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2 on Beast Kingdom announces Comic-Con Dark Knight Joker figureBeast Kingdom has announced a new 1/9 scale Heath Ledger Joker figure from the bank robbery scene in The Dark Knight. The new Joker figure is part of Beast Kingdom's Dynamic 8ction Heroes line which means he will stand about 8-inches tall. With 28 points of articulation and a cloth outfit, he's going to be…
It would appear that we finally have some idea of when work will resume on The Batman, but it's going to be in a different format than when it stopped. The Batman shut down on March 14, and ever since then it has been a waiting game to see when it would resume production. While…
The first Lucifer season 5 trailer has arrived, and it's clear that something isn't quite right with the King of Hell. As Lucifer season 4 drew to a close, the titular character returned to his throne in hell after a rebellion by his demons. As all of his loved ones on Earth try to deal…
Any Justice League fan knows that having a telepath like Martian Manhunter on your side makes the job of superhero-ing a heck of a lot easier. Courtney Whitmore may be wildly inexperienced, but even as a teenager she figures this out right away after she realizes Henry King Jr. is a powerful psychic just like…
Queen Studios have released new images and info about its 1/3 scale Batman figure from The Dark Knight. Standing around 27-inches tall, the new statue is set to come in three different versions. The Regular Edition will come with the masked head for $1,149.99. The Premium Edition will sell for $1,299.99 and come with the…
Stargirl will see the child of another ISA member learning to control their powers. Stargirl episode 110, "Brainwave Jr.," will also see the JSA facing off with a member of the ISA. LET ME START AT THE BEGINNING -- As Henry Jr. (Jake Austin Walker) hones his newfound skills, uncovered secrets from his family's past…
Doom Patrol is going to be seeing some new guests as the aeronauts make their way to Doom Manor. Doom Patrol episode 206, "Space Patrol," will also see Jane dealing with a funeral in the Underground. Larry is tasked with handling Niles' old research team when the ageless aeronauts return from space. As Niles and…
The story of Matt Reeves version of Gotham City won't end with The Batman as a spinoff series based on the GCPD is coming to HBO Max. Warner Bros. Television announced on Friday that it will be launching a new GCPD series on HBO Max set in the same world as the upcoming The Batman…
With the Snyder Cut of Justice League finally coming to the world, could the Schumacher Cut of Batman Forever be next? Marc Bernardin, the co-host of the Fatman Beyond podcast as well as a writer on Castle Rock, Star Trek: Picard, has let a genie out of the bottle that appears to be gaining some…
We may still be waiting on Wonder Woman 1984 to hit theaters, but at least we have some new merchandise to keep us busy until then. Kotobukiya has announced a new ARTFX statue based on how Diana looks in the upcoming sequel. It stands approx. 9.8-inches and will retail for $159.99. The action entertainment film…
The Doom Patrol is not a superhero team. These characters aren't heroes. They're people who have lived too long with too much trauma to bear. Doom Patrol is the story of these burdened people trying to cope with the incredible pain they've lived through, with that pain often amplified by their powers. When that pain…
The list of things we couldn't have predicted about 2020 is far too long for any one list to encompass, but here in our little corner of the world, one of the biggest surprises was the departure of Ruby Rose as Batwoman's Kate Kane after just one season. The studio promised to recast Batwoman and…
It would appear the world of Wonder Woman may be opening up a bit more, possibly even outside of movies and on out TVs. Speaking with Empire recently, Wonder Woman 1984 director Patty Jenkins opened up a bit more about the overall plan for the Amazons past this film. While we've already known that the…
Lots of old comic book characters look silly because, well, comic books are (and often still are) pretty silly. Take Dr. Tyme, for example, who debuted just ahead of the American psychedelic era, in 1964. Here's a picture of him from the comics: Many superhero shows would be tempted, when including a character like this,…
I'm of the age where I remember the word "mondo" being a regular fixture in the vernacular. Like "radical" and "bodacious," it was typically used to denote something that was more than merely "cool." No, if something was mondo, it was extremely cool. Was the use of this slang going through the minds of the…
Stargirl fans can rejoice as the series has been renewed for season 2, but with a fairly big change in how you will watch it. The CW announced on Monday that it has renewed Stargirl for season 2, but the network added that it would be the exclusive home of the series. Originally announced as…
It seems that Warner Bros. is in the mood to bring a bit of the supernatural to the big screen with a new Constantine movie reportedly in the works. Hot on the heels of news that a Zatana solo film is in the works, it appears that Constantine may be heading back to the big…
Whenever someone's writing a superhero show, I imagine there's a big whiteboard in the writers' room and they have ideas on the board. Things they want to do on the show, big themes, that kind of thing. And I imagine that the first thing every showrunner writes is the phrase "We're not so different, you…
The Coronavirus pandemic may still be with us, but it's just about time for The Batman to return to doling out justice in Gotham. The Batman shut down on March 14, and ever since then it has been a waiting game to see when it would resume production. While getting a multi-million dollar movie back…
I just watched Batman Returns again recently, and I've got to tell you: I think it's the weakest of the series. The film doubles the villain count from Batman—triples it if you throw in Max Schreck—but crams everyone into a positively claustrophobic Gotham City that apparently doesn't have enough citizens to make a tree lighting more well-attended…
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