McFarlane Toys celebrates Batman Day with first look at DC Multiverse: Three Jokers DC Multiverse figures

 

One of the most recent Batman stories published under DC's Black Label is getting the McFarlane Toys DC Multiverse treatment, and just in time for Batman Day 2021 - fans are getting their first look at the action figures based on "Batman: Three Jokers" - with the first reveal of course being the titular Three Jokers!

As you can see, The Clown, The Comedian, and The Criminal are very much represented well in that shot - and gives collectors something to look forward to!

And of course accompanying the villains are the heroes affected by the Clown Prince of Crime - Red Hood, Batgirl, and of course Batman!

You can be these are all coming pretty soon from McFarlane Toys, so be sure to pre-order and lookout for these at your local retailers! Happy Batman Day to all!

ICYMI: DC Comics unleashes "Batman: Three Jokers" trailer

One of the most anticipated DC storylines that has been in the works for the past couple of years finally sees its first of three issues released this week in comic book shops and digital download, as DC Comics unleashes Geoff Johns and Jason Fabok's "Batman: Three Jokers" - a storyline that addresses the mystery build during "Justice League: The Darkseid War" and the beginning of "DC Rebirth" - where Batman discovers the existence of not one... But THREE VERSIONS OF THE JOKER. How and why this is the case is still a mystery, but the entire three issue run under the DC Black Label imprint will focus on the deadly trio of clowns, along with the members of the Bat Family that have been severely traumatized and affected by them - Batman, Batgirl, and Red Hood.


Batman: Three Jokers first issue is now available at your local comic book shops and in DC's digital app store.

DC FanDome: Check out the trailer to WB Games Montreal's "Gotham Knights"

With DC FanDome in full swing as of this writing and a lot of fans looking to the news and announcements the DC Universe has to give, Warner Bros. Games Montreal pulled the curtain away from their mysterious new DC game - and it is indeed a new Batman related game... One that does not put players in control of The Dark Knight, but his extended Bat-Family instead in Nightwing, Red Hood, Batgirl, and Robin... The Gotham Knights.


Gotham Knights - World Premiere Trailer And here's the gameplay footage!

Gotham Knights - Official Gameplay Walkthrough
Gotham Knights will be released for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC consoles next year!

ICYMI: Batman: Death In The Family interactive movie hits this October

Taking a different spin in their next DC Showcase Animated offering,  Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment are set to release “Batman: Death In The Family” - based on the 1988 Batman storyline of the same name where Jason Todd is killed by The Joker. Unlike any of the other DC Universe Original Movies released - this will be an interactive experience where viewers can choose what happens to the characters - literally deciding Jason’s fate and seeing what awaits in the branching arcs that have consequences accompanying them.



To be released in Digital HD and Blu-Ray, Death In The Family will also feature the return of “Batman: Under The Red Hood” voice actors Bruce Greenwood, Vincent Martella, and John DiMaggio as the voices of Batman, Robin/ Jason Todd, and The Joker respectively - incorporating footage from that film as well as new scenes exclusive to this interactive movie. You can check out more details via Comic Book Resource as well.

Batman: Death In The Family arrives in Digital HD and Blu-Ray in October 13,

DC reschedules Batman: Three Jokers #1 to August

Before the corona virus pandemic threw many plans and businesses into disarray and postponement, DC Comics was finally set to release Geoff Johns and Jason Fabok’s long awaited Batman and Joker story “Batman: Three Jokers” into the world starting with the first issue solicited for a June 2020 release. Unfortunately, those plans did not hold up and now DC Comics has confirmed in their official website that the title will now be rescheduled for release this coming August instead.

 

Adding some new artwork teases to the article, the news of the Three Jokers delay is no surprise given the decision to halt distribution of titles by Diamond Comic Distributors over a month ago w/ the pandemic concerns happening worldwide. DC and other publishers are slowly returning to distribution beginning later this month, but with that comes the inevitable rescheduling of titles - Three Jokers included. It’s a story that has been teased and brewing since DC Rebirth began and revealed to readers that more that one man is walking around as the Clown Prince of Crime, and the new three issue storyline will tell what exactly this means and it will involve Batman, Batgirl, and Red Hood - three members of the Bat Family who have been greatly affected by the Joker’s presence one way or another.

Batman: Three Jokers will now be released on August 25 in comic shops worldwide.

Batman:Three Jokers will be a three issue miniseries that finally begins this June 2020

One of the biggest mysteries in the DC Universe will finally be answered this Summer, as DC Comics, writer Geoff Johns, and artist Jason Fabok finally shed light and reveal some details for "Batman: Three Jokers" - the upcoming DC miniseries that will be launched under the "DC Black Label" imprint. Teased since the start of "DC Rebirth" and set to answer the numerous versions and variations of the Clown Prince of Crime in DC history, the storyline will run through three 48 paged issues, and will involve Batman, Batgirl, and Red Hood as they try and decipher what is going on with one of the greatest comic book villains of all time.

Here are the three covers, as previewed along with the main story at Entertainment Weekly.

The first issue of "Batman: Three Jokers" is set for release on June 17 this year.

Jason Fabok teases "Batman: Three Jokers" anew with a bloody crowbar wielding Joker

It's been some time since comic book fans have heard anything from Geoff Johns and Jason Fabok's upcoming DC Black Label series "Batman: Three Jokers" - but Fabok took to his social media pages Facebook and Twitter and shared a brand new image of one of the versions of the Clown Prince of Crime that will be appearing in the book. The image shows the Joker of the late 1980's era - holding a bloody crowbar - which is a reference to the time he brutally beat and then subsequently killed the second Robin, Jason Todd. That is considered one of the greatest failures Batman has ever experienced, and evidently the past is coming back to haunt him and his family again in the new story to come.

While there hasn't been much information about this upcoming series, what is known is that the story will focus on the aforementioned three Jokers as well as Bruce Wayne/ Batman, Barbara Gordon/ Batgirl, and Jason Todd/ Red Hood - all three who have traumatic encounters and history with the laughing lunatic from Gotham City.

Injustice 2: Red Hood Trailer released

As one of the most requested additions to a sequel if it were made, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, DC Entertainment, and NetherRealm Studios pretty much granted fans wishes when they announced that Red Hood, aka former Robin Jason Todd, would be making it as one of the first three new DLC characters to come for "Injustice 2" - which was just released in the middle of this month.

Released by Gamespot, here is the Red Hood trailer showing the rebellious Batfamily member in action.

Injustice 2 - Red Hood
Red Hood will be available next month for Injustice 2.

Batman: Arkham Knight: New Red Hood Story Pack Gameplay Trailer released

Promoting more of the action to come in the form of an exclusive story pack that comes with those who order from Gamestop, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, DC Entertainment, and Rocksteady Studios have released a brand new gameplay trailer for the "Red Hood Story Pack" for "Batman: Arkham Knight".

Featuring the alter ego of former Robin Jason Todd in action, see how this rogue member of the Bat-Family is in action.


Batman Arkham Knight Red Hood Gameplay Trailer
Batman: Arkham Knight will go on sale for the PS4, Xbox One, and PC on starting June 23.

Batman: Arkham Knight: Red Hood revealed in new Gamestop Story Pack ad

Promoting one of the hotly anticipated games of the year coming out in a few weeks time, a brand new advertisement has been released for Batman: Arkham Knight, featuring a couple of overtime funeral home guys who are about to call it a day... When breaking news appears of the "Red Hood" emerging makes them prepare for "more bodies" to come to the funeral home...


Batman Arkham Knight: Red Hood Advertisement
As a Gamestop exclusive, the "Red Hood Story Pack" will allow players who purchase the game at the store to play as Jason Todd, former Robin and sidekick of Batman... And now the gun-totting merciless vigilante known as The Red Hood.

Batman: Arkham Knight will be released for PS4, Xbox One, and PC on June 23.

Batman: Arkham Knight: Red Hood revealed as Gamestop Exclusive

Batman Day is pretty much here, and fans eager to celebrate 75 years and all things about the Caped Crusader are treated to some boombastic news for one of the most anticipated games featuring the Dark Knight and made by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, DC Entertainment, and Rocksteady Studios - that being Batman: Arkham Knight!

Via a report Batman-News.com, a reader by the name of "El Murcielago" sent in what appears to be a new banner ad that not only promotes the game's release and the Harley Quinn story pack... but a newly added Gamestop exclusice story pack that spotlights the Red Hood, aka Jason Todd the second Robin. True to Rocksteady's take on the Batman universe with the Arkham games, Jason gets a redesign for his costume, and this time the "Red Hood" is not a helmet but a literal jacket hood, and his portrait is sort of a homage to Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed games with the way he poses.

Also, could the Red Hood's presence in the game signify that he is the mysterious Arkham Knight? We'll find out more down the line I suppose, and maybe via this week's SDCC. For more information, visit the source post at Batman-news.

Batman: Arkham Knight is slated for release for the PS4, Xbox One, and PC sometime in 2015!

DC The New 52 Teasers: Nightwing and Red Hood and the Outlaws

With all that's been happening in the new DC Universe and how people have been reacting to first half of  "The New 52", it's pretty safe to say that DC Comics has had a successful reboot so far in terms of numbers and attracting a new audience into the comic book world. However, the lines are divided and mixed when it comes to the issue of continuity, and while majority of the books are rebooting most of their history, some are thankfully intact. Case in point, the Green Lantern and Batman universes have carried over their histories, and while the latter series has Barbara Gordon back in the cape and cowl as Batgirl, her time being paralyzed as a result of the Joker's attack in Batman: The Killing Joke and becoming Oracle still happened despite getting her mobility back in the DCnU.

With that said, we come over to the two other books that faithful Batreaders are surely going to keep their eye on: Nightwing and Red Hood and the Outsiders. For one thing, I have mixed feelings in regards to Dick Grayson returning to the role he's best known for. I enjoyed his stint as Batman, and while I'm not particularly sad about him downgrading back to Nightwing, I can't say I'm too inclined with the new costume design. I miss the simple blue and black jumpsuit he sported prior to inheriting the mantle of the Bat, and this one just screams "forcing a mixture of the old and the new". Take a look at the spread provided by DC's blog The Source, as well as the teaser line below.

"Just when I've set up a new life, my old one comes back. Well played, Gotham." - Dick Grayson/ Nightwing

Can't say I blame Dick for saying that. Nightwing #1 hits shelves next week.

The only reason I'm here is 'cause is if anything happens to you-that would make me the worst former sidekick ever." - Jason Todd/ The Red Hood"

Ah Jason Todd, aka Robin II and now The Red Hood. He died at the hands of the Joker in the 80's, and then was miraculously resurrected thanks to Superboy Prime's "Magic Punch" that sent ripples in time and caused changes in the old DCU's history. Well, he's still alive and kicking in the DCnU, and he's going to team up with a young Roy Harper/ Red Arrow and Starfire to form "Red Hood and the Outlaws". I'm not sure if I'm going to follow this book, but I can't argue about the team dynamic getting me curious either. Watch out for this one next week as well.

For more info, visit the source link at DC The Source!