#October2011
Rafael Grampa Does ‘Batman’, As Gorgeous As Expected.
This is a finding that’s bound to give Rendar a purple-headed priapism for at least a day. Rafael Grampa did himself a take on Mr. Wayne-Bat, and it’s goddamn glorious.
Hit the jump to check it out.
Joel Schumacher Wanted Nic Cage To Play The Scarecrow. MISSED OPPORTUNITY.
Yo, fuck Cillian Murphy. The greatest actor of all time almost played the Scarecrow in Schumacher’s third Batman flick. Can you only image the utter insanity that would have been a Cage-powered Scarecrow? An insane man with hallucinations playing an insane man who induces hallucinations.
Comic Book Fans Pissed About Batman Reboot. Back In 1987.
Us comic book fans. We kvetch. We did a lot of it regarding the DC ‘New 52’, and we’re following in grand footsteps. Apparently there were people pissed about the Batman reboot. Back in 1987, over Batman: Year One, a story now considered one of the defining tales in the Bat-Man Mythos.
Hit the jump to check it out.
Batman Goes Full On Mech-Armor, Robo-Pimp Hand Is Strong.
Ulises Farinas imagines a world where Batman is the last line of defense. Yeah, we get that a lot. However Farinas imagines a world where the Goddamn Batman has to clamber up into some fucking mech-armor to lay a robotic stink down in an attempt to save the world.
It’s fantastic.
New Batman Vehicle Revealed In This ‘Dark Knight Rises’ Set Photo?
Here’s the thing. I’ve been telling myself that I’m trying to keep the Dark Knight Rises as fresh as possible for when I go into the theater. It is almost impossible. Certain news sites just up and throw spoilers everywhere in their headlines. I’m trying to not do the same, not be as specific. So if you want to see what may be a new vehicle of the Bat from The Dark Knight Rises, hit the jump.
If not, god love you.
More Photos From Filming of ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Feature More Bane, and Marion Cotillard.
The above is clearly not Tom Hardy. I just don’t want to spoil Bane for those of you remaining virginal. I’m torn. As a fan, I want nothing to do with these pictures from the filming of The Dark Knight Rises. As a dude who runs a Nerd Conduit, I feel it’s my duty to post them. There’s some spoilers ahead, but if you want to check out what Bane looks like and get some Marion Cotillard in your diet. Hit the jump.
Check Out Patton Oswalt’s Rejected ‘Batman’ Comics Pitches.
Stand-up comedian Patton Oswalt is an enormous fan of the geek world, a fact made knowable to anyone who has heard his routine. He’s also gotten a few stories published in the DC Universe, including JLA: Welcome to the Working Week. This week he decided to share a few pitches for Batman-related stories on his website. Stories that didn’t get approved.
DC Announces Batman, Detective Comics, Catwoman #1 and More.
Over at Comics Alliance they’re surfing an article from IGN that breaks down a lot of the shit that shall become of the Batman Universe after Flashpoint finishes flashing and pointing at us. There’s news of the creative teams on Batman, Detective, and more. There’s the news of who will be rocking out as Robin. And finally, there’s confirmation that the Batman Universe is about to get a bit 1990’s extreme!
Batman Gets His Ass Laid Out On The Vegas Strip. Oh, Culture.
Oh, Batman. Every once in a while you take the death of your parents all too hard. You drink the night away, set the Bat-Plane to Las Vegas, and wake up in a puddle of your own vomit and coke-nose-snot-blood. That clearly has to be what is behind this video. Or, you’re some creepy dude dressed up in a Batman suit who fucked with the wrong dude in the sunbaked desert clime of Vegas, and suffered a debilitating fucking suplex of power and horror.
Hit the jump to watch Batman get fucking owned.
