First clip of The Dark Knight Returns Part 2

I don’t need to ramble on about how much I love the DCU Animated movies do I? Or how much I loved their most recent film, The Dark Knight Returns Part 1 (based on the highly influential Frank Miller The …

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The Dark Knight that sticks with you

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Friday night, Michelle and I saw The Dark Knight Rises at a local IMAX theater. We figured that since Christopher Nolan went through all the trouble of filming the movie partially in IMAX, the least we can do is see …

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Batman doesn’t use guns

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Michelle and I are incredibly excited about seeing The Dark Knight Rises tonight, although like most everyone in the world, we were shocked and deeply saddened by the tragic shooting in Colorado. Much has already been said about this, but …

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I would see this movie in a flash…

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Now that Marvel Comics’ superhero team The Avengers have the fastest grossing billion-dollar movie in the history of ever, what about a Justice League movie? DC Comics’ superhero team sports some pretty heavy-hitters too, featuring the “trinity” of Superman, Batman, …

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Have you ever seen a flower die?

(post updated so that it actually shows the video on desktop and iOS) Once again, I’m not a big gamer, but the trailers for Batman: Arkham City just keep impressing the hell out of me. And as listeners to the …

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San Diego Comic Con ’11 — My Highlight Reel

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And we’re back from Comic Con International 2011 (or SDCC11 for San Diego Comic Con ’11). We had an absolutely wonderful time, enjoying ourselves thoroughly. We’ve had a little over a day to relax at home, but we’re still processing …

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Batman: Year One DCU Animated Trailer

Warner Brothers has just released the trailer for Batman: Year One, their next DCU animated film. Get More: Movie Trailers, Movies Blog We’re hoping to see the premier of it on a big screen at Comic-Con…we’ll see!

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Batman: Arkham City trailer

Warner Brothers and DC Entertainment has released 12 minutes of play from Batman: Arkham City. This is the “Catwoman” trailer with lots of fun stuff relating to her part in the game. I’m not the biggest game player, but I …

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The Batman Complex

What if “Batman” were just a figment of Bruce Wayne’s imagination? That’s what this fan trailer postulates—very cool stuff!

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Batman: The Widening Gyre by Kevin Smith (review)

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Batman: The Widening Gyre by Kevin Smith My rating: 3 of 5 stars Perhaps starting with the “follow up” story isn’t the best way to go, but the blurb on The Widening Gyre sounded more interesting to me, so I …

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