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New Batman/Joker photos

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The more I see of Heath Ledger as The Joker, the more I like it.

But the design of the Bat suit is worrying me a bit. Do you see how much extra crap seems to have turned up on his torso -- etchings and contrasting colors and articulation. The shape of the cowl seems to have changed and become more teched-out as well.

To my mind Batman should always look dark, simple and deadly. He's not effing Iron Man. It's not important for us to see how much gadgetry we can jam into the suit to sell variant versions of the action figure later on. That's how you get to the George Clooney era Bat Suit. That way lies doom.

We went three Indiana Jones movies without much noticeable change in Indy's get-up -- and people didn't find that boring, they found it iconic.

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Sarah said:

wow, your an ass.

I like this AND the bat suit:D

WillJohn said:

An ass because of a well based opinion? Kinda touchy aren't you? Did you design the obviously overdone Bat suit? The Bat suits, like the Batmobile, have been getting more ridiculous with each film. Although they've thankfully ditched the Bat nipples.

By the way, it's "you're", not "your". Learn some grammar.

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