Season 1 Episode 1 Review – ‘Pilot’ Back in Gotham, battling Alice (Rachel Skarsten) and […]