Touring through Europe for the last couple years, stage extravaganza Batman Live is finally making a stateside debut this week.

Take a gander at the tour dates, if you're so inclined.

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Behold "The Bat-Man of Shanghai," a DC Nation animated short that reimagines Batman, Catwoman, and Bane in '30s Shanghai.

So basically, it's Legend of Korra with Batman characters, and totally freaking awesome.

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Lady Robin.

[aigue-marine / geeksaresexy]

And really fun. Who wouldn't want to pin this sucker into some drywall while asking raspy-voiced questions?

And yes, they do come in black.

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And thus began the reign of Vietnamese Batpod biker gangs.

Just keep them away from Catwoman.

[thanks, trent!]

Young newlyweds Rich and Michele were tying the knot in Pittsburgh -- at the same time and place that The Dark Knight Rises was filming a fight scene.

Needing outdoor wedding photos but blocked by Batman, the crew came to the support of the couple, who even got a tour of the Tumbler.

When Gotham is in ashes, you have permission to kiss the bride.

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Batman: Puppet Master is a fan-made short film that picks up right where Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight left off:

In the months following the death of Harvey Dent, Batman, still a wanted fugitive, is pushed to his limits as a new crime wave hits Gotham. Batman's search to find who's responsible leads him to a showdown with the masochistic serial killer Victor Zsasz. Meanwhile Gotham's newest crime boss, a mysterious figure known as Scarface, has an meeting with Edward Nigma, an FBI agent, sworn to bring down Batman at all costs.

(Not Safe For Work -- Adult Content)

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