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  • Warner Bros. Freezes Plans for DC Comics Movies, Jonah Hex Movie gets New Director

    Warner Bros. Freezes Plans for DC Comics Movies, Jonah Hex Movie gets New Director

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    Titbits I collected while desperately wandering the internet on a midnight caffeine high: Warner Bros. places films on hold According to an interview with David Goyer on IESB, Warner Bros. have temporarily put all of their DC related projects on hold. Given the Dark Knight’s recent success, it’s far more likely that they are plotting…

  • Batman: Arkham Asylum Teaser Trailer Online

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    An intriguing teaser trailer for the new video game Batman: Arkham Asylum is online. Last week an odd environment trailer showcased Ol’ Arkham itself, while this footage gives several glimpses of the characters involved. Unsurprising given the recent surge of public interest from The Dark Knight, the Joker hogs a large portion of the meagre…

  • Joker (Brian Azzarello) TPB Review

    Joker (Brian Azzarello) TPB Review

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    2008, DC Writer: Brian Azzarello Art: Lee Bermejo Inks: Mike Gray Colors: Patricia Mulvihill The funny books are a confusing puddle to sporadically dip one’s big hairy toe into. While Bryan Singer’s first X-men movie spanked the Box Office, comic readers were confused as to why the sycophantic, bulbous cretin Toad had evolved overnight into…

  • Batman: Death and the City TPB Review

    Batman: Death and the City TPB Review

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    2007, DC Writers: Paul Dini, Stuart Moore, Royal McGraw Pencils: Don Kramer, Andy Clarke Inks: Wayne Faucher Colours: John Kalisz, Nathan Eyring Perhaps more than any mainstream comic property, Batman is perfectly suited for short stories, due in parts to the character being firmly rooted in the noir/crime genre. The Bruce Timm and Paul Dini…

  • The Dark Knight Movie Review

    The Dark Knight Movie Review

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    2008 Director: Christopher Nolan Script: Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan, David S. Goyer Cast: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Morgan Freeman, Eric Roberts, Cillian Murphy, William Fichtner Outside of the animated feature Mask of the Phantasm, Batman has never really received the cinematic treatment he deserves. Despite a large…

  • Batman: Gotham Knight DVD Review

    Batman: Gotham Knight DVD Review

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    Directors: Shojiro Nishimi, Futoshi Higashide, Hiroshi Morioka, Yasuhiro Aoki, Toshiyuki Kubooka, Jong-Sik Nam Writers: Brian Azzarello, Josh Olson, David Goyer, Greg Rucka, Jordan Camera Goldberg, Alan Burnett Cast: Kevin Conroy, Gary Dourdan, David McCallum, Parminder Nagra, Ana Ortiz An anthology of six different shorts from six disparate art teams, Batman: Gotham Knight was perhaps an…

  • Batman: Dark Victory TPB Review

    Batman: Dark Victory TPB Review

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    1999, DC Story: Jeph Loeb Art: Tim Sale Colours: Gregory Wright Dark Victory follows on directly from the events of Loeb and Sales The Long Halloween. With the supposed Holiday killer Alberto Falcone behind bars, a new serial killer, the Hangman, is targeting Gotham City’s corrupt cops. As you can imagine, there’s a veritable buffet…

  • Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall Graphic Novel Review

    Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall Graphic Novel Review

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    2006, DC/Vertigo Writer: Bill Willingham Illustrators: Esao Andrews, Brian Bolland, John Bolton, Mark Buckingham, James Jean, Michael Wm. Kaluta, Derek Kirk Kim, Tara McPherson, Jill Thompson. Charles Vess, Mark Wheatley Fables’ strength has always been that, whether immersed in Bill Willingham’s universe or not, anyone fortunate enough to have survived childhood will be familiar with…