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Sneak Peak Detective Comics #1

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Sep 082011

scan_pic0026 Ok, after so much waiting, I finally got my first stash of the new 52’s number 1 issues this week. I’m sorry for the DC editors,but I’m selective so I got a hold of only the ones I wanted. First obiously was the BATGIRL #1, GREEN ARROW #1, JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL#1, BATWING #1, ACTION COMICS #1 and lastly DETECTIVE COMICS #1. I immediately digged into DETECTIVE since it had Joker in the cover and started reading. WOW! This is really a new reinterpretation. Not completely sure if its one I’d like, but I can tell you that the storyline is more modern, and much more bloody than I remember. Forget the Batman from the 1940’s, forget the Batman from RIP ‘Cause this is someting new and refreshing. And the ending….OMG! That is what I call a cliffhanger. (Though I was expected a little more realism and I don’t think anyone could survive to a mutilation like that, but heck, there is DC C0mics for you and that means suspended disbelief). Literally I would like to see that next issue like…I don’t know…right now? But I guess I’ll have to wait 30 days…

*breathes in *

I’m ready to wait (and hope the wait is worth it), but in the meantime I would like to share a small sneak peak from those first pages and want you guys to tell me what to think.

Preview: Batman Arkham City from Xbox Magazine

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Sep 042011

WORLD EXCLUSIVE HANDS ON! KNIGHT MOVES

Original Article by Corey Cohen appeared in Xbox Magazine July 2011. Pictures are not part of this article but are added as illustration.

The new flight controls for gliding allow for much more control than they did in ARKHAM ASYLUM, being able not only to glide to the street below, but maneuver the glide to increase your reach for hundreds of feet over the city streets. A visit to Crime Alley will land you close to where Bruce’s parents were murdered and you can either leave flowers (accompanied by stirring score) or pick up an audio diary Hugo Strange left your Batman in an effort to mess with his mind.

A new improvement to the Batman’s arsenal will be the range of the GRAPPLE GUN that now allows you to latch to objects more than 150 ft away. The grapple will not only allow you to latch to buildings but if you get tired of gliding around the city you can always grapple onto the skids of a Tyger police chopper and use it like a public bus to take you around.

Preview : Batman Secrets of Arkham City Revealed from PS Magazine

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Sep 042011

Full Report originally appeared in PlayStation the Magazine Issue 50, October 2011. Author: Matt Cabral.

It’s only one a little over a month for the release of Arkham Asylum’s sequel video game (Arkham City) all ready from the marketing to the preview playable demos available out there it promises to be another hit just like its predecessor. The scale is just…unfathomable. This time is not just a lunatic asylum but a whole city that is populated by the worst of the worst of the Batman rogue Gallery. You not only will see Joker, but also Penguin, Two Face, and Riddler playing along with the Bat, to gain supremacy in the food chain of the criminal world.

The October issue of the Playstation Magazine offers an interesting view of what the new with the game. Here is an excerpt of the whole article by Matt Cabral

With so many baddies involved in this new chapter of the Batman saga, we have reassurance from Dax Ginn, Marketing Manager for Rocksteady, that it will not affect the atmospheric immersion we are used to from Arkham Asylum and we will not have lame characters with stupid lines or plots that do not relate to the whole development of the story.

“Every aspect of the game is character driven. It was critical during the development of the whole 40 hours of content…Characters, especially villains, need time to breathe; you really need to be able to plumb the depths of the things that make them interesting.”

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Joker Previews Solicitations November

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Sep 042011

This is the list of Joker related merchandise available from PREVIEWS for NOVEMBER:

Batman Archives Vol. 8 HC 224 pages $59.99

On sale April 25, 2012
Written by Bill Finger, Edmond Hamilton and Joe Samachson
Art by Bob Kane, Lew Sayre, Schwartz, Dick Sprang, Win Mortimer and others
Cover by Bob Kane
Reprints tales from Detective Comics #151-171 including the first time Batman meets with the RED HOOD

Batman Archives Vol. 7 HC 264 pages $59.99

Resolicitation
Collects Detective Comics #136-154
See Batman and Robin battle the Joker, see the Riddler for the first time among other stories

Arkham Asylum: Madness TP 112 pages $14.99

On sale November 2, 2011
Written by Sam Keith
Art and Cover by Sam Keith

Justice League: Heroes and Foes Series 1 Action figures Aproximately $64.99 SET $17.99 Each

On sale April 11, 2012
Every Hero is defined by his foes…and by the allies who stand to back him up! All four figures feature multiple points of articulationand include display bases. Character-appropriate accessories are also included.
4 color clamshell blister card packaging

Includes:
- The Joker: 6.75 inches high
- Batman: 6.75 inches high
- Wonder Woman: 6.75 inches high
- The Flash: 6.75 inches high

The Batman Files

Resolicit from August Previews
Written by Matthew K. Manning
Release date October 25, 2011 $100.00
Includes
- Top secret blueprints of the Batcave, Batmobiles, Batman costumes
- Original Gotham City newspaper articles
- Official police records and crime scene photos
- In-depth villain dossier and Arkham Asylum psychiatric profiles
- File printouts from the Bat Computer itself
- …much more

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