Archive for the 'Batman' Category

LIFE IN THE GEEK LANE: Because there’s more to life than lolcats and spoof inspirational posters.

Monday, July 21st, 2008

Well, geek season is here again, and there’s a ton of cool stuff making fanboys and girls grin from ear to ear. We’ve already had Iron man, The Incredible Hulk and Wanted, and here comes The Dark Knight to make you all wish you had a Batcave of your own. Personally I’m okay with pretty [...]

NEWS ROUNDUP: Superman, Stargate, Batman, Infected, Harry Potter…

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

SUPERMAN: A NEW DIRECTION?
Mark Millar, riding high in the public eye after the success of Wanted, not to mention being known to comics fans as one hell of a big name, is apparently turning his eye to The Man of Steel. Talking to The Daily Record, Millar states he has a new vision of Superman [...]

BATMAN- THE KILLING JOKE: BOX SET FROM DC DIRECT

Sunday, June 15th, 2008

NOW IN STOCK! This is a very timely box set, and great value too. DC Direct have been doing well with their figure/trade paperback bundles, and this is one of the titles that is going to sell no matter what, so it’s a no brainer really that The Killing Joke would be on the list [...]

THE DARK KNIGHT: BATMAN IS ALMOST BACK…

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

Excitement is building to fever pitch for this year’s Batman continuation THE DARK KNIGHT, starring Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman and the late Heath Ledger as the Joker, amongst a glittering cast. The trailers are out, the posters are surfacing, the merchandise is on its way, and everything is pointing to a Batman film that [...]

TRINITY: Another look at the graphic novel and figures

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Getting those figures based on DC’s brilliant TRINITY graphic novel has led to us taking another look at the graphic novel itself. The 2002 mini series by Matt Wagner was something of an event, pitting the ‘Big Three’, namely Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman, against the evil of Ra’s Al Ghul. It carries the stylised [...]

STAFF HOT PICKS: DC TRINITY FIGURES, FAMILY GUY BLUE HARVEST HEADKNOCKERS, THIS WEEK’S COMICS

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

Our all-seeing giant pulsating eye is cast over some more of the best recent releases in action figures, TV and movie memorabilia and comic books…

DC TRINITY FIGURES
From the best-selling DC Comics graphic novel of the same name comes this set of superb DC Trinity Action Figures. Featuring what has got to be the best [...]