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Give gender-swapped superhero valentines for a sexually confusing holiday

Lauren Davis — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:00:00 PST

Jess Fink, of the fabulous robot porn comic Chester 5000 XYV (NSFW), is creating these gender-bending valentines for for ComicsAlliance. She's obviously having fun with these romantic role-reversals, including playing with the ways these heroes and anti-heroes typically dress. Buffy (now just Buff) wears a tight, pelvis-baring tank top, and Catdude's suit still has that enticing zipper down the front. More »

How to Fake Being An Expert in Any Major Media Character, In 7 Easy Steps

Charlie Jane Anders — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:43:31 PST

It's tough to be a fan sometimes — there are so many famous characters, who have been going for so long, that it's hard to be an expert on all of them. And what's the fun in being a fan without being an expert? More »

Minimalist superhero posters bisect Batgirl and Spider-Man into their alter egos

Cyriaque Lamar — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:45:00 PST

Designer Danny Haas has created a series of weathered posters that split famed superheroes' personalities straight down the middle. For characters such as Jean Grey and Susan Richards, the divide is less obvious but no less charming. Here's hoping he makes a Multiple Man diagram that's shaped like a pie chart. You can pick up prints of these fractured do-gooders at Haas' Society 6 shop.

Dark Knight Rises scene description reveals more about Chris Nolan's Catwoman

Meredith Woerner — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:39:57 PST

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A new Dark Knight Rises scene description is out — and it includes a very spoilery reveal about Chris Nolan's new Catwoman, played by Anne Hathaway... and her relationship with Bruce Wayne. Spoilers ahead... More »

Wonder Woman and She-Hulk give themselves breast exams in Mozambique

Cyriaque Lamar — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:35:00 PST

Call me crazy, but I'm going to go out on a limb and assume that Marvel and DC didn't sign off on these Mozambican print spots depicting comicdom's foremost superheroines mid-breast exam. More »

Someone's already written a sequel to that hornball Catwoman comic

Cyriaque Lamar — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 12:35:00 PDT

Catwoman's been in the news a lot recently, what with her new outfit and stupid, sexy rendezvous with Batman. The latter has already inspired a sequel by Aeon Flux and Justice League Unlimited illustrator Eric Canete, whose strip imagines Catwoman and Batman's metatextual pillow talk. The roundly reviled original panel is above, and Canete's post-coital gab session is next. Kudos to Precious Roy.

Behold the new(er) Catwoman costume from The Dark Knight Rises!

Cyriaque Lamar — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 07:00:00 PDT

At a shooting of The Dark Knight Rises in Los Angeles yesterday, Anne Hathaway's Catwoman costume got an upgrade: ears! Spoilers, and so on. More »

DC Relaunch Snap Judgments, Week 3: WTF, Catwoman's Boobs?

Cyriaque Lamar — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 08:15:00 PDT

In this week's offerings from DC, the clear winners were two of the Big Three. And on an unrelated note, Catwoman's rack. More »

And now, for no reason whatsoever, superheroes as fetuses

Cyriaque Lamar — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 15:45:13 PDT

I'm not sure what compulsion drives some artists to reimagine pop culture stalwarts as horrifying babies, but Alexandre Nicolas' prenatal versions of the comic book pantheon are on display at the HEY! exhibit in Paris. You can see more photos at his website. More »

Meow! The first official photo of Anne Hathaway as Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises

Meredith Woerner — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 06:50:00 PDT

The first official image of Anne Hathaway as Catwoman in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises strips Selina Kyle of her cat ears! Looks like this cat burglar is a lot more tech-nerd and a lot less kitten-with-a-whip. More »

Catwoman's Massage Booth and Playboy Supergirls: Comic-Con Badvertising

Meredith Woerner — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:03:58 PDT

There's advertising — and then there's badvertising, promotions so awful they make you cringe. We saw a lot of the latter at Comic-Con 2011. We've rounded up the best of the worst advertisements, for your enjoyment. More »

The high cost of being River Tam's stunt double

Charlie Jane Anders — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 10:41:40 PST

"Baby Doll" Riley was a stunt-double in Watchmen, Serenity and Catwoman. ActionFlickChick interviews her about skimpy superhero-outfits and the head-injury she sustained as River Tam. Saddest bit: her memory's bad because "I've been hit in the head quite a bit." More »

Christopher Nolan auditioning female leads for Batman 3

Meredith Woerner — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 08:00:00 PDT

Christopher Nolan seems to be hard at work casting Batman 3. Just two weeks ago he nabbed Tom Hardy for his final Batman movie. And now he's reportedly looking for a leading lady — but who will she play? More »

The Birds Of Prey sing about Aquaman's tiny penis

Meredith Woerner — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:04:14 PDT

Last week on Batman: The Brave and The Bold, the Birds of Prey ranked the sexual prowess of DC's superheroes, in song. Batman landed on top, but Aquaman and the Flash didn't fare so well. You're going to enjoy this. More »

Cops handcuff Batman, drag him away to jail

Charlie Jane Anders — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:40:00 PDT

Looks like Batman still hasn't cleared his name after he decided to take the fall for Harvey Dent's crimes. The L.A. cops arrested him for standing on Hollywood Blvd. and posing with tourists, and he's still in jail. More »

The most expensive DC merchandise money can buy

Marc Bernardin — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 08:30:00 PDT

Superman scarfs, Catwoman boots, crystal-encrusted Plastic Man glasses — working for Paris fashion house Colette, designers like Karl Lagerfeld and Julien David have taken DC Comics iconography and spun it into haute couture. [Bleeding Cool] More »

40+ Examples Of How Big-Screen Superhero Costumes Fail

Charlie Jane Anders — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:48:19 PDT

When superhero/supervillain costumes succeed on the big screen, it's a miracle. But it's also rare. The movie superhero outfits are a multiverse of fail, and here are 40-odd examples of total costume catastrophe. Brace yourself, this won't be pretty. More »

The Worst Superhero Movies Of All Time. Really.

Charlie Jane Anders — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:30:00 PST

In the past decade, the superhero has strode across our screens like a spandex-clad collossus, beating most other genres. The rise of superhero flicks has brought with it a flood of cinematic sewage, and here are the absolute worst. More »

Superheroes Caught in Less Than Glamorous Moments

Lauren Davis — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:30:00 PST

Batman, Wonder Woman, and the Flash are all crack crimefighters, but when they get home at the end of the day, they still have to pay the bills, do housework, and unwind like any other person. More »

The 15 Dumbest Superhero Retcons Of All Time

Tim Barribeau — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:40:00 PST

Superheroes can escape almost any trap... except for 50 years' worth of backstory that's dated, self-contradictory or gets in the way of a story. So what do you do? Reach for the retcon! Here are 15 examples of retcon fail. More »

An All IMAX Batman Could Mean One Giant Leather-Clad Catwoman

Meredith Woerner — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:30:00 PDT

The Batman 3 rumor mill is churning yet again. This time, AICN is claiming that Christopher Nolan will shoot his next batsterpiece entirely for the IMAX screen. Which sounds somewhat plausible. The other, not so believable, rumor? The Sun claims Megan Fox is Catwoman. Which sounds like something that belongs in a litterbox. More »

Batman Is Reborn...With A Vengeance

Alasdair Wilkins — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:00:00 PDT

Bruce Wayne is dead (or is he?), but the Batman franchise is back in full swing after three months of the meandering Battle for the Cowl. But with seven different Bat-related titles released in June alone, which are the must-reads? More »

Catwoman Pleather Suit Sold For 8K, Woman Sold Separately

Meredith Woerner — Tue, 12 May 2009 09:30:00 PDT

Michelle Pfeiffer's slinky Catwoman costume from Batman Returns sold for $8,260, which sounds surprisingly small. Why would someone need this suit? Pfeiffer isn't in it. Seems like a terrible mistake waiting to happen. [ScifiWire] More »

R.I.P. Eartha Kitt

Charlie Jane Anders — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 22:11:25 PST

Eartha Kitt, who may be the greatest Catwoman of them all, died today aged 81. Even competing with Julie Newmar, she managed to make the role her own and captivate a generation. She'll be missed. More »

Rachel Weisz As Catwoman - Excuse Me I Just Passed Out

Meredith Woerner — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 07:00:00 PST

Holy sexiest woman in the world rumored to be the next slinky-outfitted, possibly lick-kissing Gotham villain. I'll file this away under "in your hottest of dreams." Get ready for the next bat-rumor. More »

Who Should Lose Their Superhero Card?

Charlie Jane Anders — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:00:00 PST

Some superheroes are just more "super" than others. It's just a fact that the superhero genre is a catch-all, which includes a bunch of costumed adventurers and monsters — some of whom aren't even that heroic. So it's time to clean house at the Hall of Justice. Which characters should be stripped of the superhero label? It's up to you! More »

Catwoman In Batman 3? Depends Who You Listen To

Graeme McMillan — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:00:12 PDT

Click to viewWill we see Maggie Gyllenhaal's Rachel Dawes in any potential sequel to The Dark Knight? Certain rumors are saying that we will, although she may be going under a much more familiar guise than we've seen her so far. Explanations and Dark Knight spoilers under the jump. More »

Catwoman Is A Face-Ripping Murderer In MK Vs. DC

Charlie Jane Anders — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:14:00 PDT

It's not true that all DC Universe characters will be unable to inflict "fatalities" in the Mortal Kombat Vs. DC video game after all. DC villains - including Catwoman and some other TBA characters - will be able to inflict actual slaughter on their pitiful foes. We got the chance to demo the game and talk to the developers - and we watched Superman inflict a "brutality," the DC good-guy version of a "fatality." More »