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0 on Diamond Select Toys DC Comics Dark Knight Returns Gallery Batman & Robin reviewI have a confession to make: The Dark Knight Returns is not one of my favorite Batman stories. Sure, it's got iconic imagery and some inspired dialogue and narration, but I'm just not crazy about the whole picture. But I do like how big and beefy Batman looks, and I never get tired of seeing different companies…
I don't know about you, but I thoroughly enjoyed seeing Shazam earlier this year. I thought all of the performances were quite good, the movie was crazy fun, and it actually had some poignant—and creepy—moments to season it further. I was happy to see Diamond Select announce a line of products for the film; and, while…
I'm repeating myself yet again, but Diamond Select's Vinimates have really grown on me. I've got probably over twenty of them now, and I don't see myself stopping while DST is still making them. Our contact shipped a box of goodies out a week or two ago, and amidst some fantastic Godzilla stuff, there were…
Jason Todd has been accused! Attacked! Pursued! But has he been caught? Find out in Event Leviathan #3! Spoilers ahead! A mess of dialogue and confusing visuals Unfortunately, Event Leviathan’s third issue is a lot more like the first than the second. Bendis returns his focus to a room full of characters talking, and this…
Diamond Select just added another evil Batman to its lineup of Dark Nights: Metal Dark Multiversal madmen, and this time, it's the Dawnbreaker—a nightmare Bruce Wayne who—on that fateful day in Crime Alley—acquired a Green Lantern ring and used it to exact vengeance on Joe Chill and, indeed, the world. I've been fairly impressed with each of…
I wasn't able to make it out to SDCC this year (or any year, for that matter), so I was left watching and newsgathering from thousands of miles away. But the good folks at NECA were good enough to send a little San Diego my way, and about a week or so after the show,…
The greatest Robin of all time comes into his own! Come see Jarro swing the pendulum for Justice and Batarang Doom in the face, in Justice League #29! Some so-so recap Justice League #29 is billed as a Justice/Doom War prelude, and as such, a good chunk of it is dedicated to catching us up on…
I'm not quite sure why, but I love the Green Arrow. Maybe it was my childhood affection for all things Robin Hood, maybe it's something else, but regardless, I just do. So when I saw this puppy at Toy Fair this year, I knew it had to be mine. Diamond was kind enough to send…
I first saw Diamond's Comic Gallery Batman at Toy Fair 2018. At the time, I was happy that DST was bringing Batman to the affordable gallery line, but I wasn't nuts about his head—especially the face, with its teeth gritted in constipation. I kind of felt the same way at this year's Toy Fair—after all,…
The Babsgirl of Burnside is something I would rather forget. 30-something issues into the New 52, DC went all silly with Barbara Gordon, and it took a long time for her to get anywhere close to serious again. Don’t get me wrong—I like fun; but DC had turned Barbara into something of a caricature of…
The Murphyverse is back! Following up on the smash success of Batman: White Knight, writer/artist Sean Murphy is back with a tale as old as Gotham, as deadly as the Joker, and as gorgeously-rendered as the first one. Does this book live up to the hype? Find out, in Batman: Curse of the White Knight #1. A…
I wasn’t the biggest fan of Dark Nights: Metal—but I’m probably repeating myself. I still did enjoy a number of the designs and backstories of the Dark Batmans, though. But not The Drowned. Honestly? I think it’s all about names for me: “Bryce Wayne” and “Sylvester Kyle” just sound dopey. Gender-swapping our well-known characters? Sure.…
Okay. This doesn’t happen often, but I’m afraid I’ve got some bad news: this one isn’t very good. Say it ain’t so If you’re making a statue replicating a famous actor from a film, so much of your success depends on how well you replicate the likeness of said actor. Diamond did it will with…
J'onn J'onzz meets up with an old friend! Hawkgirl tags along! Qward is an inhospitable hellscape, and you didn't really think it was going to be that easy, did you? One story ends, and another begins, in Justice League #28! SPOILERS AHEAD Some welcome restraint I said two weeks ago that Justice League #27 was James Tynion's…
Who is Leviathan? With secret organizations—good and evil—beaten, Batman closes in on his chief suspect. Is he right about Jason Todd? Is Batgirl still alive? Will DC revive that old 900-number and give us a chance to decide Jason's fate on our own? Find out (some of these things) in Event Leviathan #2. Now that's more…
Jason Todd’s latest journey is at its end. His secret prisoner is no longer secret, his latest band of outlaws is just about disbanded, and there’s a major line-wide crossover event that necessitates a shift in direction. See the bow tying up the Red Hood’s journey from ‘Merica to the Iceberg Lounge, in Red Hood:…
Mezco's One:12 Collective features some of the finest superhero action figures on the market. No, they aren't cheap; but when you consider what you get for the price, they aren't disproportionately expensive—especially when compared to something in the DC Multiverse or Marvel Legends lines. I already reviewed the "Onyx Edition" of Mezco's Sovereign Knight Batman…
The fight to save the multiverse continues! Most of the Justice League is off gathering reinforcements, but J’onn J’onzz is in the clutches of a villain so sinister, you won’t believe it—unless you DO believe it, in which case, you don’t not believe it—if you can believe that! Credit where it’s due I’ve been nothing…
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I’ve had my eye on the YuMe DZNR Series Batman plush since we saw them at Toy Fair, and they’re finally here. I had never heard of YuMe prior to the press contact leading up to Toy Fair, but their focus on a Batman-centric line caught my interest, so I scheduled an appointment to see what…
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This is an archive of Batman-News.com from 2010 to 2025. For the latest news, check out BatmanNews.com