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The latest Chuck Taylor All Star collection showcases a variety of famous DC Comics characters, including Batman, the Flash, Superman, the Riddler and Catwoman. (Thanks Jean-Marc!)

You might need to go to Japan to get your hands on these Chuck Taylors, but if you’re the outdoorsy-type you might just have to. We’re especially enamored of the fuzzy ones.

Nintendo teamed up with Converse to make these sweet Super Mario Chuck Taylor sneakers to celebrate the game’s 25th anniversary. Seems like they’ll be exclusive to Japan though.

An update to Converse’ Sea Star boat shoes, the Sea Star Skate II Oxford forgoes the canvas on the original for perforated black leather. The nautical directions on the sole are a neat touch.

Converse and Ace’s Chuck Taylor All Star Bosey shoe has a sneaker feel, but with rugged boot detailing taken from vintage waders and shoes Converse created for 1940’s US military training.

Wingtips plus sneakers? Who would have thought of this combination? Yet Converse pulled it off, and these are not merely decent, they actually look cool. We hope this counts as formal wear.

Converse has created a collection for adults and children embellished with a variety of favorite iconic illustrations by beloved children’s author Dr. Seuss on their classic Chuck Taylor canvas shoes.

Converse reminds us that they don’t just make Chucks with teaser pics of the Free Agent, high cut shoes with a sleek form, black leather and tan accents. These dope kicks will be out this Fall.

Add this one to your collection of well-loved Chucks. Converse and Barneys New York teamed up to create the Nylon Ripstop Low Top, named after its super lightweight upper.

Bodega and Converse join forces for a high-top roll-down version of the Poorman Weapons that are decidedly not poor: they sport a waxed canvas upper with deerskin lining.

Based on his legendary music video, Michael Jackson gets a slick send-off with these Thriller Converses; available 10/5, they sport a red leather jacket, studded collars and black satin.

An update on Converse’s 1986 Weapon High Top, the Weapon EVO gets a decidedly modern colorway with black and silver paneling, patent leather on the heel and green accents.

Most of you are too young and/or mentally stable to know who Pink Floyd is, but these Converse Dark Side His look psychedelically stunning with artwork from their classic Dark Side album.

UNDFTD and Converse’s Poorman’s Weapon is back, this time in a slick olive green colorway; the bomber jacket-styled kicks will release on Armed Forces Day (May 16, 2009).

Converse and UNDFTD have teamed up with Poorman’s Weapon, military bomber jacket-inspired kicks with a black nylon outer; the removable Converse chevron lets you go brandless.

Converse has dropped a slew of Patent Chuck Taylors with perfed leather at Barney’s; other than their “holey”-ness, everything’s classic All-Stars, from the rubber cap toe to the white laces.

We’re really digging the classic retro colorway on this pair of Dr. Romanelli x Converse Chucks; composed of laser-etched bandaid graphics, it’s part of the (PRODUCT) RED campaign.