Batman Pobre

November 29, 2013 4:04 PM

The Poor Batman
posted by Tom-B (17 comments total)

The idea works. Batman on a budget.
posted by Artw at 4:22 PM on November 29, 2013 [1 favorite]

He looks a lot less grimdark.
posted by GenjiandProust at 4:34 PM on November 29, 2013

GenjiandProust: "He looks a lot less grimdark"

On the other hand, parts of Rio are as grim as it gets (though possibly not as dark).
posted by Joakim Ziegler at 4:36 PM on November 29, 2013 [2 favorites]

"DIY Batman comes with everything you see here..."
posted by Pudhoho at 4:38 PM on November 29, 2013

Batman bin Suparman is also having a hard time.
posted by Luminiferous Ether at 4:41 PM on November 29, 2013 [2 favorites]

Anarchist Batman?
posted by asnider at 4:42 PM on November 29, 2013 [1 favorite]

I have a hard time not reading "grimdark" as "gridmark". Actually it's impossible for me. Now you know, and knowing is half the battle.
posted by bleep at 4:46 PM on November 29, 2013 [2 favorites]

this is some real shit
posted by Quart at 5:41 PM on November 29, 2013 [1 favorite]

How we should all have our Batman: shirtless...
posted by Alexandra Kitty at 7:04 PM on November 29, 2013

Uma mistura crua de perfomance, quadrinhos e arte de rua.

There is no better mixture in the world. I have zero interest in the Batman movies but I would watch this.
posted by Dip Flash at 7:18 PM on November 29, 2013 [2 favorites]

My God, his Alfred is KITTENS!
posted by menialjoy at 8:26 PM on November 29, 2013 [4 favorites]

Muito bom. (I don't actually speak Portuguese.)
posted by Faint of Butt at 8:55 PM on November 29, 2013 [1 favorite]

Translation:

Bruce Wayne Do Santos. Ex-millionaire. Ex-owner of underground estates. Ex-superfriend. Dismissed, homeless, landless. Wandering the city of Rio. A raw mixture of performance, comics, and street art.
posted by zompist at 9:01 PM on November 29, 2013 [2 favorites]

This photo in particular made me look up "Xuxa," and now I feel like there is this parallel universe where people are extremely rich and famous and I've never even remotely heard of them. I wonder what the book's about!
posted by phaedon at 1:06 AM on November 30, 2013 [1 favorite]

Say what you will about The New 52, you can't accuse them of simply being a re-tread of old ideas.
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 5:18 AM on November 30, 2013 [1 favorite]

Some context: Because of the World Cup and Olympics, a lot of poor people are being evicted in Rio, their neighborhoods bulldozed to make parking lots for soccer stadiums. The Poor Batman is an artist/activist who's always there protesting this. His facebook. Aldeia Maracanã, his non-action movie.
posted by Tom-B at 10:35 AM on November 30, 2013 [2 favorites]

More about forced evictions.
The fight against the Vila Autodromo evictions have been going on since 2010.
posted by adamvasco at 11:29 AM on November 30, 2013 [2 favorites]