Next week what appears to be the big final battle between the Darkest Knight and the heroes of the DC Multiverse begins in Dark Nights: Death Metal #6 (opens in new tab), and it’s liable to be a pretty long and brutal fight considering there are still two issues in …
Read More »Six Future State: Batman Family first look previews
Over the past weekend, DC released first look preview art from five titles from the Future State: Batman family. Future State is the two-month event in January and February 2021 imagining DC’s core characters in near- and far-flung futures. Although not all DC Future State titles occupy the same future …
Read More »Ghost-Maker and the Grinners take to the streets in Batman #102 preview
Now that ‘The Joker War’ has concluded, the Dark Knight is about to face a new challenge as his relationship with Gotham continues to evolve, and this preview of November 3’s Batman #102 showcases one of the new characters joining the scene – Ghost-Maker. (Image credit: DC) (opens in new …
Read More »Batman v Ghost-Maker and Harley Quinn v Clownhunter in Batman #103 preview
Before DC and readers explore the near-future of Gotham City and the Batman cast in January and February 2021’s DC Future State event, there’s still some post-‘The Joker War’ immediate-future moments to be revealed. (Image credit: DC) DC has released a preview of images from next month’s Batman #103, on …
Read More »Grant Morrison shelves his planned Batman: Arkham Asylum sequel
If you’ve been looking forward to Grant Morrison’s sequel to his Batman OGN Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth, we’ve got some bad news – the writer has said that the project is on hold. Originally announced at the 2017 Comic-Con International San Diego, Arkham Asylum 2 would …
Read More »DC Generations event returns reimagined with the homecoming of “the original” 1939 Batman
DC’s Generations event is finally getting a proper start this January but seemingly reimagined in Generations: Shattered #1, an 80-page one-shot priced at $9.99. The original event was put on hold due to comic book distribution delays due to COVID-19 and a major change in DC’s executive ranks in the …
Read More »The Hero Initiative Batman 100 Project first look
The Hero Initiative, the charity dedicated to helping comic book creators in medical or financial need, is readying the release of the Batman 100 Project, the latest interaction of their fundraising project featuring comic book artists drawing 100 original covers for a recent high profile comic book release. In this …
Read More »The Dark Knight takes The Joker War to the Joker in Batman #97 preview
When the Clown Prince of Crime gets his hands on Bruce Wayne’s money, bad things will happen – as evident in this preview of August 18’s Batman #97. As the core of the sprawling ‘The Joker War’ event, James Tynion IV and Jorge Jimenez’s Batman arc finds the Joker stocking …
Read More »Best Shots review – Batman #95 “succeeds in establishing the stakes” of Joker War
After the somewhat drawn-out nature of the last arc, the opening salvo of James Tynion IV and Jorge Jimenez’s ‘The Joker War’ is a nice change-up. With the build-up out of the way, Tynion is able to settle into a more brisk storytelling pace and Jimenez is up to the …
Read More »Batman Who Laughs shreds to Marilyn Manson song in animated Dark Nights: Death Metal music video
DC have taken their comic book event marketing up a notch, with an animated/motion comic music video promoting the just-launched series Dark Nights: Death Metal – wrapped up in the 2015 Marilyn Manson song “Warship My Wreck.” You can watch the music video here (opens in new tab). The Marilyn …
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