Comic book writer Tom King works with artist Liam Sharp for issue seven of the DC Black Label series ‘Batman/Catwoman.’ It is thankfully not canon. In the past timeline, Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle are enjoying some much-needed romance, but after drifting off to sleep, Bruce wakes up with no clothes and is trapped in…
Gotham City bad guys Joker, Poison Ivy, Bane, Scarecrow, and even the Polka-Dot Man have had their cinematic debut in various DC Comics film adaptions. While several of his rogues may be difficult to adapt on the silver screen, Batman has fought several more villains than the revolving door of ones selected by filmmakers. From…
Comic book writer Geoff Johns and artist Gary Frank return with the third volume of the DC Comics ‘Batman: Earth One.’ It is meant as a tough reboot of the Dark Knight. Batman is working with Alfred and Killer Croc, who goes by Waylan, to establish a base beneath Wayne Manor. Bruce plans on widening…
Tom King continues his DC Comics Black Label series Batman/Catwoman which is tied to the holidays and is supposed to be the conclusion to his story arc. In the past, we follow two arcs. Batman trying to rescue Catwoman from the Phantasm, his old girlfriend Andrea Beaumont. We also see the Joker help Selina Kyle…
YouTuber and gaming steamer Slcmof invited me on a panel with Jester Bell to discuss our thought on the upcoming DCEU films, Gotham Knights video game, and what we think will be revealed at the DC Fandome. There is so much upcoming information, it was tough to know where exactly to begin. Check out the…
‘Suicide Squad: Get Joker‘ is a new three-part miniseries from the DC Comics Black Label. It is written by author Brian Azzarello and artist Alex Maleev, their first partnership. After his exploits as the Red Hood land him in Belle Reve prison, Jason Todd is approached by Amanda Waller to lead a new Task Force…
I love comic books. My very first comic was from ‘Spider-Man Adventures,’ based on the cartoon from Fox Kids. This followed with Batman comic books and Archie Comics run of Sonic The Hedgehog. I have consistently collected comics my whole life, though it slowed down during my days as a starving seminary student. This website…
‘Batman: The Long Halloween Part Two‘ is an animated DC Comics film based on the graphic novel by writer Jeph Loeb and artist Tim Sale. It is directed by Chris Palmer and set in the “Rebirth” of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies. Following Part 1, Bruce Wayne (Jensen Ackles) finds himself under the control…
James Gunn takes over the writer’s room and the director’s chair for ‘The Suicide Squad,’ the tenth film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). Warner Media released it in theaters and on HBO Max. ARGUS Director Amanda Waller (Viola Davis) is set to revitalize Task Force X with Rick Flag (Joel Kinnaman) by recruiting Harley…
As the movie adaption takes off, DC Comics has announced that ‘Batman: The Long Halloween‘ comic book story-arc is getting a sequel. According to a press release, ‘A quarter century has passed since the release of the Eisner Award winning Batman: The Long Halloween from the creative team of writer Jeph Loeb and artist Tim…
It has almost become a meme. SJWs working in the entertainment industry have gotten their greedy fingers into several film, television, novel, and comic book intellectual properties (IPs), lathering them in cringe-worthy “wokeness” to fit an agenda. Obviously, political messaging, from both sides of the aisle, has been inserted in IPs before. David Mamet’s The…
‘Batman: The Long Halloween Part One‘ is a DC Comics animated film based on the graphic novel of the same. It is directed by Chris Palmer and set in the “Rebirth” of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies. A mysterious figure known as Holiday begins killing Gotham City criminals starting on Halloween. All of them…
‘Justice Society: World War II‘ is a DC Universe Animated Original Movie directed by Jeff Wamester and is part of the new “Rebirth” DC Comics film franchise. While visiting Metropolis with his wife Iris (Ashleigh LaThrop), The Flash (Matt Bomer) steps in to help Superman (Darren Criss) fight Brainiac (Darin De Paul). Trying to stop…
We are now at issue five with ‘Batman/Catwoman,’ the twelve part saga by Tom King with artwork from Clay Mann. DC Comics is releasing it through their Black Label imprint. I would like to say, the artwork is fantastic. After the death of the Joker, Harley Quinn decides to track down Selina Kyle at Wayne…
‘JLA: Gods and Monsters‘ is a 2001 DC Comics graphic novel is written by Dan Jolley and Josh Krach with artwork by Scott Benefiel and Jason Rodriguez. On an ordinary day, Green Lantern is patrolling Europe when he is attacked by a strange ship bearing the emblem of the Green Lantern Corp. After disabling the…
Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo re-team after their days of the New 52 Batman stories for the ‘Last Knight On Earth Book’ DC Comics Black Label trilogy. It takes place in a dystopian future and features Joker’s head in a lantern. I previously reviewed the individual issues, but since it is out as a collected…
Iconic writer Frank Miller has written across the comic book industry for titles such as DC Comics’ Batman, Marvel Comics’ Daredevil, Image Comics’ Spawn, and the Dark Horse anthology Sin City. Now he partners with artist John Romita for a brand new take on the Man of Steel with DC Black Label’s Superman: Year One.…
Comic book writer Brian Michael Bendis teams up with artist Nick Derington for the 2020 DC Comics ‘Batman: Universe,’ a collection of the six-part series. Vandal Savage hires the Riddler to steal a mysterious item known as the Fabergé egg from the Gotham Museum. Batman gives chase, but as soon as he gets his hands…
Tom King continues to “deconstruct” the Dark Knight in the fourth issue of ‘Batman/Catwoman’ which he wrote and partners with Clay Mann to do the artwork. Mann’s work is the only good thing about this story. Ahead of a dinner with the Gotham City’s elite, Catwoman informs Bruce Wayne that the Joker has hidden a…
‘Magic Mike‘ actor Joe Manganiello wanted to push beyond the realm of a cameo in ‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League‘ as Slade Wilson, the DC Comics rogue Deathstroke. Deathstroke would have appeared in a Zack Snyder produced and Ben Affleck directed Batman film where the Dark Knight would have battled the assassin. Slade would have used…
DC Comics brings us ‘Batman/Catwoman‘ issue three via their Black Label imprint. Writing duties continue with Tom King. The artwork is done by Clay Mann who continues to impress with his artwork and especially with this issue’s cover. Sometime in the future, Helena Wayne is now acting as Batwoman and is informed by Gotham PD…
DC Comics brings us a team-up between the most mysterious man in Gotham and the most mysterious being in the universe with the one-shot ‘Batman/Phantom Stranger‘ from 1997. It is written by Alan Grant with artwork by Arthur Ranson. The Phantom Stranger arrives in Gotham City sensing that someone is about to crack open an…
Comic book writer Tom King and artist Clay Mann continues their ‘Batman/Catwoman’ series with issue two through the DC Comics Black Label. It continues King’s version of the romance between the Dark Knight and the Cat. From the outset, I want to say that Mann did a good job with the artwork. Andrea Beaumont has…
Jean-Paul Valley is the vigilante Azrael. Though there is tension sometimes, he is an ally as Batman and once posed as the Dark Knight when Bruce Wayne’s back was broken by Bane. Though that did not go well, he became an active member of Gotham City’s crimefighters. He has worn several costumes through post-crisis, New…
Fans had been anticipating “Batman: Three Jokers” since the DC Rebirth. The origins of the story began when Batman merged himself with the alien supercomputer called the Mobius Chair. It is said it gives all knowledge to its user, so when the Dark Knight asked, “What is the Joker’s real name?” He responds to the…
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