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Comic Book Preview – The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #9

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The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #9 is out on Wednesday, and we have the official preview for you below courtesy of DC Comics; take a look… Shaggy and Scooby-Doo are scared of pretty much everything, especially ghosts and flying. So when Kite Man rebrands as the Flying Phantom of Wayne Tower, his most inept plot […]

Comic Book Preview – Batman: The Brave and the Bold #16

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Batman: The Brave and the Bold #16 is out this coming Wednesday, and you can get yourself a sneak peek at the issue below with the official preview from DC Comics… Nightwing and Deadman come face-to-face with the sinister Unfallen in the final chapter of Tim Seeley and Kelley Jones’s terrifying team-up! Lois Lane finds […]

Comic Book Preview – Batman: Dark Age #5

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DC Comics releases Batman: Dark Age #5 on Wednesday, and you can get yourself a sneak peek at the issue below with the official preview… Ra’s al Ghul has come for Gotham! When Bruce’s former mentor becomes his greatest enemy, he is forced to recruit some of the unlikeliest allies out there… the Rogues Gallery! […]

Comic Book Preview – Detective Comics #1088

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Detective Comics #1088 is out on Wednesday, and you can get yourself a sneak peek at the issue below with the official preview from DC… Chaos against order. Good against evil. The Dark Knight against…everything. The end is nigh, and nothing can prepare you for what’s to come in the penultimate chapter of Ram V’s […]

Comic Book Preview – Batman: Off-World #5

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DC Comics releases Batman: Off-World #5 on Wednesday, and you can take a look at the official preview of the issue below… In a distant galaxy, the villainous Blakksun Mining Company has ruled with an iron fist, murdering or enslaving all that stand in their way. But they’ve never faced the brutal, unrelenting fists of […]

Todd Phillips lets it be known that Joker: Folie A Deux isn’t a typical musical

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Todd Phillips is beginning to stress that Joker: Folie A Deux isn’t your traditional musical. While the filmmaker is known for stretching what you expect from a comic book movie with his dark drama take on Joker, he’s uncomfortable making a music-filled film like we’re used to and wants to ensure his past comments haven’t […]

Michael Keaton doesn’t seem upset about Batgirl cancellation: “Big, fun, nice check”

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We all remember Batgirl and the decision to cancel the film; one person who isn’t looking back at that project is Michael Keaton, who seemingly took the check and moved on. If you don’t remember, Warner Bros. pulled the plug on a $90 million Batgirl, which was already shot and through post-production when the decision […]

Has the Mainstream Audience Outgrown Comic Book Movies?

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Has the mainstream audience outgrown comic book movies? We ponder whether comic book movies have enough audience to warrant such big budgets now… Remember a time when short of being one of the big two of Batman or Superman, comic book adaptations were seen as a sure-fire money pit? We saw failed Punisher, Phantom, Shadow […]