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The Caped Crusader Isn’t Getting Answers in This Game-Changing BATMAN #60

Dec 9, 2018

Frustration and anger can wear down any man, even if that man is the Batman. And with the criminal mastermind known as Bane playing a long con from...

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A Marginalized Dark Knight Is at the End of His Rope in BATMAN #59

Jed W. Keith

Nov 25, 2018

Comic Reviews

For a loner, Batman has one of the most extended families in comics. From Catwoman to Nightwing to James Gordon, Bruce Wayne has an umbrella of...

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BATMAN #44 Is All About Catwoman & Choice

Jed W. Keith

Apr 4, 2018

Comic Reviews

Transformation is one of the through-lines that we’ve seen over and again in Batman’s nearly 80-year history: reinventing oneself to evolve,...

Catwoman Answers Batman’s Proposal

Jed W. Keith

Oct 2, 2017

Comic Books

Batman pops the question. Selina Kyle, the thief and sometimes hero known as Catwoman, may be Batman's most frequent paramour, both in and out of...

2016 Comic Book Year in Review

Jed W. Keith

Dec 30, 2016

Comic Books

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By any measure, 2016 has been an interesting, exhausting, baffling year. However, despite a general air floating around the collective consciousness...

Writer Tom King on the Emotional State of the Batman in “I Am Suicide”

Jed W. Keith

Dec 16, 2016

Comic Books

When the villain Bane first faced the Dark Knight during the initial introduction of the character, he spiritually and physically broke the Batman....

Peter J. Tomasi on Concluding the Story of the New 52 Superman

Jed W. Keith

May 25, 2016

Comic Books

DC: Rebirth #1 hit newsstands today, heralding a new era for the DC Universe and its menagerie of characters, as the story of the New 52 comes to an...