The Dark Knight Rises

This summer's hottest blockbuster has invaded our movie theaters, our media and even our internet. After opening last weekend, 'The Dark Knight Rises' memes are popping up all over the place. Some are funny for everyone and some, well, you just have to see the movie to understand.

If you haven't seen 'The Dark Knight Rises,' you've probably seen one of its many trailers. And if you haven't gone to the theaters like millions of others... why not? Honestly, go check it out. It's fantastic. In any case, throughout the trailer a particular scene stands out, one in which the field of a football stadium is blown to pieces. It's one filled with emotion, shock and certainly awe...

'The Dark Knight Rises,' the final installment in the Christopher Nolan/Christian Bale Batman trilogy, took in a whopping $160 million over the weekend. (This despite news that the tragic movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado would affect the box office tally.) Watching the movie, you were probably wondering how much millionaire Bruce Wayne pays for his wonderful toys like his flying Bat plan

Some fans and pop culture junkies might like to think that Superman is the most timeless and iconic of all comic book super heroes, but even the man from Krypton who can bend steel with his bare hands doesn’t have the generational reach of Batman.

Today, the nation is reeling after a gunman went on a shooting rampage during a midnight screening of 'The Dark Knight Rises' in Aurora, Colorado.

Where the world sees a muscle-y antagonist in 'The Dark Knight Rises,' Rush Limbaugh sees a left wing attack on Mitt Romney. Yes, that's right, Limbaugh has concocted a conspiracy that claims the fictional character Bane was chosen by Democrats to secretly influence voters.

Earlier this week, conservative radio provocateur Rush Limbaugh asked his audience if it was "accidental" that the villain in 'The Dark Knight Rises' was named Bane, given that GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney's ties to Bain Capital have been scrutinized by the Obama campaign. Limbaugh's critics pounced all over that allegation, pointing out that Bane has been a Batman villain sinc

Hero, vigilante, Dark Knight...Batman has been called many things. Add to that list "corporate shill."

While Batman has always been fairly brooding for a superhero, the Christopher Nolan incarnation of the Caped Crusader has taken the crime fighter to an even "darker" place. But as of today, Christian Bale is no longer the darkest Batman around. That prize goes to the fellow in the parody video below.

Batman hides behind a mask again in 'The Dark Knight Rises,' but this time his enemy gets to wear a sweet mask too. No one cared who Bane was until he put on a mask, because, well, it's kind of weird looking. We wondered what other kinds of masks he has in his collection.

'The Dark Knight Rises' hits theaters July 20th. This means we are now solidly into the "bat days" of summer. Jimmy Fallon played his part in hyping the much-anticipated movie with a sketch in which Paul Reubens uses his Pee-wee Herman voice to overdub all the voices in a 'Dark Knight Rises' trailer. Check out the simple but effective edit below.

If you ever wondered why Batman's faithful sidekick Robin isn't featured in the new Batman films, here's why. In this well-made spoof video from AboveAverageNetwork, The Dark Knight is about to face his nemesis Bane -- but just then Robin shows up. Worse still, it's Robin from the original 1960s 'Batman' TV show.

This guy loves Batman... like a lot. Perhaps too much. We're not certain just how long he spent on this but we probably would have given up after the first 10 minutes. Recently posted on Reddit is a table that chronicles not only Batman himself but also the various notable characters and events throughout the span of The Dark Knight's history, tracing way back from the early DC Comics era and movi

Now that 'The Avengers' has done most of its box office damage, 'The Dark Knight Rises' has moved into the spotlight as the summer's most anticipated movie. During The MTV Movie Awards Sunday night Christian Bale, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Gary Oldman, who will all star in director Christopher Nolan's final Batman movie, took a look back at moments from the trilogy's first two films.

The biggest movie of the summer just released its final trailer ahead of "The Avengers" hitting theaters. You'll find it, and some speculation, under the cut.