Featuring several writers, artists, and a dynamite cover by Ethan Van Sciver, the New 52 version of Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Vol. 1 is a collection of five issues in classic DC Comics graphic novel form. In this volume, Batman faces several of his greatest foes including The Joker, Killer Croc, Mad Hatter,…
From DC Comics comes this Elseworlds one-shot Batman: Brotherhood of the Bat. It is written by Doug Moench with an army of artists including Jim Aparo and Graham Nolan. Following the Third World War, a deadly version of Ebola plagues the world, wiping out much of humanity, including Batman. However, his nemesis Ra’s al Ghul…
Director Matt Reeves has cast actor Robert Pattinson to don the cape and cowl for the upcoming film The Batman. While plot details have been sketchy, it is said that it will feature multiple villains. As Pattinson prepares for the role, it never hurts to do a little research to get a full grasp of…
Writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Nick Derington continue the DC Comics series Batman Universe with issue four where the Dark Knight and Green Lantern have been mysteriously teleported from tracking Vandal Savage on Dinosaur Island to the wild West. Teamed with fellow Justice League member Hal Jordan following issue three, the Caped Crusader and…
After Chrismas and the Fourth of July, there is only one more important holiday: Batman Day. I am joking, of course, but it is a fun day to head to your local comic book store and buy up some graphic novels, products, toys, or collectibles to celebrate the most well-known comic book character in the…
Batman Universe is a new DC Comics series written by comic book veteran Brian Michael Bendis and drawn by artist Nick Derington. It takes Batman out of the mean streets of Gotham and traveling around. Picking up after issue one, Batman is teaming up with fellow Justice League member Green Arrow to track down the Riddler…
Batman: The Dark Prince Charming is a standalone, non-canon story from DC Comics. It is written and drawn by European author Enrico Marini, who says in the introduction he took inspiration from Bruce Timm and Paul Dini, two epic comic book writers. He crafts a unique, but compelling story of the Dark Knight. Bruce Wayne…
Originally published in DC Comics’ Post-Crisis story-arc, Batman: Broken City is written by Brian Azzarello and illustrated by Eduardo Risso. Told across six issues, it uses the classic hard-boiled detective stories to set the tone and style. After a young girl is found dead in a Gotham City landfill, Batman takes it upon himself to…
The Joker film starring Joaquin Phoenix is moving forward like a bullet-train, but the Matt Reeves directed movie ‘The Batman’ keeps hitting snags just to get into production. The film is facing yet another delay. According to Bounding Into Comics, the production has been pushed back from Fall 2019 to January 2020 which will lead to…
The hit animated television show Young Justice returned for a third half season subtitled ‘Outsiders,’ this time not on Cartoon Network, but as part of the new DC Universe online streaming service. As Robin would have said in the first season, it was not whelmed, but in fact, very underwhelming. For the stuff I liked,…
Starting at issue 994 and ending at 999, Detective Comics takes Batman fans on a journey unlike any other in a story-arc written by Peter J. Tomasi and drawn by Doug Mahnke. Batman is facing an enemy that is incredibly dangerous. Whatever or whoever it is, he seems to know who that he is Bruce…
“The Grim Knight” is a new one-shot from DC Comics. In a tie-in to The Batman Who Laughs miniseries, this comic book tells the story of a Bruce Wayne, who like so many others, witnessed the death of his parents. This time, however, it takes a dark turn. Check it out below: In this alternate…
It is finally here. Starting this week, I will be celebrating the DC Comics superhero known as Batman all every single day. Why? Because it is the Dark Knight’s 80th anniversary this coming weekend. According to DC Comics official website: For 80 years, the Dark Knight has stood as a symbol of determination, bravery and…
Actor Timothée Chalamet was the subject of much speculation this past week when his name was thrown into the ring of possible thespians to play Batman in the upcoming Matt Reeves film. Fortunately, this was proved to be a rumor. You can see my reaction on Twitter. Chalamet is a fine actor, I suppose, but come…
Gotham is entering its final season on FOX. It is a television show about a young, pre-Dark Knight Bruce Wayne (David Mazouz) and Captain James Gordon (Ben McKenzie). Spoiler alert, the final season showed Ra’s al Ghul (Alexander Siddig) and proto-Joker Jeremiah Valeska (Cameron Monaghan) blow Gotham City’s power plants and the bridges, creating No Man’s…
You know the story of Hal Jordan, who was summoned by Abin Sur a dying member of the Green Lantern Corp and become one of their greatest members. We also know the story of how Bruce Wayne watched his parents die and that inspired him to become Batman. What if, instead of seeing a bat, Bruce…
DC Comics editor Mark Chiarello brought Batman Black And White to life in 1996. The stories are all self-contained and feature a rotating group of writers and illustrators to tell these miniature tales of the Dark Knight. Since it is set-up to tell about short stories of the Dark Knight, I cannot put in a…
Welcome to my new project Just Imagine Fight(s)! These are articles where I type up the advantages and disadvantages to each character. After that, I will calculate who would win based on their skill and history and why they would win. For my first match-up, I chose Captain America VS Batman. In the previous published…
