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I have to admit some of those are amusing. Is the Wil Wheaton tweet real?

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SilverWook said:

I have to admit some of those are amusing. Is the Wil Wheaton tweet real?

Some of those are pure gold.

This one is pretty decent as well:

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Ryan McAvoy said:

The first Batman annual I got given for christmas (I was five) had batman in Purple&Blue so that's what I consider to be the definitive look...

I prefer more black than blue in his costume, but otherwise I share your sentiment. I'd love to see a live-action version of this suit over the rubber armour and whatever the hell Affleck's wearing. 

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“First feel fear, then get angry. Then go with your life into the fight.” - Bill Mollison

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There are a few things about these photos that make me laugh.

1)The suit looks like it is made out of rubber. If they go down that road I think tights look less silly.

2)it looks like the suit is being used to try and hind the fact that Afleck has a tiny gut and isn't as muscle bound as they want him to be.  I know how out of shape I am but then again I am not trying to play Batman.  Here is a tip if you get cast as Batman and you want me to believe you would last more then a second in a fight with Superman...HIT THE GYM!

3)The way the buttchin looks like it is being squeezed out of the cowl under pressure. It's just looks silly to me,sorry.

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I don't know, it may be the jacket, but Affleck looks more physically imposing than Cavill.

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A more physically imposing Batman.

“First feel fear, then get angry. Then go with your life into the fight.” - Bill Mollison

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I always felt like Batman should be beefier than Superman, like Bingo said. Superman is supposed to look unassuming as Clark; plus it's not like he even needs muscles, he's from another planet with crazy alien super strength.

Batman however, is just a dude in a suit. He's got nothing apart from his money, his brains, and his skills as a fighter/detective. He's gotta be a big dude.

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If the title didn't already confirm it then this ^ does. It's gonna be based closely on Frank Miller's terrible comic book TDKR. You can't have a fight between a man and a god, it's just silly. I liked MOS but right now I'm not planning on ever seeing this.

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The question is, will he top George Clooney as the worst batman? If dark knight rises was the batman forever of the reboots, will batman v superman be this generation's batman and robin?

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generalfrevious said:

The question is, will he top George Clooney as the worst batman? If dark knight rises was the batman forever of the reboots, will batman v superman be this generation's batman and robin?

 I'm almost sure Affleck will be fantastic. He's spent a decade trying to get his credibility back and won, he wouldn't have signed for this role unless he thought he could prove everybody wrong.

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That is the most abstract minimalist Bat logo I've ever seen. Where are these screenshots from anyway?

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SilverWook said:

That is the most abstract minimalist Bat logo I've ever seen. Where are these screenshots from anyway?

Comic con teaser trailer apparently. I think it's basically Batman in power armour puts on bat-signal and it illuminates Superman in the sky. Their eyes glow etc.

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Dark Knight Returns had a fat Batman logo like so. On its own it's a good comic, but put it in the universe of its lackluster sequel and All-Star Batman as Miller has and it's not that good.

I'm not optimistic at all, but I will be seeing this. We've waited too long for me not to.

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Ryan McAvoy said: 

It's gonna be based closely on Frank Miller's terrible comic book TDKR.

 

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That's not necessarily a bad thing. TDKR influenced the Tim Burton films.

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I'm starting to think that Frank Miller's the worst thing that ever happened to Batman.

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DuracellEnergizer said:

I'm starting to think that Frank Miller's the worst thing that ever happened to Batman.

 The imitators misunderstood it. It was neither "gritty" nor realistic. It was epically insane. Joker killed Dr Ruth. Batman climbed out of a tank to fight a guy just to be badass. He and Superman fight like a couple of insane gods.