This originally ran in 2017 for the 25th anniversary of Batman: The Animated Series. Twenty-five years ago today, Batman: The Animated Series premiered with both a Saturday morning episode and a different episode in primetime on FOX. It ran for 109 episodes and a theatrical movie, launched three spinoff series, and […]
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The Dark Knight Rises – A Brief(ish) History of Bane
I’m counting the days until Dark Knight Rises. So the recent casting announcements have been very exciting to me. Last time we looked at Anne Hathaway’s character, Selina Kyle. This time, we’ve got Tom (Inception) Hardy playing Bane. And you may be asking “So who the hell is Bane?” Well, […]
The Dark Knight Rises – A Brief History of Selina Kyle
Christopher Nolan recently announced some casting news for The Dark Knight Rises, his third Batman movie. Specifically, Inception’s Tom Hardy will be playing Bane, while Anne Hathaway has been cast as Selina Kyle. While Hardy’s participation has been known for a while, this is the first official word as to […]
A Beautiful Gory Display: Batman – Articulated (Jul 18)
Perhaps you’ve noticed the onslaught of Batman merchandise lining store shelves right now. Need a Batman stadium cushion? They’re out there! I’m not sure where the Venn Diagrams cross for people who go to enough sporting events to need a stadium cushion and people who go out of their way […]
A Beautiful Gory Display: The Animated Batman (Jul 16)
The new direct-to-DVD animated release, Batman: Gotham Knight, features six interconnected stories, each by a different creative team. Set in movie continuity, it bridges the gap between Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, picking up plot points from the first movie, and introducing supporting characters from the second. Batman, of […]