on closer inspection that’s some kind of helicopter but for a brief glorious moment i thought batman built himself a goddamn flying saucer which is the best thing i can imagine. can’t you just see it. it’s the best fucking cloaking device. you don’t even have to hide. no one who sees it will ever be believed. have you seen batman? no, but apparently there’s a goddamn alien flying around – wait oh my god CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW IRRITATED SUPERMAN WOULD BE. FUCK. this is canon now, let’s all just agree that batman has a flying saucer in reserve for emergencies, like needing to fuck with superman.
The absurd wonders of Bat-merch. A faucet accessory in the shape of the Bruce Timm Batman’s head, branded The Adventures of Batman and Robin. Of COURSE children will enjoy brushing their teeth more if water streams out of Batman’s forehead!
Art of the “World of the Future” ride interior and the Gotham City World’s Fair plaza exterior, as seen in Batman: Mask of the Phantasm. Scans from Batman Animated.
This is a panel from an early Batman comic that Graham scanned long ago. It’s from a story where Batman and Commissioner Gordon go on vacation together. That’s why Batman is sleeping in his Batman costume.
At the end of Batman Incorporated #7, there was this great teaser image for the next issue where Oracle called Batman as he suited up in a crazy Tron-esque version of his costume, with the dialogue “Calling Batman! Big trouble in Internet 3.0!” It’s beautifully over-the-top, but at the same time, the idea of a 21st Century Batman fighting the comic book version of the Internet crime in a comic written by Grant Morrison, a guy known for making wild ideas work in his super-hero comics, is something I was looking forward to seeing.
This week, Batman Inc. #8 finally hit the stands, and as far as I can tell, the “big trouble” in this story is thatit’s a genuinely awful comic book.
1. Before the movie’s release, the casting of Michael Keaton caused an uproar among fans. Michael Keaton had been known for comedy and not for being “the real Batman.” Fans insisted they wanted “the real Batman.” Fans’ parents explained to fans “there is no real Batman.” Fans couldn’t hear it and even though they liked Keaton in the role eventually, never forgave their parents! Come on fans, forgive your parents! The real Batman would give anything to have parents to even forgive!
2. Though remembered fondly, Jack Nicholson did not do a very good job as the Joker!
3. Michelle “Catwoman” Pfeiffer was vacuum-sealed into her Catwoman costume once she was fitted into it, which meant that just like the movie, it really wasn’t really worth it!
4. Prince princed his way into an audition with Burton, casting directors and producers. Prince came fully dressed for the role of Two-Face, a Batman villain known for having two halves of one face!
5. According to Batman Returns
casting director Marion Dougherty, Tim Burton was reluctant to cast
Christopher Walken as Max Shreck. When she asked him why he said,
“Because that man sleepwalks through half his roles and phones in the other half.” Catty! Or should I say “Catwomanny!” The real reason Burton didn’t want Walken is because Walken was sleeping with Burton’s mother at the time, and was bad at it!
6. People kept breaking the plexiglass and stealing the bus ads featuring Michelle “Catwoman” Pfeiffer because they were the same bus ads from the bus ad scene in the movie where Catwoman broke the plexiglass and stole the poster featuring herself in an in-movie ad for the in-movie movie!
7. Robin Williams famously improvised this poster and then hugged it, telling it “It’s not your fault.” You never knew what he was going to do sometimes!
8. Who loves Christmas? For a pair of giant lever-wielding statues, Christmas is a favorite holiday, at least according to director Tim Burton who came up with elaborate backstories for inanimate objects ranging from the biggest pieces of the set to the smallest items on the craft service table!
9. “See this pretzel,” Burton asked Danny “The Penguin“ deVito one
day. “It wants to be an air force reservist.” Burton popped the pretzel
in his mouth and with his mouth full laughed, “Not to be, little
pretzel. No dice. Maybe in your next life.” Don’t talk with your mouth full, Tim Burton!
10. Jack “The Joker” Nicholson isn’t always in color like he was in the famous Batman movie from 1989. Sometimes, at home, with his roommate (pictured here in a scarf and hat) Nicholson would let all the color drain out of him and relax. What a great actor!
11. When Jack Nicholson was eight, he drew this picture of himself with crayons and markers. He called it “me, in 1988.″ So close!
12 .Danny “the Penguin” DeVito so enjoyed working with his namesaking co-stars that he told the press in interviews, the penguins are the real stars of this movie, as if he was the real star of the movie and being nice. But Danny DeVito is a TV star, not a movie star! Sorry Danny!
13. It was unheard of back then, but there was famously so much bullshit flying around this set that at any given time, nobody could tell who was more sick of whose bullshit than anyone else. But they could all agree that, as MIchelle “Catwoman” Pfeiffer said “Tim Burton was like if a clove cigarette was a guy!“
Katya Malkhova is the Russian graphic designer and photographer behind this fun collection of “Batman” inspired Russian nesting dolls. The chotchkies are neatly concealed within each doll. Open one up and find a smaller version of Batman inside. Hit the thumbs to check out these fresh “Batman” Russian nesting dolls in detail. [JayMug]
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