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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!
Personal photo, taken in 2007.
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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.
Anyway, Batman is really insecure.
Original Mike Mignola concept sketch for the design of Mister Freeze from Batman: The Animated Series. Scanned from Batman Animated.
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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.
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Riddler matte painting from Batman: The Animated Series (from the episode “Riddler’s Reform,” I think?). Scanned from Batman Animated.
The best Riddler.
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!“
Since I started watching Community, this is all I ever hear when I watch Nolan’s batman films
The last bit is the best.
Remember that awesome mini-movie that opened every episode of Batman: The Animated Series? Police blimps, bank robbery, thrilling instrumental score?
Yeah. Italy didn’t get that. It got this.
Note that this is the television edit of the Italian BTAS intro song, and the full version is a minute and a half longer.
This was my ringtone for a long while.
Batman #1 was fantastic. The art was sharp and expressive, and the writing was both clever and witty. It’s easily among my favorites of the new 52. Seriously. It’s an excellent comic book. As a guy who misses Dick in the role of Batman ‘cuz the guy actually had a bit of fun with it, this speaks to me. Bruce isn’t a dour jerk here. All praise from me.
That said.
Man, it’s never really been laid out so clearly that Bruce has amassed an army of clones in descending heights and ages. Dude has black-haired-white-male OCD! No wonder he doesn’t acknowledge Stephanie and made Jason Todd dye his hair black. Guy’s got a problem. Creepazoid.
And, sure, okay. You can’t really mess with these four. We know they’re white dudes (well, okay, Damian’s half white) and we know they have black hair. You probably can’t go changing that around. It’s grandfathered in.
But then this guy shows up.
Man, he even out-Bruces Bruce! It’s like he’s the biggest component of a Batman/Robin Russian Nesting Doll.
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