In what is quite possibly the most comprehensive look at the financial cost of being Batman, Movieclips Trailers analyzed the Christopher Nolan Batman trilogy and compared Batman’s gear to current market prices to come up with the definitive price it would take to be the dark knight. The final tally? $79,237,480.98. Not too expensive for a billionaire, right?
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One of the most devious enemies in the DC Comics universe, or even in the history of comics, would be the Joker. A simple premise, really, an ordinary person who has gone insane, and loves death and destruction for the sake of it without any reason, only to be stopped by the Batman time and again, is someone whom we can identify with. After all, you can never quite tell just when you are going to snap, are you? Hence, instead of living without any direction in life, you might want to have a constant reminder each morning for you to maintain your sanity, and you can do so with the $29.99 LEGO Joker Minifigure Clock.
Being an officially licensed DC Comics collectible, the $29.99 LEGO Joker Minifigure Clock will come in the classic Joker look, although this time around, he will not pull any kind of deadly pranks on you, but rather, there is a large and friendly digital clock which is located right in the minifig’s stomach so that you can not only keep to the time each morning, but also acts as an alarm for other moments in your live. The arms and legs can be posed, allowing the minifig to sit or stand, all 8” of it.
[ LEGO Joker Minifigure Clock copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]
Bruce Wayne may be on permanent vacation with Selina Kyle, but that hasn’t stopped Batman from topping YouTube’s list of most popular superheroes. Based on views and amount of content, the Dark Knight is number one, racking up 3 billion pairs of eyes on 71,000 hours of video. That’s 213 trillion hours you spent watching the antics of a flying rodent with daddy issues — or roughly 42,000 views per hour of footage. More surprising than that though, is who came in second place. It wasn’t Spider-Man (seventh with 340 million views of 7,400 hours of video) or Tony Stark (fourth with 1.7 billion views of 20,000 hours of video). If you heard thunder, you heard right. Thor has 2.1 billion views and 66,000 hours of video, but only around 32,000 views per hour of tape. What does it all mean? Mjolnir’s owner is around 33 percent less popular (views per hour) than Gotham’s First Son — and he’s a god. Ouch.
That Bats has a pair of killer video games benefiting from repeat walkthrough viewings probably helps, but we imagine clips like what’re after the break do the actual heavy lifting. If you want to see if your favorite made the cut, hit YouTube’s blog from the source link below.
[Image credit: Tony Sak]
Source: YouTube Trends blog
It’s official: according to YouTube views, Batman is the internet’s favorite superhero, with users racking up 213 trillion hours watching the black knight in action.
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Flickr member/playboy/billionaire Jonas aka Legopard made this funny alternate take on Batman and his secret headquarters. As with many LEGO builds, Legopard’s Steampunk Batcave rewards those who give it a closer look. The wooden Tumbler is hilarious.
Then there’s sir Bruce Wayne, with his tophat, cane and cape. Like a pimp.
Build a steam-powered computer and head to Legopard’s Flickr to see high-res versions of the images.
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The guys at Fast Furious and Funny have created something awesome. It’s a Nissan Micra that’s been converted into a Batmobile. Sure, we’ve seen other cars turned into Batman’s ride in the past, but normally you would want to use a more substantial vehicle as your base. As it turns out, this sub-compact was an amazing car to use – assuming Batman wants a slightly comical but still badass car.
Sure, it’s black and has tailfins, but it wouldn’t be a Batmobile without plenty of gadgets and weapons. An RPG comes out of the unfolding roof, machine guns that pop out in front to deal with bad guys ahead of you, and there’s a flamethrower in back.
Check out the complete build in the video below:
It is deadly, but cute. They even put a furry material over the extra bodywork, which is appropriate for a bat. Awesome. Great work guys. We can’t wait to see it in action.
Keep an eye out on FFF’s YouTube channel on August 7th to see the Micra Batmobile take to the roads.
Remember that scene from Batman Begins The Dark Knight where Christian Bale leaps off a building in Hong Kong, grabs his cape and the gloves Morgan Freeman made him send an electrical charge through the material causing it to firm up in the shape of a wing. Well, a material like that actually exists.
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When it comes to video games on consoles, most developers tend to release on the PlayStation and Xbox platforms, with Nintendo’s Wii and Wii U platform acting as an afterthought. For fans of Batman, you might have heard the good news in which Warner Bros confirmed that Batman: Arkham Origins will be released on all platforms – the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, the PC, and the Wii U. The bad news is that unfortunately the multiplayer mode for the game will not be released for the Wii U, instead multiplayer mode will be available only on the PS3, Xbox 360, and the PC.
According to a statement released by Warner Bros, “The team is focusing development efforts on platforms with the largest MP audience,” which while blunt is pretty accurate. The Wii U console is unfortunately not doing so hot right now and we’re sure excluding features from games will not be helping the console get back on its feet. Interestingly though Wii U gamers could end up paying the same amount for the game despite it lacking a pretty major feature, a move that we’re sure many gamers will not be too pleased about.
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Having fun taking pictures of slushy drinks in highball glasses on perfectly distressed hardwood tables and hashtagging it #happyhour? What about posting pictures of the sky and clouds that look like every other picture of the sky and cloud and commenting how ‘this is just how I feel right now’? These are the Instagram pictures we see everyday! But that’s because we’re mere humans. What would superheroes post to Instagram?
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Fans of the LEGO Batman video games will appreciate the amazing amount of detail that went into this cake. I mean, we all know Gotham is a crap-hole of a city – despite the fact that Batman has been fighting crime there for like 100 years. He’s doing a great job, obviously. If he were a politician, he would have been fired ages ago. Except maybe in Chicago.
Photo: William Eng Photography
This cake has all of Gotham’s grime. Boards over the windows, trash on the street, grime of course, graffiti and the usual minifigs that you would see in a LEGO Batman game. There’s Catwoman, the Joker, The Riddler, Harley Quinn and of course the dynamic duo.
It was made by cake designer Elisa Strauss of Confetti Cakes for the game’s launch party. Awesome cake, but seriously Batman, Gotham should be crime free by now. You are a billionaire. You have no excuse.
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