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Alfred Kicks Ass, Flirts With Fish Mooney In This Exclusive Gotham Clip

Pennyworth and Bullock hit the streets looking for Bruce Wayne. And what we get is a totally great, ass-kicking Alfred Pennyworth. Take an exclusive look at next week’s episode now. The clip opens with Bullock screaming, “Am I the only one in this town who waits for backup?” Before wildly firing his gun into yet … Continued

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This Is How We Imagine A LEGO Batman Vs Superman Fight Would Go Down

When Batman fights Superman, Batman uses his cunning to plan for Superman’s every move and exploit his weaknesses. But The LEGO Movie’s version of Batman isn’t quite as clever as his comic and live-action counterparts, so when he battles LEGO Superman, things are a bit…sillier. While we’re waiting for Batman V. Superman to hit theaters, … Continued

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Robin’s Getting A “Prenatal Origin Story” On Gotham

I… I would have joked about it, but it seemed too absurd to even make fun of. But here we are, and Gotham showrunner Bruno Heller has announced in all apparent seriously that Gotham will feature Robin’s ultimate origin, when his acrobat father and mother meet. I have no words. Actually, yes I do: Gotham, … Continued

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​The Secret Danger Of Disney’s All-Inclusive Star Wars Universe

Greetings, all! This week, your somewhat amiable post-apocalyptic neighborhood fake postman reveals the possibility of a Ms. Marvel cartoon, the return of The Dresden Files, and why all the women in Jim Gordon’s life are named Barbara. Shall we? Across the Universe Ian: Disney is making everything Star Wars official, right? And they have a … Continued

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Big wing, mostly black, all brick, this is the Lego Batmobile

Clayton Marchetti has shared this awesome rendition of the 1943 Batmobile that was the first to grace the cover of a Batman comic. It was destroyed just 3 pages after its introduction in Batman #5 but this was the first proper big wing, gadget equipped Batmobile. This build is a great homage to that car. … Continued

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Every Era Of Batman Will Be Acknowledged In Lego Batman Spinoff Movie

The Lego Batman spinoff from The Lego Movie is going to be amazing, because not only will it star Will Arnett’s amazing Bat-voice, but also because the film will recognize every film iteration of Batman from the past. Thank goodness Lego Movie writers and directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller are attached to the Batman … Continued

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The 1966 Batman TV Show Finally Reveals Its Two-Face

In the ’60s, legendary scifi author Harlan Ellison wrote a Batman TV show script that would have introduced Two-Face to the show, but it was never filmed. But you can finally “see” the story tomorrow, thanks to this week’s comics! Plus some very new Teen Titans, the end of Lumberjanes, and more! New Issues Batman … Continued

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Gotham Is Definitely Still Suffering From Prequelitis

Don’t get me wrong — Gotham is an entertaining show, and I still believe it’s mostly solved its tone problem and hit on a uniformly “dark camp” feel that works pretty well. But last night’s episode really underscored how much this show is going to struggle with being a Batman prequel. Spoilers ahead… Last night’s … Continued

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The producers of the upcoming Lego Batman movie talk shop

Phil Lord and Chris Miller were featured on the Empire Film Podcast to talk about about the Lego Movie, 22 Jump Street and future projects. Thankfully, they give us a couple nuggets of information about the new Lego Batman movie from Will Arnet’s acceptance of the role to a little insight into what the movie … Continued

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Someone Please Turn These Adventure Time/Batman Mashups Into Real Toys

Princess Bubblegum as Batgirl? BMO as Alfred? Gunter as…well…the Penguin? We’re in. These 3D models dressing the characters from Adventure Time as Batman friends and foes are perfect and we want them on our desks pronto. What time is it? Bat Time! 3D artist Volatile-Vertex modeled these mashed-up characters, and we love them. We could … Continued

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How Your Roommates Are Just Like Batman Villains

Roommates are great, but every now and then, it can feel like you’re living with someone bent on creating chaos and confusion. As this comic reveals, that’s because you’re actually living with a Batman villain. Willie Muse and Nathan Yaffe highlights all of the villainous ways of roommates. You may not have lived with every … Continued

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See How One Batman V. Superman Scene Resembles The Dark Knight Returns

We’ve already seen that Batman V. Superman has been filming an iconic Batman scene. But while it’s a moment we’ve seen on film time and again, the latest set photos show how closely this version will resemble a scene in Frank Miller’s comic The Dark Knight Returns. Mild spoilers ahead. Yes, it’s another instance of … Continued

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Holy Record Pressing Batman, it’s a Bat-logo-shaped Vinyl!

After a series of smaller, character-themed Vinyl records based on Batman The Animated Series earlier this year, the fine folks over at Mondo are back with an even fancier Vinyl record inspired by the Dark Knight – cut into the shape of the Bat Emblem. The 12″ Vinyl costs $25 and comes in two variants … Continued

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Darkseid, Guy Gardner & A Bunch Of Bizarros Star In DC’s New Lego Movie

Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League Vs. Bizarro League is kind of an overstuffed title, but watch this first trailer for the upcoming straight-to-DVD/Blu-ray movie and tell me it doesn’t look awesome. An entire Bizarro League! Darkseid! Guy Gardner! Bizarro Guy Gardner!!! Holy crap, guys. The movie doesn’t hit until February 10th, 2015, but … Continued

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Gotham Not Prequelly Enough For You? Then You Must Watch Gotham Begins

Even wonder what Gotham City was like before the events of the semi-hit Fox series Gotham? Then take a look at Gotham Begins, a new show from the lads over at The Warp Zone. If you’ve seen any of Gotham’s less subtle moments— like the future Riddler drinking from an “?” mug — you’ll enjoy … Continued

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The Main Reason To Love Last Night’s Gotham Was Its Incredible Violence

Last night’s episode of Gotham was sort of ho-hum. A lot of the stuff that had started working on this show stopped working again. But the episode still won us over, mostly because of the incredibly bloody scenes of violence it managed in prime-time. Plus it introduced two more classic Batman villains. Spoilers… Seriously, there’s … Continued

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‘Tis the Season To Wear This Festive Batman Wreath Tee

Does your office have a festive dress code for its holiday party? Not a problem, just grab this $20 Bat-wreath tee from ThinkGeek and you’ll easily pass muster. It sadly doesn’t light up—which is an absolute Bat-tragedy—but it’s still a wonderful take on holiday decor that lets you express your love of comic book heroes … Continued

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Australian Batman has a Street-Legal Batmobile to cheer sick Kids up

First we had Japanese Batman, prowling the streets of Chiba to cheer his fellow citizens up – and now the International League of Batmen has expanded southwards to Australia thanks to the awesome work of one man and his customised Batmobile. Unlike Chibatman, Australia’s Dark Knight has revealed his identity to the public – he’s … Continued

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The LEGO Movie‘s Batman Is Jealous Now That Emmet Has Become Star-Lord

LEGO Batman was always pretty secure in the fact that he was much cooler and darker than everyone else in The LEGO Movie, especially Emmet. But when Emmet turns into another character played by Chris Pratt—Guardians of the Galaxy’s Star-Lord—Batman finally feels a twinge of jealousy. The folks at How It Should Have Ended teamed … Continued

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Batman is jealous of Chris Pratt in this awesome Lego Movie Skit

Don’t worry Batman, we’re all a little bit jealous of Chris Pratt sometimes too – but this new short collab between Brotherhood Workshopand How It Should Have Ended casts the Caped crusader as Wyldstyle’s jealous Ex-boyfriend to pretty funny results. I quite like how Meta it is in acknowledging Chris Pratt’s other most-loved roles (yes, … Continued