Following the death of one of Gotham’s most prominent young elites, the mayor’s office and Batman race to find the perpetrator. But with no motive and all evidence quickly swept away, Sarah Worth’s grisly end remains an enigma to Gotham’s peacekeepers. Dan Mora and Mariko Tamaki build an effective and …
Read More »Selina Kyles origin retconned for Batman/Catwoman special by King and Leon
DC’s previously announced Batman/Catwoman Special #1 from Batman/Catwoman series writer Tom King has added artist John Paul Leon and colorist Dave Stewart to its creative team, for a story that explores the deeper connections shared by Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle before they even took on their costumed identities. Batman/Catwoman …
Read More »The time Batman turned into a monster truck and 9 of the other strangest Dark Knight incarnations
DC has published some wild and strange iterations of Batman over the decades, but maybe no single story has ever jam-packed as many into its pages as Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s Dark Nights: Death Metal (opens in new tab), the first collection of which hit shelves April 6. From …
Read More »Next Batman’s ‘Year One’ story explored in John Ridley’s Second Son
After the future-set story of Future State: Next Batman (opens in new tab) and seeing Tim ‘Jace’ Fox fill out the role of Batman in the future, writer John Ridley has turned back the clock for a ‘Batman: Year One’ style exploration of how he became a hero… … and …
Read More »Meet the new Batman villain: Mr. Worth
A new Batman villain is being introduced in an upcoming issue of Detective Comics – one who shares a similar origin story to Batman himself. “Introducing Mr. Worth! When his daughter is killed during the brutal crime wave gripping Gotham City, eight-foot-tall stack of muscle and money Roland Worth sets …
Read More »Best Shots review – Dark Nights: Death Metal #6 “isnt elegant and it isnt clever, but it sure is fun” – spoilers
Spoilers ahead for Dark Nights: Death Metal #6. Scott Snyder aligns the many disparate threads of the DC Universe into one with Dark Nights: Death Metal #6 (opens in new tab), the penultimate chapter of his and Greg Capullo’s epic crisis to end all crises. With the stakes ratcheted up …
Read More »DC names new Harley Quinn and Batman/Superman ongoing creative teams
Update: DC has released new images and information about a series of new titles that will launch in March and April after Future State. A new Harley Quinn ongoing series by writer Stephanie Phillips launches on March 24, and the publisher released the cover art to the debut issue by …
Read More »Ghost-Maker is on the hunt for Clownhunter and Harley Quinn in Batman #104 preview
DC has released a preview of interior pages for Batman #104 (opens in new tab) from writer James Tynion IV and artists Carlo Pagulayan and Danny Miki, in which the Dark Knight runs up against mysterious new Gotham vigilante Ghost-Maker, with the lives of two fan-favorite characters in the balance. …
Read More »A record $1.5 million paid for a Batman comic book at auction
A copy of the 1939 comic book Detective Comics #27, with the first appearance of Batman, was sold at auction this past weekend for $1.5 million. According to auctioneers Heritage Auctions, that is the highest price ever paid for a Batman comic book. The record was previously $1.075 million for …
Read More »7+ foot tall Batman statue erected in Burbank, California
The California city of Burbank has partnered with one of its most famous businesses, DC, for a 7-and-a-half foot tall bronze Batman statue that is now on display in its downtown area. (Image credit: DC) (opens in new tab) The 600-pound statue was digitally sculpted by Alejandro Pereira Ezcurra based …
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