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5 on Morrison’s Batman Epic, part 2: He's a new world BatmanThere is a constant push and pull between comics' expectations and the need to adapt to a changing world. What made sense for Batman in 1939 does not necessarily work over half a century later. However, every change is made by inches as comics fight against decades of entrenched ideas of what they should be.…
Batman looks cool. There is no arguing that at all, and I've even provided plenty of examples of just how cool he can look on the big screen. But Batman doesn't just look cool himself; no, his gear is super cool too. Just look at the simple, humble Batarang, which is one of the sweetest…
By the bronze age of the 1970s, the modern idea of who Batman is had been largely codified. The dark knight as we know him was defined by legendary writers like Denny O'Neil and Steve Englehart. Even later writers like Frank Miller were still working from the same template, just taken in a grittier direction.…
Detective Comics #27 first hit newsstands on March 30th, 1939, introducing the world to Batman and changing comics forever. Since that time, Batman has starred in innumerable comics, TV shows, games, movies, toys, clothes, and from time to time, breakfast cereals. He is one of the most iconic characters in the world, and it all…
While we still have a few years to wait for the next Batman movie, the MAX original series The Penguin will hold us over until then, and the first teaser for the project was just released. Oscar-nominee Colin Farrell reprises his role as Oswald Cobblepot, the titular Penguin and a scene-stealing favorite from Matt Reeves’…
For my first piece for Batman News, we go back in time to Batman's first case. Yes, we're going to be looking at Dan Jurgens' The Bat-Man: First Knight. This is the first book of a 3 issue Black Label series going back to the Caped Crusader's roots, but does it justify its place among…
It's probably safe to say that there's hardly a character who has been on film more than Batman. Be it film serials, television series, movies, or cartoons, there have been countless hours of Batman media filmed, animated, broadcast, and what have you over the past nine decades. With all of those different representations come a…
Any time I write about Batman: The Animated Series, it gets harder and harder to come up with something to say. I touched on this in my review of The Batman Adventures Omnibus, in that while I could talk all day, every day about this series, so much has been said and written about this…
Ranking the Best and Worst of the Batman Mission Masters and Spectrum of the Bat Action Figure Lines
If nothing else, the existence of these Batman Mission Masters and Spectrum of the Bat toylines show just how many wild, crazy, random ideas were slapped onto action figures of the Dark Knight. So many colors, so many Noun Verb naming variations, so many pegwarmers. That's all part of the fun and charm, though, in…
Batman: The Animated Series was a revolutionary series when it debuted, and it has more than stood the test of time three decades on. Its followup, The New Batman Adventures, was a more somber, serious affair, one that I absolutely adored when I was a kid. As time has gone on, my appreciation for it…
Here we are once again, approaching the end of yet another year. With the holiday season upon us, surely you'll find yourself asking at least once, what gift should I get for the Batman fan in my life? Or, perhaps more accurately, you will be asked this question by others, because you are the Batman…
Batman: The Animated Series not only changed cartoons, but the public perception of Batman on general. Much like the 1989 Batman film, it showed what could really be done with the character in less (purposefully, anyway) campy stories, yet the show went even further by distilling everything great about Batman and his world into a…
Over the years, and even as recently as a few months ago, I've written so, so many words about how much I love Batman: The Animated Series. I don't need to tell you that any more, nor do I need to tell you about it either, because you know. It's BTAS. We all know it.…
Up to this point, the action figure lines I've been looking at have mostly been from the '90s, with a little bit of 1980s thrown in for good measure. Today, let's jump forward a few decades to the 2010s and take a look at the toy line for the highly acclaimed animated series Young Justice.…
It’s been reported that prolific director Robert Butler has passed away. Butler had a long career directing television and film, including series such as Star Trek (most notably original pilot “The Cage”), Remington Steele, Moonlighting, Gunsmoke, and The Fugitive. He also directed films for the big and small screens, like Disney’s The Computer Wore Tennis…
I sure do miss the days when you could go to a toy store and... Well, I could just leave it at that, really, since standalone toy stores are few and far between. Still, I used to love going to a store and seeing all sorts of toy lines, some of them cool, some of…
A funny thing happened while I was writing these action figure ranking posts. I took a trip down nostalgia lane with some of the lines, sure, but they also awakened memories I'd forgotten I even had. When I Googled an image to use for the last post, I was reminded of the existence of Batman:…
The '90s were a wonderful, weird time. It was the heyday of grunge music and teenybopper boy bands, an era when being a summer blockbuster actually seemed to mean something, and a time when seemingly anything could get a toy line. That was especially true for comic book characters, as we got some pretty sweet…
We’re sad to report that actor Richard Moll has passed away. Known for his large stature and booming voice, the 6’8” actor achieved fame as the kindhearted bailiff “Bull” Shannon on the sitcom Night Court. Moll was a series regular for all nine seasons of the show, and also had parts in multiple television series…
In discussions about the greatest Batman films of all time, most moviegoers would probably name Batman, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and The Batman as some of the strongest contenders for the top spot. With good reason, as they are all good to great in their own ways. There are two movies that are often…
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This is an archive of Batman-News.com from 2010 to 2025. For the latest news, check out BatmanNews.com