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0 on Ultraman: Superman’s Dark Reflection and the Tyrant of Earth-3You've seen one version of Ultraman in James Gunn's Superman, but what about his comic origins as the tyrant of Earth-3 in the comics? What if Superman weren’t a hero? What if he used his powers not to inspire hope, but to crush it? That’s the central horror of Ultraman, the ruthless dictator of Earth-3…
What Are Superman’s Powers? From heat vision to planet-punching strength, here’s a grounded breakdown of what makes him super. Let’s clear something up right away: Superman doesn’t “just fly.” He defies gravity like gravity owes him money. And while most superheroes might get tired, bruised, or need a moment to catch their breath, Superman can…
McFarlane Toys has announced its first wave of Page Punchers 2-packs from Dark Knights Metal and Dark Knight Returns. Batman & Mutant Leader w/Comic (Page Punchers) 3" 2-Pack Available for preorder from Amazon and Entertainment Earth. Batman: As a child, Bruce Wayne watched as his parents were brutally killed in Gotham City's Crime Alley. Traumatized…
DC lives and dies by its legendary stable of superheroes, each a mythical figure in their own right. But the last few years have seen DC and WarnerMedia digging deep into the DC archives to revive old heroes and give them new life. Peacemaker isn't a name most viewers--let alone most comicbook fans--are familiar with.…
As much as I loved the first Wonder Woman film, it suffered from the problem that so many superhero stories and video games suffer from: a disappointing end boss. The film was filled with these amazing moments like the beach fight and No Man's Land, and then Ares was just a guy with a mustache…
When we talk about DC villains, we all have a pretty similar list in our heads. The Joker, Lex Luthor, Reverse Flash, Black Adam, Brainiac, Catwoman. But who is Maxwell Lord? He's one of the low-key most dangerous villains of the DC universe and the businessman who acts as the primary antagonist of Wonder Woman…
Who is Harley Quinn? That totally depends on where you jump into her story, and that's part of what makes her great. Often times, when we dig into a character's backstory to profile them, they've been around for decades and undergone countless transformations and resets. They appeared on other labels or have had multiple secret…
For the last few weeks, one question has been on everyone's mind: Who the heck is Polka-Dot Man? At the end of April, it was announced that actor David Dastmalchian would appear as Polka-Dot Man in James Gunn's Suicide Squad film. After a couple of hilarious appearances in Ant-Man and Ant-Man and the Wasp, Dastmalchian's…
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,…
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…
Canary. Robin. Hawk. Dove. There are so many birds in the DC universe, you could make a team out of them. Oh, right - someone did: The Birds of Prey. And that team was started by some of DC's longest-lived heroines. With the movie officially underway, it's time to start talking about the primary players…
Shazam! will be here before you know it, and while I know there are plenty of you lamenting DC's move to the light, I'm thrilled for this movie. The DC Universe is big enough to hold all kinds of stories, because it has all kinds of characters, and I'm both amazed and delighted that we…
I find myself, more often than is probably reasonable, trying to explain to people who Reverse-Flash is and why I have multiple action figures, statues, and t-shirts for the character. They, probably like you, look at me like I'm a giant idiot. I'll grant you that! But the point stands: I adore the Reverse-Flash, one…
There are always signs of an impending crisis. The animals go silent. The tide rolls out. The air gets stale. When the DC Universe is about to experience a Crisis event, you just have to look for the Monitor. The Monitor, created by comic-book legend Marv Wolfman, is the omnipresent, omniscient being that protects DC's…
Aquaman. Blonde and clean-cut. He's one of the best-known comic characters in the world, but for years "DC" only stood for "Dorky Chump" when it came to the king of the ocean. These days, Aquaman is pretty cool again, thanks to none other than Khal Drogo stepping into his scalemail. But DC has been working…
One of the most exciting upcoming DC movies is based around one of the very oldest comic book characters: Shazam, Earth's Mightiest Mortal. At a glance, he might look like an off-brand Superman, but there's more to this character than meets the eye - both in the pages of the comic and out. And he…
I’m starting to get pretty excited for the December release of Aquaman. While I’ve read a decent amount of his books I wasn’t as familiar with his rogue’s gallery of villains as I’d like, so out of pure geek curiosity I started researching the ones that are confirmed for the film. The more I read,…
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This is an archive of Batman-News.com from 2010 to 2025. For the latest news, check out BatmanNews.com