BATMAN WEDDING Shocker, The Other One!

I successfully dodged social media like skipping over a gauntlet of landmines to avoid spoilers of the comic book social engagement of the year. Now I need to express and speculate about what’s next after BATMAN #50.

Batman #44 courtesy DC Comics

Selina is now starring in her own CATWOMAN series by Joelle Jones, who designed Selina’s wedding dress.

What about Bruce?

Before I deep dive into BATMAN #50 I want to give a SPOILER ALERT plus I’ve waited some time after the book’s release to cope with the post-wedding issue recovery. Continue reading BATMAN WEDDING Shocker, The Other One!

BATMAN BANE REBIRTH REMATCH

Batman Rebirth #1 courtesy DC Comics
Batman Rebirth #1 courtesy DC Comics

Batman is heading for a DC Rebirth rematch with Bane.

Writer Tom King confirmed (via Twitter) that the villain who once broke the Bat will strike in Batman #9 with art Mikel Janin and June Chung, the team from Batman Rebirth #1.

Bane is sitting on a “throne” of skrulls in the teaser image.

Bane is unmasked and grinning. Does he know the Batman is coming for him and his prisoner?

I Am Suicide is King’s second Batman arc and marks Bane’s debut in the DC Rebirth.

The Dark Knight’s upcoming showdown picks up the action on Bane’s island following the epilogue of I Am Gotham, the first arc.

In order of save Gotham Girl, the Dark Knight must go on a mission that might be tasked to the Suicide Squad. Continue reading BATMAN BANE REBIRTH REMATCH

BATMAN’S SUICIDE SQUAD MISSION?

Batman #6 courtesy DC Comics
Batman #6 courtesy DC Comics

An army of villains against a hero gone mad is just the set up for a one-two punch from writer Tom King in Batman #6.

The I Am Gotham: Epilogue reveals the real rogue behind Hugo Strange and Psycho-Pirate’s unholy alliance and Bruce Wayne forms his own alliance to save Gotham Girl from herself.

King and guest artist Ivan Reis set the stage for the next arc I Am Suicide with a final page that makes you ask if it’s next month already!

Which big bad returns? What does Batman do and what could it mean for the Bat-family? Continue reading BATMAN’S SUICIDE SQUAD MISSION?

BANE Is Back in BATMAN AND ROBIN ETERNAL

Batman and Robin Eternal #9 courtesy DC Comics
Batman and Robin Eternal #9 courtesy DC Comics

It’s your favorite Batman family of heroes teaming up in a global race.

DC Comics share a first look at the third month of chapters in the epic BATMAN AND ROBIN ETERNAL new weekly series by an all-star team.

It’s a big month as the Dark Knight’s family epic continues and Robin War breaks out this December, too.

Here’s the official description for this month’s chapters classic and new villains: Continue reading BANE Is Back in BATMAN AND ROBIN ETERNAL

Top Comics for April 30, 2014

The Amazing Spider-Man #1 courtesy Marvel
The Amazing Spider-Man #1 courtesy Marvel

Amazing Spider-Man #1 Peter Parker is back from dead. The true Spidey is back in a brand new series by Dan Slott and Humberto Ramos up against a recharged Electro!

 

Forever Evil Aftermath: Batman vs. Bane #1 Forever Evil is over. The Dark Knight is back to retake Gotham City from Bane’s tight grip. It’s the battle of two very different Batmans by Peter Tomasi. Continue reading Top Comics for April 30, 2014

BATMAN VS. BANE Rematch

Forever Evil Aftermath: Batman vs. Bane #1 courtesy DC Comics
Forever Evil Aftermath: Batman vs. Bane #1 courtesy DC Comics

Comic book or big screen – there’s nothing like a fight between the Dark Knight and Bane!

 

Forever Evil Aftermath: Batman vs. Bane #1 is the showdown writer Peter Tomasi and artist Scott Eaton are building up to in the pages of Forever Evil: Arkham War.

 

The Arkham War tie-in limited series is just as fun and thrilling as the main event as the inmates of Arkham Asylum and Blackgate Prison carved up Gotham City without a Batman to stop them. Bane took inspiration from his mortal enemy and became the new Dark Knight to crush his resistance and take complete control. Continue reading BATMAN VS. BANE Rematch

First Top Comic Book Picks of 2014

Young Avengers #15 courtesy Marvel
Young Avengers #15 courtesy Marvel

All-New X-Factor #1 The best mutants money can buy? Peter David recruits Polaris, Quicksilver and Gambit for his corporate team of heroes.

 

Avengers World #1 Captain America and Iron Man recruited a huge new team…and they may still not have enough Avengers! Nick Spencer joins Jonathan Hickman for a new globe-spanning epic with a focus on the rookies like Smasher, Cannonball, Sunspot and Shang-Chi.

 

Batman/Superman #7 It’s the Dark Knight vs. the Man of Steel is a trap set by Toymaster! Artist Brett Booth joins writer Greg Pak so this special “sideways” issue as our hero fight themselves with Mongul waiting in the wings! Continue reading First Top Comic Book Picks of 2014

Bane Becomes Batman Teaser

Forever Evil: Arkham War #3 courtesy DC Comics
Forever Evil: Arkham War #3 courtesy DC Comics

Forever Evil is turning the DC Universe upside down.

 

The evil mirror, mirror Justice League runs the Earth.

 

Now Bane is wearing the famous Cape and Cowl?!

 

“With the Dark Knight out of the picture, the war for control of Gotham City wages on. Continue reading Bane Becomes Batman Teaser