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After a night of venting his frustration on the criminals in Gotham City, Bruce returns to the cave to find a letter that Damian wrote, declaring his intention to help Batman fight against Leviathan and stating his love and pride for being Bruce’s son. The best issues say the most with the least amount of dialogue. So it’s with Batman and Robin #18 that the entire story has nary a word or sound effect lettered into the page, leaving with the reader the sense of grief and loss that…
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Editor's Note: The following article is meant to be a take on how the Joker would react to the real world outside of the DC Universe and to 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 is your dear old uncle J here. I think Queen said it best when they sang “another one bites the dust. And another…
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12/31: Ame-Comi Girls #17 ($0.99) Now White Lanterns, the heroines battle Sinestra and her army of Yellow and Black Lanterns for Earth. 1/2: All Star Western (2011-) #15 ($3.99) Continues the adventures of Dr. Arkham and Jonah Hex as they go up against Dr. Jekyll and Mister Hyde as it appears Dr. Jekyll’s formula may be fused with The Black Diamond. Batman Incorporated (2012-) #6 ($2.99) Leviathan has struck Gotham, and Talia tries to get Batman to weigh his city against his son as he tries to save hostages. Batman: Gotham Adventures #47-48 ($0.99 each) More issues…
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10/22: Ame-Comi Girls #7 ($0.99) Jade, the new Green Lantern, is introduced in a new intergalactic story, The Chosen. 10/23: Batman: Arkham Unhinged #48 ($0.99) Protests reach a fever pitch, Councilman Grove introduces a new plan to cut crime at it’s roots and Batman confronts corruption within the GCPD. 10/24: All-Star Western (2011-) #13 ($3.99) Haly’s Circus comes to Gotham, and Arkham and Jonah Hex investigate some clown based murders. Batman and the Monster Men #1-6 ($1.99) Matt Wagner takes a fresh take on Hugo Strange’s early appearances in this mini-series from late 2005-early…
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Here are some of the items that DC Collectibles had on display at the DC Entertainment booth.
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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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DC Collectibles will be unveiling a number of items at this year's New York Comic Con. One of the items is the new series of action figures in the Batman: Arkham City line. The line will include Batman, Nightwing and Talia al Ghul. Posted by Dustin Fritschel
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It is true! Shipper Spotlight is not gone, but has returned from a brief hiatus. Since September wrapped up the so-called ‘0-Month,’ it is only right that I focus on this batch of books. I was taken by two books in particular, mainly due to their blatant dissimilarity. For this Shipper Spotlight I will be focusing on the familial relationships present in Batman and Robin #0 and Batgirl #0. BATMAN AND ROBIN #0 Let me tell you a…
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8/14: Batman: Arkham Unhinged #38 ($0.99) A flashback story featuring an early Bruce Wayne meetup with Talia and Ra’s al Ghul. 8/15: Batman and Robin Adventures #18 ($0.99) Harley tries to cheer the Joker up by capturing The Batman. Batman Beyond (2012-) #10 ($0.99) The Joker King is revealed, and Terry finds out a huge secret in the Bat-Cave. Batwoman (2011-) #12 ($2.99) Batwoman and Abbott find themselves facing twisted versions of themselves as they hunt for Bloody Mary. Birds of Prey (2011-) #12 ($2.99) Poison Ivy’s motives are revealed, and she needs the Birds’…
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