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Batman costumes and how they evolved
The magazine 'Detective Comics' created a character in 1939 that would go on to become name recognised in every household all over the world. That character was Batman. Over the last seventy years he has starred in comics, graphic novels, books, movies and video games. During this time the Batman persona has, in most ways, remained much the same since his conception. The Batman costumes that have been worn, however, have steadily and sometimes dramatically evolved.
The evolution of Batman costumes began within his first year of life. The first things to change were the ears on the costume- they became longer. In July 1939 the utility belt was introduced to his outfit. Despite some minor changes the Batman costumes remained pretty much the same then until 1964. They were just basic, Grey figure-clinging suits with a cape and mask. At one point, D.C. were actually starting to give serious consideration to dropping Batman completely due to sales of the comic slumping so dramatically. Something had to be done and some changes were made to several things in the comic including the Batman costumes. The bat symbol on the costumes' chest was given a yellow background the shape of the cape was changed.
1966 brought the TV series of 'Batman' to our screens. The batman costumes during this period stayed pretty much the same. With the show finally being axed in 1968, after 120 episodes, D.C. tried to re-establish the darker side of Batman. This was only evident in comic form until 1989 when Tim Burton released his 'Batman' movie. It was at this point that batman costumes began to become far more 'body-armour' orientated. The other big difference was the loss of the yellow and black symbol on the chest.
With 'Batman Returns' in 1992 and 1995's 'Batman Forever' the batman fancy dress remained virtually identical, the emphasis still remaining on armor rather than fabric and also a mid-section complete with abdominal muscle that harked back to the natural physique featured in the comics of the past. This makes Batman look tough but the only drawback is a severe restriction of movement. The Batman costumes in the recent movies must hamper the hero with his movements in a similar way to the knights of old in their metal armour. In the comic, Batman's movement was very fluid, graceful and acrobatic. When you are decked out in Teflon, Kevlar or the like this isn't going to be happening.
The next evolution in costume design came in 1997 with 'Batman and Robin'. If you talk to any loyal fan of Batman then you will find that this is a touchy subject... All of the outfits in this movie, not just Batman's, verge on being fetish clothing. It was even more armoured and, to add insult to injury, it featured prominent 'bat-nipples'.
Fans were compensated in 2005 with 'Batman Begins' when costume design reverted back to a more 1989 'Batman' feel. By now, the suit was basically black apart from Batman's utility belt. This style then continued into 'The Dark Knight' in 2008.
Most followers of Batman would probably say that they are reasonably satisfied with the Bat-suit at present but what direction costume designers will take next is anyone's guess.
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John Baldry is an avid follower and collector of superhero magazines.The history and development of superheroes is the topic on which he writes regularly.Other topics include halloween costumes
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What was the most entertaining batman 'book' in your opinion? as in "The Killing Joke" and "Batman: Year One". I was thinking of buying one and i didnt know which one to buy.
i dont necessarily mean 'between the 2' i was just giving detail as to what i mean by 'books' thanks anyway tho! 
Batman has been around for an awful long time. I've been seeing reprints of one of the Batman strips -- the one from the forties -- in Barnes and Noble. It is excellent and has some awesome work in it. Frank Miller's Dark Knight is awesome, Killing Joke is less so. I hear that Archie Goodwin and Walt Simonson's Manhunter series (which ran in the back of Detective story until the last story starring Batman where Manhunter was blown up) is being reprinted. Look around for it. It was a limited series and works well as a novel.
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Batman: The Brave and the Bold is an American comic book based partly on the DC Comics team-up series The Brave and the Bold. As the comic strip, drag two or more super-heroes come together to solve a crime or foil a super villain, but as the original book of comics, Batman comics focuses on working with the different heroes.
Batman: The Brave and bold character features Batman team with other characters of the villains of the DCU to prevent or solve crimes. Since they usually have a little introduction and are not usually linked with the rest of the episode, outside of regular attendance and the reappearance of a villain who figure prominently in upcoming episodes.
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The shadow of the Bat: the stories took place in the continuity of the old Batman with Batman and Detective Comics, as opposed to the Legends of the Dark Knight, which focused on the early years of Batman. Shadow of the Bat looked into the psyche of the cast members of the various Batman comics.
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Shadow of the Bat has started a four-part story, "Batman: The Last Arkham, who has also introduced several new characters such as Jeremiah Arkham and Zsasz. The numbers # 73 and # 74 was part of Batman: Cataclysm story, which had the most votes go-getter for the Comics Buyer's Guide Award for fans of the subject in 1999. The numbers # 83 to # 94 was part of No Man's Land stories won the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award for Best story of 2000. Issue # 80 was a special flip-book and Azrael # 47, where both issues were part of the same book. These are two things in particular was the first of its kind. # 1000000 was part of DC One Million,the story, which had the most votes go-getter for the Comics Buyer's Guide Award for fans of the subject in 1999. Fifty series of 96 monthly issues were part of the crossover with several other titles.
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