Toy News International has revealed that there is a new Movie Masters pack exclusively at Toys 'R Us. The pack features Batman from each of the three Nolan films. This pack is available now in stores and online here.   Posted by Dustin Fritschel

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Today the nominations for the 85th Academy Awards awards were announced , and while Warner Bros. made a strong push for the film to be nominated in several main categories, The Dark Knight Rises received zero nominations. While it's not too surprising The Dark Knight Rises didn't receive nominations in any of the big categories like Best Picture (even though The Dark Knight not being nominated for best picture back in 2009 is what really made the Academy expand that category) it is surprising…

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  Episode 10: Two-Face Story By: Alan Burnett Teleplay By: Randy Rogel Directed By: Kevin Altieri Original Air Date: 09/25/92   After making appearances in two previous episodes (“On Leather Wings,” and “Pretty Poison”)  Harvey Dent takes his tragic fall into darkness in the awesome two-part episode, “Two-Face.”  Having Harvey Dent appear in two prior episodes was a great decision by the producers. It gave us a chance to know the character better before turning evil, but more importantly, it showed us that he and…

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  So the Joker has this massive story line where he personally goes after Batman and his allies because somehow he has gained intimate knowledge about whom each of them are.   Okay, so this has been a kick-ass storyline so far, and no doubt will end in such a glorious fashion as only Scott Synder can provide these days. The question is though, what’s next? Oh yes, in Batman things move on to The Riddler and down the road we shall see the return of The Red Hood Gang…

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  In this episode Tim, Dane and Terence talk about their top 3 moments from The Dark Knight Trilogy, the early concept designs for Bane, Mystique and Jennifer Lawrence. Terence talks about how he got his wife to buy him The Dark Knight Rises Blu-ray. They also talk about how Nolan wanted Heath Ledger to play Bruce Wayne/Batman, the rumor that Joseph Gordon Levitt will play Batman in the Justice League movie, the Mystery of the Batwoman Blu-ray announcement, and review all of the comics from the…

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  In this episode Tim, Dane and Terence talk about The Dark Knight Rises and the Oscars, how Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope was snubbed by Annie Hall for Best Picture, whether The Reader was worthy of stealing The Dark Knight's nomination for Best Picture in 2008, Beware The Batman, the comic solicitations for February, The Dark Knight Rises unreleased one sheets, The Dark Knight Returns Part 2 DVD, and cover all of the comics from the past two weeks.  

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  In this episode Tim and Dane talk about the comic solicitations for December, The Dark Knight Rises Blu-ray trailer that was taken down, Jurassic Park, Star Wars and the Emperor’s elaborate scheme to collect insurance on the two Death Stars. They also talk the newly released Dark Knight Promo Pictures, Kevin Conroy voicing Batman in the Injustice: Gods Among Us video game and cover all of the comics from the past two weeks.  

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Ever watch a Batman films and try to decide how they rank to the other films? Well, I have and I decided to give my two cents on howthey should be ranked.   Have you seen all the Batman films? Get on-demand movies with services like DirectStarTV to fill in the gaps of what you've missed. Or, head to the video rental store, grab all of them, and sit down and watch them one by one.   Here's a ranking of the full-length feature films from the late 1980s through 2012 starting with the least impressive and ending the with the epic:  

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Toy News International has posted up images from Enterbay's new Batman figure. The figure features the Bat-suit from Batman Begins as it was worn in the beginning of The Dark Knight. The figure is set to be in the 1/4th scale.      

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It has been quite sometime since we showcased a collection here at The Batman Universe, but with The Dark Knight Rises only days away, we saved this collection for the perfect time. I was first contacted by a fan, known as Haywire on the site TheRPF.com, about the viral marketing campaign that ran back in December. After talking a bit, I learned that he had a massive collection dedicated to the Nolan films. What you are about to see may blow your mind, so be warned.  

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