During San Diego Comic-Con, HBO Max finally showcased its upcoming DC Studios animated Batman movie, Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires. The film, also known as Batman Azteca: Choque de Imperios, offers a new take on the Caped Crusader’s storied mythos. According to HBO Max Latin America‘s press release, its story will center on “a young Aztec […]
DC Comics at Theme Parks Has Had a Bizarre History but ‘Superman’ Could Change That
There’s nostalgia for the Batman movie era at Six Flags as we head toward a new DC Studios era with Superman, On a recent invited visit to Magic Mountain to check out DC Heroes and Villains Fest, I found myself reminiscing fondly about the stunt shows from the ’90s. Both Batman Forever and Batman & […]
20 Years Ago, Batman Began a New Era of Hollywood
There are plenty of constants in popular culture, and Batman is near the top of the list. He’s everywhere in some fashion, particularly in movies, and his various cinematic versions have been significant in some way that speaks to how both the audience and Warner Bros. view the character. Of those, Batman Begins may be the most […]
Radiant Black’s Creators are Giving Batman the Tokusatsu Treatment
There’s always something new to do with Batman, whether it’s giving him a mech, making him a ninja or an absolute unit. DC’s newest spin on the character? Make him a tokusatsu hero in a sci-fi epic. During his C2E2 panel, Radiant Black co-creator Kyle Higgins revealed he’d be doing just that in Immortal Legend Batman. The six-issue […]
RIP Val Kilmer, Our Batman, Huckleberry, and Plenty More
Val Kilmer, beloved actor who starred in 80s and 90s blockbusters like Batman Forever and Top Gun, has died at 65 years old. His daughter Mercedes told the New York Times he’d passed from pnuemonia. Born New Years Eve 1959, Kilmer had been battling throat cancer for nearly a decade. Over the years, it affected him […]
Ben Affleck Realizes Now His Batman Was, Like, Way Too Dark
For some actors, landing a marquee superhero role is a career-capping honor. For others—including most of Hollywood’s Batmen over the years, including Michael Keaton, Christian Bale, and Robert Pattinson—it’s an interesting and entertaining, but not defining, part of their filmography. For a few, or maybe just one performer in particular, it’s something to be looked […]
There’s Always a Bigger Bane
There’s one thing everyone knew about DC’s Absolute universe before it launched: its Absolute Batman was big as hell. Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta’s then-new take on the Dark Knight turned him from a silent ninja into a brick bathouse with a literal chest axe and a big-ass Batmobile. Can he get any bigger? No, […]
The Best Moment From DC’s Sonic Crossover Is Left Unsaid
Even before it hit comic shelves this week, people went crazy for a leaked image of Batman and Shadow’s first encounter in the pages of DC x Sonic #1. For good reason: it’s wonderful in the best way a crossover can be, utterly absurd and yet at the same time completely sincere in its conviction. But […]
I Wish This Retro Batman Anime Was Actually Real
The first Batman Ninja was a wonderfully silly time, and the upcoming sequel, Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League, looks to be much the same. But I think Warner Bros. Japan might have ruined it entirely for me—by showing me what I can’t have instead. As part of the promotional push for Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League‘s release next […]
The 1989 Batman Lives on (Again) in Another New Book
Last year marked the 35-year anniversary of Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman film, which got a new follow-up in the sequel novel Resurrection. Turns out, that’s not the end of the ’89-verse, or whatever we’re calling it, because there’s another novel on the horizon telling another tale for Michael Keaton’s Caped Crusader. That would be Batman: Revolution, penned by Resurrection author John […]