Batman
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Batman is real, and he’s saving children in Florida
How an EMT in Florida is bringing the magic of Batman to children in need.
June 26, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Guides
Top 7 Robins from DC Comics, ranked from Batman's best to worst!
Ranking all the Robins of the Batman family from worst to best
June 25, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
Guides
The Best DC Comics superhero live-action series ever, ranked from the best show to the worst!
From The Adventures of Superman in 1952 to Superman & Lois in 2024, we're covering every TV show based on a DC Comic
June 25, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
All 17 Batman (and Bat-Family) TV series, ranked from best show to worst!
The Caped Crusader and Gotham have been on TV quite a few times - here's how they stack up
June 25, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Chip Zdarsky, a massive Popverse Con-versation
We interviewed Chip at C2E2 for a wide-ranging conversation about all his comics!
June 25, 2024
Dave Buesing
News
The Batman's Alfred Pennyworth Andy Serkis says the sequel is to begin filming in early 2025
Batman's loyal butler knows when filming is to begin.
June 24, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Guides
All 34 DC Comics' animated series, ranked from best to worst!
We rank every DC Comics related cartoon! Who got first place, and which show was the worst?
June 22, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Guides
DC's best Batman actors, ranked
Robert Pattinson, Michael Keaton, Adam West, Kevin Conroy, and more - Who is the best actor to ever play the infamous Dark Knight, DC's Batman?
June 17, 2024
Trent Cannon
Features
The Penguin: The Batman prequel's cast, release date window, trailer, plot, and more
Fans of The Batman get a chance to return to the movie's world with The Penguin. Here’s all the details about the television continuation.
June 11, 2024
Sam Stone
Features
All 17 modern DC movies in order, across the DCEU from Superman's Man of Steel to Aquaman's Lost Kingdom
Now that the dust is settling on the decade-long DC Extended Universe era, it's time for a reappraisal
June 06, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
DC confirms Ram V's Detective Comics run will end in September, with the writer promising "the metaphorical death and rebirth" of Batman
DC's August solicitations confirm that the writer will leave the flagship title in September
May 17, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
How did Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman first meet and team-up? DC is finally going to tell that story
Batman/Superman: World's Finest #30 will tell the first team-up of DC's three iconic characters this summer
May 17, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Batman: The Dark Knight's live action appearances, in chronological and release order
How to watch every live-action Batman film, from the serials of the 40s to Matt Reeves's modern trilogy
May 15, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Batman and Catwoman's marriage: Tom King reveals the original plans for Bats & Cats to get married in DC continuity
DC almost let Tom King go through with the Batman and Catwoman marriage, according to the writer.
May 02, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
Batman, Wonder Woman, and other DC superheroes lose their superpowers (and more) in DC Comics' July 2024 solicitations
This summer, Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman will have to deal with a new level of super-threat in DC Comics July 2024 titles
April 19, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
DC's Dark Knight is celebrating a milestone this July with Batman #150
DC is throwing in a couple of special guests to make the the issue a true celebration.
April 19, 2024
Trent Cannon
News
Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman, Flash, and more get new costumes for DC summer event Absolute Power
The one-time Justice League have new clothes - and they'll need them, as they're losing their powers.
April 18, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
The DCEU timeline: A complete chronology of DC’s cinematic universe
A complete timeline of every DCEU project, from Man of Steel to Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.
April 15, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
How Tom King & Mitch Gerads fought for years to get Gerads on Batman (despite DC management saying 'no')
DC wasn’t sure if Mitch Gerards was ready for primetime – until his Batman pages came in.
March 27, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Batman: Getting to know DC's Dark Knight in comics, movies, TV, and more
Looking to get into Batman comics? This guide will help you get started!
March 27, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
Every Batcave needs a Batman, and soon comic shops will have a life-size Dark Knight of their own thanks to DC & Jorge Jimenez
A Batman standee built to sell comics. It seems like a no-brainer.
March 21, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
DC's Batman plans for June 2024 include Batman vs Batman Showdowns, Victorian Batmen, and lots of Tim Drake
Things in Gotham City are headed towards disaster in this June's Batman comics... but what does that mean for the rest of the world?
March 15, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Be Batman's boss: DC's hunt for the next Batman group editor
One of the most important job in comics is now up for grabs: DC's Batman group editor position
March 14, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
The Batman's Paul Dano welcomes 'superhero fatigue' for the second wind or surprise that's next
Call it a 'readjustment' instead of a slow death.
March 05, 2024
Fran Ruiz
News
Batman writer Tom King has been misspelling the Dark Knight's #1 accessory for years and we didn't know it
The name that Tom King has misspelled in every Batman script.
March 04, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Batman: Watch every animated movie starring DC's greatest detective in release and chronological order
From the DCAU to Scooby Doo, a list of the Dark Knight's animated adventures
March 01, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
DC's Batman plans for May 2024 include dark prisons, an adults-only Robin comic, and more
Whether it's Catwoman, Harley Quinn, Nightwing, Robin, or the Dark Knight himself, we have the details of what's to come in their comic book adventures
February 16, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
DC Comics' May 2024 solicitations: Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and everything, all in one place!
Damian Wayne gets a mature readers solo title, Lobo(s) run amok in Metropolis, and the Trinity of Evil continues to come together...
February 16, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Imagine Gorillaz co-creator Jamie Hewlett with DC's Batman. Now see it for real!
It's Gotham Days for Gorillaz and Tank Girl co-creator Jamie Hewlett
February 13, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
Say hello to DC's newest villain: Little Joker in Rafael Grampá's Batman: Gargoyle of Gotham
Rafael Grampá has been growing the Batman mythos by leaps and bounds, and he's not stopping yet
February 12, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
Boy Meets World's Will Friedle recalls how Batman Beyond helped him grow as an actor
Working with veterans like the late Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill had an impact
January 18, 2024
Veronica Valencia
Features
Remembering the greatness of Batman Beyond on its 25th anniversary, with the cast themselves
Watch the highlights of the Batman Beyond panel from New York Comic Con 2019
January 10, 2024
Veronica Valencia
News
How the Catholic Church (and the Lord's Prayer) inspired Batman's next big bad, the Virgin
When they said 'deliver us from evil,' they weren't imagining this evil
December 15, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Batman's origin retold through the lens of real historic events in DC's Dark Age
Imagine Batman born in the real world, against the fabric of real history.
December 14, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Batman's newest foe is based on Silence of the Lambs' poster moment
With Batman: Gargoyle of Gotham's latest villain, Rafael Grampá is continuing a long tradition inside the Dark Knight's rogue's gallery.
December 11, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
How Bruce Wayne (Batman) should've come to Smallville, according to Tom Welling & Michael Rosenbaum
Bruce Wayne never made it to the show Smallville, but here's how Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum wanted to introduce him.
December 11, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Batman's newest villains inspired by the Catholic Church and Michael Jackon in Rafael Grampá's Gargoyle of Gotham
Ahead of the launch of Batman: Gargoyle of Gotham #2, Rafael Grampá unveils its two new supervillains
December 05, 2023
Sam Stone
Guides
Chestnuts roasting, open fire! The top 5 Christmas action movies
The holidays are right around the corner. Or maybe they're waiting in an elevator shaft, with a machine gun
December 02, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
News
Max is losing the Adam West Batman movie in December, and it's a bit of a confusing situation
This isn't the news we wanted for Christmas
November 28, 2023
Fran Ruiz
Features
Some of the best Batman comics are on sale this Black Friday
Some of the most iconic Batman comics are currently half price.
November 24, 2023
Trent Cannon
Features
Batman: Get the Dark Knight trilogy or some massive cartoon collections without Bruce Wayne's budget
Take the Dark Knight home.
November 24, 2023
Fran Ruiz
Features
DC Comics gift guide: Caped presents for Christmas 2023
Make the DC fans in your life happier with presents that even gloomy Bruce Wayne would enjoy.
November 22, 2023
Fran Ruiz
Features
Batman gift guide: Presents from Gotham City for Christmas 2023
Let's put a smile on those faces.
November 22, 2023
Fran Ruiz
News
Batman is the World's Greatest Dad in new trailer for upcoming animated film, Merry Little Batman
The show looks super stylized and wacky, like all Christmas adventures should be.
November 15, 2023
Trent Cannon
Features
Gotham City's Spider-Man? Marvel & DC almost did a company-wide origin swap in the early '00s
In one of his recent newsletters, Marvel editor Tom Brevoort explains how the role reversal almost turned the two biggest comic universes upside down
November 12, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Spoilers!Batman and the Joker’s latest showdown invalidates a DC classic
As a new Batman story continues from the ashes of The Gotham War, it makes one popular DC story is no longer canon
November 07, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War: Ending explained
Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War pit the Dark Knight against the Bat-Family. Here’s how DC’s superhero civil war shakes up the Batman mythos
October 31, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Spoilers!Ram V’s existential approach to Batman
As Ram V’s Detective Comics run continues, he speaks directly to Batman’s trauma and identity in a raw emotional scene
October 24, 2023
Sam Stone
News
We will probably never get a Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe animated film, and that's awful
At least we still have our fanfiction on the subject.
October 19, 2023
Trent Cannon
Features
Gotham War: Why Batman and Catwoman could never truly stay enemies
As the DC crossover event Gotham War nears its conclusion, the Dark Knight and Catwoman have an overdue one-on-one
October 17, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Liveblog!Follow Batman (and friends) sweep into NYCC 2023 with Gotham City Confidential
Get live updates from Gotham City Confidential at NYCC
October 06, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Batman is now Santa Claus (Don't ask, just buy it)
But which Batman Santa do you want? Red or Blue?
September 29, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Meet DC's newest Batman villain, Crytoon
As Rafael Grampá readies the eagerly anticipated miniseries Batman: Gargoyle of Gotham and its new villains, he spotlights the lead foe Crytoon
September 07, 2023
Sam Stone
News
Batman is heading back to cinemas to fight a new enemy - empty movie theaters
DC's biggest box office success is returning to the movie theaters for Batman Day
September 06, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
DC's Robin is now an A.I., as Ultraman creators revamp the Batman family in Justice Buster
As DC partners with Kodansha to reimagine its biggest characters in manga, Eiichi Shimizu unveils Batman: Justice Buster in an interview with Popverse
September 06, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
SpoilersMarvel's Civil War done right: Batman and Catwoman collide in the DC event Gotham War
Gotham War pits Batman and Catwoman in a bitter battle that splits the Bat-Family, employing themes from several classic Marvel stories
September 05, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
DC's Hispanic Heritage Month variant covers from Pablo Villalobos feature Bane, Blue Beetle and more
Jessica Cruz and Pedro Peña also appear in the series of variants, which will be released over the course of September.
August 30, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Batman vs. Catwoman: Whose side are you on? Inside the DC crossover event Gotham War
It's Bat versus Cat, starting this fall in Gotham War
August 28, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
The Flash movie: A guide to all the cameos and surprise DC superhero appearances in The Flash
Batman? Yep. Superman? yep. Flash? Yep. And more. OGs, icons, deep cuts, and more from the Flash
August 24, 2023
Gary Catig
Features
Is Rafael Grampá the next Frank Miller? The Batman artist/writer responds to fan comments
Ahead of the release of Batman: Gargoyle of Gotham, Grampá speaks about crafting his own Dark Knight
August 15, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
News
Jason Aaron returns to DC Comics with a new Batman limited series
Batman: Off-World is a new six issue limited series debuting in November 2023
August 14, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
Harley Quinn and the art of giving a f**k
The producers of Harley Quinn discuss the anatomy of the f-bomb
August 11, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Batman's Rafael Grampá on "bringing in ugliness when trying to make something beautiful"
Ugly can be beautiful, and beauty can be ugly: Rafael Grampá sits down to talk with Popverse
August 09, 2023
Chloe Maveal
Features
Detective Comics' Ram V is talking about his Batman western in this week's Enter the Popverse
Ram V comes on Enter the Popverse to talk about his Batman western arc in Detective Comics
August 08, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
"Batman is a 15-year-old boy's idea of what a rich guy would do when he was eight," says Howard Chaykin
Howard Chaykin has strong thoughts on Batman, and superheroes in general
August 03, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Follow along live!SDCC 2023: A Batman western, an all-new Outsiders, and more announced during DC's Gotham City panel
DC is bringing its own Batfamily to San Diego Comic Con 2023, with guests like Tom King, Tini Howard, Ram V and more.
August 01, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Batman: Dispelling the myth of the loner Dark Knight
Batman has one of the biggest superhero families in comics. Here’s why the Caped Crusader has always been a team player
August 01, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
“You’re not going to find orgies in a Scooby Doo movie”: Harley Quinn’s producers on the show's adult nature
The producers of Harley Quinn discuss the differences between producing children’s cartoons and adult animation.
July 22, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Nightwing and the battle over his plump butt inside the DC animated series Harley Quinn on Max
The producers of Harley Quinn discuss the fight to give Nightwing a sexy butt
July 21, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Follow along live!SDCC 2023: The Dawn of DC is here, but not before some Knight Terrors
DC is bringing Joshua Williamson, Jeremy Adams, and Dennis Culver to San Diego Comic Con 2023 to talk this year's company-wide crossover Knight Terrors.
July 18, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Follow along live!SDCC 2023: A bright future for superheroes in the Dawn of DC panel
Ram V, Joshua Williamson, Tom King and more head to San Diego Comic Con 2023 to talk about the gleaming future of DC's superheroes.
July 18, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Spoilers!Batman's biggest foe is the Joker, but the Joker's biggest foe is... a 9-5 office job
The Joker's biggest fear isn't Batman - it's an office job, and he's doing just that now at DC
July 04, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Evil revisited: Tom King and Mitch Gerads reimagine the Joker’s murderous debut
Reuniting for Batman: The Brave and the Bold, King and Gerads double down on the Joker as DC’s most terrifying villain
June 27, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Why does DC publish so many Batman books? We asked the people who decide
Popverse is here to answer the age-old question, why does DC Comics publish so many Batman books?
June 06, 2023
Kat Calamia
Features
DC's Batman just re-created an iconic Marvel comics moment with Wolverine
Batman goes 'SNIKT!' (almost) in rare Marvel/DC moment
May 18, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
20th century boys: the (temporary) end of the superhero set
The short-term disappearance of the superhero post-World War II
May 18, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Remember Batman and Superman's first meeting? Turns out you don't, as DC is revealing it this fall in a retcon centered on a "secret loss"
August's #18 of the fan-favorite series will reveal the first time Batman and Superman met
May 17, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Through the looking glass: Batman’s odyssey through the multiverse finally brings him home
DC marks Batman’s 900th issue with a multiversal celebration of the Dark Knight’s extensively varied legacy
May 02, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
DC's Knight Terrors: All the info, all the titles, behind DC's summer horror event
The first big event of the Dawn of DC era begins with a Free Comic Book Day special issue this May
April 27, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Amazon buys the Batman: Caped Crusader cartoon, plus two more while at the checkout
Amazon snaps up the rights to the new series from Matt Reeves, Bruce Timm, J.J. Abrams, and Ed Brubaker
April 26, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Is this the end of DC's animated movie division? Prominent director says Gunn and Safran haven't been greenlighting anything
Does the DC Universe direct-to-video film series have a future under Gunn and Safran’s DC Studios?
April 25, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Tom King and Mitch Gerads once pitched a Doctor Fate comic, but DC said 'No'
Tom King and Mitch Gerads had plans for a Doctor Fate series that never came to fruition.
April 25, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
Batman: The Brave and The Bold #1 - a look inside the new 'Dawn of DC' series
Tom King, Mitch Gerads, and many more contribute to DC's new universe-wide anthology launching in May
April 18, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
A Batman for the people: Why the Dark Knight will never be a working class hero
While Batman is the most recognizable human superhero in the DCU, he is far from the Justice League’s most relatable
April 11, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Joker’s wild: The Clown Prince of Crime has just received a terrifying cosmic upgrade
As Batman tries to escape from an alternate DCU, the Joker has become a threat for the entire DC Omniverse.
April 04, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Lend me your energy! How Batman vs. Robin evokes Dragon Ball’s ultimate attack
With all hope seemingly lost against the demon Nezha, Robin uses a surprising technique echoing Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball to save the day.
March 02, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Spoilers!The Lazarus effect: How Batman vs. Robin eliminates a DCU staple
Batman vs. Robin provides the full ending to Lazarus Planet with a drastic change for the DCU.
March 01, 2023
Sam Stone
News
Batman, Superman, Joker, and Stormwatch leading new Brave and The Bold series for DC
Creators for the first issue include Tom King, Dan Mora, Christopher Cantwell, and Javier Rodriguez
February 14, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
DC Studios announces their 10-project slate including new Superman, Batman, and Authority projects
New Superman, new Batman, new Supergirl and... a Booster Gold TV show?
February 10, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
SpoilersPower shift: How Batman: Fortress introduces a very different Dark Knight of Steel
Gary Whitta and Darick Robertson’s Batman: Fortress stands completed, with its heist on the Fortress of Solitude ending with a drastically altered balance of power.
January 18, 2023
Sam Stone
News
Lee Bermejo revisits Batman: Damned controversy four years later
"It certainly deserves a place in the greater pantheon of that character," Bermejo says about Batman: Damned
January 12, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
SPOILERS!Court of Owls: The growing prominence of the Gotham City villains in Batman comics and DC as a whole
With the WildC.A.T.s continuing to settle into the DCU, the Court of Owls welcomes them as their first major challenge and a growing villainous role for DC overall.
January 10, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Looking back at Jason Todd’s forgotten, red-headed beginnings with his creator Gerry Conway
Writer Gerry Conway breaks down the creation of the second Robin, Jason Todd.
January 09, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Batman ‘89 creators unpack their return to the world of Keaton’s Dark Knight
With Batman ‘89 collected into a gorgeous hardcover this past August, Sam Hamm and Joe Quinones talk about revisiting the classic cinematic take on the Dark Knight.
January 06, 2023
Sam Stone
Features
Lee Bermejo reflects on his industry beginnings and acclaimed work
In a spotlight interview with Popverse, acclaimed comic book creator Lee Bermejo shares his origins breaking into the industry, reflects on his most popular works, and reveals details about Batman: Dear Detective
December 23, 2022
Sam Stone
Features
Batman's heart of darkness: Mike Hawthorne talks reuniting with Chip Zdarsky on Batman
Fan-favorite artist Mike Hawthorne discusses his reunion with Chip Zdarsky to kick off a darkly surreal new story arc on the main Batman ongoing series.
December 14, 2022
Sam Stone
Guides
The 10 best DC Comics of all time
Batman: Year One, DC: New Frontier, and a couple (possible) surprises!
December 02, 2022
Graeme McMillan
Features
The differences between Harley Quinn and Punchline, according to Batman
Punchline has launched an explosive rampage of her own around Gotham City. Here how she compares to Harley Quinn and why they’re due for a rematch.
November 28, 2022
Sam Stone
Features
Kevin Conroy, the voice of Batman, has passed away at 66
The beloved actor passed away on Thursday, after a short battle with cancer
November 11, 2022
Tiffany Babb
Features
What made the Riddler? The Batman's Paul Dano tells us in Riddler: Year One
The Batman star Paul Dano puts emotional horror into Riddler: Year One
November 09, 2022
Grant DeArmitt