Brian Augustyn and Mike Mignola's moody Batman "Elseworlds" tale is making its way to animation, giving us a Dark Knight prowling the streets of 19th century Gotham. But you won't actually meet him in the first clip from the movie, which all about Batman's foe: Jack the Ripper, who apparently holidayed in Gotham in this reality.

The premise to DC and Archie Comics' crossover special Harley and Ivy Meet Betty and Veronica reads like a piece of fan fiction, something television or film studio executives dream about but would never dare actually writing. Obviously, this is why the comic's first two issues, written by Marc Andreyko and Paul Dini with illustrations from Amanda Conner and Laura Braga, are so damned good. They're so ridiculously absurd, it's almost impossible not to enjoy the hell out of them.

There are certain comic book power couples -- such as Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy, or Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge -- who are so magnetic, so charming, so delightful that when both characters are on the page together, basically nothing else matters. But what happens when you get more than one power couple together?

Artist Ant Lucia's 1940's re-imagining of popular female heroes and villains has become one of DC Comics' hottest properties, spawning a line of gorgeous statues, a comic book series, clothing and mugs. The only thing missing was poseable action figures. Consider that box checked.

Surprise, Suicide Squad sucks. Here's some quality DC villain cosplay to start to set things right.

Is it smoke, or the intoxicating gaseous secretions of a plant that's been specifically bio-engineered by Dr Pamela Isley? Either way, this cosplay photoset by Shiveeejam and SLDixon Photography shows a smoking hot side to our favourite DC botany enthusiast.