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2 on Batman: Harley and Ivy reviewBatman: The Animated Series accomplished many things. Aside from spinning off several other series to create what is now known as the DC Animated Universe and serving as the introduction to Batman for an entire generation, the series also introduced quite a few ideas and characters that were so well received that they were brought into…
Just weeks into the new Rebirth status quo and DC has already announced its first big Batman crossover: "Night of the Monster Men." The synopsis from DC: Gotham City is the battleground for the first crossover since the beginning of REBIRTH this past June! “Night of the Monster Men” spans the BATMAN, NIGHTWING and DETECTIVE…
When The Dark Knight Returns was published in 1986, it helped to change the industry almost as much as it changed the title character. It's easy to look back thirty years on and almost take for granted how revolutionary it was, but for better or worse Frank Miller's magnum opus has become a seminal work…
The Batmobile: sweetest ride ever, or sweetest ride ever? I think we all know the answer. Be it live-action, animated, in a video game, or on the printed page, cruising Gotham's streets or patrolling its skies, Batman's whip is inarguably one of the sweetest set of wheels ever. The only thing I can think of…
For the past five years, DC's brand initiative has been known as "the New 52," a comprehensive reboot, retooling, and reimagining of its heroes and villains. With the recent release of Rebirth, the New 52 is effectively at an end, and the DC Universe is open once more to its rich history of legacy and optimism.…
There are some properties that transcend time. Batman, naturally, is one of those. From his introduction over 75 years ago, the Caped Crusader has evolved over time to become one of the linchpins of pop culture and, dare I say, one of the most enduring literary creations of the past century. Even when the story…
Dick Grayson returns for the second half of his first "season" as an agent of Spyral. In We All Die at Dawn, Dick's exploits with his eclectic supporting cast are further detailed as Spyral seeks to bring down a crazed cult, prevent Armageddon, and bring about their own possibly sinister ends. Content Collecting issues 5-8 and Grayson…
We've all been there: you start getting into a property, be it a comic book, television series, movie franchise, or video game series. Whatever it is, you start enjoying it more and more. Eventually, you get to the point where you want to maybe buy a few pieces of merchandise, just to decorate around the…
::looks at byline:: ::looks in mirror:: ::is decidedly not Cat:: Two years ago, when auditions were open for the Batman News writing team, one of the titles that piqued my interest was Justice League 3000. So, I went and read all of the issues up to that point and wrote about the strange dichotomies of…
Here we are: the end of the line. The grand finale.* Some third "this is the end" cliché. The difficulty I'm having, as I have for the past few months, is reviewing this book as it is and not how I wish it would have been. Given the early spoiler that Dick would don a costume once…
When last we left our dating crime-fighting heroes, they were caught in the slippery tentacles grip of a giant octopus. Will our heroes escape the ghastly grasp of the gargantuan sea creature? Can they stop Hugo Strange before he brainwashes the whole world? Do Solo and Kuryakin get more time in the spotlight this time…
Loss is hard, there's no denying that. Even when you don't personally know someone, just being an admirer of their work makes their passing hit you on an emotional level. With the death of a talent like Darwyn Cooke, whose inimitable and immediately recognizable style brought with it a sense of hope and optimism no…
One is an extra-dimensional imp who causes no end of trouble for the Man of Steel. The other is an extra-dimensional imp who simply wants to prove he's the universe's biggest fan of the Dark Knight. They are Mr. Mxyzptlk and Bat-Mite, respectively, and for better or worse they have been mainstays in the worlds…
Less than a day after the announcement that he was being treated for cancer, Darwyn Cooke has died. The official statement from his family: We regret to inform you that Darwyn lost his battle with cancer early this morning at 1:30 AM ET. We read all of your messages of support to him throughout the…
I'm conflicted. On the one hand, the transformation of Arkham inmates into animals is almost overwhelmingly silly, even by the standards of both of these properties. It's not a deal breaker, but as much as I love comic book goofiness, even this is pushing it. Then again, Bane is now an elephant. Forget reading that;…
This was fine. Perfectly, utterly fine. A few chuckles, yet nothing that's overwhelmingly great or aggressively bad. Just... fine. When the Titans have their powers swapped by Mumbo Jumbo, they have to adjust to their newfound abilities so as to take the villain down. It goes about as well as you'd expect. Fridolfs has a…
Just a friendly reminder: the annual Free Comic Book Day is upon us this Saturday, May 7th. Beginning in 2002, the first Saturday of May has been recognized as a day where different publishers release free materials to find new readers, provide a sampling of their product, and most importantly to encourage visiting a local…
As much as I attempt to avoid it, there's really not much to discuss this month without going into spoiler territory, so I'll be speaking freely about the various events of this issue. If you want to go in completely fresh, go ahead and stop reading... ...now. I was discussing odds and ends with one…
Look, I know how great Tom King and Tim Seeley are. They took a high concept idea that probably shouldn't have worked and turned it into one of the best new comics in years, thanks to both spot-on characterization and a deft hand with some of DC's weirder ideas. Grayson, right from the beginning, has…
Think of Batman's greatest villains and who comes to mind? No doubt the Joker is there at the top, along with the Riddler, Catwoman, Penguin, Two-Face, Ra's Al Ghul, Scarecrow, and Poison Ivy as the A-list, with room even for the likes of Killer Croc, Mr. Freeze, Clayface, Mad Hatter, and KGBeast Ventriloquist to round it…
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This is an archive of Batman-News.com from 2010 to 2025. For the latest news, check out BatmanNews.com