Mar 23 2009Batman's Icon Mutations Over The Years
This is a video that shows, in chronological order, Batman's logo morphing over the years. It starts all the way back in 1941 with Batman with Robin, The Boy Wonder from Detective Comics. I thought it was pretty neat. So, what will the bat look like in another 70 years? If you guessed, "extinct", you're probably correct. And also, a pessimist. Look at your glass -- is your beer half empty? I drank it when you weren't looking!
Thanks to Julian and The Superficial Writer, who played naked Twister with Batman in the woods and neither payed attention to Poison Ivy. True story.
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Reader Comments
1. naas - March 23, 2009 11:28 AM
Dammit I love bacon!!!
2. Gordon "Fücking" Shumway - March 23, 2009 11:29 AM
#1
You couldn't help yourself, could you?
3. naas - March 23, 2009 11:33 AM
Of course not Shum, the fight against the firstarded is a lot like the war on terror. I just started a grand slam breakfast when this was posted, what else could I have said?
4. engrish teecher - March 23, 2009 11:33 AM
I 'paid' attention in school when they were teaching us how to use proper grammar.
5. Wess - March 23, 2009 11:36 AM
I wish it would have focused more on the evolution the symbol in the comics and less on TV and cinema.
6. Pat - March 23, 2009 11:40 AM
Very cool video. And good choice of song, too.
7. Gordon "Fücking" Shumway - March 23, 2009 11:45 AM
#3
Enjoy the eggs, naas. They closed all the Denny's in the Cincinnati market. It sucks a hard arse.
8. naas - March 23, 2009 11:49 AM
Weaksauce Gordon... I didn't go to the still open Denny's restaurants in chicagoland, I just made a big plate of bacon & eggs.
The bacon turned out perfect :)
9. bakon iz gud - March 23, 2009 11:52 AM
yep
10. softlicious - March 23, 2009 11:56 AM
"This video is not available in your country or domain"
Let's see, I live in Alabama, it's not available in Alabama? I guess only unionists are allowed to watch this. Well, I'm happy I don't have to watch BadMan, he's really Bad as in boooooring. Give me some news about the next Zelda for Wii. Or give me some pictures of some naked lady who's dressed like Zelda in cosplay.
11. catch22 - March 23, 2009 11:56 AM
should have been done in a chronological timeline way...putting the future versions (batman beyond, etc) later on cause there is a sort of evolution there as well
12. Watch - March 23, 2009 11:59 AM
SICK TO THE POWER OF BATMAN RIDING AN AT-AT SQUARED!!!!!
I've always been a Batman fan.
13. Graf Zeppelin - March 23, 2009 12:17 PM
umm. is that progress?
anyway. bon appetit americans, it's 5.30 in germananny and my workday is over now, ha! I shall soon feast upon batman shaped... cabbage soup!!!
14. Kup - March 23, 2009 12:18 PM
I too have been a fan of the bat man ever since he walked into the batcave and saw the penguin doing Ward on the computer consol... didnt say a word, just slowly backed out of the room never to mention it to the young Ward again.
15. naas - March 23, 2009 12:21 PM
@13 gut für Sie. Kohlsuppe klingt brutto, haben ein schönes Abendessen
16. KC - March 23, 2009 12:29 PM
Geez, why make a whole video when stills work better?
17. Pepper - March 23, 2009 12:48 PM
that was truly enjoyable! I would love to see a collection of all the live action batman masks there have been, that would be funny. from bad to worse in most cases. i can't think of George Clooney without picturing rubber nipples. *horf*
18. yesman - March 23, 2009 1:01 PM
"This video is not available in your country or domain"
Sweet, they've found a way to ruin the Internet.
19. Pew³ - March 23, 2009 1:29 PM
What about Space Bat?
20. $.02 and a pocket full of FAH-Q - March 23, 2009 1:51 PM
18- That sucks worse than not being able to watch at work... sorry.
21. Angel Mass - March 23, 2009 3:15 PM
"This video is not available in your country or domain"
Time to use Hotspot shield...
22. OtterMan - March 23, 2009 3:56 PM
Hah. Had to like how they completely ignored the Batman symbols for Batman Forever/Batman Robin. =D
23. 24bit-whore - March 23, 2009 4:14 PM
Daisy,
I miss you, please come back with more never back down stories. It's just not the same without you.
24. formerly SPELLINGNAZI© - March 23, 2009 5:56 PM
GW, you're fcuking nuts if you think Batman will die out in 70 years. He's an American Icon, the closest thing we have to mythology.
25. jo - March 23, 2009 6:03 PM
that was okay... but i really wanted it to go through them all really quickly at the end, you know? see a fluent morph.
26. Cubbybear - March 23, 2009 7:07 PM
I always see that logo as a huge mouth with bad teeth
27. plnk - March 24, 2009 2:20 PM
Goddamn JewTube... "This video is not available in your country or domain." :/