Tom King is going from Batman to Big Barda. Deadline reports that the controversial Batman comic book writer has signed on to co-write the script for the New Gods movie with Ava DuVernay. While I’ve never been well-versed in the New Gods, I’ve been intrigued since this project was announced, and...
Read MoreScott Snyder has left an indelible mark on the Batman mythos. While he was working on Detective Comics, I first started reading his work when he collaborated with Greg Capullo on “The Court of Owls,” the introductory Batman story of the New 5. (which has since been adapted, relatively sp...
Read MoreDeathstroke is coming back to the screen, but not in the DCEU. Deadline reports that CW president Mark Pedowitz had green-lit a new animated series for the CW Seed not too dissimilar from Vixen and The Ray, this time centering on Oliver Queen’s reformed archenemy Slade Wilson, aka Deathstroke. The...
Read MoreNew reports indicate that Eisner-winning DC Comics writer Tom King has been removed from the main Batman book. This would result in the writer’s 100-issue exclusivity deal on the comic being cut short to just over 80 issues, with his last now being #85. Under Tom King, Bruce Wayne has been reduced...
Read MoreThe Bat-family has taken on many forms throughout the years. Whether it’s the animated series of the nineties, the 2002 Birds of Prey series or the upcoming Pennyworth, the growing popularity of comic book cinema has allowed the genre to proliferate in new and exciting ways. The latest benefactor ...
Read MoreRobert Pattinson is about to go from indie darling to Dark Knight. Variety is reporting exclusively that a deal with the former Twilight star to play Bruce Wayne in Matt Reeves’ The Batman is in the final stages. It is important to note, however, that there is no deal yet, something that is em...
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