We now have our first extended look at Batman: Arkham Origins, a prequel to the other Arkham games which features a younger Batman fighting off a series of assassins (including Deathstroke and an exceptionally bland version of Deadshot) hired by Black Mask to kill the Dark Knight Detective on Christmas Eve. Batman: Arkham Origins is scheduled for an October 25th release.
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How can a comic that starts off so well end in the kind of trainwreck that will damage two of DC’s Bat-books for months to come? The latest issue of Batman and… gives us a team-up of a more brutal Batman than we’ve seen in a while with Red Hood who has finally found some peace with his mentor after the fallout of mostly wretched Death of the Family.
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Okay, so we lied. No Bobby and we blow past 45 minutes like it’s the check-out counter at Randy Quaid’s hotel*. But we’ve got a veritable SLEW of comics to cover as well as Doctor Who, Iron Man 3 spoilers, Free Comic Book Day (and how Atomic Robo totally owned that day), the wisdom of Zach Braff, and an intervention of Cap’n Carrot’s hideous carrot addiction.
Spoiler: Hawkeye still kicks ass. And Aaron still loves the Avengers and all related titles.
*If you caught that reference; congratulations and we’re sorry.
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The Emperor Penguin storyline comes to an end as Batman battles Ogilvy, the self-proclaimed new crime king of Gotham who stole the Penguin‘s money and operation for his own. Underestimating his opponent, Batman arrives to discover Ogilvy has been busy by combining the stolen Man-Bat serum along with a version of Venom and a little contribution from Poison Ivy to craft himself into a legitimate super-villain threat.
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In this documentary the History Channel takes a look behind the psychology of Christopher Nolan‘s first two Bat-Films.
Batman Unmasked – The Psychology of the Dark Knight [Documentary]
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Celebrating the awesome that is Batman, Eaglemoss Publications is putting out a series of the Dark Knight’s favorite mode of transportation over the years – the Batmobile. “Each Batmobile die-cast vehicle comes with a unique 3-D lenticular backdrop that creates a detailed scene of the Dark Knight and his vehicle. Featuring additional metal castings for extra detail, including gadgets, each vehicle also comes with an informative 12-page magazine that looks at the history of the vehicle – and Batman himself.” Each 1:43 scale Batmobile can be yours for the low, low price of $20 a piece.
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Damian may be dead, but he won’t stay that way if Batman can help it. Batman and Robin begins anew with Batman getting a different member of the Bat-Family filling-in for the recently departed Robin. That doesn’t mean you can classify Batman and Red Robin #19 as a team-up by even the loosest definition of the term.
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Fans of the old Batman TV-show take note that Mezco Toyz is putting out a new version of the show’s Batmobile complete with Adam West Batman and Burt Ward Robin. The collectible won’t ship until later this summer, but you can pre-order it for $30. I’ve got The Dark Knight Tumbler version on my office desk, which I’ll admit is pretty damn cool (even if the wheels on the damn thing were inexplicably made to not turn).
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At $8 Detective Comics #19 is overpriced for anyone who isn’t a huge fan of Man-Bat. All but one of the stories (involving Bane created a Venom-powered army to continue his vendetta against the Court of Owls) contained in this issue deal with Batman responding new a Man-Bat outbreak (which includes a Man-Bat version of Zsaz) started by Emperor Penguin to steal Gotham blind during the chaos or its consequences.
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What happens when you replace characters from Dirty Dancing, The Empire Strikes Back, and Casablanca (among others) with Batman? I’m glad you asked…
Batman in Classic Movie Scenes
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