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The Man Who Laughs: Reinventing Batman And The Joker’s First Encounter

Published on 2 Jun, 2024 by Trevor Van As

Batman: The Man Who Laughs takes the first appearance of The Joker from 1940 and reinvents it for the 21st-century.

Published on 24 Mar, 2024 by Trevor Van As

Let’s dive into Penguin: Triumphant, a 1992 story that introduced readers to the modern interpretation Batman villain Penguin.

Published on 11 Feb, 2024 by Zac Owens

Batman: Year Two is a story that explores the different approaches to moving forward from tragedy and processing trauma.

Published on 17 Jan, 2024 by Zac Owens

Bat-Classics is back to delve into Batman: Shaman, the motif-rich dissection of Bruce Wayne and Batman.

Published on 23 Jan, 2023 by Trevor Van As

We go back to 1974 for a fantastic story by the legendary Alex Toth and Archie Goodwin in this edition of Bat-Classics.

Published on 14 Dec, 2022 by Trevor Van As

Find out more about the irreverent first meeting between Batman and Judge Dredd in Judgment on Gotham.

Published on 8 Oct, 2022 by Trevor Van As

Discover more about this modern classic Batman story which has inspired elements of the Gotham Knights video game.

Published on 24 Aug, 2022 by Arpad Okay

Batman Annual #15 takes a glimpse at a possible Batman future. One in which our hero is behind bars.

Published on 19 Jun, 2022 by Trevor Van As

Neil Gaiman and Andy Kurbert crafted and exceptional love letter to Batman that works on many levels. Read on to find out more about it.

Published on 5 May, 2022 by Trevor Van As

In the latest Bat-Classics, we take a look at ‘Prey’, a tale about obsession and set in the early days of Batman’s career.