Matt Reeves’ long-awaited The Batman starring Robert Pattinson is just about to open on Friday, March 4, and is getting pretty stellar early reviews. The Batman poster (Image credit: Warner Bros. Pictures) (opens in new tab) If the moviegoing public agrees with the early critics, we might be getting a …
Read More »Revisiting the Oracle years of Barbara Gordon as she blends it with her Batgirl in 2022
After her twin heroic careers as Batgirl and Oracle, Barbara Gordon is now combining both those roles in the new DC ongoing series Batgirls. For many fans, however, they have a personal favorite version of Barbara Gordon (or ‘Babs’ as she’s affectionately known) that’s either Batgirl or Oracle, but usually …
Read More »Batman fends off an alien invasion while Superman is MIA in Batman – Fortress
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story screenwriter Gary Whitta and fan-favorite artist Darick Robertson are teaming on a new “brutal and shocking” May-debuting eight-issue series called Batman: Fortress. Batman: Fortress #2 cover (Image credit: DC) (opens in new tab) Global power and communications are disrupted and Earth is plunged into …
Read More »Justice Warriors is a “mega-satire” of modern life from Matt Bors and Ben Clarkson
Political cartoonist Matt Bors is teaming up with Adult Swim filmmaker Ben Clarkson on a satirical comic book series with an arresting take modern life called Justice Warriors. Justice Warriors #1 main cover (Image credit: Ben Clarkson/Felipe Sobreiro (AHOY Comics)) (opens in new tab) “Justice Warriors is a mega-satire of …
Read More »Peaky Blinders season 6 finally gets a release date
Peaky Blinders season 6 finally has a release date and it’s only a matter of weeks away – Tommy Shelby and co.’s final small-screen outing will arrive on February 27 on BBC in the UK. The release date was first revealed by series director Anthony Byrne, and has since been …
Read More »Looking back at Marvels fatalistic superhero war comic Strikeforce Morituri
Strikeforce: Morituri, Marvel Comics, 1986-1989. 31 issues. There was a time, before four- and six-issue story arcs became the norm, when comic stories seemed to need one or two issues, or an infrequent crossover. Then all of a sudden that book would be the reach its double-sized landmark issue… and …
Read More »Better Call Saul season 6 sets premiere date
Much like its predecessor Breaking Bad, the sixth and final season of Better Call Saul will premiere in two parts. Just days after a new teaser trailer was released, AMC announced that the first seven episodes of season 6 will air back-to-back starting April 18 at 9 p.m. ET. The …
Read More »The origin of the new Spidey villain Queen Goblin teased in Amazing Spider-Man #89
The recently introduced new Green Goblin legacy character Queen Goblin has been quite popular online since she was first announced by Marvel, and it seems we’ll all soon learn her story. In a preview of February 16’s Amazing Spider-Man #89 (opens in new tab), it’s revealed that Queen Goblin appears …
Read More »Kingpin has found a way to see through Marvel Comics retcons
Devil’s Reign #4 (opens in new tab) ups the ante of the already high-stakes crossover, restoring something Kingpin once lost which he values above all else, and it may spell doom for Matt Murdock. In Devil’s Reign #4 from writer Chip Zdarsky and artists Marco Checchetto and Marcio Menyz, Kingpin …
Read More »Batman at his best – why Grant Morrisons work on the Dark Knight stands the test of time
Batman is entering a new phase in DC Comics, as well as on the big screen as his new film The Batman readies to hit theaters later this year. But the Caped Crusaders’ comic book history is full of big changes and big ideas from some of the greatest comics …
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