The artwork depicted here is very reminiscent of Alex Ross, though I'm unsure whether he illustrated this or not. What struck me about this one is how similar, if not exactly, the Joker's depiction is to Heath's Joker. Heath has truly left his mark on the character, as we shall see in the next image taken from Lee Bermejo in Azzarello's "Joker." This image to me is so iconic and terrifying as Joker stands with a hostage and a swarm of thugs overwhelming, seemingly, our Dark Knight.   Posted by…

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  With the release of Justice League Doom, Comixology has put a sale on comics that relate to the animated movie.   Comics included that have been digitized previously include: JLA (1997-2006) #43-46 The Mark Waid and Howard Porter 4 part Tower of Babel story that the movie is loosely inspired by.   Justice League of America (1960-1987) #111 (First time available in the store), #193-197 The Injustice Gang’s first appearance, and some Bronze Age goodness as well featuring the villains as well.   Justice #1-12 Alex…

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  Alright, we’ve got a big Bat-Week here on the Digital App.   Batman and Robin #1-6 ($1.99 each)
The first 6 issues of Grant Morrison’s epic of Dick Grayson & Damian Wayne’s adventures. Drawn by Frank Quietly and Philip Tan, this was one of the hottest books of 2009.   Batman: Streets of Gotham #16 ($1.99)
Continuing the Heart Of Hush story, this time delving into the pasts of the Waynes.   Birds of Prey Volume 1 #111-112 ($1.99 each)
It’s Oracle vs. Calculator in # 111 and Lady Blackhawk honors a…

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It’s been a while, but real life and the fact that DC Digital has been light in Bat related books as of late caused the delay. To make it up, at some point I should post a nice “What else can you find over at DC Digital” article at some point this month.   So let’s get caught up shall we?     1/19:   Batman Beyond Volume 2 #6-7 ($1.99 each)
Continues to collect the original TV show tie-in books from 2000. First one Terry fights what appears to be…

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Concept Art: Part 2
  In this, the fourth entry of the Year of the Batmen, we’ll continue to examine how Batman is depicted artistically. Characterization, mood and message will be dissected. Many of the storylines to accompany this art work hasn’t even been released yet. So, this will afford us with a unique point of view as study the personality of Batman from the artist’s perspective.   The Neal Adams Batman
    This particular entry comes from the upcoming…

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Red Robin #1 is the start of a new ongoing series starring Tim Wayne. The story is of Tim being kicked out of the Robin cape, in favor of Damien, who Dick says needs to be Robin more than Tim does. Tim gets quite angry at this and decides to set on his own and be his own man. Tim knows he cannot be Robin anymore, and with the job he has at hand, he couldn’t be. He needs to be something different, he needs to be Red Robin.   Red…

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