It's pretty much official! Joaquin Phoenix will be playing another incanration of the Joker, in an upcoming "gritty crime" movie that Todd "The Hangover" Phillips will direct. Now that puts a smile on my face.
DC Black Label is a brand-new publishing imprint dedicated to giving premier writers and artists the chance to expand on DC’s unrivalled characters with unique, standalone stories set outside DC continuity.
The Justice League’s greatest supervillain team has been missing in action for several years now, thanks in part to the Legion’s de facto leader Lex Luthor actually emerging as a force for good in the world. Later this year though, Lex is ditching the S on his power armour and going back to his villainous roots as he reassembles the Legion of Doom to fight back against the massive cosmic changes that have begun to pour forth from the breach of the Source Wall that occurred in Dark Nights Metal.
In LEGO DC Super-Villains, the Justice League has disappeared, leaving Earth’s protection to a newcomer group of heroes from a parallel universe, proclaiming themselves as the ‘Justice Syndicate’. Renowned DC Super-Villains from the ‘Legion Of Doom’ discover Earth’s newest heroes may not be the heroes they claim to be.
Something I remain resolutely firm over, is the fact that the 1990s had the best villains spread across various animated series. From Batman to Mighty Max, ReBoot to X-Men, we were swimming in a golden age of talent and characterisation that has been unsurpassed since then. Don't believe me? Here are ten examples to get all nostalgic over.
Whether it was the Power Rangers interacting with the Justice League or Batman meeting the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the Distinguished Competition loves a good ol’ crossover. Which is exactly what they’re going to be doing again, when they meet their Merry Melody counterparts for a second round of lunacy.
Back when Batman possessed the power of a deity and became the god of knowledge, his answer to the true nature of the Joker resulted in an impossible answer: There wasn’t just one clown prince of crime. There were three. And now it's time to reveal the truth behind that mystery.
There’s a lot of story to consume in Sean Gordon Murphy’s Batman: White Knight. Tales of heroes and villains, of action and suspense in a world where Batman may do more harm than good. What connects all of these strands together? The relationships that have been forged so far, that's what.
Cash once ruled Colorado commerce. From Denver’s neighborhood diners to mountain-town gift shops, physical …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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