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io9Kevin Smith Swears That Ben Affleck’s Batman Suit Is Blue And Grey
Good news for the non-color blind! Despite the picture tweeted last week of Ben Affleck as Batman in Zack Snyder’s upcoming Batman Vs. Superman movie, in which it appeared that Batfleck would be another dark Dark Knight director Kevin Smith says the batsuit he saw was definitely decked out in Batman’s most traditional colors. Here’s … Continued
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Pandemic, Dark Knight Trilogy Collector’s Edition, Boy Meets World
Pandemic, if you’re unfamiliar, is an incredibly fun board game that avoids most of the typical pitfalls by making the experience cooperative rather than competitive, plus it has an intelligent premise. [Pandemic, $29] The Dark Knight Trilogy Ultimate Collector’s Edition is packed with special features, rare footage, and beautiful prints, not to mention reproductions of … Continued
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io9This Live-Action Batman: The Animated Series Opening Is Bat-Tastic
Watch out, living, three-dimensional criminals of Gotham City! Vengeance is also three-dimensional and coming for you thanks to this excellent live-acton remake of the Batman: TAS opening credits. Hey, if Gotham tanks, Fox should just consider making a live-action shot-for-shot remake of TAS. I’d watch it. [Via IGN]
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io9The Makers Of Gotham Explain Why They Don’t Need Batman
In other Bat-news, a new featurette for Fox’s pre-Batman show Gotham has been released, offering new footage, new information, and most of all, a new, better glimpse of what the show is trying to go for. First of all, the show looks great. Gotham’s doing Gotham City right, and the city feels like it does … Continued
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Will Batman’s New Suit Also Include A New Palette?
We’ve gotten our first look at just what Ben Affleck will be wearing when he assumes Batman’s cowl, but what color should that costume be? The picture gives us a pretty good idea of the outlines of the costume, but the greyscale still leaves the palette a bit of a mystery. While a dark, monochromatic … Continued
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Behold, The First Look At Batman Vs. Superman‘s New Batmobile
Zack Snyder tweeted this picture of Batman’s sweet new ride in the upcoming Man of Steel sequel, and, for a vehicle 85% covered by a sheet, it looks pretty sharp. Back wheels reminiscent of the Tumbler, but arching slope of the chassis hints at a more traditional Batmobile design. I approve!
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io9Books & Comics
Celebrating Mother’s Day With The Trinity
“Trinity Mothers” is a piece by artist Yasmin Liang that explores the unmistakable role of maternal love, support, loss and remembrance in the shaping of Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman. “I’ve always been fascinated by the character archetypes placed upon the Trinity,” writes Liang on her DeviantART page. “I thought it’d be fun to take … Continued
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8 Movie Superheroes Who Need To Return To Their Comic Book Roots
The X-Men movies have been giving us a glimpse of Marvel’s mutants in the 1960s and 1970s. That’s all well and good — but we’d really love to see some other superheroes reconnect with their roots in the movies. Here are eight superheroes who’d be more interesting if they were closer to their earlier comic-book … Continued
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io9Watch Bruce Wayne’s Parents Die In The First Full-Length Gotham Trailer
Here it is — your first look at Gotham, the new Batman prequel TV series. A 45-second version of this aired during 24: Die Another Day, but now here’s the full two-minute trailer. Including glimpses at the Young Riddler, Young Catwoman, Young Penguin… and Young Batman. First thoughts — this looks pretty fun. The best … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidHow The Lego Movie should have ended
The Lego Movie was one of the funniest, most entertaining movies to come out this year and pretty much everyone who saw it and had a soul, loved it. Everyone except Lego Superman. He had beef with how the movie ended and he thinks he should have just saved the day and be the hero. … Continued
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Warner Bros. Has Nine DC Movies Planned Including Sandman and Fables
Looks like Warner Bros. is getting its act together. The Wall Street Journal reports WB has nine DC comics movies planned, including the already announced Batman Vs. Superman and Justice League films, and now confirmed movie adaptations o Sandman and Fables. While a Fables movie sounds awesome (and we know what creator Mark Buckingham wants … Continued
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What Does Superman Vs. Batman Tell Us About The Justice League Movie?
So, now we know that the upcoming Justice League movie is going to pick up right where 2016’s Superman Vs. Batman leaves off — but just what details about both movies can we take from that piece of information? In response to the news that not only would the Justice League movie be in the … Continued
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Beware The Batman Will Return In The Most Embarrassing Way Possible
When last we heard of Beware the Batman, WB’s latest DC animated series, it had been mysteriously yanked from the Saturday morning DC Nation block after a mere 11 episodes. Now CN will finally air the remaining 15… but at 3:00 am on Saturday nights. The show will join the Toonami block at the impressively … Continued
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Why That Game Of Thrones Scene Upset Us More Than The Red Wedding
Greetings, all! Your friendly neighborhood post-apocalyptic fake mailman here, ready to answer your letters! And, apparently, deliver a bunch of Chinese restaurant menus? I have no idea where they’re coming from. I just open my mailbag and they’re already in there. It’s kind of freaking me out. Spoilers for this past weekend’s Game of Thrones … Continued
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io9This Moody Fan Film Goes Inside The Mind Of Harley Quinn
When Harley Quinn finds herself comatose with guilt, she retreats into her own mind, where she must confront her original persona and a Joker-like manifestation of her subconscious. Sheridyn Fisher, who stars as Harley Quinn, co-wrote Red Queen, which is apparently just the first episode in the adventures of this symbolically liberated Harley. The film … Continued
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io9Batman Battles The Suicide Squad In The New Assault On Arkham Movie
Batman’s next straight-to-DVD animated adventure is set in the Arkham Asylum videogame universe, although you’d be hard-pressed to tell from this trailer. Still, watching the Suicide Squad get caught between Batman and the Joker seems like a good time no matter what. Obviously, it has a hard time living up to the amazing 75th anniversary … Continued
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The Weird U.S. Government Projects That Have Been Named BATMAN
Government researchers must have a Batman fetish. Perhaps that explains why so many have named their projects after him—it’s federally-funded cosplay. The question is why this odd bunch of projects bear the Dark Knight’s name. There’s no denying that, among superheroes, the Dark Knight ranks especially high on the “coolness” factor. After all, he’s rich, … Continued
By Mark Strauss