Robert Pattinson is already on board to play the caped crusader with Zoe Kravitz playing Catwoman. Paul Dano will star as the Riddler.

As legendary comics writer Alan Moore slips into retirement, some of his Irish contemporaries tell Donal O’Keeffe about the genius who had such a huge influence on popular culture

As the Caped Crusader hits 80 years of protecting Gotham City, Chris Wasser looks at the history of the world’s darkest superhero.

To many, Will Sliney must have the dream job – illustrating Marvel superheroes from his home in East Cork. Next weekend he brings his Comic Expo back to his native city in a bid to inspire future comic artists. Marjorie Brennan reports

Irene Halpin Long meets a class of book lovers in Cork, and also chats to established authors about what they read as children.

The next three fighters set to join NetherRealm’s smash hit superhero brawler Injustice 2 will be revealed at Gamescom next week.

Comic company Millarworld has been bought by entertainment giants Netflix.

Starfire is joining the critically acclaimed DC Comics fighter Injustice 2 today as the third and final combatant of the game’s first DLC bundle, Fighter Pack 1.

NetherRealm added a new Tournament Shader to its critically acclaimed DC Comics brawler Injustice 2 today.

Legendary Mortal Kombat combatant Sub-Zero is now available in the top-selling DC Comics fighting game Injustice 2.

The latest update for hit DC Comics fighter Injustice 2 is now live, bringing with it plenty of character tweaks, bug fixes and general improvements.

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has uploaded the final trailer for Netherrealm’s Injustice 2 in honour of the DC Comics fighting game’s worldwide release today (May 19 for Ireland).

Injustice 2 developer NetherRealm has confirmed that the upcoming DC Comics brawler will receive 10 DLC characters.

The comic book publishing giant behind the worldwide hit The Walking Dead is to release a crime graphic novel set in Limerick, written by an Irish creator.

DC Comics’ sorcerer supreme Doctor Fate is the latest character to join the Injustice 2 roster, as revealed in an announcement video posted today.

Warner Bros. Pictures has officially announced Matt Reeves as the director for the upcoming DC Comics movie, The Batman.

Mel Gibson is reportedly meeting with Warner Bros. about the possibility of directing the sequel to last year's Suicide Squad.

A new trailer from NetherRealm Studios and Warner Bros. for the upcoming DC Comics fighter Injustice 2 reveals some new faces have been added to the roster.

Matt Reeves, director of 2014's Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, has taken over as director for the upcoming Batman film starring Ben Affleck.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

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As the popcorn goes stale on another cinema-going year, film critic Damon Smith looks forward to the action-packed blockbusters, heartbreaking dramas, uproarious comedies and potential Oscar winners that will be lighting up the big screen over the next 12 months

Rhianna Pratchett is guest of honour at Dublin’s Octocon, writes Caroline Delaney

DC Comics and Warner Bros seem intent to add side characters to films in its cinematic universe. The Flash, for example, will feature an appearance from Cyborg.

Singer RITA ORA was briefly treated in hospital on the same day a man was found guilty of burgling her London home.

Injustice Gods Among Us is getting a sequel, and that means more superpowered beat downs.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is poised to conquer the box office in the US for the third straight weekend.

It’s a sign of changing times and the massively improved status of Connacht rugby that coach Pat Lam has been able to make nine changes in personnel for today’s top-of-the-table Guinness PRO12 clash with Munster at Thomond Park from the side that defeated Brive in the European Challenge Cup last week.

ENGLAND: The Dalai Lama has suggested that his successor could be female, but only if she is “very attractive”.

We’ll first see how Ben Affleck fares as Batman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but he has more planned for the character.

Check out our guide to the best of tonight's TV.

Lego has announced a new line of toys that will combine with virtual worlds in video games, enabling players to build models from real bricks and then drop them into a game on a console.

An 11-year-old girl's letter to DC Comics has gone viral with many praising her articulate plea for more diversity in comic books.

An 11-year-old girl’s letter to DC Comics has gone viral with many praising her articulate plea for more diversity in comic books.

Check out our guide to tonight's best TV.

Award-winning illustrator Will Sliney is hoping to draw thousands of people to the first comic book expo of its kind in Cork.

Holy Bargain, Batman! The original Batmobile fetched $137,000 (€110,433) at auction last week, a small fraction of the €4 million a buyer paid last year for another version built for the 1960s television show.

This is the strangest video we’ve seen in a long time.

Warner Bros. has decided to change the release date of the eagerly-awaited 'Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice'.

Dwayne Johnson has revealed he could play Shazam.

Zack Snyder is due to direct 'Justice League'.

As Rocksteady is working up to the release of Batman: Arkham Knight, we thought we would have a look at the changes that it brings to the series.