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Giant Batman exhibit planned by DC for 2019 comicon - Newsarama

Vanessa Kirby for new Catwoman? Movieweb says it could be (the new Batman movie is officially in production now according to wegotthiscovered).

Spiderman Far from Home has conquered China - - they're racking up the grosses, numbers at The Standard.

Batman Beyond reunion at comicon - news on this at IGN.

Paul Levtiz talks Vertigo and its impact at Bleeding Cool (if you didn't know, DC is closing down Vertigo).

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State by state guide to favorite comic superheroes - Catwoman rules New Mexico, Batman owns Kentuckey, Black Panther is most popular in North Carolina... Story at Deseret News

Avengers Endgame home video release will include deleted scenes - I would like a Howard the Duck cameo ... but that's not in the cards. Story at Newsarama

You can't sell one million copies of an issue in the direct market - thus spake article at comicbook com

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Marvel Vs DC, state by state = DC wins - Survey of Cable preferences across the USA at comic book.com

Andy Serkis attached to the Matt Reeves Batman project - Killer Croc? Penguin? Riddler? BAT-MITE? Story at IGN

Joe and Anthony Russo admit they want one more featuring Captain America - Story at Cheatsheet

Game of Throne writers to take over Star Wars franchise

May 16, 2019: New writers coming ....Story at UK Telegraph and at Vanity Fair

Michael Keaton's Batman turns thirty

June 26, 2019: Story at USA Today ranks the "Batmen" of cinema and TV, with Keaton coming out #1.

More Michael Keaton

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Bye-bye Vertigo - DC to shutter their branch publishing brands (Vertigo, DC Zoom and DC Ink) and consolidate everything - Story at Hollywood Reporter

Marvel already "brainstorming" to mix X-Men into the main Marvel universe - Looks like Dark Phoenix might be the last stand alone X-Men. Story at wegotthiscovered.com

All Hail Joel Schumacher's Batman and Robin - - and not because its a good film, rather it was so awful it's the reason the superhero movie genre was rebooted - analysis at Den of Geek [Note: I saw Batman and Robin on opening day with a friend who is a bona fide hardcore Batman fan. By the time we left the theater he was really, really mad.)

JJ Abrams to attack Spiderman next - New York Times claims Abrams (and Son) are taking over cinematic Spidey-town. Apparently they're concocting a new villain to populate this film, too, which is a bad sign to me.

Superhero Movie Number update

June 21, 2019: The Superhero rankings for 2019 so far are:

Still coming in 2019: The Joker (October) and Spider-Man Far From Home (July)

Michael Keaton's Batman turns thirty

June 26, 2019: Story at USA Today ranks the "Batmen" of cinema and TV, with Keaton coming out #1.

News June 2019

Bye-bye Vertigo - DC to shutter their branch publishing brands (Vertigo, DC Zoom and DC Ink) and consolidate everything - Story at Hollywood Reporter

Marvel already "brainstorming" to mix X-Men into the main Marvel universe - Looks like Dark Phoenix might be the last stand alone X-Men. Story at wegotthiscovered.com

All Hail Joel Schumacher's Batman and Robin - - and not because its a good film, rather it was so awful it's the reason the superhero movie genre was rebooted - analysis at Den of Geek [Note: I saw Batman and Robin on opening day with a friend who is a bona fide hardcore Batman fan. By the time we left the theater he was really, really mad.)

JJ Abrams to attack Spiderman next - New York Times claims Abrams (and Son) are taking over cinematic Spidey-town. Apparently they're concocting a new villain to populate this film, too, which is a bad sign to me.