MATT REEVES CONFIRMS BEN AFFLECK IS STILL ATTACHED TO “THE BATMAN” Ever since Ben Affleck dropped out of directing The Batman there has been some concern over whether he would still playing the Caped Crusader in future DC Extended Universe projects, with rumours suggesting he “wants out” of the DCEU in the wake of the…
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Superman: American Alien #4
Written by Max Landis Drawn by Jae Lee Published by DC Comics PREVIOUSLY: SUPERMAN: AMERICAN ALIEN #3 This issue of the latest retelling of Superman features several first in the Man of Steels career. His first trip to Metropolis, and his first encounters with Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, Dick Grayson, and Bruce Wayne/Batman. Oliver Queen…
Superman/Batman #77
Written by Joshua Williamson Drawn by Ale Garza Inked by Oliver Nome Published by DC Comics Retro-review time! Superman/Batman was an ongoing series that DC Comics started publishing back in 2003, which teamed up Superman and Batman on various adventures. It lasted 87 issues until it was canceled in 2011 just before DC rebooted their…
Spider-Man & Batman: “Disordered Minds”
Written by J.M. DeMatteis Drawn by Mark Bagley Inked by Scott Hanna & Mark Farmer Colored by Electric Crayon Published by Marvel Comics This 48-page one-shot was published in 1995, when Marvel and DC were still open to doing crossovers. Marvel published this one and enlisted a stellar creative team. J.M. DeMatteis, who had written…
Punisher/Batman: Deadly Knights
Written by Chuck Dixon Drawn by John Romita Jr. Inked by Klaus Janson Colored by Christie Scheele Published by Marvel Comics A few months after DC Comics released Batman/Punisher: Lake Of Fire it was Marvel Comics’ turn to release their crossover. They enlisted quite a creative team for this issue, Chuck Dixon was the natural…
Batman/Punisher: Lake Of Fire
Written by Dennis O’Neil Drawn by Barry Kitson Inked by James Pascoe Colored by Matt Hollingsworth Published by DC Comics The year was 1994, the height of the speculator boom. With Image and other creator-owned publishers nipping at their heels, DC and Marvel were more receptive to publishing crossovers than they are now. At the…
BATMAN & CAPTAIN AMERICA by John Byrne
Written and drawn by John Byrne Colored by Patricia Mulvihill Published by DC Comics Published in 1996 by DC Comics, with permission from Marvel Comics, this is one of my all-time favorite superhero crossover stories. It opens in January 1945 in Gotham City, with Batman and Robin on hot pursuit of The Joker (he escapes).…
SUPERMAN & BATMAN: GENERATIONS, An Imaginary Tale
After (rightfully) trashing two John Byrne stories in a row, (Sensational She-Hulk OGN and Action Comics #592/593) I almost feel compelled to review a story of his that I enjoyed, just to prove that I’m not simply biased against the man (yes, it’s true that I think he’s a jerk NOW, and don’t feel like…
SECRET IDENTITIES ARE COOL! (part 2)
Previously: SECRET IDENTITIES ARE COOL! Following up on that previous post, I’ve had a few people tell me that they mostly agree, but that it depends on the character. I certainly agree with that. And there are some characters who can work either with or without them, it just depends on how they’re written. But…
Dream Comic-Book Crossover: BATMAN VS. SPIDER-MAN’S ENEMIES
Pencils & inks by John Byrne, colors by namorsubmariner on Deviant Art This would be an awesome crossover. Most inter-company comic-book crossovers take one hero (or team) and pair them with another hero (or team) and then either have them face a combination of each other’s villains, or a brand new villain. Batman and Spider-Man…
FRANK MILLER’S HOLY TERROR
I bought this when it came out 2 years ago, because I’m often impulsive and, apparently, a bit of a masochist. This book was originally supposed to be a special Batman OGN, with Batman fighting members of Al-Qaeda, who launch a series of terrorist attacks in Gotham City, but after several years of development he…
JUSTICE LEAGUE: ORIGIN by Geoff Johns & Jim Lee
Against all reason, I bought this on impulse, due to finding a cheap used version for sale on Amazon. I had zero interest in most of DC Comics reboot, outside of Grant Morrison’s Action Comics, and most reviews I’d read of this series when it came out were not that good. But curiosity got the…
DREAM COMIC-BOOK CROSSOVER: BATMAN AND WOLVERINE
I’m honestly surprised that this crossover hasn’t happened yet. Especially during the 90’s, when Marvel and DC were more open to crossovers, including the big Marvel Vs. DC miniseries that lead to the Amalgam Universe, where Wolverine and Batman were merged as Dark Claw (which was pretty awesome). Back then Batman teamed with Marvel characters…
DREAM COMIC-BOOK CROSSOVER: BATMAN and BLACK PANTHER
Recently I was browsing some message board, and came across a thread where fans were discussing what kind of crossovers they would like to see if Marvel Comics and DC Comics ever decide to do crossovers again. I was thinking that one I would love to see would be a Batman/Black Panther team-up. Two of…
MY 10 FAVORITE SUPERHEROES
Yeah, that’s right. I’m a grown man who reads comic books. So? 1) THE ORIGINAL CAPTAIN MARVEL I think I saw this character in the cartoons first & then later in live-action TV series, before ever reading a comic-book. But it automatically appealed to me. I’d already been interested in Greek mythology, so that was…
