In spite of widespread reservations about Ben Affleck as Batman among some segments of fandom, yesterday’s teaser image revealing the look of the new Dark Knight in Man of Steel‘s as-yet-untitled sequel (colloquially known as Batman vs. Superman) seems to have won most people over — at least for the moment.Zack Snyder’s Batman is arguably the most true to the comics we’ve ever seen, particularly in that it feels very similar to Jim Lee’s New 52 redesign in some ways. The idea that Lee and Batman: Noel artist Lee Bermejo’s interpretations of the character (and particularly the mask) were rumored to be the biggest influence on the designers is not surprising given what we’ve seen. It’s also the first time that we’ve seen a version of the Batsuit that looks more like a traditional (read: cloth) superhero costume than armor — each previous film iteration (excepting 1966’s TV movie with Adam West) has favored a more armored look, and while the sculpted muscles on Affleck’s suit may not read like tights, as such, it certainly looks like something you’d see in a comic.So, what were the little details we noticed about the first official image of Ben Affleck as Batman? Read on…
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