Every time I look at it I fall in love with it even more. I swear to god if they make a hot toys figure of this batman (come on they will) I am so buying it. And I don't own any hot toys.
Excellent summary. This batsuit really is a beaut.I knew it could be done.
It was only a matter of time, vision, and courage. And though it has been a long haul, in the end it came sooner than I would have thought. But here it is. And it is vindication.
They said a "film" batsuit could only ever be a black rubber suit. They said Black&Gray was a dead end and that all the money in the world couldn't make that look work. They said spandex. They said camp. They said you could not rip Batman from the comic page and translate it to the screen. They called us haters because we did not blindly accept what was given us. They said we were trolls because we dared to believe. They said it could not be done. It is done. And it is magnificent. And it trumps all that came before it.
It is Batman as he should look. A modern take on the original that embraces the traditional look rather than shy from it. A take that understands how much Kane and Finger got right 75 years ago. A look that has not diminished with the passage of time but that has endured and is deserving of it's place in the modern canon.
Traditional is no longer an old fashioned idea to be laughed off as the musing of delusional fanboys. Today tradition is the very definition of iconic.
I might change a thing here and there... I would have preferred a straight up DKR logo and a different belt design, but it was never about "my" ideal as much as it was a defense of the iconic look in all it's aspects not just the pointy ears or the scalloped cape and this checks off so many of the boxes that even I would have to characterize any complaint as nitpicking.
Having said that, not all questions are answered and I suppose there is the possibility it could all go bust, but if this:
... is what it looks like when the color is turned on then, well... the fight has been won.
Gray is the new black.
My work here is done.
Cool.
I knew it could be done.
It was only a matter of time, vision, and courage. And though it has been a long haul, in the end it came sooner than I would have thought. But here it is. And it is vindication.
They said a "film" batsuit could only ever be a black rubber suit. They said Black&Gray was a dead end and that all the money in the world couldn't make that look work. They said spandex. They said camp. They said you could not rip Batman from the comic page and translate it to the screen. They called us haters because we did not blindly accept what was given us. They said we were trolls because we dared to believe. They said it could not be done. It is done. And it is magnificent. And it trumps all that came before it.
It is Batman as he should look. A modern take on the original that embraces the traditional look rather than shy from it. A take that understands how much Kane and Finger got right 75 years ago. A look that has not diminished with the passage of time but that has endured and is deserving of it's place in the modern canon.
Traditional is no longer an old fashioned idea to be laughed off as the musing of delusional fanboys. Today tradition is the very definition of iconic.
I might change a thing here and there... I would have preferred a straight up DKR logo and a different belt design, but it was never about "my" ideal as much as it was a defense of the iconic look in all it's aspects not just the pointy ears or the scalloped cape and this checks off so many of the boxes that even I would have to characterize any complaint as nitpicking.
Having said that, not all questions are answered and I suppose there is the possibility it could all go bust, but if this:
... is what it looks like when the color is turned on then, well... the fight has been won.
Gray is the new black.
My work here is done.
*Raises hand*
To be fair, the main reason people 'said it couldn't be done' was because they pointed to things like the Dead End suit as being an example of how it should be done. I guarantee if anyone on either side of the fence had been shown this (which to be clear appears to be a mix of fabric over armor), they'd have gone ape**** and agree wholeheartedly. I always knew a brilliantly compromise could be reached, but I didn't know exactly how until this week!I knew it could be done.
It was only a matter of time, vision, and courage. And though it has been a long haul, in the end it came sooner than I would have thought. But here it is. And it is vindication.
They said a "film" batsuit could only ever be a black rubber suit. They said Black&Gray was a dead end and that all the money in the world couldn't make that look work. They said spandex. They said camp. They said you could not rip Batman from the comic page and translate it to the screen. They called us haters because we did not blindly accept what was given us. They said we were trolls because we dared to believe. They said it could not be done. It is done. And it is magnificent. And it trumps all that came before it.
It is Batman as he should look. A modern take on the original that embraces the traditional look rather than shy from it. A take that understands how much Kane and Finger got right 75 years ago. A look that has not diminished with the passage of time but that has endured and is deserving of it's place in the modern canon.
Traditional is no longer an old fashioned idea to be laughed off as the musing of delusional fanboys. Today tradition is the very definition of iconic.
I might change a thing here and there... I would have preferred a straight up DKR logo and a different belt design, but it was never about "my" ideal as much as it was a defense of the iconic look in all it's aspects not just the pointy ears or the scalloped cape and this checks off so many of the boxes that even I would have to characterize any complaint as nitpicking.
Having said that, not all questions are answered and I suppose there is the possibility it could all go bust, but if this:
... is what it looks like when the color is turned on then, well... the fight has been won.
Gray is the new black.
My work here is done.
To be fair, the main reason people 'said it couldn't be done' was because they pointed to things like the Dead End suit as being an example of how it should be done. I guarantee if anyone on either side of the fence had been shown this (which to be clear appears to be a mix of fabric over armor), they'd have gone ape**** and agree wholeheartedly. I always knew a brilliantly compromise could be reached, but I didn't know exactly how until this week!
Wilkinson should go down in nerdom lore as a genius.
To be fair, the main reason people 'said it couldn't be done' was because they pointed to things like the Dead End suit as being an example of how it should be done. I guarantee if anyone on either side of the fence had been shown this (which to be clear appears to be a mix of fabric over armor), they'd have gone ape**** and agree wholeheartedly. I always knew a brilliantly compromise could be reached, but I didn't know exactly how until this week!
Go on then. How is Batman's uncovered mouth more logistical than Terry Mcginnis's covered mouth?
The point is that none of Batman's costume is "real world tactically functional". It's just not. This is why we allow for artistic license and flourishes like a long billowing cape, emblem and non-black belt.
No, it really doesn't...but then again, neither does an emblem, etc...we're talking about a superhero who fights supervillains, not a member of the swat team or a navy seal. There are expected to be fantastical flourishes. He's a fantasy character.
In your opinion. It must have survived in the comics and other media for so long because it looks horrible.
So...aesthetics. And you know what, that's totally fair. It's much more honest than bending over backward trying to somehow prove that the most unrealistic thing about Batman is his non-black utility belt.
