2014 San Diego Comic Con :: 75 Years of Batman

So it only took me until I'm almost 40, but I finally got to my first San Diego Comic Con! And I gotta tell 'ya, it is everything it is cracked up to be. Fun, amazing, crazy, packed, insane, awesome...but enough about me HAW HAW!

Here I am with my 'Professional' badge because I am a pro, baby! More on the project that got me there in the future; today I am going to show you some pics from the Warner Brothers/DC Comics Batman movie display!

But first - after all these years on this digital playground, I finally met Dork Hordak himself, Reis! Meeting Reis in person was definitely one of the Con highlights! And I have to say, he's taller in person than he looks online.

Now on to the Bat-stuff!

Yes sir, that is the one and (probably not) only Ben Affleck Bat Cowl!

The thing looks great. The tiny ears are a nice change of pace, and it has a leathery texture, unlike all the shiny rubber cowls of movies past.

Upon entering the convention center, I made a B-Line straight for the Batman display, and I wasn't dissapointed  to find this beauty rotating around in a glass case.

Also on display were masks from movies past, including Bane's re-breather or whatever this mask did for him besides mess up his voice.

Cowls cowls and more cowls!

Here's the statue of Batman from the end of The Dark Knight Rises.

Anne Hathaway's Catwoman goggles. It's a testament to Nolan's 'realism' that these things did not look fake up close. They look like they could actually function, and not like a simple prop.

A couple of Michelle Pfieffer's Catwoman masks, the Riddler's...whatever...and Penguin's mayoral campaign button.

Christian Bale's Batsuit...

...and a couple of his cowls.

All the Joker Goon masks from the epic opening bank robbery sequence in The Dark Knight.

And last but not least for today...Michael Keaton's Batman costume. He is pretty short.

Well, that's it for today's post. Stay Tuned for more from the 2014 San Diego Comic Con!

Ben Affleck's Batman Costume Finally Revealed!!!!

SPOILER WARNING! It appears Warner Brothers was planning on releasing images of the Ben Affleck batsuit this week to help kick off the festivities that mark the 75th anniversary of Detective Comics #27 hitting the newsstands. Warner Brothers will reveal the Batman suit Ben Affleck will be wearing in the upcoming Man of Steel sequel officially, but images have already leaked online (as these things have the tendency to do.) So if you do not want it spoiled and/or do NOT want to see it in all it's Bat-Glory before the official announcement, don't scroll past this picture of Mr. Affleck in what I can only assume is his Bruce Wayne suit...

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Nanananananana Bat-Man!

Happy April Fools Day!

Happy 75th Birthday, Batman!

75 years ago today, Detective Comics issue #27 first hit newsstands and ushered into pop culture an American icon: The Bat-Man!

Created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, no one at the time could have guessed (although some shrewd business moves made many people very very rich while leaving some almost completely forgotten to history) that The Bat-Man, mysterious vigilante of the night, who was in fact bored millionaire Bruce Wayne, would not only endure for 75 years and counting, but would grow to one of the most recognizable fictional characters in our modern times and grow beyond the comic book page to be represented in nearly every form of media.

Here's to another 75 years and then some! Batman is indeed the hero we deserve.