MTV posted a new video today. They talked with Danny Devito about his role in Batman Returns. Nothing newsworthy, but interesting nonetheless.     Posted by Dustin

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On a day where there was no new news, Tony Daniel posted up a little info about Batman #694. Here is what he had to say:   Batman 694 is being wrapped up. 695 is half done, but I wish I was a little further along. Lots of people are speculating on people like Penguin, Riddler, Helena…that's good. Will everything be answered right away? Heck no. Am I going to have fun with these developments? Heck yeah!     Posted by Dustin

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The story opens in Amsterdam (don’t you wish you had Tim Drakes frequent flyer miles?) with Red Robin in hot pursuit of the Walewein Motorcycle gang. As we find out later the gang has something that is very important to Tim. As Tim engages the gang he finds himself severely outnumbered and about to be run down. Suddenly the attacker’s bike disintegrates and Tim easily subdues the assailant. This serves as the introduction to Chris Kent aka “Nightwing”. In a nice panel Chris is shown hovering…

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Tony Daniel returns to right a ship that has gone way off course. The most important title in comics has been a weak imitation of its former self since Judd Winick took over the helm. Acclaimed more for his art than his prose, the creative mind behind Battle for the Cowl takes over both duties as he resumes his interpretation of Dick Grayson’s Batman.
  I’m not much of a Tony Daniel fan, and to be honest was expecting to be writing some scathing words of disapproval at…

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  It wouldn't be Halloween without having Batman mixed mixed with Halloween. We start off going towards Halloween with this scan from Batman: The Long Halloween #13.   Posted by Dustin

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Don't fix it if it ain't broke. Change for the sake of change is never a good thing. These wise adages prove to be true more often than not. Issue #4 of the incredibly successful Batman and Robin monthly marks the title's artistic debut of Philip Tan. In my opinion, Frank Quitely's unique style and cinematic pacing have made every page of B&R a visually stunning work of art. His mastery of creating emotion and action without the need for narration has even pushed Grant Morrison's writing to…

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Fool me once, shame on you DC comics; fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me a third time, well I’ve been buying Batman since the 1970’s so it’s understandable. Fool me again? Our own Apple from TBU Comic Podcast episode 27 likes Judd Winick’s take on the new Caped Crusader, so maybe the fourth time’s the charm.   I went to my comic shop, reluctantly pulled out my wallet and paid the $3.54 Canadian for Batman #690. I ignored the Tony Daniel cover that makes Batman’s abdominal muscles look more…

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We all know that we are only about a week away from the release of Batman: Arkham Asylum. But there have been a lot of rumors surrounding which characters will in fact be in the game. Some of the characters that have been rumored have included: Maxie Zeus, Amygdala, Alfred, Blue Beetle, Catwoman, Firefly, Hugo Strange, Hush, Killer Moth, Mr. Freeze, Penguin, Ra's al Ghul, Ratcatcher, Scarecrow, Tweedledum and Tweedledee. and Two-Face.   Now you are probably thinking to yourself, "Man, that lineup would be awesome." Well, from my perspective do not get your hopes up too fast. Out of the…

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If you haven't been reading the Latest News on TheBatmanUniverse.net (Why haven't you?!!), then you would have missed that Dan Didio has had a change of heart about Batman Beyond appearing in a future DCU title. Well, I think I may have just read the first issue! Judd Winick and Mark Bagley have combined their artistic wisdom and turned Dick Grayson into Terry McGinnis.   For those of you who don’t remember the cartoon, Batman Beyond was about a youthful-spirited new Batman mentoring under an aged and gloomy Bruce Wayne. One…

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