Tag: Batman
Entertainment Round-Up: The Flash Season 2 may bring new speedsters, another Crow is cast,...
A gathering of your weekend Entertainment headlines
nuDC: Batman is a robot, Wonder Woman is Captain Wolverine and Superman put on...
This week DC has been revealing new looks for its core characters, including some startling fashion changes. The new looks have been revealed in various places We've cobbled it all up for you below but here's the shorter version:
UPDATE – Amazing Arizona Con 2015: Deadpool ruled & art crooks were called out
The Valentines State’s first comic con of the year wrapped up over the romantic weekend. Jimmy Jay, Amazing Arizona Comic Con organizer, didn’t let a hallmark holiday get in the way of putting on his three-day annual comic book convention on Friday, Feb. 13 through Sunday, Feb. 15. The event kicked off with an intimate panel with Spawn Creator Todd McFarlane and the New York Times best selling Batman artist, Greg Capullo. They signed someone's baby.
Voice Cast announced for Batman vs. Robin
Via The Hollywood Reporter, WB Animation has unveiled its cast for the upcoming feature Batman vs. Robin, which despite sharing a title with a...
Mark Doyle is Moving to Burbank and Staying on The Batman Line
In an interview with Comics Alliance, editor Mark Doyle confirmed that he is staying with DC Comics in their move to the new offices...
Michael Keaton reminisces about his time in the Batsuit
Michael Keaton finally had his big comeback year in 2014. With Birdman, and his very meta portrayal of a washed-up superhero actor, Keaton now...
Guest commentary: Who Stole Superman’s Undies?
Guest post by T Campbell.
Can the soul of Western civilization be found in a pair of red briefs? Was our first great superhero at his strongest, his noblest, his superest, before modern interpretations stripped him of his underwear? Is there a connection?
A generation ago, when those red briefs were an inseparable part of Superman’s design, he was the most familiar superhero by a wide margin, leading the field in film adaptations,[1] headlining cartoon shows,[2] and even winning over famous media critics who were fiction writers in their own right. Even now, if you believe superheroes have anything to say to American culture or the human experience, you sort of have to start with him, because he’s the prototype.
Umberto Eco called him “the representative of all his similars” [3] and Harlan Ellison described him as one of “only five fictional creations known to every man, woman, and child on the planet.”[4] Born in the early hours of a visual, easily reproduced medium, he was popular enough to codify most of what being a superhero meant. The Oxford English Dictionary even mentions him by name in its definition of “superhero”:
NYCC ’14: Gerry Duggan on karaoke, mental illness and ‘Arkham Manor’
Batman fans have a lot of reasons to be excited for in the month of October. With the latest Batgirl creative team and new...
5 Things We Learned About Adam West at #NYCC
It’s been 48 years since the iconic Batman television series first aired. Adam West, the man behind the cowl, was at the New York...
Wednesday Pulse: The Fluctuating Prices of Batman
If you’re picking up Batman #35 this week, do yourself a favour and check out the price point. See that $4.99 price sticker? Originally...
Fictional humans protest Superman’s violent streak just like real ones did
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Latino Review is keeping up with the latest Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice set leaks and stuff.. The film is shooting in...
Batman Forever + Forever Stamp = Batman Forever Stamp
It should come as no surprise that the US post Office that has Spidey swinging over traffic as a symbol of its speedy delivery...