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Vivid Entertainment Announces Vivid-Superhero String of Adult Films
I’ve done my best to avoid publishing anything on this at all costs, but Vivid Entertainment (yes, the porn folk) have gone too far. I’m not sure how they got a hold of my e-mail address but I’ve received half a dozen notes about Batman XXX: A Porn Parody, which I’ve ignored. A few minutes ago I received another note announcing …
Exclusive Interview: Grant Morrison on Batman Times Three
The next few months will see a whole colony of Batman comics written by Grant Morrison. Besides the ongoing Batman and Robin, whose most recent issue ended with one of those classic Morrison twists that are obvious only in retrospect, he’s writing the six-issue miniseries Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne (which launches next week), as …
Nolan’s Third Batman Flick Dated
Warner Bros. has just announced the date for Batman 3 will be in theaters July 20, 2012. WB has yet to greenlight the film. Weird.
As expected, Christopher Nolan will be helming the ship with his brother Jonathan and David Goyer penning the script, which Variety says is based on an idea from Christopher.
I wonder how many, if any, …
Batman Live: Warner Bros., DC Readies Arena Show
Looks like the caped crusader will become the first DC superhero with his own traveling stage show. The good news? It’s not a musical.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. and DC Comics are creating an arena performance, tentatively named Batman Live – a made for families extravaganza, set to hit the road sometime in …
“Batman” Accidentally Outs New Villain for Arkham Asylum Sequel
According to Comic Book Resources, Kevin Conroy–the actor who’s voiced Batman in various animated series and last year’s hit Batman: Arkham Asylum game–let slip the identity of one of the Dark Knight’s major arch-nemeses who’ll be showing up in the upcoming Bat-game. During a Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo panel on …
DC Comic’s First Openly-Gay Character Gets Her Own Series
The folks over at DC announced this morning that Eisner nominated artist J.H. Williams III would be reprising his role as the ink slinger for an ongoing Batwoman series. Williams will also be penning the series along with co-writer W. Haden Blackman. Amy Reeder will jump on board as the main artist for the second story arc.
Here’s …
Batman: Arkham Asylum Goes 3D For Game of the Year Edition
Batman: Arkham Asylum was one of my favorite games of last year. It broke a string of really bad Bat-games by boiling down the core elements of Batman into really enjoyable gameplay mechanics and delivering top shelf visuals and vocal performances. The great story by Paul Dini didn’t hurt either.
So what would make all that better? …
Michael Cera, One Lucky SOB, Cast As The Riddler
Riddle me this: How in the world did Michael Cera – the geeky boy from Juno and Superbad – get cast as The Riddler? Yes, that’s the Riddler as in the Batman universe, as in the next Christopher Nolan blockbuster.
When I think of the character – perhaps Batman’s best and boldest foe – I think of cackling and conniving. I think of …
The Dark Knight Strikes Back (Part 2)! More With the Minds Behind Arkham Asylum
The post-mortem on the Dark Knight’s hit game continues, as members from the Rocksteady development studio and writer Paul Dini talk about crafting Batman: Arkham Asylum. Read on to find out how they approached storytelling, dealt with fan expectations and writing for the Joker.
Now, Paul, I’m making an assumption but you’re not …
A Preview of DC’s First Wave #1
A few months back DC reintroduced pulp icon Doc Savage to the world in Batman/Doc Savage. Today, via The Source, DC gives us a sneak peak of the first few pages of First Wave #1 along with full-color prints of previously shown black and white pages. The six-issue run is being penned by Brian Azzarello and drawn by Rags Morales. Is that …
Emanata: Batman & Robin Pour Down Like Silver
There’s a touch of silver in the solicitations for the next few months’ superhero comics–a hint that both DC and Marvel are trying to recapture the tone of the so-called Silver Age, the era from the late ’50s to the early ’70s when both franchises laid the groundwork for what they’ve been doing ever since. Nobody’s let anything …