BATMAN IN REPOSE.

Batman in repose. Actually Batman waiting for the Wife to get ready. Another facet of life I'm sure Batman never had to deal with;)

Your Friend,

D.

TESTING OUT THE GEAR.

Really loving the Mask despite it being absolutely hellish to wear.

Opted to go with the Nolan-inspired cloth cape. Lightweight and sexy-looking.

The Mask/Cowl with built in insignia is from Tim Burton's Batman Returns. Sculpted rubber. A really uncomfortable hunk of rubber. But Oh-so-cool. The price we pay for the life we chose. Still have to apply the Man-scara to complete the look.

Testing out the gear. The suit came out pretty sweet. It's almost crime-fighting time. Man-Oh-Man, I love Halloween!

Your Friend,

D.

ROBIN BEGINS!

Fully aware that my child is a Girl. But there is precedence for a female ROBIN in comic book lore. Her name was Stephanie Brown and she eventually became BATGIRL. 

We laughed like crazy after we slipped her in the tiny supersuit. She looks like she's springing into action. Yes, we know she will kill us when she sees this pic later in life.

Happy Halloween!

Your Friend,

D.

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: Pumpkin Carved!

Trying hard not to sever my fingers.

Count Charlie Brown lending a hand during the proceedings. Can't believe I missed the traditional Charlie Brown Halloween special this year.

We're calling this year's model THE NOLAN. Last year's Pumpkin was clearly inspired by the Graphic Novel THE LONG HALLOWEEN (check much earlier post to see it). 

This year's Pumpkin is based on the angular Christopher Nolan designed Bat-insignia. It was a chore to carve but it worked out pretty sweet and I still have all my fingers.

Your Friend,

D.

NEW PROJECT: There will be Darkness.

There's something about a Masked Man in a slick business suit that I find oddly compelling. It conveys mystery, power and danger. Very Iconic Image.

One of the masked fighters.

The Chuppacapra and his minitiare minions. Hilarious and creepy rolled into one.

T & A time.

Masked Men have oddly attractive entourages.

Working on a new project based on a gritty Italian Graphic Novel. Did some research at LUCHAVAVOOM the other night at the Mayan Theatre downtown and was plunged into an otherworldly experience of Tranny's, Midgets, insane wrestlers and scantily clad women. The Fighters arrived in ghoulish souped-up hearses. There was blood in the ring and a Tranny Fighter named Cassandro. Even the infamous Chuppacapra and his mini-me minions made an appearance. Felt like a Mad Max film set on acid. Crazy fun night. My take on this new world is not what you'd expect. 

There will be darkness. 

Lots of Darkness. Trust me.

Your Friend,

D.

BUILDING THE SUIT: The All Important Utility Belt.

The most vital piece of the Bat-Costume-- The Utility Belt. 

Where would the Dark Knight Detective be without his trusty utility belt? It's all coming together. It's almost crime fighting time! By crime fighting, I mean hitting up a couple of cool Halloween parties this Saturday with my lady Harlequin (Arkham Asylum version). You'll see.

Your Friend,

D.

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CELLULOID IMAGE OF THE DECADE!

For my money, this shot from THE DARK KNIGHT is the most beautiful, epic, poetic shot committed to celluloid of the decade (2000-2010). People will think I'm crazy but I stand by this image. It's a knockout. It's perfect: the lighting, the composition, the atmosphere, all perfection. Batman standing, head bowed in shattering sadness, on a pile of rubble. His life irreccovably in ruins. The symbolism of what happened in New York at the top of the decade and ultimately what's happening to America now is both powerful and evocative.

Your Friend,

D.

IT'S NOT WHO I AM UNDERNEATH BUT WHAT I DO THAT DEFINES ME!

Did a test run with the costume. To complete the look I will have to add Bat-eye shadow on the day. Kinda makes you reconsider things when you realize "onscreen Batman" wears eye shadow. I keep telling myself it's manly eye-shadow. Must say, the outfit makes me want to fight crime... in an area like Beverly Hills. No Compton for this Batman. Photo taken in the Batcave aka my office.

Your Friend,

D.

THE COSTUME BEGINS!

Small glimpse of my nerd-dom (pun intended) as it unfolds. Custom Batgloves. Just about ready to fight crime or more likely, scare the crap out of my newborn daughter.

Your Friend,

D.

MY OWN PERSONAL BATGIRL.

What can I say, my Wife is the coolest, most badass Wife in the history of Wives. Sad that this actually turned me on.

Your Friend,

D.

WHERE ARE THEY?!!!

OK. Let's get this out of the way. I'm a dork, as evidenced by the above photo. What can I say, I love Batman and just bought the mask (it's a cowl for those in the know). My immediate response was to put it on and make scary faces at my wife and speak in BatBale-voice (ie. repeatedly screaming "Where are they?!!!" to an imaginary Joker in my living room). 

On some insane level I actually think I look cool. My wife thought the Cowl made me look sexy and she genuinely meant it  (reason number 6337 of why I love my Wife so much). It's the suit. Chicks have always dug the suit. Something about skin-tight rubber makes a girl all gooey inside. But the mask is so insanely tight on my huge melon head with Ifro (Italian Afro) that I had a Cowl-induced headache after wearing it for just under 4 minutes. My question is: How the fuck did Bale work in this thing 8 to 10 hours a day? No wonder the guy is a misanthrope who's always pissed off at the world. I would be to. My face was sweaty and had deep mask marks when I finally took off the cowl (I was feeling faint by the third minute). By mask marks, I mean-- my face had the entire outline of the cowl deeply imprinted on it after removing it. It was like I had a flesh-colored cowl for a face. I sadly thought that looked cool as well. The Wife is still laughing.

Still debating wether or not I'm wearing the Cowl this Halloween (my Wife really wants me too and will make it worth my while if I do) or will I take the easy route and be Bats "sans cowl"? We'll see.

Your Friend,

D.

I LOVE WHEN A PLAN COMES TOGETHER!

Qui-Gon looks eerily like 80's era George Peppard. They even have my boy Wikus from District 9 as howling Mad Murdock! And damn if they haven't cloned Mr. T. Hangover dude should get a superhero franchise in due time. Really loving this pic. Getting the 80's nostalgia vibe from this. I think Carnahan is hitting this one out of the park. I love when a plan comes together. Pic courtesy of the fine folks@slashfilms.

Your Friend,

D.

BATMAN REBOOT

I have my brother in law to thank for this pic. Gotta say, I love it. This will be my Halloween Costume this year (big surprise there). It will be maskless BATMAN lounging around the Batcave. The other pic is what I would look like as the Joker. Never gonna happen but pretty cool in theory.

Your Friend,

D.

SNEAK PEAK OF JUNIOR ROBIN!

The supersuit has arrived and of course I took a Pic of my Daughter with the Mask. Can't wait for Halloween. Doesn't she look like the world's most adorable crime-fighter?

Your Friend,

D.

BATMAN FIGHTS DEADLY NEW ENEMIES.

Check the look on BATMAN's face. I don't think I've ever seen him this angry. I'm sure he'd rather be pounding the crap out of TWO-FACE, JOKER and PENGUIN combined than have to hang out with a bunch of lilly pink plush Teddy Bears. I could almost imagine him taking out his batarang and slicing those plush bears to shreds, stuffing flying everywhere. This is the hell Batman has in store for him in my home with my daughter.

Your Friend,

D.

DIDN'T KNOW MEGAN FOX WAS A HABS FAN!

Megan Fox is a Habs Fan! Didn't know she had such good taste. My wife particularly likes this pic. Loves it in fact. Looooves it.

Your Friend,

D.

HABS GOALIE WEARING HALLOWEEN THEMED MASK.

Carey Price Montreal's shaky young netminder has debuted his new scary mask just in time for Halloween. Kinda looks like a hooded Ghost Rider. Let's hope he can save a few pucks tonight.

Your Friend,

D.

WIFE SPENDING QUALITY TIME WITH THE BABY

Just kidding. Wife will probably kill me for putting this pic up and falsely attributing it to her. Cool scary as fuck picture taken by Joshua Hoffine. Very Halloweeny.

Your Friend,

D.

LOVE IS BLINDNESS

Taken at the old house on Benedict Canyon. Good times.

WHATEVER DOESN'T KILL YOU MAKES YOU-- STRANGER

Last year's Halloween Costume. Joker Thug Robbing the bank. I almost suffocated in that mask. I vowed never to wear a mask for Halloween again. Never.

Wife was significantly hotter & more comfortable in her Nurse Joker outfit. Can you tell I love Halloween?

Your Friend,

D.

MY DAUGHTER WILL BE ROBIN THIS HALLOWEEN

Just bought the Infant Robin Costume for my Baby Girl! She will be the Stephanie Brown version of ROBIN this Halloween. I will most likely be BATMAN lounging around the Batcave "sans mask" and Wife will either be CATWOMAN or Nurse Joker. We'll see. Love Halloween. A lot.

Your Friend,

D.

ME & IRON MAN

Sometimes cool shit happens to me. This was way cool.

Your Friend,

D.

EVEN PSYCHOPATHS NEED LOVE

Last Year's Halloween Costumes for my Wife & I. We even did a walkabout on Santa Monica Blvd. It was a wild night in the old town, to say the least. Lots of ass-less chaps (pun very much intended). 

Special note: I did the Nurse Joker Makeup. Wife said I should reconsider my chosen vocation. She may be right, maybe makeup's my thing after all...

Your Friend,

D.

PUMPKIN MASTER

Pumpkin carved Last Year with my then Fiancee. Yes it is inspired by BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN. Still trying to figure out what I will carve this year. Not sure yet. But it will be cool. Stay tuned.

Your Friend,

D.

A FEW WORDS ON BRUSHES WITH LIFE & DEATH

My daughter was born last week and I can't contain my happiness. I honestly can't envision my life without this little person. I've been jokingly calling her THE MILK VAMPIRE and THE MILK MERCENARY because she eats almost every hour, keeping us in a constant state of sleep deprivation. The funny thing is I wouldn't trade this new breath of life she has given me for all the money/fame/celebrity in the world. Kyank is an Armenian word which means "My Life." My daughter has become my life. She is also my Vita, which happens to mean "Life" in Italian and also happens to be my awesome grandmother's name.

I was almost in a pretty bad car accident today and all I could think about is my two Kyank's, my two Vita's: My daughter and my mighty wife. It is so good to be alive.

I wish everyone, even the people who have been mean or unkind to me in the past, to have this experience. May you all discover your own Kyank one day.

Your Friend,

D.