Gotham Nights: Season 3: Deadshot

For my dramatic interpretation of Floyd Lawton, I would take a lot of of the comics elements into consideration, mostly due to his character being one of the more realistic villains in the Batman lore. What is he? A good shot. Nothing more than a sharpshooter, something that can be accomplished, and has been accomplished by many a Navy Seal. The difference is in his origin and his motives. In his failed attempt to shoot his abusive father to stop him from hurting his beloved older brother, the branch he was sitting on cracked, and he missed, killing his brother in the process. This has shaped everything he is and why he never misses. The costume is more simplified than in the comic because it can be very much acquired in the real world, guards and padding for his knees and shins, boots, gloves, an athletic tight shirt and the costume is done. What sells him is the custom mask. The trademark eye piece. The guns. I was never a fan of the wrist guns, I always preferred Deadshot to hold them. In this case I thought he would be a bit louder fashion-wise, so I opted for Desert Eagles as magnums not only do death dealing damage, but also fire a loud bang. The gold plating on them adds a hint of expensive taste, and since Deadshot is all about money I thought it would work in the design. The scope and laser pointer obviously aid him in using such a powerful handgun, especially if he is using one hand for each, which is not recommended for Desert Eagles.

Season 2: Harley

Growing up on the Bruce Timm and Paul Dini animated Batman series gave me two things. One is a smug disposition towards any and all cartoons made after Justice League. The second is a love for a character born in the series, but taken out and transitioned to multimedia Batman history. Harley Quinn was of course ironically named Dr. Harleen Quinzel which of course, is not a real name. Regardless her madness manifested when she was treating the Joker in Arkham Asylum. Since then she's been in video games, other cartoons, the comics, and even the terrible and short lived Birds of Prey tv show. I thought she would have looked great on the big screen though, or the small screen again in my Gotham Nights TV show concept.

Edward Nigma: Private Investigator

I had another idea for a TV show. This one takes place between The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises. It would barely feature Batman and when it did he would never say anything. It would just be about knowing he\'s there. It would almost be like a buddy cop drama set in Gotham. It would be an excuse to Nolanize more characters without making more movies. I know they were interested in having the Riddler played by Leo DiCaprio. They opted for Bane instead. I used that as inspiration for the face. The rest of the design is based on the later comics stories where the Riddler goes legit and competes with Batman in terms of who can be a better detective. My idea for a Gotham Nights TV show season one would involve the Riddler losing his business as an investigator because of Batman, driving him to exercise his genius and penchant for puzzles to create crimes he believes only he could solve. I would imagine Michael Pitt from Boardwalk Empire would be. Suitable replacement for DiCaprio and I think the old timey pants hiked up brings out the sort of OCD like qualities that old fashioned people tend to exhibit, and OCD is an affliction Riddler is said to have in many stories.

Nolan-verse Nightwing. (Spoiler)

This post assumes the reader has seen the movie The Dark Knight Rises. The character John Blake represents the Robin character of this series. Played by Joseph Gordon Levitt, he was equal parts Jason Todd, Dick Grayson, and Tim Drake with a small bit of Terry McGuinness thrown in. If the Nolan movies are an else worlds styled miniseries, condensing the Robins into one singular person and naming him Robin John Blake is a stroke of genius few people will really grasp. Now at the end of the movie, he inherits The Batcave and all the wonders inside. Is he the new batman? Is he Nightwing? Whatever the case I dont think there are any plans to answer the questions but rather this movie was an attempt to say that Gotham City\'s story never truly ends. I took the liberty of putting Levitt in a Nightwing suit as if it were designed for a continuation of Nolan\'s movies. Essentially it would be a modified version of the bat suit from Batman Begins without the cape or cowl.

Quailman Begins

I did a serious version of Quailman from Doug. Not everything I do requires a long explanation.

Clark Kent is dead: Part 1

Much like my posts about characters after the passing of Batman, I went for new looks for the Superman family.

The first is the usurper of the throne in Conner Kent/Kon El, better known as Superboy. He is taking over the Superman name but would prefer not to take the image. He forms a team of characters who have to graduate or grow up so to speak. They use the symbol from Kingdom Come and Conner goes for the Tshirt and jeans like before the relaunch, this time with boots over the pants. Kara Zor El or Supergirl must be Superwoman now. This is all about change and differentiating from Superman while keeping his message alive. She loses the cape, the blue, and the sleeves, but gains thigh highs. All the way right is my curve ball. That is Jimmy Olsen as the new Steel. He always wanted to be a hero like Superman but never had the means (except those really bad stories where he did).

There is no Batman: Villains

I have been on vacation is California for a week which was great. While there I was able to plug away and get a few pieces done. The first one I wanted to get is the first set of Batman villains redone as if Batman had really been permanently dead. I deliberately am choosing villains who have a history of attempting to reform. The death of Batman is inspiring. To some villains it is their only purpose being removed. With less reason to be bad, and no challenge in the form of Batman, they get pointed in the opposite direction. The first two I picked are Bane and the Riddler.

I wanted to use characters who go against the stereotype of brains being an equivalent to weakness. Bane is obviously a physical character as well as very intense, but his fame from breaking the bat for those who remember the story, is in his strategy. Not inherently evil, and inspired by Batmans death, he uses intimidation to his advantage. The carving of the symbol in his chest heals daily, so every time he goes out, he carves it again and again. For Riddler, I always felt he was depicted as too weak, despite him being one of my favorites from the animated series and from Arkham City. Even in Hush where they reveal him as partly masterminding the entire plan, he complains about not getting respect. As his greatest challenge is dead, he rededicates himself to crime fighting and detective work, a profession he dabbled in before the new 52 relaunch. Only this time, like Batman, he opts for a dramatic, and more physical appearance. No longer content to simply outwit his opponents, he wants to get a bit more physical this time around.