In the golden age of comics, batman is considered as one of the most beloved and iconic superheroes. Batman has not had supernatural powers to overpower the evildoers as Superman or Spiderman do. He had not that lightening speed like a speeding bullet nor does he able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. He had neither any spider-sense to perceive the approaching dangers in advance nor the quickness, strength or speed like a superhuman. He was merely a man of wits with martial arts training, and that’s all of his wonderful toys.  

Of course Batman then wasn’t exactly what we know of as Batman now. And batman costumes reflect as much, since the character himself has become darker and more variable both in how he acts and what he represents. “Chaotic good” is still his modus operandi, but batman ends up being true neutral in situations more than he once did. 

Comic book series “The Dark Knight” is the epic during 1980s by Frank Miller also reflect this. Indeed, Batman changed, not in motives but in his internal foundations. Even his costumes have been made darker and more ominous in looks. This Dark Knight was true to his costume color that is dark. He was contradictory in spirit and ambiguous in morals that went on changing with the passing chapters and shed his traditional superhero image to adapt something entirely new and unexpected things. The contrast and depth in this figure made The Dark Knight a gorgeous success. The batman costume which was the outcome of the series’ success shows the change.  

Of course, a few very powerful and successful movies also came out of that series’ success, the first of which was Tim Burton’s 1989 masterpiece “Batman.” In it, the batman costumes such as Batman’s own suit, as well as the costumes of the Joker and other characers, all mirrored what Miller had imagined in his graphic novel. As more sequels were made, the batman costumes strayed further and further from the source material to eventually become a parody of what it once was. The nadir was Joel Schumacher’s 1997 travesty, “Batman and Robin”, which is considered by many to be one of the worst films ever made. And rightly so. 

The franchise was reconstructed in 2005 with “Batman Begins” by Christopher Nolan and the following “The Dark Knight” in 2008 which failed to enamor the critics and to be frank they proved pale by comparison with Burton’s original effort. However, one thing is for sure, they’re an important step-up from Schumacher’s provision.


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