The Dark Knight Spelunks: A Visual History of the Batcave - J.J. Gould. Since his first appearance in 1939's Detective Comics #27, Batman has arguably done more than walk a fine line between Gothic fiction and camp: He might have created that line -- or defined a whole new borderland between them. These two modes are there, pulling against each other, in every comic book, movie, or LP adventure record Batman has ever appeared in.
Look at him up there, crouched, brooding, on a gargoyle somewhere along Gotham's rain-soaked skyline; a tortured heart; straining to marshal his considerable smarts, will, and resources against only another horrible criminal plot to threaten his city ... wearing a pointy-eared mask, a cape, a utility belt, and a cool logo he made for himself. But if there's one element of Batman's universe that realizes its potential for Gothic camp more than any other -- one element that crystallizes its weirdly incoherent aesthetics into a distinct reality whose properties you can see in a glance -- it's the Batcave. (Full size here. L'évolution du logo de Batman, de 1941 à nos jours.
THE DARK KNIGHT RISES - T-Shirt Contest Designs. Last month a t-shirt design contest for The Dark Knight Rises was announced. The designs are being judged by Warner Bros., and the top 3 finalists will be sent to director Christopher Nolan who will make the final decision. The top prize is $3,500 and 12 shirts (from the website) of their choice. I've included a bunch of the designs here that have been submitted. There's a ton more to check out, and you'll be able to place your own vote if you want on the official site. Some of these are actually very cool! Look over the designs and place your vote! The Dark Knight Rises Trailer 2: IN LEGO. Limited Edition Nokia Lumia 800 For THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Revealed.
THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Trailer Remixed with BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES Footage. If you told me I had to choose between Christopher Nolan’s Batman films and the 1990s Batman: The Animated Series, I would choose the latter every day of the week and twice on Sunday. I don’t think Nolan’s films are bad, but their stubborn adherence to “reality” and severe distaste for anything comics-related makes them pale to the diversity of tone and imagination the Animated Series was able to accomplish. Granted, Nolan has only three movie to tell his story while B:TAS had hours upon hours, but I think TAS has a better tone overall. Now I guess I can have the best of both worlds as someone took the audio from recent The Dark Knight Rises teaser trailer and played it over similar footage from the animated series, Justice League Unlimited, and Under the Red Hood. The editor was unable to find footage from the animated series of Batman destroying Gotham in order to make his logo.
Hit the jump to check out the remixed trailer. Fan Made: The Dark Knight Rises Teaser Trailer.