Something is coming to the DC Multiverse. A threat of titanic proportions, a danger which even the Justice League is unprepared for: Batman. Not their Batman mind you, but rather the Batmen of a dark multiverse that is hellbent on extinguishing the light of our universe.

One day, I’ll have a date (A REAL ONE DAMMIT) and I’ll be all like “Yeah I make six figures a year” and she’ll be so impressed until she realises that I mean action figures. No regrets. I am expecting a tinge of buyer’s remorse later in the year though, because Hot Toys is at the San Diego Comic Con and they’ve got plenty of prototypes on show again.

Easily the most bizarre team-up of them all however, has to be DC’s partnership with Kentucky Fried Chicken, a finger-lickin’ alliance that has seen Colonel Sanders join forces with the Justice League in the past to save the multiverse from extinction. By the breezy robes of Ganthet on Oa’s hottest day of the year, it was brilliant. The third time is the charm, as the Colonel will be lending eleven secret herbs and spices in the kickass department to Green Lantern in KFC #3 Across the Universe.

It’s a weekend for the San Diego Comic Con, a glorious melting pot of fandoms, capitalism and cosplay. Ever wonder what the big deal about the SDCC is? Here’s a breakdown for you.

DC is dipping back into its collectibles for another new series, this time based on the Gotham City Garage inaction figures. Here’s the lowdown on this crazy tale: Lex Luthor is in charge of Gotham City, thanks to a project that saw the City renamed to “The Garden”. Everything is hunky dory and keeping secrets is frowned upon…by an ever-present security team led by Batman. Someone should fight back against his regime. A job that the Gotham City Garage is ready to accept.

Martha-lover, would you look at this new Batman figure from Hot Toys? Just don't mention anyone whose name rhymes with Arthur around it.

Spider-Man has been sort of like Batman lately, but with fewer broken bones and more smiles under the mask. Peter Parker currently has it all thanks to recent events in his wibbly wobbly world that saw him inherit a massive company and become its public face. He’s also about to lose it all, as Spider-Man is going back to his roots at the Daily Bugle.

Up next in the Earth one universe? The original man without fear, Green Lantern. This time, the space-cop of Sector 2814 will star in a story with a twist: All of the Green Lanterns are dead by the hands of the Manhunters, and it’s up to Hal to fight back and reform the corps while balancing his life as an astronaut for Ferris Galactic.