Awesome Batman

Robert Xavier Burden is a collectible toy geek. He’s also an incredibly talented painter. He combines his passions by creating massive and intricate Renaissance-style oil paintings – sometimes as tall as 15 feet – of his toys and their related characters.

Bats and Supes might have been mortal enemies the last time they met up, but they can’t stay mad at each other forever. Stage an official reconciliation in your bathtub with these goofy rubber duckies modeled after DC’s two biggest superheroes. Also sold individually.

Hot Toys ends the year with a bang by announcing this incredibly faithful sixth-scale action figure of the Dark Knight as he appears in the Batman: Arkham Knight video game. The 13″ tall figure comes with two faces, four pairs of hands and a ton of weapons and equipment.

Sideshow Collectibles nailed it with this badass 23″ tall sculpt of Batman’s muscular nemesis, standing proudly atop a crushed Batsignal beneath his size 20 lace-up, and injects green super-steroids into his bloodstream. We love the angry alternative head baring his chompers.

James Hobson of Hacksmith Industries created an impressive working replica of Batman’s grappling gun, complete with a bat-shaped hook that can fire to the roof of a six-story building. He next plans on making a device that allows him to ascend a building.

The latest trailer for the solo adventure of Will Arnett’s blocky Batman emphasizes Bruce Wayne’s emotional conflict: he’s lonely, but he’s also afraid of losing his loved ones again. What he doesn’t realize is that he already has family. Even the Joker wants his attention.

In recent years, we’ve seen Batman take a serious beating from Bane and Superman, and it wasn’t pretty. Now, Screen Rant imagines what would happen if Batman were like Rick and Morty, and he had to face off with multiple copies of himself.

Prop Store is auctioning off one of the six Batpod motorcycles that were made for and used in The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises. It’s in display-only setup and is slightly damaged, but this one-of-a-kind ride is expected to fetch at least $80,000.

I’m Batman, you’re Batman, everybody gets to be Batman. Wear the Batsuit, wield Batman’s gadgets, explore the Batcave, meet allies and enemies and tackle a murder mystery in this PlayStation VR launch title from Arkham series creator Rocksteady Games.

Costume maker Julian Checkley was awarded the Guinness World Record for having the most functional gadgets on a costume. He didn’t make the Arkham Origins-inspired Batsuit, but he did make the gadgets, which include a Bat-tracker, a grapnel gun, and a flashbang.

Lessons from the Screenplay deconstructs how the Nolan Brothers’ screenplay for The Dark Knight contains the right ingredients for a villain. The Joker neutralizes Batman’s strengths, forces Bats to make difficult choices, and both have a similar goal.

1960’s Batman stars Adam West, Burt Ward, and Julie Newmar voice a new, feature-length animated movie. It’s kind of refreshing to have see their quirky, lighthearted take on the characters after the truly depressing Bats we’ve been dealing with on the big screen lately.

Make the Caped Crusader part of a nutritious breakfast with this whimsical egg cup and spoon that dresses your boiled egg as Batman. Comes with a Bat logo toast cutter. You’d think they’d make one for Robin’s egg too.

Burger Fiction looks at 50 years of The Clown Prince of Crime in live action and animation. From Cesar Romero’s screwball 1960s thief, to his bat-sh*t crazy and murderous variants by Jack Nicholson, Jared Leto, Mark Hamill, and the never to be outdone Heath Ledger.

If Ben Affleck’s Dark Knight is simply too dark for your tastes, why not go with Will Arnett’s conceited Minifig version instead? In all honesty, this is the Batman movie we’ve been looking forward to since Christopher Nolan got out of the game.

Our first look at DC’s upcoming superteam flick has more laughs than all of Zack Snyder’s other movies combined. Perhaps the studio asked him to lighten up. It’s also got Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Cyborg, and The Flash – though Supes is still nowhere to be seen.

Telltale Games turns their graphical storytelling prowess to The Dark Knight, dropping this trailer for its upcoming interactive adventure series. Looks like this M-rated Bats has some seriously dark demons in his closet. Ep.1 drops 8/2/16 on consoles, PC, Mac, and mobile.

DC’s animated adaptation of Batman: The Killing Joke looks promising, but it has a more cartoonish look than the dark graphic novel. Emil Gustaffson Ryderup gives us a glimpse of what the film would be like if it stuck to Brian Bolland and John Higgins’ lines and colors.

Currently on exhibit at the Jonathan LeVine Gallery in NYC, IKON is a collection of exploded anatomical diagrams of famous celebrities, characters and landmarks by street artist and painter Nychos. It’s on display until 7/23/16.

(Gore) Batman teams up with the Suicide Squad to… actually we’re not sure what they were trying to accomplish. RackaRacka go for the low-hanging fruit in their trademark brutal fashion.

The Mortal Kombat of superhero games returns with a more customizable experience. Injustice 2 will let you earn equippable items to improve and personalize your favorite DC character. The game will also have more characters and stages than its predecessor.

YouTuber kaptainkristian enumerates the strengths of Paul Dini and Bruce Timm’s seminal Batman: The Animated Series. The cartoon’s stellar art direction and voice acting were equaled by its rich and diverse stories, some of which have influenced DC’s comics.

Costumed as Catwoman, composer Sonya Belousova plays her own wonderful arrangement of Danny Elfman’s classic theme song from Tim Burton’s Batman. As much as we liked the music from The Dark Knight, we always preferred Elfman’s take.