Batman R.I.P.

Wow!

Part two of Batman R.I.P. came out today and things are definitely getting interesting. The Black Glove have made their strike against Batman and it was a truly crippling strike. Here's our analyze

Pages 1- 3
Batman is in the sewers taking out a henchmen of the Black Glove. Commissioner Gordon tries to reach out and help Batman.

Pages 4 - 5
In the Batcave we see Batman starting to put some pieces together to solve the riddle of the Black Glove. When Batman comments that his parents have a tie to the Black Glove, it almost seems like Alfred is trying to change the subject.

Pages 6 - 7
The Black Glove have shown up in Gotham and are ready to strike. Dr.Hurt pledges to do what the Joker and Two-Face could never do, kill Batman. We even see as members of the Black Glove are going over blue prints to Wayne Manor.

Pages 8 - 9
Bruce Wayne brings his new gal Jezebel Jet to the Batcave. Never a good idea. Batman tries to explain to her why he does what he does. It still seems clear that she's part of the Black Glove.

Pages 10 - 11
The best scene in the book. A newspaper is ready to run with a story that would ruin the image of the Wayne family. Commissioner Gordon is trying to get the story killed, but the editor has too much evidence that the story is legit. There's some crazy claims going around. Thomas Wayne was a drunk drug addict that beat his wife. Martha Wayne was taking hard drugs via needles. Martha Wayne and Aflred may have had an affair. Bruce Wayne might actually be the son of Alfred. And then there's the big one, Thomas Wayne may still be alive. Amazing.

Pages 12- 20
During these pages we see Batman start to fall apart mentally. Jezebel is pushing all the right buttons and even implies that Bruce is running the Black Hand so that he can find a way to stop being Batman. The scene builds and builds until the trigger words are said, "Zur-Rn-Arrh" and Batman hits the ground.

Pages 21 - 22
Alfred gets his ass kicked.

Overall this was a great book and I loved every page of it. The tease at the end said that the first Batman was going to return. Keep in mind that in the history of Batman there's a story where his father Thomas Wayne originally dressed as Batman during a Halloween party and foiled a robbery that night. One could say that Thomas Wayne was the first Batman, and that first costume was seen in the Batcave during Batman's mental breakdown.

I can't wait to see what happens next. Any theories? Please share them.

News You Already Know

* Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ruled supreme at the box office this weekend. The four day domestic total was almost 127 millions dollars. To date the movie has made almost 300 million worldwide. It should also be noted that Iron Man made another 26 million over the Memorial Day weekend. Not bad for a movie that has been out for a month. To date Iron Man has made 486 million dollars worldwide. Now the big question is will Indiana be able to hold off the Sex in the City gals from taking the number 1 spot this weekend. My prediction right now is that Indy holds first place with Sex in the City coming in third.

* It's official PS3 owners will get a chance to kill children in October when the award winning Bioshock hits the console. This release will be just in time for Christmas and be yet another game that sits on my shelf and gets ignored while I play City of Heroes.

* Another sign that Sony is reading to spin some more webs. News has broke that actor, Patrick Fugit (Saved, Almost Famous) is rumored to replace Tobey Maguire.

* Rainn Wilson, better known as Dwight from the office, has signed on to appear in Transformers 2.

* The Watchmen movie is either going to be amazing or amazingly bad. So far I'm leaning to the category of amazing. Check out the latest picture released from the Zack Synder production.

Cee Diddy Ponders...

Reviews from Across the Pond

Check our our friends from across the pond at Biff Bam Pow Comics. They have reviews up for "Avengers: The Initiative" #13, "The incredible Hercules" #117, "Captain Britain and the MI13" #1 and "Giant-Size Incredible Hulk" #1.

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Crazy Ass Rumors

* Sony is expected to make an announcement about Spider-Man 4 & 5 in the upcoming months. They first want to make sure that Sam Raimi is on board. Once they have their director the studio wants to make sure that the Screen Actors Guild isn't going on strike. If everything goes according to plan we could see Spider-Man 4 in 2010 with Spider-Man 5 coming in 2011. The scripts haven't been leaked to the Internet yet but early rumors indicate that the villains appearing in these films would be Mysterio, Lizard, Hydro Man, and a returning Green Goblin. It's also being rumored that the film would focus on Peter Parker and Gwen Stacey.

* Captain Marvel will be rejoining the JSA later this year during a story arc that involves a battle for the Rock of Eternity.

* Songbird from the Thunderbolts is a Skrull.

* This one is probably the craziest ass of the crazy ass rumors. Jean Grey is coming back in July.

You Tube Theater: Final Crisis Edition

DC's "Final Crisis" hits stores this week. It's expected to be the "Secret Invasion" killer for DC. This week we wanted to do a special You Tube Theater to get you pumped for "Final Crisis"

Our first two videos are a mini documentary about the King of Comics, Jack Kirby. How does this tie-in to "Final Crisis"? Jack Kirby created the New Gods and the Fourth World. "Final Crisis" will see the rise of the Fifth World and finally see Darkseid win.



Finally we have a short interview with Grant Morrison from this year's New York Comic Con. Grant talk about his many different projects including "Final Crisis"