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io9Books & ComicsSabrina’s Set Designer Teases the World She Built for CW’s Batwoman
It happened one night, in the woods. Set designer Lisa Soper was on location filming a scene from the second season of Netflix’s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, when executive producer Sarah Schechter came up to her with an offer. Did she want to design the sets for the CW’s Batwoman pilot? To answer the question, Soper … Continued
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io9Toys & CollectiblesThe Many Incredible Faces of Shazam, and More of the Most Marvelous Toys of the Week
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s weekly roundup of all the coolest new toys we’ve seen online. This week: Shazam gets some truly incredible faces to pull. Far From Home’s toys get a little closer to home. Two of Pokémon’s most iconic characters can charge your phone. Plus, the Golden Girls! Wait, what? Check it … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsIn the Latest Pennyworth Teaser, Future Butler Alfred Meets Future Dead Guy Thomas Wayne
The first teaser for Pennyworth established 100 percent that Batman’s butler Alfred Pennyworth is British (just in case you needed a cheeky reminder of that fact). Now there’s a second teaser for the upcoming Epix series. This one recycles some of the images we’ve already seen but there’s a key addition, in which the young … Continued
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io9Toys & CollectiblesIconic Batman Comic Book Covers Are Becoming Limited Edition Posters
Framing a comic book and putting it on the wall may look good, but certain issues deserve to be showcased in a bigger and better way. Especially iconic covers from throughout history, and Mondo is doing just that. To celebrate the 80th anniversary of Batman, the Mondo Gallery in Austin, Texas is opening a show … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsCatwoman Will Be Played By a Different Actress in the Gotham Season Finale
For the past five bonkers seasons, Camren Bicondova and her incredible hair have played Selina Kyle on Gotham. But for the last episode, airing next week, she’s being replaced. The decision, apparently, was made by Bicondova herself, as she explained on social media in a letter meant both as an announcement and a farewell to … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsGame of Thrones‘ Iain Glen Has Just Been Cast as Bruce Wayne (on Titans)
After Westeros, Jorah Mormont is heading to Gotham City. Deadline is reporting that Iain Glen will join the second season of DC Universe’s Titans in a recurring capacity, as an older version of Bruce Wayne looking to patch up his relationship with Dick “Fuck Batman” Grayson. Here’s the official character description: After decades of fighting … Continued
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io9MoviesWarner Bros: Yes, We’re Aware Trump Ripped Off the Dark Knight Rises OST, No, He’s Not Allowed to Do That
To follow the doings of Donald Trump even briefly is to be constantly bombarded with a stream of indignities, breaches of protocol, reality-warping lies, and extended middle fingers, ranging from the petty (his staff photoshopping him to look thinner) to the outrageous (brazen efforts to make our cruel health care system even crueler). Something that … Continued
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io9MoviesThe Batman Quadrilogy Marathon His 80th Birthday Deserves Is Actually Happening
Keep your Dark Knights and their rising—this, frankly, is the Bat-marathon we’ve been waiting for. Fathom Events is running a celebration of ‘90s Batmania with a nationwide screening of the four Tim Burton/Joel Schumacher Batman movies: Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever, and Batman & Robin—in honor of Bruce Wayne’s eight decades of crimefighting, as well … Continued
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io9Lego Batman Celebrates 80 Years of Comics Batman, and More of the Most Bat-tastic Toys of the Week
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of all the shiny new bits of plastic threatening our bank accounts that we’ve seen on the internet. This week: Batman celebrates his 80th birthday the Lego way, Nebula strikes a pose with a new Figuarts toy, and the most perfect Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles kitchen … Continued
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io9io9’s Favorite Memories of Batman
There’s just something about Batman. This week, the character introduced in the pages of Detective Comics turns 80 years old. And in that time, so many people have used his story to tell their own stories in ways that look different, feel different, sound different, but at their core, share one common thing: Batman. To … Continued
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Batman Needs His Into the Spider-Verse Moment
On March 30, Batman—one of the most iconic comic book characters ever created—turns 80. It’s a venerable age for a character that has survived that long, as with most other heroes his age, through ceaseless re-invention. But it can’t help but feel like sometimes, our cinematic lens of the character has begun to stagnate. If … Continued
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io9Books & Comics
One of Detective Comics #1000’s Best Tales Is Surprisingly Prescient This Week
This week, the 1000th issue of Detective Comics hit shelves, a celebration of the esteemed series’ most famous son (even if he didn’t show up till issue 27), just in time for his 80th birthday at the end of the week. But it is not this celebration of the Dark Knight that makes one particular … Continued
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io9MoviesNo, Zack Snyder Never Seriously Considered Making Batman and Superman Stepbrothers
The Martha thing was bad enough—but, if you believe the internet right now, it could have been a lot worse. In recent days, a story has begun to circulate in regards to Zack Snyder and Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice. At a recent Q&A, Snyder discussed, well, a lot of things. But besides his … Continued
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Zack Snyder Wants You to ‘Wake the Fuck Up’ and Accept that Batman Kills People
Let’s start by reminding ourselves that the Snyder Cut doesn’t exist and even if it did, it wouldn’t make Justice League any less of a terrible movie. With all of that in mind, Zack Snyder would like everyone to make their peace with the fact that the DCEU’s Batman has killed people, and nothing short … Continued
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io9Books & Comics
The Dark Knight Is His Truest Self in Batman #67
There are times when it can be difficult to suss out how much of the characters in comics, like Batman written by Tom King, are reflections of the author and his collaborators, and how much are them channeling who the characters are, and letting them speak through the panels. This week’s Batman #67 is an … Continued
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io9Books & Comics
The Alfred Pennyworth TV Show Is Adding a Second Wayne, and a Queen (Maybe the Queen)
Making an origin story TV show based on Batman’s butler is already pretty much at the peak level of “sure, why the hell not.” As is adding the Wayne family for good measure, because clearly restraint is already out the window. Thomas and Martha are basically a package deal. As is…maybe the Queen of England? … Continued
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The CW’s Batwoman Pilot Is Actually Set Before Her Crossover Appearance
Before Batwoman truly begins, we’ll actually head back to before we first met her. Work on the latest addition to the soon-to-be-Arrow-less Arrowverse continues unabated, but speaking to Deadline, producer Greg Berlanti revealed something particularly interesting about the pilot episode of Batwoman: it’s not actually based on the setup we were introduced to Ruby Rose’s … Continued
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Celebrate Batman’s 80th Birthday With Yet Another Screening of the Nolan Trilogy
Batman turns 80 this month, so to celebrate, Warner Bros. is teaming up with IMAX to host a tour of screenings for Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy. Which is great! Those films are (mostly) good, and have influenced superhero media greatly. But still, I can’t help but wish the studio had chosen to screen a wider … Continued
