Dick Grayson

Image: WB AnimationEarlier today, the news broke that Kevin Conroy passed away at the age of 66. Conroy was best known for being Batman—not just in the iconic ‘90s Animated Series and its fellow DCAU sequels Justice League and Batman Beyond, but nearly every Batman game within the last 20 years, a theatrical movie, and very briefly in live action during the CW’s Crisis on Infinite Earths adaptation in 2019.Separating Batman from Conroy is impossible, for better or worse. The man inhabited the character for so long and so…

Screenshot: DC in ConcertExperience Matt Reeves’ moody and dark spectacle in a theater where it won’t matter if the visuals are too dim, because you’ll hear The Batman in a whole new way. The “DC in Concert” series aims to bring Warner Brothers’ new and classic superhero catalogue to audiences by appealing to cinema fans who want to see their favorite movies in every format available.The orchestral experience is set to debut with The Batman on March 18, 2023 at the Hammersmith Apollo in London and will travel through…

Image: Disney Consumer ProductsHalloween is a few short weeks away, and it’s time to make your final costume selections. Trust me, at this point most aisles have been cleared of decor and that’s because spooky event season is about to kick into high gear. It’s better to be prepared and run out to your local Halloween store or get speedy shipping for whatever you land on. Here’s our round-up of some of the best pop culture costumes for everyone, including your pets. Click through to find some of the fandom best from Star…

Screenshot: WB AnimationHBO Max’s Harley Quinn series is popular enough to not only survive the streaming service’s recent bloodbath, but manage to score a fourth season. If you watched the recent episode where the reformed family man Joker runs for Gotham’s mayor, you likely know why. But as good as Harley Quinn has been, I was shocked to discover the series could tell Batman’s origin story in a genuinely fresh way.There have been plenty of comics that acknowledged Bruce’s career as Batman as an extended way ofdealing…

Image: HBO MaxCritically acclaimed adult animation Harley Quinn has been officially renewed for a fourth season, announced HBO Max. Sarah Peters, a writer who has been working with the series since its first season, has been promoted to executive producer and will act as the showrunner for the next season. It looks like our grim predictions haven’t come totally true, as in the wake of a slew of cancellations and complete withdrawals, HBO Max has decided to reinvest in the DC Universe. Albeit, the streamer isdoing so with…

Image: Warner Bros. AnimationThe recent culling at Warner Bros. has meant that numerous projects have suddenly found themselves cut loose, and surprisingly, one of them was Batman: Caped Crusader. Previously announced back in 2021 from Bruce Timm and JJ Abrams, and planned to air on both HBO Max and Cartoon Network, Caped Crusader had its plug pulled earlier this week. However, unlike some of the other cancellations at WB Discovery, production on Caped Crusader was said to continue as the series was being shopped around…

Matt Reeves will be directing Robert Pattinson as Batman again.Image: Warner Bros.Just as the news of one major Batman project falls, another one rises. In fact, a few have risen. Writer-director Matt Reeves and his company 6th and Idaho just signed a first-look deal with Warner Bros. to continue to develop and expand his Batman universe, which began with last year’s hit, The Batman. He’s working on the sequelwith a new writer, continuing the Colin Farrell-led Penguin show for HBO Max, and possibly developing a…

Image: Humberto Ramos/Marvel ComicsOn August 1, 1962, Marvel Comics’ Amazing Fantasy #15 by Steve Ditko and Stan Lee debuted, and with it, Spider-Man.The Marvel hero was a notable introduction back then, just on the simple basis of him being a teenager who wasn’t the sidekick of an already established hero. While that sounds like a small change in the grand scheme of things, it meant that unlike fellow contemporaries Dick Grayson or Bucky Barnes, Peter Parker had to learn the ropes of heroism without an older man to look…