The disappointment that comes from seeing a great film do poorly at the box office almost certainly never goes away. One of the most important Batman storytellers of all time, Bruce Timm, does not seem to understand how good Batman: Mask of the Phantasm is.
Timm, who produced Batman: The Animated Series and co-directed Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, discussed how much he “cringe[s]” at the beloved animated 1993 Batman flick in an interview from last year. He noted that while the 1990s were a major decade for animation in motion pictures, the Kevin Conroy starrer was initially intended to be a television special.
Bruce Timm. | Credit: Gage Skidmore – Wikimedia Commons
For Timm, it seems as though “ten percent” of the movie was missing. It is possible that he will always watch the best possible cut of the movie. However, the version that audiences saw is among the greatest Batman films ever,...
Timm, who produced Batman: The Animated Series and co-directed Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, discussed how much he “cringe[s]” at the beloved animated 1993 Batman flick in an interview from last year. He noted that while the 1990s were a major decade for animation in motion pictures, the Kevin Conroy starrer was initially intended to be a television special.
Bruce Timm. | Credit: Gage Skidmore – Wikimedia Commons
For Timm, it seems as though “ten percent” of the movie was missing. It is possible that he will always watch the best possible cut of the movie. However, the version that audiences saw is among the greatest Batman films ever,...
- 4/6/2024
- by Siddhika Prajapati
- FandomWire
Viewers of Merry Little Batman meet Damian Wayne as the lovable scamp who chases his cat Selina through the halls of stately Wayne Manor, decked in a blanket for a cape and a brown paper bag for a cowl, just like his dear old dad, Batman. The delightful holiday special imagines Damian as a good-hearted soul who wants nothing more than to be like his pop, and doesn’t even get too upset at his father’s overprotective demands. When the Joker returns to Gotham while Batman is trapped in the Arctic, Damian gets his chance to prove that he deserves to be called “Son of the Bat.”
But comic book readers first met Damian under very different circumstances. In a 1987 graphic novel by Mike W. Barr and Jerry Bingham, Batman reluctantly joins forces with eco-terrorist Ra’s al Ghul to take down the assassin Quain. During the alliance, Batman...
But comic book readers first met Damian under very different circumstances. In a 1987 graphic novel by Mike W. Barr and Jerry Bingham, Batman reluctantly joins forces with eco-terrorist Ra’s al Ghul to take down the assassin Quain. During the alliance, Batman...
- 12/8/2023
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
The Scarecrow, aka Dr. Jonathan Crane, is my favorite Batman villain. I've always been drawn to his eponymous motif, his horror-twinged stories, and how he contests Batman for the title "The Master of Fear." Hence, though "Batman: The Animated Series" holds a special place in my heart, I've always been disappointed that Scarecrow wasn't an A-list player.
Crane is the antagonist in only three episodes and in each one is mostly an obstacle for Batman to develop against. In his villainous debut, "Nothing to Fear," Batman is dosed with Scarecrow's Fear Toxin and haunted by an apparition of his father, leading to the Dark Knight's most famous line. In "Dreams in Darkness," the Fear Toxin drives Batman temporarily insane and he's locked in Arkham Asylum. He must escape both his physical and mental prison before Scarecrow can poison Gotham City.
"Batman: The Animated Series" has many superlative takes on...
Crane is the antagonist in only three episodes and in each one is mostly an obstacle for Batman to develop against. In his villainous debut, "Nothing to Fear," Batman is dosed with Scarecrow's Fear Toxin and haunted by an apparition of his father, leading to the Dark Knight's most famous line. In "Dreams in Darkness," the Fear Toxin drives Batman temporarily insane and he's locked in Arkham Asylum. He must escape both his physical and mental prison before Scarecrow can poison Gotham City.
"Batman: The Animated Series" has many superlative takes on...
- 10/7/2023
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
To many, Batman: Mask of the Phantasm stands are one of the best Batman stories in filmed media and even one of the best stories all time. With its 30th anniversary now here, Warner Home Entertainment gives you a chance to see for yourself. Out now in 4k Ultra HD for the first time, the movie stands up quite well.
When it arrived in late 1993, critics hailed it but did disappointing box office and it has subsequently gone on to gain stature as it has been available in multiple packages ever since. Written by Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, Martin Pasko, and Michael Reaves, one would think many hands might spoil the tale, but instead, all four revered the Caped Crusader and honored him with an all-original story.
New to the mythos is Andrea Beaumont (Dana Delany), who also lost her parents to violence. There’s a spark between them, but...
When it arrived in late 1993, critics hailed it but did disappointing box office and it has subsequently gone on to gain stature as it has been available in multiple packages ever since. Written by Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, Martin Pasko, and Michael Reaves, one would think many hands might spoil the tale, but instead, all four revered the Caped Crusader and honored him with an all-original story.
New to the mythos is Andrea Beaumont (Dana Delany), who also lost her parents to violence. There’s a spark between them, but...
- 9/18/2023
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
Welcome to the reboot of our regular 100 Word Hits column, in association with comics retailer The Unreality Store, in which Matthew De Monti brings us short, sharp reviews of the Retro comic books in one hundred words. Comics from all eras and all publishers, including Marvel, DC, indies, superheroes, sci-fi, fantasy, westerns and much more!
In this edition Matt reviews Batman: In Darkest Knight, a one-shot comic book published in 1994 and written by Mike W. Barr with art by Jerry Bingham.
In this edition Matt reviews Batman: In Darkest Knight, a one-shot comic book published in 1994 and written by Mike W. Barr with art by Jerry Bingham.
- 5/26/2023
- by Guest
- Nerdly
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Okay well only the first week of December but 2020 has been horrendous, so lets take the small victories. For a lot of people 2020 has been tough. Lockdowns, tier systems, furlough and social distancing. We have never experienced anything like this before. I hope in those challenging times the good people of Nerdly have kept you entertained. The comics industry itself has felt the effects of 2020. There were mass layoffs over at DC and countless books from all across the board have faced cancellation. A lot of the challenges thrown up by the pandemic have been met with exciting opportunities. The last two weeks in the pages of ‘eBuying comics’ I have done my little bit to help. This week I will be even more merry (’tis the season after all!) and be running down a few Christmas related comics. I don...
- 12/2/2020
- by Ian Wells
- Nerdly
Tell Me Why is an unexpected gem of a game that you wouldn’t expect from Xbox.
“The latest title from Life Is Strange developer Dontnod Entertainment, Tell Me Why, delivers a smaller but just as captivating story about a pair of twins — Tyler and Alyson — who can communicate telepathically with one another and relive their memories.
Read more at Inverse.
Instead of spending four hours revisiting the Justice League Snyder Cut, check out these actually decent director’s cuts.
“Since the earliest days of VHS, the home video market has sometimes allowed for filmmakers to reconcile their regrets of studio interference and release director’s cuts of certain movies. These editions, which are often longer and feature restored plot points and more fully fleshed out characters, typically represent the director’s true artistic intentions.”
Read more at Mental Floss.
Let’s revisit Batman: Ego, the DC Comics that inspired Matt Reeves’ The Batman movie.
“The latest title from Life Is Strange developer Dontnod Entertainment, Tell Me Why, delivers a smaller but just as captivating story about a pair of twins — Tyler and Alyson — who can communicate telepathically with one another and relive their memories.
Read more at Inverse.
Instead of spending four hours revisiting the Justice League Snyder Cut, check out these actually decent director’s cuts.
“Since the earliest days of VHS, the home video market has sometimes allowed for filmmakers to reconcile their regrets of studio interference and release director’s cuts of certain movies. These editions, which are often longer and feature restored plot points and more fully fleshed out characters, typically represent the director’s true artistic intentions.”
Read more at Mental Floss.
Let’s revisit Batman: Ego, the DC Comics that inspired Matt Reeves’ The Batman movie.
- 8/27/2020
- by Ivan Huang
- Den of Geek
We finally have our first look at The Batman and it’s safe to say that director Matt Reeves’ new take on the Dark Knight isn’t quite what most of us expected. Introducing a messier and scrappier vigilante than past iterations of the character, the Batman reboot seems to play more like the Bat’s extended fever dream of a city hellscape haunted by serial killers, crime lords, and master thieves than a traditional superhero action movie. And the trailer shows us just how he deals with these demons, as he beats the living crap out of goons, smashes his Batmobile through the city streets, and looks hella miserable while doing it.
If, after watching the movie’s first trailer, you didn’t get the sense that Robert Pattinson’s Batman resembled the image of the hero you know and love, this is by design, according to the director.
If, after watching the movie’s first trailer, you didn’t get the sense that Robert Pattinson’s Batman resembled the image of the hero you know and love, this is by design, according to the director.
- 8/23/2020
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
Matt Reeves sees Gotham City as an experiment. Which is to say in his version of the Dark Knight mythos, Bruce Wayne is just starting out in his war on crime and the Batman isn’t even sure what he can accomplish yet. However, this sense of experimentation also applies to Reeves’ take on the characters, which as he stressed throughout The Batman DC FanDome event is not an origin story: it will look familiar, and yet be something decidedly more intimate and grittier. From Robert Pattinson’s take on Bruce to its seedy depiction of the villains in the Rogues Gallery.
“This is all an experiment in the movie,” Reeves said. “The idea is that we’re in Year Two, it’s the Gotham experiment; it’s a criminological experiment. He’s trying to figure out what he can do that can finally change this place.”
It’s an...
“This is all an experiment in the movie,” Reeves said. “The idea is that we’re in Year Two, it’s the Gotham experiment; it’s a criminological experiment. He’s trying to figure out what he can do that can finally change this place.”
It’s an...
- 8/23/2020
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Test footage providing our first look at Robert Pattinson outfitted as the Bat of Gotham has hit Vimeo, revealing the latest version of the vigilante’s iconic insignia in a tactically-functional suit that the world’s greatest detective will apparently wear in his sophomore year as the Caped Crusader.
The 55-second teaser also features the music of self-styled “nerd composer” Michael Giacchino, who has previously collaborated with The Batman director Matt Reeves on both Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and War for the Planet of the Apes, as well as producing scores for several Marvel Studios projects including Doctor Strange, Spider-Man: Homecoming, and Spider-Man: Far From Home.
Yes folks that’s my music in the video Matt just sent out. Enjoy!! https://t.co/IW5LNroojL
— Michael Giacchino (@m_giacchino) February 13, 2020
The promo has ignited fresh excitement for the forthcoming Dark Knight story that Reeves has described as “defining” and “very personal,...
The 55-second teaser also features the music of self-styled “nerd composer” Michael Giacchino, who has previously collaborated with The Batman director Matt Reeves on both Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and War for the Planet of the Apes, as well as producing scores for several Marvel Studios projects including Doctor Strange, Spider-Man: Homecoming, and Spider-Man: Far From Home.
Yes folks that’s my music in the video Matt just sent out. Enjoy!! https://t.co/IW5LNroojL
— Michael Giacchino (@m_giacchino) February 13, 2020
The promo has ignited fresh excitement for the forthcoming Dark Knight story that Reeves has described as “defining” and “very personal,...
- 2/14/2020
- by Anthony Fuchs
- We Got This Covered
John Saavedra Mar 15, 2019
Batman will revisit Grant Morrison's Black Casebook in Detective Comics Annual #2 in June.
Whatever doesn't kill you simply makes you stranger. In June, Detective Comics is reopening the Black Casebook, a collection of Batman's weirdest cases -- the supernatural, the macabre, the psychedelic, and the unsolved. These are cases so baffling that even the World's Greatest Detective couldn't come up with an answer.
First introduced by Grant Morrison in the late 2000s as a framing device for his entire Batman run, the Black Casebook refers to stories published in the '50s and '60s at the height of the Comics Code. In order to keep the Caped Crusader's adventures "age appropriate" during the Silver Age, the character stopped fighting (and killing) gun-wielding thugs and instead faced off against aliens, adventured with a rainbow-colored Batman from another planet, entered an isolation chamber that led to strange visions of Robin's death,...
Batman will revisit Grant Morrison's Black Casebook in Detective Comics Annual #2 in June.
Whatever doesn't kill you simply makes you stranger. In June, Detective Comics is reopening the Black Casebook, a collection of Batman's weirdest cases -- the supernatural, the macabre, the psychedelic, and the unsolved. These are cases so baffling that even the World's Greatest Detective couldn't come up with an answer.
First introduced by Grant Morrison in the late 2000s as a framing device for his entire Batman run, the Black Casebook refers to stories published in the '50s and '60s at the height of the Comics Code. In order to keep the Caped Crusader's adventures "age appropriate" during the Silver Age, the character stopped fighting (and killing) gun-wielding thugs and instead faced off against aliens, adventured with a rainbow-colored Batman from another planet, entered an isolation chamber that led to strange visions of Robin's death,...
- 3/16/2019
- Den of Geek
Fans of Suicide Squad get ready for more action and adventure from the good/bad guys. Anyone looking for more time with Katana will be happy, as Suicide Squad: Black Files #2 puts her front and center in "soul" shattering tale, brought to you by writer Mike W. Barr and artistPhilippe Briones and we have an exclusive preview of the issue below. Check it out! Here's the issue…...
- 12/4/2018
- by Paul Shirey
- JoBlo.com
Moving Target: The History and Evolution of Green Arrow by Richard Gray. Sequart, $17.99 paperback; $6.99 Kindle edition
Way back when, Green Arrow was sort of the “always a bridesmaid, never a bride” of the superhero set. For a long time, fans could enjoy a new Green Arrow adventure just about every month, but he didn’t enjoy the headliner popularity of his hero pals like Batman or even Wonder Woman.
That’s all almost forgotten now. Today, so many fans enjoy this modern-day Robin Hood in comics, on TV and with licensed merchandise.
For some, Green Arrow became “a thing” when he debuted on TV, first as one of Superboy’s pals in Smallville and then in his own series. (He was briefly on Saturday morning cartoons before that too.)
Comics fan, and local dad, Greg Parker started with the TV series and now reads the comics. “In today’s...
Way back when, Green Arrow was sort of the “always a bridesmaid, never a bride” of the superhero set. For a long time, fans could enjoy a new Green Arrow adventure just about every month, but he didn’t enjoy the headliner popularity of his hero pals like Batman or even Wonder Woman.
That’s all almost forgotten now. Today, so many fans enjoy this modern-day Robin Hood in comics, on TV and with licensed merchandise.
For some, Green Arrow became “a thing” when he debuted on TV, first as one of Superboy’s pals in Smallville and then in his own series. (He was briefly on Saturday morning cartoons before that too.)
Comics fan, and local dad, Greg Parker started with the TV series and now reads the comics. “In today’s...
- 9/18/2017
- by Ed Catto
- Comicmix.com
In the 80s, DC comics woke up the comics industry with Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns and The Watchmen by Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons. Fans and retailers were anxiously awaiting the next big thing. Thriller, the comic that you couldn’t read fast enough, was supposed to be that next big thing. Management was excited about this fresh title. The DC marketing department got behind it and sent the writer on the road with a presentation. Distributors got behind the first issues. Comic shop retailers aggressively ordered the first issue.
And then…it wilted. Thriller wasn’t the next big thing. It doesn’t mean there weren’t a lot of great things about the series. There certainly were. In the recent issue of Back Issue magazine, I looked at Thriller and the tumultuous backstory. As a fan, I always liked the early issues of the series, and now,...
And then…it wilted. Thriller wasn’t the next big thing. It doesn’t mean there weren’t a lot of great things about the series. There certainly were. In the recent issue of Back Issue magazine, I looked at Thriller and the tumultuous backstory. As a fan, I always liked the early issues of the series, and now,...
- 9/4/2017
- by Ed Catto
- Comicmix.com
Although I’ve been historically critical of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow‘s Bill and Ted inspired method of teaming up with historical figures, I can’t deny that the series has been on an upswing in terms of quality in recent weeks. And, from what we can tell, “Camelot/3000” looks to find a nice blend of the established formula and mining DC Comics’ rich mythology.
If anything, fans will want to tune in not only to see the return of the Justice Society of America, who have been scattered throughout time and tasked with protecting fragments of the Spear of Destiny from the Legion of Doom, but also to see the Waverider crew travel to at least two drastically different time periods.
One such era that is made quite obvious from the clip we’ve presented today is that of the Renaissance. It’s here that we’ll no...
If anything, fans will want to tune in not only to see the return of the Justice Society of America, who have been scattered throughout time and tasked with protecting fragments of the Spear of Destiny from the Legion of Doom, but also to see the Waverider crew travel to at least two drastically different time periods.
One such era that is made quite obvious from the clip we’ve presented today is that of the Renaissance. It’s here that we’ll no...
- 2/21/2017
- by Eric Joseph
- We Got This Covered
Turning 50 doesn’t have to be all doom and gloom. In fact, those typical black-and-white “50 years old” party decorations, suggesting that the celebrant is “so old,” seem out of place to me. Fifty can be fun. Fifty can be optimistic. Isn’t Hollywood’s most famous re-invented party boy, Robert Downey, Jr. over 50? Isn’t the always-engaging Marisa Tomei over 50?
This year Star Trek turns 50 and the phenomenon never looked better. There’s a new movie, a new fascinating Star Trek podcasts out there. And now, more than ever, there’s top TV show and even new stamps from the U.S. Post Office. There’s a bunch of -notch merchandise from innovative companies like Titan and Eaglemoss.
But it wasn’t always so. Back when Star Trek was turning 20 the future wasn’t so certain. It was a struggle. Fans were ridiculed. The world at large did not associate...
This year Star Trek turns 50 and the phenomenon never looked better. There’s a new movie, a new fascinating Star Trek podcasts out there. And now, more than ever, there’s top TV show and even new stamps from the U.S. Post Office. There’s a bunch of -notch merchandise from innovative companies like Titan and Eaglemoss.
But it wasn’t always so. Back when Star Trek was turning 20 the future wasn’t so certain. It was a struggle. Fans were ridiculed. The world at large did not associate...
- 8/29/2016
- by Ed Catto
- Comicmix.com
John Saavedra Oct 18, 2018
Dive deep into the mouth of madness with these three great Batman Halloween specials from the '90s!
In 1993, writer Jeph Loeb and artist Tim Sale, now famous for Batman: The Long Halloween, performed a mad experiment to remind us that the Dark Knight's worst fears were gravely domestic and close to home. And how else to achieve this, but in Batman's own tales of horror and madness.
The creative team produced three Batman Halloween specials from 1993-95 for the Legends of the Dark Knight anthology series. The original Legends ran from 1989-2007 and featured a rotating team of artists and writers, including Grant Morrison, Klaus Janson, Mark Millar, Dennis O'Neil, Mike W. Barr, Warren Ellis, Mike Mignola, and many, many more all-star creators. The stories in Legends were meant to be self-contained arcs, set in the early days of the Dark Knight, before Robin but after Batman: Year One,...
Dive deep into the mouth of madness with these three great Batman Halloween specials from the '90s!
In 1993, writer Jeph Loeb and artist Tim Sale, now famous for Batman: The Long Halloween, performed a mad experiment to remind us that the Dark Knight's worst fears were gravely domestic and close to home. And how else to achieve this, but in Batman's own tales of horror and madness.
The creative team produced three Batman Halloween specials from 1993-95 for the Legends of the Dark Knight anthology series. The original Legends ran from 1989-2007 and featured a rotating team of artists and writers, including Grant Morrison, Klaus Janson, Mark Millar, Dennis O'Neil, Mike W. Barr, Warren Ellis, Mike Mignola, and many, many more all-star creators. The stories in Legends were meant to be self-contained arcs, set in the early days of the Dark Knight, before Robin but after Batman: Year One,...
- 10/24/2015
- Den of Geek
DC Comics
Earlier today, DC announced that it has plans to release eight new miniseries spotlighting some of their more interesting supporting characters. Scheduled for early 2016, these eight six-issue miniseries will revive old fan-favourite characters. With the aid of both some original creators and new talent, DC plans to reposition these characters moving forward in further attempts to diversity their line of books.
DC’s editor in chief and senior vice president for editorial says, “By bringing them on to their own special limited series, we’re really spotlighting what’s so fantastic about these characters,” while DC co-publisher, Dan Didio, promises that readers will “By bringing them on to their own special limited series, we’re really spotlighting what’s so fantastic about these characters.”
Comic book legend, Marv Wolfman has the opportunity to revisit Raven, a character created during his stint on The New Teen Titans. Looking forward...
Earlier today, DC announced that it has plans to release eight new miniseries spotlighting some of their more interesting supporting characters. Scheduled for early 2016, these eight six-issue miniseries will revive old fan-favourite characters. With the aid of both some original creators and new talent, DC plans to reposition these characters moving forward in further attempts to diversity their line of books.
DC’s editor in chief and senior vice president for editorial says, “By bringing them on to their own special limited series, we’re really spotlighting what’s so fantastic about these characters,” while DC co-publisher, Dan Didio, promises that readers will “By bringing them on to their own special limited series, we’re really spotlighting what’s so fantastic about these characters.”
Comic book legend, Marv Wolfman has the opportunity to revisit Raven, a character created during his stint on The New Teen Titans. Looking forward...
- 7/6/2015
- by Bryant Lucas
- Obsessed with Film
I must have been aware of Camelot 3000 back when it was appearing in 12 parts, from 1982 to 1985, me being a honkin’ big comics pro and all, and there were a lot of comics strewing my life. And, by then, I’d known the series writer, Mike W. Barr, for years. But I don’t know how many of the installments I read, if any. As mentioned above, there were a lot of comics around me and though I was a pretty dedicated reader of things in general, I might have skipped over any comic book in which I had no professional interest. If I did miss Camelot 3000, my bad.
A few hours ago, Mari and I were watching a video course offered by The Teaching Company – let us simultaneously bow our heads and cheer – taught by a charismatic professor named Dorsey Armstrong. It dealt with a subject we don’t know much about,...
A few hours ago, Mari and I were watching a video course offered by The Teaching Company – let us simultaneously bow our heads and cheer – taught by a charismatic professor named Dorsey Armstrong. It dealt with a subject we don’t know much about,...
- 5/28/2015
- by Dennis O'Neil
- Comicmix.com
Gavin Jasper Oct 22, 2018
In the multiverse, Daredevil has been an undead mass murderer, a samurai warrior, a blind prize fighter, an Agent of Shield, and more.
Daredevil is setting the world on fire. The Netflix series, long the center of the Marvel Netflix universe is enjoying its most acclaimed season ever with the recent release of season three. It was only fitting that he was chosen as leader of The Defenders, since Daredevil is sort of like the king of Marvel’s street level characters.
Sure, Spider-Man is more popular, but Matt Murdock is known for his rough life and being fate's punching bag even more than Peter Parker. Unfortunately for him, it’s not just the universe that rarely cuts him any slack, but the multiverse as well. Daredevil has starred in a handful of stories in Marvel’s What If? series and they aren’t always sunshine and lollypops.
In the multiverse, Daredevil has been an undead mass murderer, a samurai warrior, a blind prize fighter, an Agent of Shield, and more.
Daredevil is setting the world on fire. The Netflix series, long the center of the Marvel Netflix universe is enjoying its most acclaimed season ever with the recent release of season three. It was only fitting that he was chosen as leader of The Defenders, since Daredevil is sort of like the king of Marvel’s street level characters.
Sure, Spider-Man is more popular, but Matt Murdock is known for his rough life and being fate's punching bag even more than Peter Parker. Unfortunately for him, it’s not just the universe that rarely cuts him any slack, but the multiverse as well. Daredevil has starred in a handful of stories in Marvel’s What If? series and they aren’t always sunshine and lollypops.
- 4/27/2015
- Den of Geek
Sneak Peek new footage from the upcoming season of "Arrow", plus a revealing image of actress Rila Fukushima ("The Wolverine") cast in the TV series as DC Comics' female superhero character 'Katana' :
Katana debuted in a special insert in DC Comics' "The Brave and the Bold" #200 (July 1983), as a member of the first "Outsiders" team by writer Mike W. Barr and illustrator Jim Aparo.
Katana is a highly proficient hand-to-hand combatant and swordswoman, having studied martial arts as a child and later being trained by the samurai 'Tadashi'.
"...her 'Soultaker' sword, along with its non-powered twin, was forged in the 14th century by 'Muramasa', whose swords were said to be cursed and make those who were evil commit evil acts. It sometimes takes the souls of those it kills, storing them inside the sword, where they can engage in limited communication with whoever wields it. These souls...
Katana debuted in a special insert in DC Comics' "The Brave and the Bold" #200 (July 1983), as a member of the first "Outsiders" team by writer Mike W. Barr and illustrator Jim Aparo.
Katana is a highly proficient hand-to-hand combatant and swordswoman, having studied martial arts as a child and later being trained by the samurai 'Tadashi'.
"...her 'Soultaker' sword, along with its non-powered twin, was forged in the 14th century by 'Muramasa', whose swords were said to be cursed and make those who were evil commit evil acts. It sometimes takes the souls of those it kills, storing them inside the sword, where they can engage in limited communication with whoever wields it. These souls...
- 8/31/2014
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Actress Devon Aoki will soon be having a major recurring guest role on CW’s Arrow where she’ll be taking up the mantle of Tatsu Yamashiro, better known to DC Comics fans as Katana. First reported by Deadline, Aoki’s character will pop up during the third season of the hit DC-adapted series where she’ll appear in flashback sequences from Oliver Queen’s time with A.R.G.U.S. – the organization that leads to the formation of the Suicide Squad.
Known as a Japanese martial arts expert who wields a deadly Katana sword, the character was created by writer Mike W. Barr and artist Jim Aparo and first appeared in DC’s The Brave and the Bold #200 in 1983. According to the website, Tatsu will be portrayed as “a critical influence on his journey to eventually become The Arrow of present day.”
Arrow will return to the CW...
Known as a Japanese martial arts expert who wields a deadly Katana sword, the character was created by writer Mike W. Barr and artist Jim Aparo and first appeared in DC’s The Brave and the Bold #200 in 1983. According to the website, Tatsu will be portrayed as “a critical influence on his journey to eventually become The Arrow of present day.”
Arrow will return to the CW...
- 7/3/2014
- by Adam B.
- GeekRest
We hold in our hands the covers for DC Comics this February. As a child of four can plainly see, these comics have been hermetically sealed in a Cgc 9.9 slab, and they’ve been kept in a #2 mayonnaise jar under a giant stack of returned copies of Holy Terror since noon today.
What do we have worth noting? The new look of Darkseid, and we’re far enough into the new 52 books that it’s time for Batman to start crossing over in all of them. Plus Mara Jade, the red-haired assassin who fell in love with her blond-haired man she was sent to kill– oh, I’m sorry, that’s from Star Wars. This is Mera in a jade outfit. Our mistake.
Shall we? Surely!
As usual, spoilers may lurk beyond this point.
Justice League #6
Written by Geoff Johns
Art and cover by Jim Lee and Scott Williams
1:...
What do we have worth noting? The new look of Darkseid, and we’re far enough into the new 52 books that it’s time for Batman to start crossing over in all of them. Plus Mara Jade, the red-haired assassin who fell in love with her blond-haired man she was sent to kill– oh, I’m sorry, that’s from Star Wars. This is Mera in a jade outfit. Our mistake.
Shall we? Surely!
As usual, spoilers may lurk beyond this point.
Justice League #6
Written by Geoff Johns
Art and cover by Jim Lee and Scott Williams
1:...
- 11/14/2011
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
With the blu-ray of DC Comic’s Green Lantern coming to UK buyers this coming Monday, and then Batman: Arkham City arriving just four days later for gamers, it’s a busy week for the comic book giant. And to celebrate, they have combined the two release events to give Arkham City players the opportunity to don an extra special (though slightly confusing) alternate costume.
Within the packaging of the Green Lantern blu-ray is an exclusive code to unlock a Sinestro Corps Batman outfit, which you can see below, in a move that looks ingenious when you consider how poor the reception of the film was when it hit cinemas. This should at least guarantee a few extra sales from those DC fans who hadn’t necessarily planned on it.
This Sinestro costume is the latest addition to a wardrobe for Bats that would put Liberace to shame, and...
Within the packaging of the Green Lantern blu-ray is an exclusive code to unlock a Sinestro Corps Batman outfit, which you can see below, in a move that looks ingenious when you consider how poor the reception of the film was when it hit cinemas. This should at least guarantee a few extra sales from those DC fans who hadn’t necessarily planned on it.
This Sinestro costume is the latest addition to a wardrobe for Bats that would put Liberace to shame, and...
- 10/12/2011
- by Simon Gallagher
- Obsessed with Film
BookExpo America, the largest industry convention for publishers, booksellers, librarians, and other folks in the industry, runs at the Javits Center in New York this week. It’s often used as a stalking ground for movie and TV studios to snap up properties for adaptations, so one wonders– what books should be adapted into comics form, and by who?
There have been a number of interesting translations over the years. The biggest success story of the past few years have included Darwyn Cooke’s adaptations of Richard Stark’s The Hunter and The Outfit and Marvel’s adaptations of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower by Peter David and Jae Lee, but there have been many others, from the recent adaptations of Ayn Rand’s Anthem, Marvel’s Wizard of Oz and Ender’s Game, Dynamite’s adaptations of Robert Jordan’s The Wheel Of Time, Boom!’s Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep,...
There have been a number of interesting translations over the years. The biggest success story of the past few years have included Darwyn Cooke’s adaptations of Richard Stark’s The Hunter and The Outfit and Marvel’s adaptations of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower by Peter David and Jae Lee, but there have been many others, from the recent adaptations of Ayn Rand’s Anthem, Marvel’s Wizard of Oz and Ender’s Game, Dynamite’s adaptations of Robert Jordan’s The Wheel Of Time, Boom!’s Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep,...
- 5/23/2011
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
We’ve received all the covers for DC Comics August solicitations, and Flashpoint promises that worlds will live, worlds will die, and the DC Universe will never be the sa– oh, sorry, that was the tagline for Crisis On Infinite Earths, back when I worked at Flashpoint. I’m so confused…
My favorite item for the month is pictured above, the Sergio Aragones version of Batman from Batman: Black & White. But there are some absolute art gems here, including Darwyn Cooke’s Jsa cover, and Frank Quitely’s redoing of Gil Kane and Murphy Anderson’s cover for Green Lantern #52.
As for the rest of the books, take a look… as usual, spoilers ahead:
War Of The Green Lanterns Aftermath #2
Written by Tony Bedard
Art by Miguel Sepulveda
Cover by Tom Fleming
1:10 Variant cover by Miguel Sepulveda
The blockbuster “War of the Green Lanterns” event has rocked the...
My favorite item for the month is pictured above, the Sergio Aragones version of Batman from Batman: Black & White. But there are some absolute art gems here, including Darwyn Cooke’s Jsa cover, and Frank Quitely’s redoing of Gil Kane and Murphy Anderson’s cover for Green Lantern #52.
As for the rest of the books, take a look… as usual, spoilers ahead:
War Of The Green Lanterns Aftermath #2
Written by Tony Bedard
Art by Miguel Sepulveda
Cover by Tom Fleming
1:10 Variant cover by Miguel Sepulveda
The blockbuster “War of the Green Lanterns” event has rocked the...
- 5/16/2011
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
DC has announced the artist lineup and synopses for the first issues of the publisher’s retroactive titles that pay tribute to the 1980s.
DC Retroactive: Batman– The ‘80s #1
Artist Jerry Bingham and writer Mike W. Barr come together to tell the story of someone using the name, appearance and methodology of The Reaper and is stalking the streets of Gotham City and killing off mobsters. The catch? Both men who previously masqueraded as The Reaper are dead. Can Batman get to the bottom of the identity of this mysterious killer while simultaneously shepherding an untried Robin (Jason Todd)?
DC Retroactive: Justice League Of America – The ‘80s #1
Along with writer Gerry Conway, artist Ron Randall revisits Jla Detroit, a chapter in the team’s history that may have been one their most controversial line-ups ever.
DC Retroactive: The Flash – The ‘80s #1
The ‘80s were a decade that forever changed the Scarlet Speedster.
DC Retroactive: Batman– The ‘80s #1
Artist Jerry Bingham and writer Mike W. Barr come together to tell the story of someone using the name, appearance and methodology of The Reaper and is stalking the streets of Gotham City and killing off mobsters. The catch? Both men who previously masqueraded as The Reaper are dead. Can Batman get to the bottom of the identity of this mysterious killer while simultaneously shepherding an untried Robin (Jason Todd)?
DC Retroactive: Justice League Of America – The ‘80s #1
Along with writer Gerry Conway, artist Ron Randall revisits Jla Detroit, a chapter in the team’s history that may have been one their most controversial line-ups ever.
DC Retroactive: The Flash – The ‘80s #1
The ‘80s were a decade that forever changed the Scarlet Speedster.
- 4/25/2011
- by Brandon Johnston
- ScifiMafia
On Friday, DC Comics announced a new series of one-shots called Retro-Active that will feature writers and artists from the ’70s, ’80s, and 90s. Each issue will be comprised as 26 pages of new content as well as 20 pages of classic stories from that era. DC has released the era specific logos of the Retro-Active line, as well as announced the writers for for the upcoming series. Check them out below.
Retro-Active '70s Logo
Superman: Martin Pasko
Wonder Woman: Dennis O’Neil
The Flash: Cary Bates
Justice League of America: Cary Bates
Green Lantern: Dennis O’Neil
Batman: Len Wein
Retro-Active '80s Logo
Superman: Marv Wolfman
Wonder Woman: Roy Thomas
The Flash: William Messner-Loebs
Justice League of America: Gerry Conway
Green Lantern: Len Wein
Batman: Mike W. Barr
Retro-Active '90s Logo
Superman: Louise Simonson
Wonder Woman: William Messner-Loebs
The Flash:...
Retro-Active '70s Logo
Superman: Martin Pasko
Wonder Woman: Dennis O’Neil
The Flash: Cary Bates
Justice League of America: Cary Bates
Green Lantern: Dennis O’Neil
Batman: Len Wein
Retro-Active '80s Logo
Superman: Marv Wolfman
Wonder Woman: Roy Thomas
The Flash: William Messner-Loebs
Justice League of America: Gerry Conway
Green Lantern: Len Wein
Batman: Mike W. Barr
Retro-Active '90s Logo
Superman: Louise Simonson
Wonder Woman: William Messner-Loebs
The Flash:...
- 4/4/2011
- by Brandon Johnston
- ScifiMafia
Another April Fool’s Day has come and gone, leaving in its wake a trail of confusion as comics news sites posted fake news article after fake news article in an attempt to hoax their audiences into believing things that couldn’t possibly be true.
Naturally, ComicMix condemns all such shenanigans as juvenile and unworthy.
All the same, now that we’ve had a day or two to process, there have been six recent happenings in the comics world that stood out as so weird, so unlikely, that we were completely floored when they turned out to be true. But don’t take our word for it, take a look below.
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Stan Lee and Arnold Schwarzenegger are teaming up for The Governator, a comic and TV show detailing the adventures of the ex-Governor of California, ex-King of Aquilonia as he teams up with a precocious pre-teen hacker to fight crime.
Naturally, ComicMix condemns all such shenanigans as juvenile and unworthy.
All the same, now that we’ve had a day or two to process, there have been six recent happenings in the comics world that stood out as so weird, so unlikely, that we were completely floored when they turned out to be true. But don’t take our word for it, take a look below.
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Stan Lee and Arnold Schwarzenegger are teaming up for The Governator, a comic and TV show detailing the adventures of the ex-Governor of California, ex-King of Aquilonia as he teams up with a precocious pre-teen hacker to fight crime.
- 4/3/2011
- by Matthew Weinberger
- Comicmix.com
This weekend, you'll see ComicMix contributors Aaron Rosenberg, Robert Greenberger, Alan Kistler, Jen Rosenberg, Dayton Ward, Kevin Dilmore, and me (and possibly Ian Bonds) at Shore Leave 32, just outside Baltimore, MD. Come on up and say hi.
Or come to see Edward James Olmos, Katee Sackhoff, Torri Higginson, Kevin Sorbo, Catherine Hicks, Dominic Keating, Allyn Gibson, Ann C. Crispin, Bob Jones, Christopher L. Bennett, Dave Galanter, David Alan Mack, Eric Kotani, Gerri Leen, Greg Cox, Howard Weinstein, Ilsa J. Bick, Kathleen David, Keith R. A. DeCandido, Kirsten Beyer, Lawrence M. Schoen, Lorraine Anderson, Marco Palmieri, Michael Jan Friedman, Mike W. Barr, Peter David, Richard C White, Rigel Ailur, Roberta Rogow, Scott Pearson, and Terri Osborne.
It's a fun show, and we hope to see you there.
Or come to see Edward James Olmos, Katee Sackhoff, Torri Higginson, Kevin Sorbo, Catherine Hicks, Dominic Keating, Allyn Gibson, Ann C. Crispin, Bob Jones, Christopher L. Bennett, Dave Galanter, David Alan Mack, Eric Kotani, Gerri Leen, Greg Cox, Howard Weinstein, Ilsa J. Bick, Kathleen David, Keith R. A. DeCandido, Kirsten Beyer, Lawrence M. Schoen, Lorraine Anderson, Marco Palmieri, Michael Jan Friedman, Mike W. Barr, Peter David, Richard C White, Rigel Ailur, Roberta Rogow, Scott Pearson, and Terri Osborne.
It's a fun show, and we hope to see you there.
- 7/9/2010
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
"Sex, Lies And Private Eyes" is a collection of original 'noir' short stories focusing on the theme of 'sex for sale', covering a cast of characters from crime mysteries of the past and present including 'Alo Nudger', 'Fred Carver', 'Blackshirt', 'Domino Lady', 'Kolchak', 'Lai Wan', 'Jack Hagee Pi', 'Johnny Dollar', 'Mr. Keen', 'Pat Novak', 'Sherlock Holmes', 'The Silencers', 'The Maze Agency', 'Toby Peters', 'Truxton Lewis' and a whole lot more.
Authors include Max Allan Collins, Loren D. Estleman, Stuart M. Kaminksy, Mike W. Barr, Mike Bullock, Barbara Collins, Steven Grant, Cj Henderson and David Tischman.
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Authors include Max Allan Collins, Loren D. Estleman, Stuart M. Kaminksy, Mike W. Barr, Mike Bullock, Barbara Collins, Steven Grant, Cj Henderson and David Tischman.
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- 2/13/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
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