By Dan Roth, Source: Blastr.com Bob Kane and Bill Finger were responsible for creating Batman in 1939. Unless, that is, there’s more to the origin of the Dark Knight than meets the eye. The name Frank Foster II may not mean anything to you, but in 1932 he supposedly created
By Tom Eames, Source: Digital Spy.com Adam West has been awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The 83-year-old became a television icon in 1965 when he starred as Batman in the ABC TV series. He currently stars as a fictionalised version of himself in Fox animation Family
Next week, the Earth Station One crew is hanging out at the Quick Stop with Jay and Silent Bob as we dive into the world of Kevin Smith with special guests Dr Q, Richard Ewell, and the return of ESO’s Dan Rynn. We assure you, the ESO station is open
Comic artist Sheldon Moldoff has passed away. Shelly’s career spanned over five decades, working primarily for DC Comics. “Shelly” was the primary penciller on Detective Comics and Batman from 1953 to 1968. He was THE Batman comic artist during the run of the popular series featuring Adam West and Burt Ward.
By Ashley Bergner Much of the plot of Christopher Nolan’s third and final Batman film, “The Dark Knight Rises,” still remains shrouded in mystery, and the recently released trailer teases more than it reveals. Yet in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Nolan hints the film’s plot could tie in to
By: Matthew Jackson, Source: Blastr.com Christopher Nolan is playing some Dark Knight Rises secrets so close to the vest that we’re not even sure who some members of the cast are actually playing. But thanks to a story in a small British newspaper, we now have confirmation that at least
By Marc Bernardin, Source: Blastr.com, While Bob Kane is justly celebrated as Batman’s creator, his one-time inker and frequent collaborator Jerry Robinson was the man behind the Joker, comics’ most enduring villain. He then went on to live a rich life, championing creators’ rights and comics scholarship. The New Jersey-born
By Nathalie Caron, source: Blastr.com We all knew it was coming (though we admit we’ve lived in complete denial about it), but for those of us who still hoped that Christian Bale would reconsider and return for further adventures of the caped crusader down the line after the upcoming The
By Krystal Clark, source: Bastr.com Bane and Batman got some cover time in the latest issue of Empire Magazine. Not only did Warner Bros. premiere several new, OFFICIAL photos of the duo, but an exclusive interview with the stars and director Christopher Nolan offered up spoilery details. The last time
Welcome to the second part of the biggest episode of the Earth Station One Podcast ever. This part of our marathon show, we have Bill Jourdain sit in with us talking about the Golden Age of Batman. Then Bill and Matt regale us with tales of the Chicago Comic Con,
Welcome to the first part of the biggest episode of the Earth Station One Podcast ever. Once again we are coming to on location, this time we are happy to be hosted by the fine folks at Titan comics in Smyrna, GA. This week we head to the dark alleys
By Kevin Coll, Source: Blastr Marvel has set the bar high when it comes to superhero team-up films, what with The Avengers ready to make superhero movie history next year, which leaves DC to play catch-up with its own strategy of combining big-name characters into one film project. The latest
