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LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes on the way

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  • Title: LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
  • Wikipedia: link

DC Comics has released a press release that a new LEGO Batman game is in the works. The new game, entitled Batman 2: DC Super Heroes, will feature the Dark Knight, Robin, and other heroes of the DCU (including Superman, Green Lantern, and Wonder Woman) defending Gotham from the Joker and Lex Luthor. You can find the full press release after the jump.

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Young Justice #11

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young-justice-11-coverWith so many Bat-titles out right now imagine my surprise in finding the best Batman and Robin story of the month in Young Justice. The rest of the team is given most of this issue off as Robin helps Batman track down Ra’s al Ghul and foil his latest diabolical plot to rid the planet of humanity.

The action is great. We get Batman and Robin battling several assassins as well as Ubu, Talia, and a final showdown between Batman and Ra’s al Ghul.

Writer Greg Weisman makes good use of Talia’s torn loyalties and her feelings for the Dark Knight Detective as well as Batman’s more understated feelings for her in return (who knows Talia isn’t going to be pleased by Robin being responsible for the latest “death” of her father).

The rest of the Bat-books have been a little shaky this month, but I’ll give credit for Young Justice for delivering a fun Bat-story on all counts. And the best part is we’ll get even more as the story concludes next month! Worth a look.

[DC, $2.99]

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Batman #4

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batman-4-new-52-coverScott Snyder’s run on the newly relauned Batman started pretty strong but this issue, much like issue #3, gets bogged down too much in the history of a young Bruce Wayne’s obsession with the mysterious secret organization known as the Court of Owls.

The idea is presented (and thankfully dismissed) that the secret sect may have had something to do with the deaths of Thomas and Martha Wayne. There’s also an offhand reference to Joe Chill that comes off clumsy and confusing (even more so because we don’t know if Batman knows Chill killed his parents in this New 52 version of the DCU, or if Chill is even responsible here).

Although I’m happy to see Snyder focusing on the detective aspect of Batman, the mystery surrounding the Court of Owls has gotten stagnant. I’m also sad to see that Bruce Wayne’s relationship with Dick Grayson appears to be more dismissive and less collaborative than I’d like.

The art by Greg Capullo looks great, and the comic ends with a panel that suggests things will pick up in the next issue. Worth a look.

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Batman and Robin #4

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batman-and-robin-new-52-4-coverAlthough I’m still disappointed that Damian has been rebooted back into the little shit he was when he was first introduced (basically erasing all the progress the character had made working with Dick Grayson and Stephanie Brown) I will give writer Peter J. Tomasi credit for finding a way to play on the character’s insecurity and rebellious nature.

One of the things Batman and Robin has done well is to give us a Batman from his son’s perspective. As the reader we know why Batman is protecting and sheilding Damian from certain things, but from his perspective it looks like Batman is a stubborn ass.

I’m less thrilled with Nobody and his connection with Henri Ducard. Although he does offer Damian a tempataion, we know, despite all his flaws, Damian isn’t likely to give into his baser desires this early in the New 52. This means despite being handled with some skill (although the opening diatribe in the drive-in is pretty awful) this arc ultimately has nowhere to go. Worth a look.

[DC, $2.99]

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Coming Soon

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  • Title: The Dark Knight Rises
  • IMDB: link

The first trailer for The Dark Knight Rises hit the interwebs earlier this week and left us a bit… underwhelmed. Maybe it’s just me, but don’t you want to see Batman in a trailer for a Batman movie? Christopher Nolan‘s third and final Bat-film introduces Bane (Tom Hardy) and Catwoman (Anne Hathaway) into the mix forcing Batman (Christian Bale) out of retirement eight years after the death of Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart). Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Juno Temple, and Josh Pence (as a young Ra’s al Ghul) also star. The Dark Knight Rises on July 20th.

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