Batman

Beyond a Joke - Dark Knight

17 Jul 2008

As the latest Batman adaptation arrives on the silver screen, Alan Bissett explores the colourful history and enduring appeal of the caped crusader’s arch nemesis, the Joker

Bat's Life - Dark Knight

17 Jul 2008

Leigh Rafferty traces the highs and lows of the caped crusader’s cultural career

Frank Miller & Jim Lee - All Star Batman and Robin

14 Aug 2008

COMIC (DC/Titan) Frank Miller and Jim Lee tackle the world’s greatest detective and the boy wonder in this sister title to Grant Morrison and Frank Quietly’s All Star Superman. The first nine issues of the ongoing series are collected here, and like…

Christian Bale's X-rated wish

Celebrity Gossip

3 Aug 2008

Christian Bale wants to make an X-rated 'Batman' movie. The British actor - who stars as Batman/Bruce Wayne in 'The Dark Knight' - thinks the movie franchise could benefit from including a few steamy sex scenes. He said: "I do think there is room…

Christian Bale's Batsuit fear

Celebrity Gossip

2 Jun 2008

Christian Bale almost turned down the chance to play Batman - because the skin-tight suit made him claustrophobic. The 34-year-old - who suffers from the crippling fear of confined spaces - admits he found the famous costume hard to cope with when he…

GFF 2012 - Mark Millar interview

The comic book creator of Kick-Ass and Wanted tells us about his role at the Glasgow Film Festival

13 Feb 2012

Mark Millar has written some of the biggest comics of the last 20 years. He’s tackled the X-Men, Spider-Man, Superman and Fantastic Four alongside...

Tony S Daniel & Various - Batman: Battle for the Cowl

25 Feb 2010

(DC/Titan) VARIOUS After the cataclysmic events in Grant Morrison’s Batman RIP, there’s a void in Gotham City, and while Nightwing, Robin, Huntress, Batgirl, Catwoman and their allies are trying to fend off the crimewave, it appears someone needs to…

Preview of 2012 - The best events this year

Featuring the Cultural Olympiad, The Dark Knight Rises, WU LYF, Glasgow International and more

9 Jan 2012

It’s 2012, but fear not, things aren’t as bad as they seem. Before you decide to occupy government property, or smash a brick through Dixons, take heart in the folklore of a simpler age. For when times are black, you can always rely on the comfort of…

Batman Live - SECC, Glasgow, Wed 3 Aug 2011

Wow moments of stage magic in a hammy version of the Batman story

8 Aug 2011

The backstory of Batman is now so super-familiar it borders on being a kind of pop-cultural nativity. Alerted to the bothersome nature of street crime by the murder of his parents, the young Bruce Wayne gets physical and converts himself into Gotham…

Various - Batman: Battle for the Cowl Companion

4 Mar 2010

(DC/Titan) The companion to Battle for the Cowl fleshes out the story ever further as various writers and artists (including David Hine, Chris Yost, Fabian Nicieza and Mark McKenna) show the events from other angles focusing on the likes of…

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Batman and smart-arse comedy

5 Oct 2009

This week some of us are suffering knuckle-ache and eye-strain from having spent a whole weekend playing the new Batman game. An excited section of List HQ is boldly declaring it ‘the best superhero game ever’ and muttering things about graphics and…

Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?

18 Aug 2009

NEIL GAIMAN & VARIOUS (DC/Titan) In 2009 and after Grant Morrison’s apocalyptic run on Batman, two monthly titles, Detective Comics and Batman, have been put on hiatus. So who better than Neil Gaiman to write the final two-part story? Again looking…

Eddie Murphy's role riddle

Celebrity Gossip

19 Dec 2008

Eddie Murphy has not been cast in the new 'Batman' movie. It was rumoured the star was set to portray villain The Riddler in the follow-up to 'The Dark Knight', but studio bosses insist they haven't even developed a storyline yet. Warner Bros.

Eddie Murphy's Riddler role

Celebrity Gossip

18 Dec 2008

Eddie Murphy is to play The Riddler in the new Batman movie. The 47-year-old comic actor is reportedly taking on the villainous role for the latest installment in director Christopher Nolan's interpretation of the comic books, due to be released in…

Batman villain Johnny Depp

Celebrity Gossip

10 Sep 2008

Johnny Depp will play a villain in the next Batman film. The actor was linked to the role of The Riddler earlier this year and now one of the superhero franchise's stars Sir Michael Caine has confirmed both Johnny and Philip Seymour Hoffman will…

Bryan Talbot

Graphic detail in the finest strips

21 Aug 2008

Bryan Talbot is a bit of a legend in the UK comics industry. He’s provided art for the likes of 2000AD, Sandman and Batman but you can still see the influence of underground comix artists such as Robert Crumb and Gilbert Shelton even in his most…

The Dark Knight

31 Jul 2008

SUPERHERO/THRILLER (12A) 152min British filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s revamp of the superhero franchise reaches its apotheosis with this sequel to Batman Begins, a well-imagined, perfectly executed film that combines blockbuster spectacle with indie…

Johnny Depp's Riddler role?

Celebrity Gossip

31 Jul 2008

Johnny Depp has reportedly been approached to play a villain in the next Batman movie. The actor is wanted to portray The Riddler in the sequel to 'The Dark Knight', according to studio bosses. A source said: "Johnny would be amazing as The…

Catwoman Angelina Jolie

Celebrity Gossip

29 Jul 2008

Angelina Jolie is reportedly being lined up to star as Catwoman in a new movie. The 33-year-old actress - who gave birth to twins, the fifth and sixth children she raises with partner Brad Pitt, earlier this month - is said to be in final…

Christian Bale's Batman dismissal

Celebrity Gossip

28 Jul 2008

Christian Bale didn't take Batman seriously until he read 'Batman Year One'. The 'Dark Knight' star says Frank Miller's graphic novel – which was used as a starting point for director Chris Nolan when he revived the Batman film franchise in 2005…

No more heroes - graphic novels

Edinburgh International Book Festival

22 Jul 2008

The Book Festival is once again acknowledging the rapid expansion in graphic novels. Henry Northmore chats to a number of comic book guys (and girl) to ask what the future may hold for the superhero While graphic novels may be still be a minority…

Dark Knight hits London

Celebrity Gossip

22 Jul 2008

The stars of 'The Dark Knight' stepped out in London for the movie's European premiere last night (21.07.08). Fans had gathered from 6am to see the cast and were thrilled when the Batmobile, which weighs 2.5 tonnes, roared down the red carpet…

Alan Moore & Brian Bolland - Batman: The Killing Joke

17 Jul 2008

SUPER VILLAIN (DC) New blockbuster Dark Knight is all about the Joker. At first glance he’s almost a comedy character, but in the right hands he can be genuinely terrifying. As a character, The Joker represents insanity at it’s worst; a gibbering…

Michael Green & Denys Cowan - Batman: Lovers and Madmen

17 Jul 2008

SUPER VILLAIN (DC) The main problem with Lovers and Madmen is that in many ways it is contradictory to the events in The Killing Joke (which have become accepted as the origin story to the Joker over the years). It depicts the Joker as far…

Batman: Gotham Knight

DVD Review

17 Jul 2008

Intended to fill the gaps between Batman Begins and Dark Knight, Gotham Knights offers us six animated shorts, much in the same way as The Animatrix did for The Matrix. Each story is self-contained and created by a different writer (including Greg…