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9 on Doom Patrol Season 1 Review - Yes, it's that goodWhen I watched the first episode of Doom Patrol, I was immediately excited by what I saw: a great-looking, well-written story about surprisingly human superhumans with powers that were more than power fantasies. With the finale in the rear-view mirror, it's time to look back and see if the show stuck to its ideas and…
Above almost all of the DC pantheon, Swamp Thing stands out as unique and weird. He's more plant than man, more horror than hero. He's hard to do justice to, and outside of a few classic runs, writers have struggled to get the character right. Now, Swamp Thing is coming to the DC Universe streaming…
Once we've gone through and rewatched all of Batman: The Animated Series, we're planning to do a BTAS playlist that keeps all the must-watch episodes and drops the clunkers. Because while Batman holds up better than perhaps any of the cartoons I grew up with and maybe even any cartoon ever, it is still a…
Over on Reddit, there's a subreddit called "whatcouldgowrong," dedicated to gifs of people making bad decisions and receiving instant karmic retribution. While the retribution won't be nearly instant enough, the CW belongs there for the decision they're in the process of implementing. Deadline reported this week that CW's streaming deal with Netflix, which brought shows…
Arrow raced to the finish line this year, and for good reason - with the show ending, a primary cast member leaving, and an ultra-sized crossover to set up, the show had a lot to do. Oh, and it had not one but two stories to tell. That's too much, man. And for the most…
Whether we're willing to admit it to ourselves or not, Batman: The Animated Series is a kid's show. That it aired in the afternoons after school (and likely on Saturday mornings at some point) meant that it was subject to the whims of Fox's Standards and Practices department. We've seen in interviews and artbooks for…
Are Easter gifts a thing? When I was 11 or 12 years old, when Batman: The Animated Series was still fresh and new, and I was still young enough to be receiving candy on Easter Sunday (instead of just buying it for myself the next day at half-off), I remember the best Easter gift I…
I can remember distinctly how it felt to watch Batman: The Animated Series every afternoon after school. The windows in the room I watched the show in as a 10-year-old let the setting sun in. As fall set in, the glare got worse and worse each day - even fully-closed blinds can only block out…
There are a lot of great reasons to check out DC Universe - Doom Patrol, Young Justice, Titans, the 1990s Flash show. But one of the best reasons to check out the service is the ability to have Batman: The Animated Series at your fingertips anywhere you can find an internet connection. And not just…
When I think of superhero-themed furniture, I imagine little Batman and Spider-Man themed chairs for kids. I'm happy to collect superhero statues, but I couldn't think of a piece of furniture I'd want to own - until now. Gaming chair company SecretLab announced this week that it has partnered with DC and Warner Bros. to…
In a pantheon of primary colors and sharp lines, one DC Comics character stands out from so many others. He's as much monster as he is human, as plant as he is man. He's more horror than he is hero: He's the Swamp Thing. With the Swamp Thing getting his own TV show this spring,…
While it might seem like Marvel fans get all the fun, what with Avengers: Endgame tickets being scalped for hundreds of dollars, us DC geeks have tons of stuff to anticipate, as revealed by Warner Bros. panel at Cinemacon this year, which offered up details on Aquaman, Birds of Prey, Joker, James Gunn's Suicide Squad…
Ever since limited-edition gaming consoles became a thing, I've looked at each one with envy. But perhaps none more than the Shazam-inspired console Microsoft is giving away to celebrate the upcoming release of Shazam! on April 5. The console itself looks super cool with the textured red skinning and the night lightning bolt. The yellow accents on…
What do you get when you throw together a horror director, a bunch of child actors, a silly superhero suit, and one of the cheesiest heroes in the history of comics? A really damn good superhero movie. Shazam! is the third in a string of good-to-great DC movies that buck the trend that stretched from…
Most superhero stories are, in some way or another, a fantasy about power that can be used and switched off when not needed. Doom Patrol works by being the exact opposite: it’s about superpowers that have no offswitch. It reminds us that it's normal to feel like aliens or monsters in our own bodies -…
When it comes to supervillains, perhaps only the Joker is better known than Superman's arch-nemesis, the supergenius Lex Luthor. Before we even know who might draw him, who might voice him, or who could play him on-screen, we already have a clear, sharp image of Lex in our heads. It's a heavy burden for one…
It's official, Arrow will be ending after Crisis on Infinite Earths. Stephen Amell announced the end of the long-running CW show today on his official Twitter. Arrow will have a shortened run of 10 episodes before ending during the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover already announced for this fall. The 10-episode run puts the show's end right…
DC and Warner Bros. have had a tough time at the box office. They've been making money, but have yet to make the same cultural impact that Marvel has made in theaters despite having the better-known cast of characters. But things have been changing lately. Wonder Woman is a good movie that did well at…
The same way Iron Man is at the center of the Avengers, Robotman is the mechanical heart of the Doom Patrol. But while they might both have shiny metal exteriors and human brains, they could hardly be more different. Cliff Steele didn't get any choice in his metallic form. His initial form, which first appeared…
There's so much to see at ToyFair that it's tough to see it all in four days. But if the bright primary colors of our favorite DC heroes hit our eye, we have to stop and take a look. That led us to Enesco's booth, where the Justice League and some of its greatest villains…
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This is an archive of Batman-News.com from 2010 to 2025. For the latest news, check out BatmanNews.com