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Brian Warshaw
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1 on Jada's 'The Batman' 1:18 Batmobile: a handsome addition to any shelfIf you're a fan of Batman toys, then you're probably familiar with Jada Toys. Their Metalfigs and Hollywood Rides lines have featured countless versions of the Dark Knight and his wider universe for quite some time now. With the release of The Batman earlier this year, I knew that Jada would be giving us their take…
It all comes down to this! Can Batman stop Equilibrium before it’s too late? Find out, in Batman: The Detective #6. Too much time, too little time Two months is a long time to wait between issues in any comic series, but with my interest in The Detective waning over the last few installments, two…
Can Batman dive into the belly of the beast, and yet live to tell the tale? Will I be glad that he did? Good intentions I told myself I would read back through the entire series, give the book a second chance. But Reptilian was a book that had my excitement before it had earned it,…
It's the Dynamic Duo—that is, Batman and Killer Croc—against the deadly rampaging reptilian! Who will win? Can Batman and Croc escape with lives—and loins—in tact? Find out, in Batman: Reptilian #5! What else is there to say? Judging by the comments on my reviews for this series, you either really like this book, or you really…
A reptilian beast has been terrorizing Gotham's usual terrorizers, but what about the most obvious link to this nasty ne'er-do-well? What about Croc? Where's Croc? Have you seen Croc? Maybe we'll see him in Batman: Reptilian #4. Then maybe I'll talk about it. Below. I done told you It seemed obvious to me that this book…
Answers. We all want them, and now we get them. Or, at least, some of them. But are they satisfying answers? Is Batman: The Detective #5 the reveal we wanted? Bat-trucks and Belgian intrigue When I reviewed the first issue of this series, I said, among other things: For a book entitled The Detective, this one…
There's a reptilian menace on the loose, and Batman's big bads are in its sights. But what happens when the biggest bad of them all gets involved? Can the mystery mauler make minced meat of Mr. J? Answers are in Batman: Reptilian #3! Strengths and weaknesses I repeat myself, but I think this book's biggest weakness…
I confess that I—like, perhaps, many of you—assumed that Batman: Reptilian, was going to be about Killer Croc. Maybe it still will be, but I’m not so sure anymore. Nevertheless, it’s still an interesting mystery, and issue #2 builds on the suspense—the dread—of the first. So how does it look up close? Liam (not so)…
Harley, Harley, Harley. I’ve enjoyed this book for the good time it has been up to this point, but I’ve also wondered where it’s been going. I’m still not sure we have the answer, but Harley Quinn #5 does bring some of the run’s initial plot points to a sort of completion. But are the…
Henri Ducard has been shot and left for dead! Can Batman save him, or has the world's greatest manhunter been hunted—TO DEATH!?!?! Find out in Batman: The Detective #3! Who is the detective? I have defended this book's title, comparing it to old Bogart movies, or suggesting that the detective in the title is, in fact, the…
If you’ve got a bed, or a kid with a bed, then you need bedclothes for that bed. And so why not dress your bed in the finest threads available: the Morning Bird Batman Bed Set. What’s included? While you can buy separates, the full set includes a pillowcase, a pillow sham, a knit throw,…
Hugo Strange has his target locked—and his target is none other than Harley Quinn! The monstrous man behind the Monster Men has sold Gotham a bill of goods, and the next step in his nefarious plan is to nab our Harl. Will he succeed? Read the book and find out, then join me as I…
Someone is killing the people Batman saved. The Dark Knight is on the trail, but can he get track down the murderous mastermind before anyone else dies? Answers await in Batman: The Detective #2. What is a detective story? I caught flak—albeit gentle flak—in the comments of my review for #1, presumably because I contended that Taylor…
Harley Quinn #1 was much better than I expected it to be. While writer Stephanie Phillips did a serviceable job at the Future State version of the title, it was difficult to tell—within the confines of that sandbox—how she might fare in the open-ended context of an ongoing title. So with the arrival of this week's #2,…
A Batman mini written by Tom Taylor? It was a proposition I couldn't resist. Andy Kubert on pencils? I was there before the book was printed. Damian as Batman, at least as suggested by his costume and the lack of "Bruce" anywhere in the solicit? The pitch just kept getting better. But pitches are pitches,…
Future State: Harley Quinn was an interesting tonal shift for its titular whack job. Sure, it was still pretty funny, but it wasn’t absurd. Of course, this was a future timeline, with a particular set of circumstances setting the stage, but I always figured that writer Stephanie Phillips was setting her own stage—that Future State…
A long time ago, Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo told fans that this was it: their last Batman story—a last hurrah for one of the biggest partnerships of all time on the biggest character of all time. Well, it turns out they would not be quite done, after all, but there was something special about…
When reviewing toys and collectibles, I generally avoid critiquing what the manufacturer can’t control. It isn’t Sideshow’s choice to give the Justice League Batman goggles, or Kotobukiya’s call to put a Harley Quinn based on Batman: The Animated Series in her classic costume. It wouldn’t be fair of me to evaluate design choices made by the source…
Will Harley be able to help former Scarecrow Jonathan Crane take down Black Mask? Will she get released for good behavior? Will any of this matter the second you put the issue down? SPOILERS AHEAD A bland future For all of the aesthetic changes brought to Gotham by Future State, there hasn’t been much new…
Ah, Harley Quinn. A character for whom I’ve never really had much genuine disdain, but who has nonetheless exhausted my patience these past 7 years or so. Since I began reading comics in 2013, I’ve seen her everywhere. You can’t throw a knife at a con without piercing at least 12 cosplaying Quinns, and DC has…
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This is an archive of Batman-News.com from 2010 to 2025. For the latest news, check out BatmanNews.com