Ram V., Rafael Albuquerque to take over DETECTIVE COMICS
The new team’s first issue will be Detective Comics #1062, due out July 26.
Read MoreThe All-Time Best Batman Comics - Staff Picks
The Comics Bookcase staff goes beyond the obvious choices like Batman: Year One and the Dark Knight Returns to compile a list of the best batman comics of all-time.
Read MoreWho is THE BATMAN? The comics history, explained
A new movie called The Batman is due out March 4, and today we get audiences ready. Who is The Batman? Where did he come from? Where might he fit in with other DC superheroes? You have questions; we have answers.
Read MoreHoly New Creative Team, Batman!
By Alex Batts — In celebration of Saturday’s Batman Day, DC Comics announced the next creative team for its flagship Batman comic. Writer James Tynion IV, artist Tony S. Daniel, inker Danny Miki, and colorist Tomeu Morey will be stepping on board with Batman #86 in January 2020. We’ve known for a while that a new creative team would be coming, and the Internet has run wild with speculation, but now that we’ve got confirmation, I think it’s time to take a closer look at these creators, specifically focus on prior experience writing Batman stories.
Read MoreREVIEW: Detective Comics #1007 is a showcase for top-tier artwork
By Alex Batts — Detective Comics #1007 sees the end of a two-part tale featuring the Vengeance of God, the long-tenured DC character, The Spectre. The creative team of Peter Tomasi, Kyle Hotz, David Baron, and Rob Leigh set the stage for this story last month in Detective Comics #1006, with another great mystery for Batman to solve. The inclusion of The Spectre adds an unorthodox element, and the interplay between him and Batman has been a blast to read.
Read MoreREVIEW: Batman #74, a raw and emotional battle between father and son
By Alex Batts — Batman #74 brings about the close of “The Fall and The Fallen”, the current story arc running in Tom King’s epic run. This arc started in issue #70, with Batman awakening from his nightmares and fighting his way out of an Arkham Asylum under the control of Bane. It led to a slugfest, and ultimate beatdown of Batman in his own home, by the master strategist, Bane. The last chapter is a globe-trotting tale following Thomas Wayne and Bruce as they trek through the deserts of Khadym in search of the Nain Pit, a secret Lazarus Pit belonging to Ra's Al Ghul.
Read MoreGet hyped: BATMAN: LAST KNIGHT ON EARTH
By Alex Batts — BATMAN: Last Knight on Earth—from Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, Jonathon Glapion, and FCO Plascencia—hits stands at the end of this month, and I don’t think my hype levels could be any higher. Admittedly, I’m a HUGE Snyder/Capullo fanboy, but I know I’m far from the only one. Their run on Batman was the first comic I ever read month-to-month, and I’ll always have a special place in my heart for it. Also, it’s just so damn good. The pair started their work on Batman in 2011with the New 52 relaunch, and now…
Read MoreWhat’s Up With Batman’s Knightmares Story Arc?
By Alex Batts — Before we dive into the recent arc of Batman that just wrapped yesterday, I’d like to review the basic info to make sure we’re all up to speed. Also, this serves as a SPOILER WARNING. I will be discussing events from Tom King’s Batman run leading up to issue 61 as well as the events of this story arc, issues 61-69. I’ll avoid divulging everything that happens in these issues, mainly because…
Read MoreREVIEW: Tom King’s Batman #69 is a gorgeous ending to an audacious story arc
By Zack Quaintance — This is it, everyone, the six-part largely separate Knightmares story arc has now come to an end. This has been an audacious set of stories, each illustrated by a different artist and designed to explore a different part of Batman’s psyche, revealing as they did that our hero was suffering some form of torture. Remember those old campy and elaborate death traps Batman always got stuck in back in Batman ‘66? Well, this arc has been like that, but the booby trap is Batman’s own…
Read MoreA Batman Comics Reading Guide
By Alex Batts — I consider myself a die-hard Batman fan. Lucky for me there are a ton (to put it mildly) of Batman stories out there to read. Unlucky for me, however, it’s a bit difficult to find one easy-to-digest checklist of Batman comics to read. Which made me wonder, how great would it be to have one comprehensive and organized reading guide for the Caped Crusader? What if I could find the magical list I was looking for? Well, folks, I stopped wondering and went out and made the thing myself.
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