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SDCC’14: Check out this gallery of images from the Cape/Cowl/Create art exhibit

Press Release Last evening, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment helped San Diego celebrate the 75th anniversary of Batman by unveiling life-size recreations of The Dark Knight’s iconic cowl headpiece and...

SDCC’14: New LEGO Batman 3 trailer has arrived

LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham arrives on November 30, 2014, and to get us even more pumped about the minifigure game, LEGO has released a brand new trailer!

SDCC’14: #TakeGothamBack teaser arrives

There’s a new promo for Gotham that has arrived, and it is urging the citizens of Gotham to see something, say something to the Gotham Chronicle.

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SDCC’14: DC Collectibles shows off new Batman: The Animated Series figures

I knew decades ago that Batman: The Animated Series would be a long lasting series, simply because it was full of awesome…and Batman. The B:TAS action figure series was instantly popular and continued through the Justice...

SDCC’14: 75 Years of Batman panel

DC Comics’ Bat-panel celebrating 75 years of the character has wrapped, and here is a rundown of what went down.

SDCC’14: Check out Ben’s chin as Batman pic appears

DC Entertainment released an image of Ben Affleck in the Bat-cowl!

SDCC’14: Preview Night fans got to see Ben Affleck’s Bat-cowl

You probably saw it on Twitter last night, but as the doors opened on Preview Night at the San Diego Comic Con, and fans made their way to the Warner Bros. booth, the world got a really good first look at Ben Affleck’s co...

SDCC’14: DC Collectibles teases fans with many upcoming items

DC Collectibles teased everyone at Preview Night at the San Diego Comic Con. While the booth is filled with upcoming statues, toys, and other collectibles, it what they didn’t show that has so many people talking this mor...

SDCC’14: LEGO debuts TV Batmobile, and Batman of Zur-En-Arrh. I MUST HAVE THIS NOW!!!!! @LEGO

Okay, this is the moment where I officially regret not getting in the line with the hundreds of thousands of other comic book fans at the San Diego Comic Con. LEGO has unveiled more show exclusives that include the LEGO Batmobi...

COMICS PORTAL: Change Those Avengers NOW!

As MajorSpoilers reported last week, Marvel is making significant changes to three of their top-tier characters come this November. And this was announced BEFORE San Diego Comic-Con coming this week!

SDCC’14: Bill Finger family’s first comic-con

Press Release Batman’s uncredited co-creator Bill Finger died 40 years ago and never got to attend San Diego Comic-Con. In celebration of Batman’s 75th anniversary and what would have been Finger’s 100th birthday, Comic-Con Int...

LEGO unveils massive Dark Knight Tumbler

We won’t be seeing anymore Christopher Nolan Batman movies, but that doesn’t mean his influence over the property is done. Just take a look at the massive Dark Knight Tumbler set that LEGO just announced.

Diamond Select Toys announces new merch coming your way

Diamond Select Toys has a number of new products headed your way between now and 2015. Items include My Little Pony, Star Trek, Sin City, and more!

SDCC’14: BAGS! BAGS! BAGS!

Warner Bros. Entertainment is ready to give you a ton of bags at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, and with 13 designs, you’re bound to get one perfect for you.

SDCC’14: Batman: The Complete Television Series arrives November 11, 2014, Con goers get special Batman hotel keys

Press Release Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will release “Batman: The Complete Television Series” on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital HD on November 11, 2014.

COMICS PORTAL: More Bat-books!

As a longtime Batman fan, I’ve often posed the question: Will the Dark Knight get overexposed?

SDCC’14: Batman ’66 is on the way to Blu-ray

Now that the lawsuits are over, we are finally getting the complete Batman ’66 television series on Blu-ray!

LEGO Batmobile ’66 awaiting your vote

We love seeing the creations that LEGO fans create for the LEGO Ideas website. If enough votes are earned, the company looks at the build for possible production. One that stands out and could use a few more votes is Batmobile ...

First look at Superman in Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice

Today we got our first look at Henry Cavill decked out in his Superman duds for the upcoming Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice movie directed by Zack Snyder.

Two new Batman titles planned

Entertainment Weekly had the exclusive yesterday that DC Comics plans to launch two new Batman titles in October.

COMICS PORTAL: Are Comics Too Realistic?

I’ve mentioned before that there are all kinds of Batman fans. There are some who like the Christopher Nolan movies while there are others who prefer Adam West’s Caped Crusader of the 1960s. That latter group tends to avoid DC’...

The Want List #3.16: Poison Ivy Premium Format Figure

This week, on the Want List: A giant Poison Ivy Statue, Princess Zelda, and Batman!

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Wayne’s Comics #134: Peter J. Tomasi

One of my very favorite writers in comics today is Peter J. Tomasi, probably best known for his work on DC’s Batman and Robin, the Green Lantern family of books and The Mighty. However, the first story of his I ever read was Th...

Batman #32 Review

Love it or hate, there’s no denying Zero Year has been one epic Batman story. Starting with the early days of Batman’s career, we’ve seen him go up agains the Red Hood, Dr. Death and now the Riddler. It’s been a long ri...

Diamond Select Toys for September 2014

Diamond Select Toys sent Major Spoilers a rundown of the bits of ephemera and doodads that are arriving in September 2014, that you will want to add to your Want List (audio or video editions).

Major Spoilers Podcast #579: Batman at 25

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast – Vandroid #5, Rosario Dawson on Daredevil, and Legend of Korra. Star Wars delayed? Plus, Batman ’89 is 25, Dream Thief: Escape, and Eye of Newt #1. This episode of The Major Spoile...

Kotobukiya reveals SDCC exclusive first appearance of Batman statue

Over the weekend, Major Spoilers should you the Iron Man ARTFX+ statue, but Tony Stark isn’t the only millionaire to get the statue treatment as Kotobukiya just announced the “First Appearance of Batman by Bob Kane&...

Major Spoilers Talk Back: Tim Burton’s Batman (1989)

Twenty-five years ago today (June 23, 1989) Tim Burton’s Batman appeared on the silver screen and ushered in the age of superhero movies that could make money. Fans flocked to the theaters all summer long, kicking off a B...

Art Appreciation Moment of the Day: Francesco Francavilla

I should just create a refeed of everything Francesco Francavilla does – he’s an art machine. There isn’t a day that goes by that he isn’t sharing some sketch or random piece of art he’s whipped up...

Retro Review: Detective Comics #215 (January 1955)

With the advent of Batman, Inc., Bruce Wayne has turned his masked alter-ego into a worldwide franchise. With Batman all around the world, each using their own unique skill-sets, it’s as though the Caped Crusader is in 1...

Gotham trailer shows off the villains

As a Batman fan, one might expect that I’m excited about the upcoming Gotham series just because it’s Batman. But, in reality, I’m excited to see a crime drama based in the DC universe that is as close to GCPD...

Want to understand Grant Morrison’s Batman?

There are a number of people who didn’t get what Grant Morrison was doing on his run of Batman. Some hated it, and others loved it. In a new book, Sequart Organization breaks it all down for the lovers, the haters and the...

COMICS PORTAL: Powered Versus Non-Powered

Okay, who’s your favorite comics hero? Does he or she have super-powers or not? Then look over the other characters you like. Do they follow the same pattern? Because comics can make special effects happen rather inexpens...

Art Appreciation Moment of the Day: Stjepan Sejic

Remember Bunny Girl? I sure do, and though I haven’t read Batman in forever, I often wonder what she was all about. The same idea has crossed Stjepan Sejic’s mind, too. Known for his work on Witchblade, it’s i...

Check out the Batmobile battle mode gameplay from Batman: Arkham Knight

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment just released footage of the Batmobile battle mode gameplay from the upcoming Batman: Arkham Knight video game, and boy, oh boy are gamers going to like this.

Art Appreciation Moment of the Day: Marco d’Alfonso

Today is a mashup day between one of Hollywood’s most recognizable figures and comics most recognizable hero.

That time when Luke Skywalker and The Joker met

Did you know that Mark Hamill played Luke Skywalker AND The Joker on Batman: The Animated series? Of course you did, who doesn’t know that. Did you know that the two of them met this weekend?

Batman ’66 Meets The Green Hornet #1 Review

Back in 1967, the Caped Crusader and the Hornet met on TV, thanks to the powers of synergy and network crossover madness, but now Kevin Smith has brought hero and anti-hero together again for a little pop art camp madness. You...

Batman is here to save your money

No one wants some ne’er-do-well to swoop in and steal your coinage in the middle of the night. That’s why Diamond Select Toys has a new Batman bank to keep all your dollars safe – because seriously, no one is ...