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In Batman and countless other caped superhero movies, there's always a moment when our hero jumps from a plane or high building and uses the cape on his suit to fly safely to earth. Now a group of space engineering students at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology say they've got a working model of a real-life Batsuit. The main problem isn't flying, though. It's reducing the pain. More »
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Christian Bale gives you a closer look at the new over-accessorized batsuit while demonstrating his love of calcium. This new Bat "Got Milk" ad makes me nervous on many different levels. First, it's way more apparent how "busy" the bat-suit is. Seriously, that's a lot of look. Also that armor is huge — how can he fight crime in that thing, and what was wrong with the Batman Begins suit? Finally why is Batman in bed with the dairy industry anyway? Click through for a closer at Batman's milk 'stache. More »
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Bruce Wayne looks sort of grumpy, like the Joker disturbed his naptime, in this new promo still from Batman: The Dark Knight. He's also not nearly as buff as he was in Batman Begins, while the Batsuit has more fake plastic muscles than before. Also released today: a new poster for The Dark Knight that tastefully avoids showing Heath Ledger looking spooky. Click through for images. More »
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Batman's chest will have special bat-cups which, ummm, lift and separate his pecs. At least he's not sporting the much-criticized nipples from 1997's Batman and Robin. New Batsuit images from The Dark Knight from Uruloki, via IESB. More »
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