Sony Pictures announced today that Academy Award-nominated actor Tom Hardy has signed on to play Eddie Brock in their upcoming R-rated Marvel film Venom. The high-priority project is being developed as its own standalone feature, not as a Spider-Man spin-off, as the studio attempts to launch their own extended cinematic universe that will utilize characters from their surprisingly large Marvel library. It’s still uncertain at this point in time whether his arch-rival Spider-Man, played by Tom Holland (Spider-Man: Homecoming) or by an older actor, will make any sort of appearance…
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Remembering The Dark Knight Returns
Do you remember when you first discovered The Dark Knight Returns? The beloved, influential tale that redefined Batman for a generation of readers celebrates its 30th Anniversary next year, so to commemorate the occasion DC asked a few of our friends to share their memories of Frank Miller’s classic comic. Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, Klaus Janson, Jim Lee, Dan DiDio and many more discuss what just may be the world’s greatest graphic novel about the world’s greatest super hero. Frank Miller woke up the comic world to Batman the super…
Read MoreBatman Aniversary 75 Years
Batman was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and first appeared in Detective Comics #27 (May 1939). Originally referred to as “the Bat-Man” and still referred to at times as “the Batman,” the character is additionally known as “the Caped Crusader”, “the Dark Knight,” and “the World’s Greatest Detective,” among other titles. He has been around for 75 years and we want to celebrate the Batman of one of the most well know of American Icons. In early 1939, the success of Superman in Action Comics prompted…
Read MoreDavid S. Goyer Writer of ‘Man Of Steel’ Interview
FOR MORE SUPERMAN CLICK HERE David Samuel Goyer (born December 22, 1965) is an American screenwriter, film director, novelist, and comic book writer. Goyer has written or co-written several screenplays based on numerous comic book series, among them Doctor Strange, Ghost Rider, Batman Begins, The Flash, and Blade. Goyer has recently been working with Legendary Pictures on three of their upcoming projects. He co-wrote the script for Man of Steel and The Dark Knight Rises. In addition, he did a one-step 4-week rewrite for Legendary Pictures’ Godzilla reboot. FROM CBM:…
Read MoreWhy Did Damian Have To Die From Grant Morrison
About a month ago, in Batman Incorporated #8 we had the death Damian Wayne – son of Batman and the latest character to hold the mantle of Robin. Writer Grant Morrison introduced the character way back in 2006, made him Robin in 2009, and ended his life in 2013. IGN Comics had an interview with Grant Morrison that I wanted to share with our readers to find the thinking of the writer behind the comic book. I will share my idea why this had to happen myself after the interview…
Read MoreJustice League 12 Superman and Wonder Woman?
In the pages of this week’s Justice League #12, Wonder Woman and Superman begin a relationship, something that’s been hinted for the last few issues. DC released a new cover by series artist Jim Lee that shows Superman and Wonder Woman kissing, with her golden lasso wrapped around the caped hero. And according to series writer Geoff Johns, it’s no longer flirtation, but a new partnership that he intends to continue in future issues. This isn’t the first time a relationship between the Man of Steel and the Amazon Princess…
Read MoreBatman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
It’s been a decade since Bruce Wayne hung up his cape, following most of the other superheroes who had been forced into retirement. Facing the downside of middle age, a restless Bruce Wayne pacifies his frustration with race cars and liquor – but the bat still beckons as he watches his city fall prey to gangs of barbaric criminals known as The Mutants. The return of Harvey Dent as Two-Face finally prompts Wayne to once again don the Dark Knight’s cowl, and his dramatic capture of the villain returns him…
Read MoreThe Dark Knight Rise Review
Dark Knight Rises to meet this reviewer head on. Traditionally trilogies fail to deliver. One of the movies always seems to fail to grab the audience. Movies, specifically in this genre of superhero films, starting with Superman 3, where a subpar screenplay and popular actors did not give the studio a blockbuster, and finishing with more recently with Spiderman 3, where the studio, not understanding the market, decided the popularity of the character Venom would sell more seats than the Vulture, one of Spiderman’s oldest foes. Clearly, this is not…
Read MoreOfficial “Dark Knight Rises” Trailer Debuts
Warner Bros. has officially released the long-anticipated first extended look at director Christopher Nolan’s final installment in his three-part Batman epic. I have been slow to comment about the new Batman movie because there has been very little information released about the story until now but the trailer reveals more mystery than answers about the the last of the Nolan trilogy. The trailer begins in a football stadium then goes to Alfred (Michael Caine) who relates how he has failed to protect Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale). Bane (Tom Hardy) coordinating…
Read MoreAfter Flashpoint DC New Batman Titles
Well we can’t leave our favorite Dark Knight Batman out of the new DC Universe. Here are the titles involving the Batman legend: “DC Comics’ flagship title is relaunched for the first time ever in DETECTIVE COMICS #1 by acclaimed writer/artist Tony Daniel. Marking the first time Batman will appear in a debut issue of Detective Comics, the series will find Bruce Wayne on the trail of a dangerous serial killer known only as the Gotham Ripper.” “In the first BATMAN #1 since 1930, New York Times bestselling writer Scott…
Read MoreThe Dark Knight
On July 18 comes the second installment of the movie do over of Batman “The Dark Knight” it features Heath Ledger as the Joker in this Christopher Nolan directed film. Very well promoted film it is set to make well over 100 million in tickets the first weekend already a sellout in many theaters. I will see this film and comment on it’s content later but I wanted to say that I can already see the influence of the comic version of this Icon in American life in the film.…
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