Something wicked this way comes, but for now it comes in black & white. I received these two images today from DC Public Relations unveiling some of the action sequences for BATMAN 17.

Obviously they won’t give away the store this early, but I think it’s cool to see images before they reach the final production stage.We can obviously discern a few things from this….

  • Joker and Batman are in the cave, which makes Bruce arrogant or stupid with his statement the Joker doesn’t really know the identities of the Bat-Clan.
  • Joker’s face is still held on with a headband, so his face hasn’t come back.
  • OK, that’s all I got 

Since we don’t have dialog I will handle the chores. 

ENJOY!!!

BATMAN 17 PAGE

 

PANEL 1

BATMAN: I BOUGHT YOU SOMETHING FROM ADAMandEVE.com!

PANEL 2

BATMAN: THE WORLD’S FIRST ANTI-GRAVITY DILDO

JOKER: BUT WOULDN’T THAT JUST SHOOT UP INTO A WOMAN’S THROAT WHEN YOU TURN IT….

PANEL 3

JOKER: …ON

PANEL 4

BATMAN: SEE WHAT I DID THERE, YOU THOUGHT IT WAS A DILDO, BUT IT’S ACTUALLY A FLOGGIN’ ROBIN DETONATOR.

JOKER: THANK GOD, I WAS REALLY GETTING TIRED OF HAVING TO KILL THESE KIDS WHEN THEY GOT ANNOYING.

PANEL 5

JOKER: THIS IS A FAKE SMILE, I WAS REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE DILDO.

BATMAN 17 PREVIEW

 

PANEL 1

JOKER: RED ROVER, RED ROVER, BATMAN COME OVER.

PANEL 2

JOKER: SO HOW MUCH IS AN ACTUAL CORD OF WOOD? IS  IT LIKE A CUBIT?

BATMAN: NO ACTUALLY A CUBIT IS SIMPLY THE LENGTH OF THE FOREARM. A CORD IS AN AREA OF MEASUREMENT.

PANEL 3

JOKER (OFF SCENE): ALL RIGHT, WELL HOLD THIS WHILE I GET A CALCULATOR TO FIGURE THIS OUT.

PANEL 4

BATMAN (OFF SCENE): CALCULATOR? THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT YOU KNOW?

JOKER: NOT IF YOU HAVE A WINDOWS 8 PHONE. WELL THEY’LL SELL YOU ONE, BUT IT ONLY WORKS WHEN THE MOON IS FULL  AND LINDSEY LOHAN IS IN HEAT.

PANEL 5

BATMAN: WINDOWS 8 PHONE, YOU SERIOUS? I’VE HAD RESERVATIONS ABOUT KILLING YOU IN THE PAST. BUT IF YOU’RE SO CRAZY YOU WOULD BUY AN OPERATING SYSTEM THAT’S WORSE THAN WINDOWS ME, YOU DESERVE A LITTLE INTERNAL BLEEDING.

PANEL 6

JOKER: THE GUY AT VERIZON SAID IT WAS JUST AS GOOD AS AN iPHONE AND THE BATTERY LIFE IS 20 MINUTES LONGER. IS THERE AN AMBULANCE APP?

BATMAN (OFF SCENE): YES, BUT ONLY ON iOS.

All images courtesy of DC entertainment. Words, not so much.