By the time you read this, you'll probably have read several other laudatory articles on the influence of THE DARKKNIGHT RETURNS and how it changed the way we looked at comics in general and Batman in particular. You may also have read that THE DARK KNIG...
DC Comics has provided more details about THE DARKKNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN, the upcoming sequel by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley that begins in December.Here's how DC describes the three-issue mini-series:"It's been three years since the events of THE DARK KN...
..."The DarkKnight" reunites director Christopher Nolan with star Christian Bale, who returns to continue Batman's war on crime. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), Batman sets...
A new faux broadcast of "Gotham Cable News" (the Batman version of CNN) has popped up online for The DarkKnight courtesy of it's official website within Comcast. This time, the broadcast has the news network discussing the life and times of Bru...
By now, with all the flood of viral-led information, interviews and video clips, the scene I'm about to pass along to you has already been revealed to be happening in The DarkKnight. Still, I'll caution spoiler for those of you who don't want to see anyt...
And a new DarkKnight poster has popped up online. It's somewhat surprising to have a new poster so close to the film's release but this latest addition is more of a treat in connection to all the viral marketing from "The Joker" at WB's many we...
Keeping up with all the many DarkKnight websites is like swimming against the Grand Rapids without feet but hey, you have to work with what you have. Another tie-in website has launched in connection with both IMAX and the next Bats sequel courtesy of Co...
...equel The DarkKnight, which you can watch below. As you'll see, it's spotlighting Batman's struggles with the chaos that Joker (Heath Ledger) unleashes. The sequel, which is once again directed by Christopher Nolan, stars Christian Bale, Heath Ledger,...
It's been a few days but we now have another DarkKnight update for you fans. A fourth television spot for the upcoming sequel has popped up online which you can watch below. The sequel to the hit Batman Begins once again is led by Christopher Nolan, base...
... like THE DARKKNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN much. Sure, there are some amazing moments in this series, not the least of which is Clark and Diana's (literally) earthshaking reunion. Or the first appearance of the new Supergirl. Or the release of Eel O'Brien fro...
NECA unveils their line of products from the most highly anticipated film of the year: The DarkKnight. The DarkKnight explodes into theaters July 18, with these products hit shelves this summer. Take a look at our newest Head Knockers, Batman and The Jo...
Nothing says The DarkKnight better than Dominoes Pizza? Well, that's the current site promoting a little extra goodies for Bat fans eagerly awaiting the sequel. A new trailer with extra footage has popped up online called The DarkKnight Vault, which you...
Just a friendly reminder fellow Maniacs that the new trailer for The DarkKnight should be arriving online today, if we go by what their viral site WhySoSerious is hinting at. Keep an eye on the site linked to the left and I'll update this when it's offic...
Three television spots have popped up for the upcoming DarkKnight over the past week, the latest third spot appearing online this morning. I'll put them down below for you Maniacs. The sequel to Batman Begins, again directed by Christopher Nolan, stars C...
...ourney to DarkKnight, each with stylish art from some of the world’s most revered animation visionaries. Batman: Gotham Knight was headed by an impressive list of directors who have brought their distinctly different anime styles to the classic...
As promised last week, the latest trailer for The DarkKnight, which you can see attached to Iron Man, has premiered online this weekend. You can see it at the WB viral site here. If there was an upload, I'd put it down below but for now, click on the lin...
If you've watched I AM LEGEND by the time you're reading this article sometime today, you would have seen the new trailer for THE DARKKNIGHT. If you saw the IMAX version of the film, you have seen the Joker prologue as well. Hopefully, those two tr...
After months of endless speculation, teasers, movie stills, posters, clips and viral marketing, it's easy to forget a few fan treats given several months ago for The DarkKnight. Fellow maniac Wiseguy sent me one such tidbit this evening, which some of yo...
While talking to the Los Angeles Times, the director hinted at what to expect about his character and the overall story of DarkKnight. Basically, from the interview, there will be little humor with the villains (film) and expect Dent to be a key role in ...
Before Heath Ledger passed away in late January, the marketing blitz was on from Warner Bros. and the team of Christopher Nolan for their upcoming sequel The DarkKnight. Afterwards, the online viral marketing died down for a while but it's gearing up aga...
Alright, it's CYOA time for us. Three well known sites (AICN, Superhero Hype & Joblo) have already got the "We're going to sue you if..." notice from Warner Bros for putting copyrighted DARKKNIGHT pictures up on their site. Before we g...
It took a little longer than we thought it would, but finally it's over: the long-awaited sequel to Frank Miller's 1986 monster hit, THE DARKKNIGHT RETURNS, finishes this month, thus fulfilling all the hopes, dreams, and desires of those fans who want se...
It seems that the caped crusader will be making a trip to Hong Kong sometime in the upcoming sequel, THE DARKKNIGHT. A shooting schedule for the asian tourist spot has been revealed courtesy of The Standard.
Here's the details...
Kam Nai-wai, of the C...
As we announced last Thursday, a Halloween festive pumpkin appeared over on Whysoserious.com, the promotion site for Nolan's upcoming DARKKNIGHT film. It led a lot of us to believe that some new type of teaser/trailer will appear on October 31 but as tim...
I'll say again that a MAJOR SPOILER is linked in this article for Nolan's upcoming THE DARKKNIGHT as an added warning with the title of this article. Obviously, this spoiler could end up false but when one considers previous "casting calls" mad...
Not much going on this first afternoon after the break but fellow Maniac "Wiseguy" has passed along a viral update on one of many websites. Apparently, a countdown is in effect over at The DarkKnight's viral website for Citizens For Batman. If...
Alright you BATMAN fans (myself included), get ready for something soon. I know that Warner Bros warned everyone about THE DARKKNIGHT won't have an exhibit at this month's Comic Con 2007, instead opting for the Wizard World Chicago convention i...
The official DC Comics website has unveiled a site within a site devoted to the upcoming THE DARKKNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN, Frank Miller's eagerly anticipated sequel to the classic THE DARKKNIGHT RETURNS.This new site section features pages of art from the c...
Beware, this article contains spoiler-ific topics about next year's THE DARKKNIGHT. Have you been warned? Good, now onward to the talking points. For the past few weeks, there have been two major rumors going around the net in regards to characters showi...
DC Comics has finally revealed what month Frank Miller's eagerly aniticipated THE DARKKNIGHT RETURNS sequel will be hitting comic stores.According to Comics Newsarama, while participating in this last weekend's Diamond Retailer Summit held in Fort Wayne,...
While talking to Metro.co.uk, actress Maggie Gyllenhaal did field one question for her approach on taking over the Rachel Dawes character in The DarkKnight.
Is your Batman character a damsel in distress?
There are moments of that. Chris Nolan, the dir...
Possible SPOILER sub-plot details inside this article, reader. This story/rumor clarifies previous rumors on which character Anthony Michael Hall will be playing in Nolan's THE DARKKNIGHT next year. Previously, online news stated that Hall could be playi...
The latest trailer for THE DARKKNIGHT has officially hit the web a few minutes ago, courtesy of an official site from WB. To watch it, click here and hit the "Download" icon on the right-hand side. I'm sure most of you fans ...
Anthony Michael Hall has told the LA Daily News he is playing a character in THE DARKKNIGHT for director Christopher Nolan.
In the interview Hall told the News, "I signed a confidentiality agreement, and I can't say which part I'm playing because i...
...es of THE DARKKNIGHT.
If you don't mind knowing what goes down in the first six minutes of the film, click here.
THE DARKKNIGHT hits theaters July 18, 2008.
... upcoming DARKKNIGHT. One of our most veteran scoopers, Flyboy, has returned to our ranks to pass some details and a clarification or two to us on what really went down when they filmed this scene and who the procession is for..
Here's wha...
Director Christopher Nolan and photography director Wally Pfister have released a new featurette for THE DARKKNIGHT online. The video features their thoughts on IMAX and why chose to shoot this sequel with IMAX technology. To see the new featurette, clic...
Director Christopher Nolan has denied the story about the Hong Kong harbor being too polluted to shoot scenes there for his upcoming sequel to the DARKKNIGHT, reports the AFP. Instead, he's saying it's a script change and it was entirely his decisio...
It seems that the Hong Kong harbor is just too toxic for THE DARKKNIGHT, reports the Associated Press. Originally, they had a high-flying stunt planned to be shot on location in the iconic harbor but after testing the water, it was deemed a health risk. ...
According to Variety, Katie Holmes has dropped out of The DarkKnight, the sequel to Batman Begins.Instead, Holmes has signed on to Queen Latifah's Mad Money, to be directed by Callie Khouri.There is no word as to what this means to The DarkKnight, thoug...
The fellow comic fanatics over at Superhero Hype will be on the set of THE DARKKNIGHT later this week and when they publish the information from it, I'll happily pass it along for everyone. For now, though, they had a chance to talk with the le...
Minor plot-related setting details inside: There may not be a lot going on this morning in the world of genre news but the residents of Hong Kong were definitely busy over the past week. Some of those residents were angered by the production of the D...
Figures.com broke everyone's first look at next summer's line of THE DARKKNIGHT RETURNS action figure line, based on the classic Frank Miller graphic novel of the same name. Four figures will make up the line including Miller's version of the Batman, the...
DC Comics has announced that THE DARKKNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN #1 will reach comic book stores on Wednesday with two versions of its front cover. Both versions feature the solicited artwork, the highly-recognizable image of Batman's raised fist.The first vers...
While set photos of movie sets don't always reveal a lot in terms of movie news, they do have a habit of tiding over the fans who are eagerly awaiting the next installment of that film. In this case, every week more set photos emerge of THE DARKKNIGHT be...
I say "rumors" because while Brendon over at Film Ick has said "multiple sources" collaborated on this intelligence, this obviously has not been confirmed. It involves two major characters from the Batman mythology showing up in THE DA...
... upcoming DARKKNIGHT teaser trailer that some believe will be appearing at next week's Comic Con.
To read the details on the teaser trailer, click here.
DARKKNIGHT hits theaters everywhere on June 18, 2008. The casting for this installment feature...
...ry of the DARKKNIGHT footage shown at their convention this weekend. Actors Christian Bale (Bruce Wayne/Batman), Aaron Eckhart (Harvey Dent/Two Face), Gary Oldman (Lt. Jim Gordan) and director Christopher Nolan were on hand at the convention to unveil...
Actor Michael Caine has put up an update on his official site in regards to the shooting of DARKKNIGHT. From what he has to say, his end of shooting in the film is about to end with one more Chicago shoot scheduled for next month.
I have just got back ...
This is for those Maniacs in the Chicago area. It's been announced that there will be a DARKKNIGHT panel at the Wizard World Convention today in the windy city, says Superhero Hype. There will be no trailer or teaser trailer like Nolan and Warner Br...
As speculated a new teaser of DARKKNIGHT has appeared in connection with Comic Con 2007. If you go to WhysoSerious? , you'll see that it has been updated since last night. It seems they have a winner! As you can see on the file at the bottom left, t...
David Goyer recently talked about the upcoming film, The DarkKnight, with Sci Fi Wire and in doing so mentioned that Two-Face may not make an appearance."I think Harvey Dent has been mentioned," Goyer said. "I don't know that Two-Fac...
According to Latino Review, the leading contender for the role of Harvey Dent, aka Two Face, in the upcoming Batman film The DarkKnight is Aaron Eckhart (Thank You For Smoking).The site also added another name to the current list of hopefuls up for the r...
...es on The DarkKnight, and we're talking about it. And then I'll hopefully get back in there and do a little more work on that film. We sort of tend to bounce the script back and forth as complete drafts." He continued, "The adaptation there is from 60...
According to Batman on Film, the upcoming sequel to BATMAN BEGINS, entitled THE DARKKNIGHT, may feature Philip Seymour Hoffman as The Penguin.Batman on Film writes, "This comes in from one of my best sources who previously gave up the scoop Katie Holmes ...
While at the New York Comic Con this weekend, director Christopher Nolan unveiled the latest trailer for his upcoming sequel, The DarkKnight. Within a few hours, a bootleg found its way to Youtube but was yanked quick. The trailer should be hitting theat...
It seems someone was on hand at the HCP (Costumes) event in Las Vegas last week and got some information for the upcoming sequel The DarkKnight, reports SHH. The spoiler information tells just how long the character of "Two Face" will be in the...
A new actor has been cast in the next edition of BATMAN: THE DARKKNIGHT. Actually, it goes a little beyond that from what the reports are saying. Michael Jai White (SPAWN) has been cast as a character named "Gamble" in the next adventure of the...
Director Christopher Nolan and Warner Bros may be planning something else for those eager fans awaiting the next installment of the DARKKNIGHT. We heard yesterday that they're planning on releasing a 7-minute prologue by the Joker before the IMAX release...
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the rumor started by Latino Review saying that Aaron Eckhart is in talks to play Harvey Dent/Two Face in the upcoming Batman film, The DarkKnight, is in fact true. Eckhart is now in final negotiations with Warne...
DC Comics will release THE DARKKNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN HARDCOVER, collecting the three-issue series by Frank Miller, on August 30. Designed by Chip Kidd, the hardcover features an introduction and commentary by Miller on returning to the world he created 1...
DC Comics announced on Wednesday that THE DARKKNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN #2, which was scheduled to reach stores on Jan. 16, instead will reach stores on Jan. 30."What can I say? Good things take time, and this book is way beyond just good," says DC Comics gro...
The Associated Press & Reuters have passed along that a crew member has died while filming for Christopher Nolan's upcoming sequel, THE DARKKNIGHT. As seems the case with a lot of accidents involving filmwork, it wasn't anyone involved with...
We knew something DARKKNIGHT related would be happening in December. Most of have already assumed it would be something attached to the only genre Warner Bros release of the month, I AM LEGEND. Until now, it was common belief we would be seeing our first...
In the new issue of Entertainment Weekly comic book legend Frank Miller, while being chosen as one of the magazines It creators of the moment, talked about two upcoming BATMAN projects: the sequel to his groundbreaking 1986 mini-series BATMAN: THE DARK KN...
Minor Spoilers inside..It was announced last week that a 7-minute prologue of THE DARKKNIGHT would be attached to the IMAX edition of I AM LEGEND. Well, director Christopher Nolan and producer Charles Roven have cleared the air about this news, says Batm...
DC Comics has announced that the third and final issue of THE DARKKNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN! will have an in-store date of July 31. DC will take order adjustments on the delayed issue from retailers. "We realize retailers and readers have been anxious for ...
According to CinemaBlend, The DarkKnight's director, Chris Nolan, will take a look at Devil Wears Prada star Emily Blunt for the role recently vacated by Katie Holmes.Cinema Blend writes:Obviously Chris Nolan is actively looking for someone to take over ...
...ey to The DarkKnight, each with stylish art from some of the world’s most revered animation visionaries.
Batman Gotham Knight will arrive July 8, 2008 on DVD and Blu-Ray disc, and will also be available On Demand via digital cable and for down...
Kemco USA has released BATMAN: DARK TOMORROW for Microsoft's Xbox and Nintendo's Gamecube. Unlike earlier Batman titles, DARK TOMORROW is based on the DC Comics version of the DarkKnight and not THE ANIMATED SERIES or movies, making this version of Batm...
It seems that Warner Bros is utilizing the same viral marketing techniques as JJ Abrams is doing with his 1-18-08 project. A new website for DARKKNIGHT has launched called Whysoserious.com . It seems to be based off an "advertisement" from...
Knight Shift by Arnold T. Blumberg (Thu 01-31-2002)
...eries THE DARKKNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN, a sequel to his celebrated 1986 miniseries THE DARKKNIGHT RETURNS. Fans may have hoped and dreamed, but they could never have known that one of the medium's most respected writer/artists would return to the charact...
According to a report via Batman on Film, Rachel McAdams may be offered a role in the upcoming Batman film, The DarkKnight.Batman on Film writes: Last week, several websites, namely my friends over at MOVIEHOLE.NET, mentioned that Rachel McAdams has been...
...ey to The DarkKnight, each with stylish art from some of the world’s most revered animation visionaries.
Conroy set the standard for modern day Batman voices with his performance in Batman: The Animated Series, The New Adventures of Batman and ...
Variety has confirmed a report from Latino Review saying that Maggie Gyllenhaal is in final negotiations to join the cast of The DarkKnight.She will reportedly play Assistant DA Rachel Dawes, the role vacated by Katie Holmes.Christopher Nolan plans to st...
According to DailyNews, Eric Roberts has signed on to play a mafia kingpin in the upcoming Batman sequel, The DarkKnight."I don't stop working. I'm a workaholic," said Roberts. "I've resigned myself to the fact that I'm too overexpos...
According to Whedon.info, Sarah Michelle Gellar may have signed on to play a role in the upcoming film, The DarkKnight.The site received a scoop saying the following:"I’m an independent filmmaker [ writer / producer ]: "I had been talking...
... into the DarkKnight’s mythos takes an altogether different approach than anything produced during Burnett’s 17-year association with the character. Burnett served as movie story editor and the writer of the anchoring segment of Batman Got...
Hey fellow Maniacs (and Batman fans), we're approaching the final marketing days of quite a few summer movies preparing to hit theaters. As such, Warner Bros. has launched a new version of their official website for the upcoming sequel The DarkKnight. Th...
Producer Charles Rovin recently talked with Black Film about the upcoming film THE DARKKNIGHT."The script is in the process of being written," Rovin said. "There isn't a screenplay that exists right now."Talking about how the film got it's name Rovin sai...
In a recent interview with MTV, Aaron Eckhart talked about his upcoming role as Two Face in The DarkKnight."Batman is a complex character, and Two-Face comes a little bit from the same world. But [at the same time] he's apart from it. I'm looking fo...
The Los Angeles Times has posted an article and images about the new Batpod from THE DARKKNIGHT. It was designed by Nathan Crowley, who created the Batmobile for BATMAN BEGINS. Chris Corbould built it.
The Times talked with stuntman ...
...equel The DarkKnight but you'll have to deal with the E.T announcer talking about the film over the scene's volume. Also, Nolan and his marketing gurus have updated their viral WhySoSerious website, taking away the Two-Face clip and leaving a Joker-pa...
...oming The DarkKnight, courtesy of their many viral websites. The latest movie poster for the highly anticipated film hit the web today thanks to the biggest viral site of them all, WhySoSerious. We may also have received a clue on when the latest trai...
According to Film Ick, the character of Gotham City Police officer Renee Montoya may joining the cast of new characters appearing in the upcoming film, The DarkKnight. Other new characters include The Joker and Harvey Dent (Two Face).Montoya plays ...
According to JoBlo, there is no truth to the recent rumor that Sarah Michelle Gellar will play a role in the upcoming Batman film, The DarkKnight.The site also mentioned that there was no confirmation that Harley Quinn, the character Gellar was rumored t...
Two new international banners for The DarkKnight have popped up online this afternoon courtesy of Omelete. To check out one, click the photo on the left. To see the other, hit the link above. The upcoming sequel will star Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aa...
Former BATMAN actor Michael Keaton has just been sworn in the role of the President of the United States in FIRST DAUGHTER, the new Katie Holmes flick about to start filming. Holmes plays the first daughter who's now off to college and where she meets a n...
The opening day is etching closer for those eager fans and Warner Bros. has sent out their press kits to all online media outlets for The DarkKnight. By clicking on the photo below, you will be sent to a full gallery of photos covering The Joker, Batman,...
... upcoming DarkKnight sequel. The latest treats is an alternative trailer, which you can watch below. Another bit of coolness is an 8-minute faux broadcast of "Gotham Tonight with Mike Engel" (Engel is being played by Anthony Michael Hall). T...
Although it is not listed anywhere in the credits, Mark Twain's A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT is pretty clearly the jumping-off point for BLACK KNIGHT. Martin Lawrence stars as Jamal Walker, a Los Angeles medieval theme park employee who div...
The first issue of Frank Miller's new Bat-epic, THE DARKKNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN, has been on shelves for a little while now (although to be honest, how likely is it that any copies are just sitting anywhere?), and the comic book community is still deciding ...
..."The DarkKnight" reunites director Christopher Nolan with star Christian Bale, who returns to continue Batman's war on crime. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), Batman sets...
Christopher Nolan is planning to shoot four action sequences, including the introduction of the Joker, for THE DARKKNIGHT with IMAX cameras. This will make the film the first feature to be partly shot in this larger format...
The WB TV network has released images from the coming November 1st episode of CHARMED, titled "A Knight To Remember."Paige's (Rose McGowan) favorite childhood fairy tale suddenly becomes real, bringing her face-to-face with a past life as an Evil Enchantr...
LucasArts announced yesterday that it will release a new patch for JEDI KNIGHT II: JEDI OUTCASTon their website tonight. The patch, which will upgrade the game to version 1.04, will fix all of the bugs and problems that the version 1.03 patch did, and wil...
I gave the second issue of SEVEN SOLDIERS: SHINING KNIGHT an "A" for two reasons. First, Grant Morrison's prose is just beautiful in both this issue and the first of the series. Second, the art is beautiful. Simone Bianchi's art is just a pleasure to l...
...s and The DarkKnight. I guess times will be tougher when the studios figure out to split the episodes on these cartoon movie tie-ins on two discs so we have to spend more to get them all.
ACTION / ADVENTURE / KUNG FU/ THRILLERS / WESTER...
...ds Of The DarkKnight #199 $2.50Batman Strikes #17 $2.25Captain Atom Armageddon #4 (of 9) $2.99Danger Girl Back In Black #3 (of 4) $2.99DC Universe The Stories Of Alan Moore (MR) $19.99Al: There's actually a ton of killer stuff in this, including the c...
...in to THE DARKKNIGHT RETURNS, Burton's BATMAN, or the Image exodus that launched the '90s boom, perhaps returning comics to the mainstream. Amidst the gushing from the Merry Marvel Marketing Machine and the message board hype, I offer my usual restrai...
...ne or The DarkKnight Returns, but it’s worth reading.
Birds Of Prey #102 $2.99
Catwoman #63 $2.99
Green Lantern #16 (RES) $2.99
Green Lantern Archives Vol 6 HC $49.99
Helmet Of Fate Detective Chimp #1 $2....
Batman Beyond by Coming Attractions (Sun 05-18-2003)
...am City's DarkKnight, a retired Bruce Wayne lives in the seclusion of his mansion, his days of crimefighting a distant memory. But while Batman's rogues gallery of villains have dissapeared a new generation of criminals have taken over the streets of ...
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#10) THE DARKKNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN - Perhaps one of the most anticipated announcements in comics (second only to the long rumored and now scheduled JLA/Avengers team-up, to be written by Kurt Busiek and illustrated by George Perez) was the return of F...
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I like to think that I’m a fair ma...
Random House's SF imprint Del Rey recently announced a partnership with WizKids, LLC to create a series of novels based on the highly popular MAGE KNIGHT role-playing game system. MAGE KNIGHT is an RPG that uses figurines with dials built into the bottoms...
...icipated) DARKKNIGHT 2 - ugh - and countless others besides. Let's face it, the history of comics has been lousy with sequels. Trust us.But while this isn't quite the 'Summer of Sequels' in comics as it is in films, there are a number of intriguing pr...
...r army of DarkKnights takes over city after city, adding more souls to her dread troop, and more fanatical followers from the side of good and evil. The Solamnic Knights send Sir Gerard to spy on Mina by passing him off as a DarkKnight, and even he c...
...DS OF THE DARKKNIGHT #183 ($2.50) and NIGHTWING #97 ($2.25). Guess that day's delay wasn't nearly enough, huh? Of course, if you want to avoid the whole mess altogether, you can pick up the BATMAN: WAR DRUMS trade paperback for $17.95, collecting DET...
...mated The DarkKnight Returns. If you want to start an out-of-control rumor about that, forcing DC and Warner to cave into fan pressure, feel free.
That’s just a taste of the controlled fan riot that San Diego hosted last week. ...
...et of The DarkKnight – the sequel to Batman Begins – emerged, the Internet cracked in half with rampant speculation about their authenticity. Frankly, I found them so innocuous that I can’t help but think they’re real....
...man: The DarkKnight Strikes Again and The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born, Astonishing X-Men sold well initially and still moves respectably. But, it didn’t instantly open the golden gates of mainstream acceptance.
Trade paperb...
"Why So Serious?", that's what the Joker (Heath Ledger) would be asking you! Fellow maniacs Hanso and Michael X. Maelstrom would agree! The latest banner for the upcoming DarkKnight has appeared online, courtesy of Batman-on-Film. To check it o...
...TMAN: THE DARKKNIGHT RETURNS by Frank MillerYes, non-comic reader, I've included a Batman book. Miller offers a nightmarish vision of a future Gotham City where most citizens only know the Batman as an urban legend. Between a recently released Joker a...
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Al: Somebody new joins the crew.
Kurt: The real question is whether she’s hot or not, isn’t it?
Catwoman #61 $2.99
Dr. Dastardly: The old Rogue Nuke is one of...
... favorite DarkKnight in years.
Ex Machina Vol 5 Smoke Smoke TP (MR) $12.99
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Flash #1 Cover Poster $7.99
Go Go Heaven Vol 1 $9.99
And down with Hell!!! Get it? Down? It's a slow week.
Green Lanter...
...er in The DarkKnight had any hand in the tragedy. Maniacs, comics have arrived.
Though many have announced just that in the past year or two, give due credit to Steven Grant over at Comic Book Resources for his recent column on the same subject....
...DS OF THE DARKKNIGHT not long ago. Sadly, Fisher died after falling seven stories off from the roof of a club in Osaka, Japan. The funeral happened in Japan on Saturday, with a memorial service in San Diego for his mother still to be scheduled after s...
...se of The DarkKnight?
New in Hardcover:
Dreamer, Paul L. Bates (Five Star)
The dystopian sequel to Bates’ 2005 sci-fi thriller Imprint.
The Empyrean Age: Eve, Tony Gonzales (Gollancz)
These are times that will test the bounds of the hu...
... troubled DarkKnight envisioned by Frank Miller and brought to life on film by Tim Burton, Chris Nolan, and Bruce Timm and Paul Dini. Few readers see Adam West as the definitive Batman, and rarely do they concern themselves with the smiling, paternal...
...ds Of The DarkKnight #213 $2.99Al: W00t! Batman fights "The Otaku," a Japanese nerd supervillain! God, last week in Batman #660 it was Johnny Karaoke, and now this? Did the DC editors all get together and decide that their only goal was to m...
...ehind the DarkKnight though the skies of Gotham cracking wise just annoys the hell out of me. He annoys me like Jake Lloyd annoys me in THE PHANTOM MENACE (proof that kids ruin everything). I like the idea of Batman as solitary, brooding, off-balance,...
Paul Pope's BATMAN: YEAR 100 feels like the synthesis of YEAR ONE, THE DARKKNIGHT RETURNS, and V FOR VENDETTA. It occurs in the year 2039, when an invasive fascist government uses psychic police to eliminate privacy and control the press. In Gotham City,...
...oker, the DarkKnight learns that virtually all of his rogue's gallery remains safely locked away. At Alfred's urges him to use the downtime to gve Bruce Wayne a chance to come out of the shadows. The butler remarks that the DarkKnight has overtaken...
...ds of the DarkKnight, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Masters of the Universe, etc., try holding on to the boxes for any mail-order packages you receive. Comic book storage system boxes are also pretty good for these sizes of figures. Again, use a large...
...iting the DarkKnight on a regular basis, as well as serving as a writer and consulting producer on the WB series SMALLVILLE. Perhaps the most obvious question to ask a man so associated with Superman is: Why Batman, and why now?"Well, the obvious answ...
...;With The DarkKnight only weeks away from its theatrical release, one would hope that DC would milk the attention for all it’s worth. But, a book like Final Crisis will do nothing to endear DC to new readers. Grant Morrison remains a b...
... longtime DarkKnight, Kevin Conroy), Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Hawkgirl and J'onn J'onzz. While some of these characters are new to the universe established by Timm's previous animated series, others have fought together, before providin...
... brooding DarkKnight that had been captured by Burton (and reinvigorated by Frank Miller and his comrades a few short years before in the world of comics) had been captured in a way so perfect that Batman and his gallery of rogues lost none of their m...
...DS OF THE DARKKNIGHT #192 $2.50BATMAN STRIKES #10 $2.25Five bat titles this week - these three and the two Justice League titles - six if you count GOTHAM CENTRAL, plus an appearance in LEX LUTHER MAN OF STEEL. That makes seven total Batsignals, not c...
... that new DarkKnight graphic novel, and I ain't got time to get toilet paper from the store! Thing ain't good for nothing else, Superman getting beat up by Batman again! Jeez, what a rip-off!" And ... oops, just stabbed the roof of my mouth. SKIN DEEP...
...DS OF THE DARKKNIGHT #214 $2.99
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Kurt: Batman miniseries by Sam Keith. I liked this, but I can only remember that it had a thing about the Joker supposedly reforming himself. But, I remember ...
While doing a press junket for his upcoming movie, SLEUTH, Brian Jacks over MTV had a chance to sit down and discuss his character and the highly anticipated DARKKNIGHT sequel. In the interview, Caine described the new version of the Joker portrayed...
...ok at the DarkKnight’s beginnings in SECRET ORIGINS. In the 1980s, Rogers began working for Eclipse Comics, with projects including Coyote, Scorpio, the graphic novel Detectives, Inc., and his own creation, Cap’n Quick and A Foozle. ...
The French-based CineLive magazine has given us a new detailed look at the top half of the new "Batsuit" as it will be seen in THE DARKKNIGHT. The upcoming Nolan-directed sequel stars Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Morgan Freeman, Michael C...
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3. The DarkKnight: Do I really need to say anything here? In fact, I’m pretty sure I’ll get shit for listing this as 3rd on this list here.You just watch, I'll get some shit for listing this below Indy and Iron Man. You may be one of th...
...hmen, The DarkKnight Returns, Maus, and name-your-favorite sequential art masterpiece. Crisis on Infinite Earths still holds up pretty well, but even that becomes painfully convoluted at times. I realize that every published comic experienc...
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The reason I bring this to you, Maniacs, is this. Certain online sources of information are conflicting against each other as to what his contribution is in the producti...
...ng of THE DARKKNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN #3, almost any issue of WOLVERINE: ORIGIN n, and pretty much every book Image has to offer. I found it appropriate when Image announced their tenth anniversary hardcover, then true to form, it came out months late. I...
... make the DarkKnight and his enemies real and disturbing. And there are no nipples on the costume. The HD DVD presentation is simply outstanding too. The image is very crisp and clear and the lossless Dolby TrueHD audio track is ...
...ds Of The DarkKnight #203 $2.50Batman Strikes #20 $2.25Batman Year One Hundred #3 (of 4) $5.99Al: This, I'm having a great time with. For those of you who questioned what makes this any different from DarkKnight Returns: it's hard to explain, but it'...
...on of the DARKKNIGHT. In fact, he's all for it having worked with Eckhart before. Here's what he told MTV;
“Really?” Tommy Lee Jones said over the weekend, when told that Harvey “Two-Face” Dent was appearing in next July&rsquo...
...g for the DarkKnight. Lots of lonely nights home alone for BatClooney, it seems: No wonder he had the time to invent the Batskates. Posse BatClooney sees no problems whatsoever with suiting Chris O'Donnell and Alicia Silverstone up in benippled costum...
... like The DarkKnight or a good Captain America movie (I'm also holding out hope for Iron Man now seeing their cast depth), then so be it. Not every comic film needs to be Batman Begins or Sin City. Some should just be what they are: fun in...
Actor Heath Ledger talked briefly with French magazine, AlloCine, about his upcoming villain role of the Joker for THE DARKKNIGHT. Naturally, as most actors would attest to, playing such an evil role is all kinds of fun. Ledger's Joker goes up ...
...ds Of The DarkKnight #206 $2.99 Crisis Aftermath The Spectre #1 (of 3) $2.99Kurt: Look for the new crop of post-post-Crisis miniseries -- Crisis Just-Kidding-It's-Not-Over! Start putting money aside now! Ion #2 (of 12) $2.99 JLA Vol 19 World Wit...
...m for the DarkKnight, emphasizing not so much distinct showpieces of scene scoring, but a developing psychological atmosphere for Batman. www.warnerbrosrecords.com/ 7. THE GREATEST GAME EVER PLAYED (Brian Tyler, Hollywood Records 2061-62541-2) ...
In the midst of preproduction announcements on Paramount’s and Peter Berg’s upcoming Dune remake, Frank Herbert’s God Emperor of Dune is getting the audiobook treatment from Macmillan Audio. Read by Simon Vance, Scott Brick and Katherine...
The gothic soap opera that refuses to die resurfaces in a new series of novels from HarperCollins. (Ah ha! The dreaded Collins name works its evil spell yet again!) Late 1998 saw the publication of DARK SHADOWS: ANGELIQUE`S DESCENT, written by actress Lar...
...then into DarkKnight hero mode as the episode progressed, with props for delivering a good pep talk to the troops on the eve of a suicide mission. When Andy Hallett exited stage right he left us with twinges of doubt and shock over Lorne's last action...
Joker Bust by Associate News Editor (Tue 05-13-2008)
...ature The DarkKnight logo.
In addition to the Joker, Hot Toys will offer The DarkKnight - 1/4th Batman collectible bust. It too will stand approximately 9.5 inches tall and be mounted on a stand, which features the The DarkKnight logo.
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It seems that Superhero Hype has recieved another "set report" for the filming of Nolan's Batman: The DarkKnight and this set report actually has some interesting tidbits to pass along to the eager readers awaiting news.
We know that Heath Le...
...DS OF THE DARKKNIGHT #190 $2.50BATMAN STRIKES #8 $2.25Yeah! "I'm not answering the Bat-Signal any more until I get dental insurance!"BATMAN THE GREATEST BATMAN STORIES EVER TOLD TP $19.99Al: You should know that the real Greatest Story Ever Told starr...
As expected, Diamond Comics Distributors has determined, easily, that the top selling comic in the direct market for December 2001 will be Frank Miller's THE DARKKNIGHT RETURNS sequel, THE DARKKNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN. The book hits comic stores this week.M...
There's also planned releases for new trailers of STAR TREK and DARKKNIGHT. A scoopster has sent Comingsoon a tip stating that the first trailer for INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL is currently planned for February 2008. This informati...
...DS OF THE DARKKNIGHT #189$2.50 BLOOD OF THE DEMON #1$2.50 BLOODHOUND #9 $2.99 Yet another decent series nears cancellation. Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop smoking banana peels.BREACH #3$2.50DEVLIN WAUGH RED TIDE TP (MR) $19.95 DOOM PATROL...
A curious interview appeared online between Jack Nicholson and MTV in which they discuss the upcoming DARKKNIGHT film, specifically the revision of the Joker character. While some sites are reporting that Nicholson is furious about not being involved wit...
By now comic book fans are daring to believe that Warner Bros. new BATMAN movie has all the ingredients of success: a new actor to play the DarkKnight (Christian Bale); a supporting cast that suggests substance will play as important a part as style; a s...
...ctively a DarkKnight can work in a Bright Lights Big City ; there's BATMAN: DEATH AND THE MAIDENS #4 (Of 9), which you'll want because it has both Greg Rucka and final R'as al Ghul; there's BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARKKNIGHT #173, which you'll want be...
...DS OF THE DARKKNIGHT #181; the BATMAN: THE ORDER OF BEASTS one-shot features a script and painted art by Eddie Campbell, and for only $5.95; and in NIGHTWING #95, Dick's still getting over the events from two issues ago. Oh, aren't we all? Yawn.Dan Jo...
The official cause of the DarkKnight star's death has been issued by the NYC Medical Examiner. Here's the official AP report:
Heath Ledger died of an accidental overdose of painkillers, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medication and other prescription drug...