If you’re even mildly acquainted with the comic book industry, then you’re most likely aware of highly proclaimed graphic artist, Jim Lee. Lee is revered for his outstanding work on W.i.l.d.CATs, X-Men, Hush, and most recently, All Star Batman and Robin. His dynamic style is one of the most recognized and admired today, so it only makes sense that the big guys brought him in to work on DC’s latest MMORPG. If you’re going to make a MMO based on one of the most expansive and popular universes in comics, then you’re going to need to bring out the big guns. Together with Marv Wolfman, Jim Lee fits the bill quite nicely. Read the full story

Holy cold water wake up call, Batman! Writer extraordinaire Geoff Johns is the man behind the script for the highly anticipated DC Universe Online (DCUO) game for the PS3 and PC? Somebody give me a controller!

UPDATE: Brand new, high resolution screen shots from the game! Check out pics of Bizarro, Lex Luthor in his power-suit, Green Lantern, and more.

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July 18th is almost here! That’s right, The Dark Knight—the highly-anticipated sequel to Batman Begins—is almost upon us. “The night is darkest just before the dawn,” and like Harvey Dent goes on to say, “the dawn is coming!”

Many of you are like me and have whipped out your copy of Batman Begins to pump yourself up, re-watched trailers for the new movie, and have taken in the viral glee over the months … but what better way to psyche yourself up for the ultimate Batman experience than by reading (or re-reading) some truly awesome Batman stories?

Hold on to something and find out about eight of my favorite Batman classics—essential to any Bat-fan’s arsenal and coincidentally are all tied to the new movie—right after the jump!

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