Taken from Planetary: Crossing Worlds, Batman finds himself unaware of dimensional shifts, hence why we see the Frank Miller Batman and not a different incarnation of the Dark Knight. It’s too appropriate as Elijah Snow, leader of Planetary, is surprised to find that the Batman from a moment ago (the 60’s Adam West Batman!) is now a hulking, seasoned veteran version of the Caped Crusader. Planetary is an exceptional series, and as WildStorm is a part of the 52 worlds of the DCU, I suggest checking it out. Planetary is…

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  Batman (1940-2011) ($1.99 each) #1-25 The first 25 issues of Batman's titular book in all their Golden Age glory from March of 1940 through September of 1944 (title was a quarterly back in those days).   #159, #210, #251, #252, #255, #256, #291, #324, #392 Various Silver and Bronze Age issues released digitally as part of a Joker 101 sale, including the iconic “Joker's Five Way Revenge” from 1973 that helped reinvent the Clown Prince of Crime for the time, Catwoman 101 sale and as supporting issues based around a Retro release of…

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Frank Miller's original art for The Dark Knight Returns has been put up for auction by Heritage Auctions. Starting at an opening bid of $10,000 you can possibly own what is called "Splash Page 36" which shows a severely wounded Bruce and Carrie Kelley in a tender embrace. The piece is signed by inker Klaus Janson.     The second piece of art also has an opening bid of $10,000 and is being called "Clark Kent/Bruce Wayne Page 14 Original Art" which pretty much…

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Peter Tomasi has previously said that Carrie Kelley is sticking around the main DC continuity but neither he nor DC would confirm if she will be the new Robin. While he of course wouldn't reveal if she is going to be the new Robin, Tomasi sat down with Newsarama to talk about his experiences with Carrie, if Bruce will recruit a new sidekick, if there was any hesitation in bringing her into the New 52, and what Bruce thinks about her, amongst other things.   Newsarama: Pete,…

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  In this episode Tim, Dane, and Terence talk about The Dark Knight Return Part 2, Tim talks about his experience at the premiere, spending $30 at an arcade in Lake Tahoe, Frank Miller's less than stellar "The Dark Knight Strikes Again" and "Holy Terror" graphic novels, Young Justice being cancelled, the rumor that the Justice League movie is looking for a new writer, Batwing's new suit and the most recent titles DC has cancelled, Injustice: Gods Among Us and why arcades are dead, and they review…

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From Heritage Auctions:   CGC-graded 6.5 Detective Comics #27 offered, without reserve, in Heritage Auctions Comics event   Should bring $500,000+ in Feb. 21-22 auction; Also featuring John Romita’s original covert art for Spider-Man #121, The Night Gwen Stacy Died; Dave Gibbons’ Watchmen #1 original cover art; the first Calvin and Hobbes daily comic strip ever at auction   NEW YORK – A CGC-graded 6.5 copy of Detective Comics #27 (DC, 1939), the first appearance of “The Bat-Man,” is expected to bring more than $500,000 when it comes across…

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The second installment of the animated film version of Frank Miller’s famed graphic novel picks up right where we left off and hits the ground running. The media sensationalism continues to give the viewer a better sense of the world Batman is reemerging in. The animators have clearly kept it in the ‘80’s as Reagan is President, as he is the graphic novel. Superman’s role is incredibly similar to the way in which Nixon uses Dr. Manhattan in Watchmen. Funnily enough, both…

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If you remember all the way back to September of last year you will probably recall I was not at all positive about The Dark Knight Returns Part One. In my opinion it suffered all the myriads that can make an animated film terrible: bad acting, terrible animation, clunky dialogue and awful music. And I did not have high hopes for part two. The clips I had seen of part 2 had not impressed me at all and…

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  Editor's Note: The following article is a new segment for The Batman Universe. It is meant to be a take on how the Joker would react to the real world outside of the DC Universe and current events. The article is also darker because it is in fact coming from the perspective of one of the darkest characters in The Batman Universe. Viewer discretion is advised.
  Greeting Bat-babies, it’s you dear old Uncle Joker here. So you are probably wondering what on earth I am doing here. Well I’ve…

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  DC Collectibles held the first panel of the convention that The Batman Universe is covering and there was a couple of Batman related items shown. Our very own Steve Rogers is reporting from the convention and The Source has supplied the images from the panel.   -Batman: Black and White statues will continue in 2013 including a statue based off of Sean "Cheeks" Halloway and a second edition Frank Miller statue as shown below.  

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