In this episode Tim, Dane and Terence talk about their favorite Batman/Superman team-up stories, Heath Ledger's Joker Diary, Heath Ledger's will and his daughter, the Arkham Origins trailer and game, former Red Sox First Baseman Bill Buckner and how he's blamed for game six of the 1986 World Series, the Flashpoint animated movie trailer and cover all of the comics from the past two weeks.  

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  It's well known that during the filming of "The Dark Knight," Heath Ledger kept a diary while preparing for his iconic role as the Joker. Well now a video has recently surfaced online that shows Heath's father Kim showing that dairy on a 2012 German documentary series called, "Too Young To Die," which reveals some of the things Heath kept in that dairy. You can check it out in the video below.       Posted by…

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  In this latest episode I first talk about the summer of hero movies and a chance to be a guest co-host on BTO.  After this brief news, I review Detective Comics #494 and #495, Batgirl #19, and Birds of Prey #19.  The episode wraps up with Babs in the Tube spotlighting 'The Joker's Flying Saucer,' the well-missed Shipper Spotlight featuring Ray Palmer and Jean Loring, and my literature recommendation.  

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From Warner Bros.:   FIRST-TIME VOICES OF BATMAN, SUPERMAN & JOKER SET NEW ACTION-PACKED, HILARIOUS TONE FOR LEGO BATMAN: THE MOVIE – DC SUPERHEROES UNITE     Troy Baker, Travis Willingham, Christopher Corey Smith & Charlie Schlatter take on iconic roles for new animated film coming to Blu-ray on May 21   The first…

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  Warner Bros. has sent over a number of new screenshots and a new clip featuring Batman and Robin trying to get into Arkham Asylum.          

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From Warner Bros.:     Batgirl Confirmed as DLC Character for Injustice: Gods Among Us   Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today released an all-new trailer revealing Batgirl, the next DLC character that will be available for the DC Comics fighting game Injustice: Gods Among Us. Batgirl will be available on Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for 400 Microsoft Points and PlayStation®Network at a price of $4.99.       Developed by award-winning NetherRealm…

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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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Next up, The Batman Universe talked with Detective Comics writer, John Layman. Layman came on to the series just under a year ago and has introduced many classic villains into the series. With the 900th issue of Detective Comics released earlier this month, we talked with Layman about upcoming events and the 900th issue.   TBU: A lot of listeners have commented on how your issues have a classic feel to them in terms of the writing style similar to stories of the 1970's. Are you inspired by those…

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  According to the gaming website Kotaku, two of their sources are saying that Batman: Arkham Origins will include a multiplayer mode.   The first source apparently told the gaming website that Origins would be called Origins and would have a Christmas theme to it. That source also said that the game would have a multiplayer mode which was confirmed by another one of their sources while Warner Bros. declined to comment on it. According to the first source, the one that initially told Kotaku about the multiplayer mode…

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Here are the solicitations for the DC Collectibles that feature characters from The Batman Universe, which are scheduled to be released in September.     DC COMICS – THE NEW 52 TRINITY WAR BOX SET
Capture the excitement and action of the JUSTICE LEAGUE comics with this special action figure 3-pack which includes the trinity of iconic heroes: Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman! Superman features all new metallic paints, and an all-new Wonder Woman head sculpt.
Action Figures * $49.95 US • On Sale September 2013
*Allocations May…

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