Well, if anyone has $100,000.00 laying around under a mattress or a sock, you can go and buy yourself a working 1:1 scale replica of the Batpod from Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight. badrobot2002 of Satellite Beach, Florida is selling his Batpod that him and his brother took several months to build. badrobot2002 and his brother are metal fabricator and custom bike builders by trade so you can rest assure that this Batpod runs well and is built like a tank (that rolls on 2 wheels… heh~). The mock up was originally built with wood and PVC pipes, but over time, the brother completed the bike completely in steel. The big wheeled beast runs a single cylinder/four stroke motor that runs at about 650CC just the like Batpod used in the movie.
The frame and all tubing were built from hardened steel and welded together for an unbelievable rendition of this famous vehicle. The covers and arm guards, which are formed with high tensile strength fiberglass, hide the actual engine which is a high output 650cc 4 stroke, water cooled engine with direct port nitrous injection delivering amazing power in a compact shell if it were ever needed. The front and rear tires measure 508 millimeters across and it is outfitted with grappling hooks, grenade launchers, and 50 caliber machine guns for those traffic jams on the freeway. (No… they don’t really work.) The pod has never been ridden on the street but has been tested in a controlled environment. This one-off custom would be the perfect addition for the collector who has it all, or for a museum piece that will draw a crowd like nothing else.
badrobot2002 has his bike on sale on eBay now starting at a hefty price tag of $100k and is looking for serious bidders. If eBay is unsuccessful, the Batpod will make its way to the famous Barrett Jackson auto auction. Unfortunately, the seller is NOT willing to offer free shipping… BOOOOO!!!
You can check out the auction here and hit the jump to check out more pix of badrobot2002’s Batpod.
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Paul Bunyan. Zeus. The bearded lady. Incredible individuals that carved a piece of history for themselves all had beards. Croatian geek and illustrator Vanja Mrgan believes that some of the greatest characters of movies, comics, and video games should have beards. It is true. Bruce Wayne is always cleanly shaven and you have to wonder whether the caped crusader would look more intimidating and ruthless with a full grown beard under that cowl. Vanja does an incredible job of giving the gift of facial hair to the beardless heroes and villains of the geek universe!
Hit the jump to check out Vanja’s beard-tastic work!
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Through out the Batman Reborn story arc (Batman R.I.P., Final Crisis, Battle for the Cowl, Batman and Robin, etc.), we have seen an array of different character try to take on the mantle of Batman after the presumed and soon debunked rumor of Bruce Wayne’s death to the hands of Darkseid. Of course, infamous characters such as Jason Todd (Robin/Red Hood/etc.) and Two-Face have donned their own variation of the caped crusader. Due to Bruce Wayne’s absence, some characters changed such as Stephanie Brown (Spoiler/Robin) be being handed the title of Batgirl from Cassandra Cain. At the conclusion of Battle for the Cowl, Bruce’s original protégé/sidekick, Dick Grayson (Nightwing) became the new Batman and Bruce’s son, Damien Wayne became the new Robin. It has been a while since we have seen so many bitchin’ costume and character designs in the Batman universe. Thanks to the brilliant minds of Grant Morrison, Tony Daniels, Carlos Pacheco, Frank Quitely, and others, Batman has been very exciting. It was only a matter of time before we were graced with a cool action figure line from Batman Reborn.
DC Direct will be releasing their first series of Batman Reborn action figures which will include 4 incredible figures. Series one includes Two-Face Batman, Batman Reborn version Azrael (with his flaming sword), the first Stephanie Brown Batgirl, and my favorite, the wicked Jason Todd Batman. Each figure is around 6.5 inches tall (Batgirl will be 5.75 inches tall) and will be available in July 2010. Shit that’s far away…
Hit the jump to check out these bad ass figures close up!
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Model: Ali Stephens & Batman - Photographer: Thierry Le Gouès - Layout: Marcell Rocha
I’m Batman… and aren’t I fabulous?!
I always love it when comic book culture breaks its way into other types of popular culture. In this case, high end fashion. In the latest issue, French fashion magazine French Revue du Modes will feature model Ali Stephens and Batman. Batman trades in Robin for a much more glamorous sidekick as Ali is sporting an outfit that isn’t like anything any of her predecessors ever wore. Instead of the green and red spandex (like Robin), Ali rather be fighting crime in animal prints, checkers, stripes, and freakin’ crazy high boots. Its almost feels like a mash up between The Dark Knight and Vivienne Westwood. If Ali was to learn anything from the Caped Crusader, it is that black is always in style and you can strike fear with just your eyes. Jeez, she got some crazy eye make up on…
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The web is buzzing this week due to a report that Megan Fox (Transformers, Jennifer’s Body) has been cast opposite Christian Bale and Michael Caine in Christopher Nolan’s unnamed third installment (not yet confirmed) in the Batman saga. Gordon Smart’s Bizzare from The Sun (a UK based tabloid) reported this piece of news earlier this week claiming that Megan Fox has been signed on to play Catwoman and Batman fanatics have been up-in-arms regarding this piece of news. The Sun used outlandish remarks such as, “Megan will need to get into practice with her talcum powder application...” to claim this piece of rumor mill to be true only to have it debunked by entertainment news groups such as Ain’t It Cool News. That being said, Megan Fox’s publicist has mentioned that Megan is a huge fan of Christopher Nolan’s Batman films and is open to such casting.
Since this news came up, many people (especially on Twitter) have been complaining about the possibility of Megan Fox becoming Catwoman. Rather than quoting all these complaints here, I will give you my take and picks of the perfect Catwoman.
Lets face it. The 3rd Batman film will needs a female character to play off of Batman and Bruce Wayne. Rachel Dawes was the anchor that kept Bruce Wayne grounded in the first 2 movies (Katie Holmes in Batman Begins and Maggie Gyllenhaal in The Dark Knight) and now that she has died (sorry if I spoiled her death to you, but if you haven’t watched Dark Knight yet, you deserved it) there is a void that must be filled in the next movie. Catwoman is a perfect choice as a new character to introduce in Christopher Nolan’s Batman saga. Catwoman has been everything from villain to love interest since her introduction in 1940 (Batman #1). Of course, this article is not really about why Catwoman should be in the next Batman movie, but which actress would be most suitable to play her.
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