The legendary four-issue series of The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller, Klaus Janson and Lynn Varley with it’s darker, grittier Batman has never been adapted for film or television, but that’s about to change. DC Comics Premiere Movies is currently creating a two-part animated adaptation of the series and they’ve chose Peter Weller of RoboCop fame as the voice of Batman. We can look forward to part one this fall and part two sometime next year. I really hope we get to hear Batman say, “Excuse me, I have to go. Somewhere there is a crime happening.”
(via /Film)
UK-based Lazybone has teamed up with Nerd Approved to offer our readers the chance to win a Star Wars prize pack stuffed with awesome toys an accessories! The winner will receive:
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Hot off the truck in our Nerd Approved Shop—the 7-inch DC Universe Wonder Woman Plush!
Adorable Amazon. The heroes and villains of the DC Universe are taking over the world… one hug at a time! This DC Universe Wonder Woman Plush is an adorably stylized version of the Amazon Princess that stands approximately 7-inches tall.
DC Universe Wonder Woman 7-Inch Plush—$9.99
And yes, this bookstore display can be used as an altar.
(via Being a Geek)
Most of us think our jobs are pretty cool because we get free coffee and maybe donuts on Fridays. If you work at Bethesda, you think your job is cool because there’s a life-sized reproduction of Alduin’s Wall from Skyrim just sitting there as part of the office decor. This originally was part of the displays Bethesda set up at E3 and PAX, but has a new home in their offices. Way to make the rest of us feel totally lame, Bethesda. Um, got any job openings?
See pictures of the installation process after the jump…
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A group of high school students who launched a Kickstarter campaign to create a Battlestar Galactica Viper simulator recently saw their dream realized when the completed sim was displayed at Maker Faire 2012. In addition to 360-degree motion in all directions, the simulator is equipped with three front screens, a control joystick, thrusters, and a fully working cockpit simulating those seen in real Battlestar Galactica Vipers.
Hit the jump for demo videos.
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Do you remember the days of floppy disks? The ones with a whopping 1.44 MB of data? Yeah. I recall turning in school papers saved on floppies and having to label each one in a certain way. Fortunately, there’s a use for these out-dated tools. You can build Star Wars ships with them!
Yes, I like the idea of using old technology to build little models of futuristic space ships, and so does Jetpack5. He’s created tutorials that will walk you through making the Millennium Falcon, the Death Star, and an X-wing. Hopefully, you can still buy floppy disks at your local office supply store.
(@ThinkGeek via Craftzine)
I would definitely do a double take if I saw this Order 66 car on the freeway. As Star Wars fans know, Order 66 was the fateful command issued by Palpatine to the Clone Troopers at the end of Revenge of the Sith. The troopers turned on their Jedi comrades and killed them, and the Clone Wars came to an end.
This awesome custom car belongs to Jeff Parks.
