Batman: Arkham City Robin Pack trailer

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New Eaglemoss Batman Chess Set

I'm a little annoyed, because this Eaglemoss set looks better than my Batman Chess Set(but it's SO much more expensive).

Each superbly detailed chess piece has been sculpted by expert modellers, cast in metallic resin and then hand-painted – the white team with a silvered finish, the black with a bronzed sheen.

The characters are either the latest incarnation or are classic in appearance.

The series will include the following to build up the entire collection:

1. BATMAN – (WHITE KING)
2. ROBIN – (WHITE BISHOP)
3. JOKER – (BLACK KING)
4. COMMISSIONER GORDON – (WHITE PAWN)
5. TWO-FACE – (BLACK KNIGHT)
6. CATWOMAN – (WHITE QUEEN)
7. RED HOOD – (BLACK PAWN)
8. HUSH – (BLACK PAWN)
9. PENGUIN – (BLACK KNIGHT)
10. BLACK CANARY – (WHITE PAWN)
11. RAS AL GHUL – (BLACK BISHOP)
12. KATANA – (WHITE PAWN)
13. BLACK MASK – (BLACK PAWN)
14. RED ROBIN – (WHITE KNIGHT)
15. MR FREEZE – (BLACK PAWN)
16. ORACLE – (WHITE PAWN)
17. HARLEY QUINN – (BLACK QUEEN)
18. BAT MITE – (WHITE PAWN)
19. RIDDLER – (BLACK BISHOP)
20. HUNTRESS – (WHITE ROOK)
21. MAN BAT – (BLACK ROOK)
22. BATGIRL – (WHITE KNIGHT)
23. VENTRILOQUIST – (BLACK PAWN)
24. NIGHTWING – (WHITE BISHOP)
25. SCARECROW – (BLACK PAWN)
26. THE QUESTION – (WHITE PAWN)
27. BANE – (BLACK PAWN)
28. ALFRED PENNYWORTH – (WHITE PAWN)
29. POISON IVY – (BLACK PAWN)
30. AZRAEL – (WHITE PAWN)
31. KILLER CROC – (BLACK ROOK)
32. BATWOMAN – (WHITE ROOK)

The collection also comes with a magazine detailing the character and is available for subscription. If you do subscribe you will receive a free binder priced £6.99 and the chessboard worth £30.

Source: Gotham Knights Online

Joss Whedon talks Buffy Season 9 & Avengers

DC Comics' New52 creators choose their favourite titles

Awesome Thundercats and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Concepts

Wow! Just Wow! This guy is incredible.
I'd love to see the rest of the Thundercats, but those Turtles are fantastic.

Source: David Rapoza

Spider-Man: Edge of Time trailer

Batman: Noel preview

This holiday season, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol gets the Gotham treatment. Inspired by the classic story, BATMAN: NOEL is an oversized, original graphic novel that offers a brand new twist on the tale of Scrooge and the ghosts who haunt him. The Dark Knight must come to terms with the rogue gallery of his past, present and future. And as much as Batman is the focal point, the other star here is the book’s writer and artist: Lee Bermejo.

Batman: Noel is in stores on November 2nd.

DC Comics' New 52 Weeks 3 & 4 review round-up

BIRDS OF PREY #1

Lovely art and it's always nice to see Black Canary kick ass. Not the best BoP story, but they're doing what the do best. Promising: 6/10.

CATWOMAN #1

Poor art and worse writing. There is so much wrong with this book that I don't know where to start. Desperately trying to warrant a T+ rating this goes too far. Awful: 1/10.

NIGHTWING #1

Both Eddy barrows and Kyle Higgins bring their 'A' game as Dick Grayson returns to being the Dick Grayson we know and love as Nightwing. Reminscent of Chuck Dixon. Excellent: 8/10.

RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #1

I suspect that editorial had as much hand in this as anoyone else. It's difficult to feel anything for these characters as (with the exception of Jason Todd) they have lost any charm they once had. Dropped: 2/10

SUPERGIRL #1

An action-packed action-fest with extra action. There is a lot of promise here. The art in particular stands out as being a potential hit. Promising: 6/10
 

AQUAMAN #1

Unlike apparently everyone else, I only thought that this book was okay. There were alot of good things about it, but it didn't really do much to raise it about what I expect from a comic. Promising: 6/10

BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT #1

 A big improvement from the book prior to the relaunch, but this is still the week link in the Batman titles. Inconsistent art and the most obvious secret identity in the world don't help it's case. Disappointing: 4/10

THE FLASH #1

Superb art that threatens to rewrite the rules on how comic book art progresses the storytelling unfortunately can't do much to lift an average script. Promising: 6/10

I, VAMPIRE #1

Standard vampire fare that hardcore fans of the genre will enjoy wallows in setup. The art is indie enough to give a horror vibe. I'll stick around for #2 to see where we go. Disappointing: 4/10

SUPERMAN #1

I think it was Denny O'Neil who said 'No-one reads text boxes.' By the end of Superman #1 I realised that I had only skim-read most of them. Both the writing and art were a throw-back to the 1980's. Weak: 3/10

VOODOO #1

 Ignoring the fact that the main character seems to be Sil from Species with sensitivity, the book didn't really go anywhere until the last couple of pages. However the penciller, Sami Basri, must be given credit for good work. We'll see what happens in #2. Disappointing: 4/10

The Avengers behind the scenes photos

Behind the scenes shots from Joss Whedon's The Avengers (due next summer) featuring Captain Amercia, Iron Man, Thor, Black Widow and Hawkeye.

As if you couldn't tell from the huge watermark, the images are courtesy of Entertainment Weekly.

DC Comics on your new Kindle

DC Comics are coming to the new Kindle (but only if you live in the USA).

With the PC, iPhone and iPad (as well as some android phones) already serving up DC Comics back issue and same-day-as-print new releases, it seemed inevitable that DC would branch out to the other eBook readers.

Whilst this initial run will be restricted to North America, I'd imagine that it will be expanded to worldwide if it is successful.

DC ENTERTAINMENT DIGITAL GRAPHIC NOVELS AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY ON THE NEWLY-ANNOUNCED KINDLE FIRE, INCLUDING BEST-SELLING GRAPHIC NOVELS ‘WATCHMEN,’ ‘BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY’ AND ‘SUPERMAN: EARTH ONE’, AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER DIGITALLY

Industry-Leading Graphic Novel and Comic Publisher to offer 100 Digital Books Exclusively to Kindle Customers

BURBANK, Calif., Sept. 29, 2011- DC Entertainment, the first publisher to offer more than fifty comic book titles on the same day in digital and print, is now taking the world of digital books by storm. The comic book giant has worked with Amazon to bring 100 of its original graphic novels exclusively to Amazon’s newly announced Kindle Fire, including best-selling graphic novels WATCHMEN, BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY and SUPERMAN: EARTH ONE, which are available for the first time digitally.

“We’re thrilled to work with the leader in digital books to bring many of the world’s most beloved and best-selling graphic novels to Kindle readers,” stated Jim Lee, co-publisher of DC Entertainment. “We’ve learned from the success of DC Comics – The New 52 that making our graphic novels available whenever and wherever our readers want is critical to the future growth and health of our publishing businesses–both in print and digital format.”

“We’re excited that DC Entertainment has made 100 of their graphic novels available for customers to read exclusively on our just-announced Kindle Fire,” said Russ Grandinetti, Vice President, Kindle Content. “Some of these graphic novels, including ‘Watchmen,’ the bestselling — and considered by many to be the greatest — graphic novel of all time, have never been available before in digital format, and we think customers will love them.”

DC Entertainment graphic novels will be available to Kindle Fire customers. WATCHMEN and SUPERMAN: EARTH ONE are available for pre-order now in the Kindle Store (www.amazon.com/kindlestore) and readers can soon purchase other DC Entertainment graphic novels.

The following 100 DC Entertainment titles will be available in the Kindle Store, with more titles to be added in the near future.

All Star Superman
All Star Batman & Robin, The Boy Wonder, Vol. 1
American Vampire Vol. 1
Batman and Robin, Vol. 1: Batman Reborn
Batman and Robin, Vol. 2: Batman vs. Robin
Batman and Robin, Vol. 3: Batman Must Die!
Batman and Son
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Batman: Arkham City
Batman: Hush
Batman: R.I.P.
Batman: The Black Glove
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Batman: The Long Halloween
Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne
Batman: Year One
Blackest Night
Blackest Night: Black Lantern Corps Vol. 1
Blackest Night: Black Lantern Corps Vol. 2
Blackest Night: Rise of the Black Lanterns
Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps
Brightest Day, Vol. 1
Brightest Day, Vol. 2
Brightest Day, Vol. 3
Daytripper
Fables Vol. 1: Legends in Exile
Fables Vol. 2: Animal Farm
Fables Vol. 3: Storybook Love
Fables Vol. 4: March of the Wooden Soldiers
Fables Vol. 5: The Mean Seasons
Fables Vol. 6: Homeland
Fables Vol. 7: Arabian Nights (and Days)
Fables Vol. 8: Wolves
Fables Vol. 10: The Good Prince
Fables Vol. 11: War and Pieces
Fables Vol. 12: The Dark Ages
Fables Vol. 13: The Great Fables Crossover
Fables Vol. 14: Witches
Fables Vol. 15: Rose Red
Green Lantern Vol. 3: Wanted Hal Jordan
Green Lantern: Agent Orange
Green Lantern: Blackest Night
Green Lantern: Rage of the Red Lanterns
Green Lantern: Rebirth
Green Lantern: Secret Origin
Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War
How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less
Identity Crisis
Kingdom Come
MAD About Oscars
MAD About Superheroes
MAD About Superheroes
MAD About the 50′s
MAD About the 60′s
Marzi
Planetary Vol. 1: All Over the World and Other Stories
Planetary Vol. 2: The Fourth Man
Planetary Vol. 3: Leaving the 20th Century
Planetary Vol. 4: Spacetime Archaeology
Superman for All Seasons
Superman: Earth One
The Dark Knight Strikes Again
The Flash: Rebirth
The Joker
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Vol. 1)*
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Vol. 2 )*
The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes
The Sandman Vol. 2: The Doll’s House
The Sandman Vol. 3: Dream Country
The Sandman Vol. 4: Season of Mists
The Sandman Vol. 5: A Game of You
The Sandman Vol. 6: Fables and Reflections
The Sandman Vol. 7: Brief Lives
The Sandman Vol. 8: World’s End
The Sandman Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
The Sandman Vol. 10: The Wake
The Sandman: Dream Hunters
The Sandman: Dream Hunters (P. Craig Russell)
The Sandman: Endless Nights
The Unwritten Vol. 1: Tommy Taylor and the Bogus Identity
The Unwritten Vol. 2: Inside Man
V for Vendetta
Watchmen
We3
Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1: Unmanned
Y: The Last Man, Vol. 10: Whys and Wherefores
Y: The Last Man, Vol. 2: Cycles
Y: The Last Man, Vol. 3: One Small Step
Y: The Last Man, Vol. 4: Safeword
Y: The Last Man, Vol. 5: Ring of Truth
Y: The Last Man, Vol. 6: Girl on Girl
Y: The Last Man, Vol. 7: Paper Dolls
Y: The Last Man, Vol. 8: Kimono Dragons
Y: The Last Man, Vol. 9: Motherland

*Available only in North America

Source: DC Comics Blog