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3 on Batman: The Animated Series Rewatched – “Dreams in Darkness”It makes sense that we'd eventually get an episode of Batman narrated by Batman. Not only does the style of narration so often used in comics provide ripe opportunity for self-narration, but the idea for Batman is also essentially that of a hard-boiled detective with the volume turned way, way up. It works differently on…
Now that's Titans! After we limped through a flashback centered on the utterly charmless Aqualad last week, we're running full speed in Titans episode 5. Powers are developing, secrets are coming out, and the past is back with a vengeance. I have to admit, I was a little worried. That episode was a hard stop…
Throughout this fall and next spring, the entire Arrowverse will swirl around the nexus point of the upcoming 'Crisis on Infinite Earths' crossover. While previous crossovers were more like fun vacations from ongoing storylines, the Crisis isn't a fun distraction; it's the main event. It's impossible to miss in the latest trailer for the upcoming…
When you sit down for Thanksgiving dinner next month, you'll be able to add something to the list of things you're thankful for: DC Universe's Harley Quinn animated series. After a long wait, the series has a release date. DC Universe announced at New York Comic-Con this week that we can look forward to Harley Quinn hitting…
Batman: The Animated Series straddles a weird line between being a story about a vigilante seeking justice for murder by fighting dangerous murderers and being a daytime kids' show. That dichotomy has led to some of its very best and very worst episodes. In the best moments, the limitations forced the team to get creative.…
Titans is now running full steam ahead: we have an assembled team that mixes younger heroes and more jaded ones, we have some dark pasts to explore and, most importantly, we have Deathstroke. I was in Japan when Titans episode 3 hit, so we're going to dig into 3 & 4 together. Let's take a…
Last week, we talked about how the season 2 premiere of DC Universe's Titans felt like a finale. As it turns out, there's a reason for that - because a huge chunk of it was the finale. The showrunners held it back under the mistaken notion that they were giving us a cliffhanger instead of a weird,…
When I think about the kinds of questions we ask about Batman, I can't help but think of Marvel's Punisher. They're alike in as many ways as they are different. Both operate outside the law. Both make questionable decisions in their pursuit of justice that inarguably harm the few people close to them and often…
When the first season of Titans hit DC Universe, it was set for a 12-episode run that was later cut back to 11. The season ended rather abruptly with an episode-long dream sequence in which Dick Grayson's id took over and let him live out his worst fantasies. It was a weird episode to watch…
The Arrowverse has a Green Arrow, a Flash, a Superman, and an as-yet-unseen Batman. Green Lantern, however, is missing in action. That hasn't stopped shows from hinting repeatedly that the pieces for a Lantern character exist. Arrow's David Ramsey spoke about the possibility of a Green Lantern show in a recent interview with ComicBook.com. "I…
I've gone on record as being someone who likes silly villains. I wrote a whole article about why the Reverse-Flash is great, and I have enough Reverse-Flash toys and shirts that even I'm starting to get embarrassed. I love Bizarro Superman. It's not just that any old villain will do. They have to have a…
DC's Legends of Tomorrow has never been about one character, unlike its other Arrowverse counterparts. The Legends cast has changed more than all those other shows combined. And now, Brandon Routh and Courtney Ford will step back from the cast as series regulars in Legends of Tomorrow season 5 according to a report from Deadline.…
To say that I loved the Arkham games would be a massive understatement. It was like someone was making the Batman game I'd always wanted. You played it, too. You know it. But for everything they got right - the gameplay, the voices, the exploration, the pacing - one thing in particular sticks out as…
The best villains in Batman stories aren't Just Villains. Characters that are just villains stop being interesting before the commercial break (Sewer King, what's up?). The good ones tell us something - something about Batman, something about Gotham, or something about someone else in the story. In this week's episode, we meet Killer Croc, but…
Arrow's days are numbered. With just 10 episodes left, the series that kicked off what we now call the Arrowverse is coming to a close. But these DC superhero shows are big business for the CW. Batwoman is starting this fall after a splash intro during last year's Elseworlds crossover. With Arrow on the way…
I'm usually not a fan of Batman episodes that aren't about Batman. I mean, it's Batman. He's why we're there. I never could get into Gotham for just that reason. But once in a while, a "Low Bat" episode hits all the right notes, such as with this week's first episode. And not least because…
We're super stoked for the upcoming seasons of the CW's Arrowverse shows, but what we're really excited about is the big crossover. And it really is the big crossover. That's why we have our official DC Comics wall calendars marked up in red pen now that TV Guide has revealed the air dates for CW's 'Crisis…
Rember when the streaming options were just Netflix, and everything was simple? Things are a lot more complicated these days, even when they're free. But there's good news. While some CW shows will head to HBO Max, CW will stream the full seasons in their entirety on the CW app as they air, according to…
In "Feat of Clay Part I," we saw the tragic fall of Matt Hagen and the arrest of Bruce Wayne. Two characters were at their most vulnerable as they lost their identities. One quite literally so, as his body dissolved into a pile of muck. This week, Clayface replaces Matt Hagen completely. Clayface is a…
With all of Swamp Thing now out on the DC Universe streaming service alongside shows like Doom Patrol and Titans, we can now look back at this strange, sometimes messy and definitely aborted show and see what worked, what didn't, and what we missed out on. There are spoilers for the Swamp Thing finale in…
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This is an archive of Batman-News.com from 2010 to 2025. For the latest news, check out BatmanNews.com