Batman Cosplay 😍

Finally dragged myself to downtown Burbank at dawn this morning to see the new Batman statue that was installed last week.

The statue is 7 1/2 feet tall and is based on Jim Lee’s depiction of Batman from the Hush storyline.

DC Comics moved to Burbank from New York a few years ago, now nestled in an office building about midway between the Warner Bros. Studios and Walt Disney Studios.

The statue is situated on Burbank’s City Walk, right in front of the (currently closed) AMC Burbank 16 Theatre.

It’s pretty impressive, but I bet it would be mores at night, as it is underlit by two bright lamps on the base. Currently there’s a 10pm to 6am curfew in California to try to curb the COVID-19 surge we’re experiencing, so it may be awhile before I venture out to get some night shots.

Just after dawn (I took these shots at about 6:45 am) was great time to visit the statue because there was no one around.  City Walk gets very crowded later in the day, especially at night, and there are still too many people running around without masks.

I hope the Visit Burbank organization sponsors more DC-themed statues.  Batman definitely needs to be joined by Superman and Wonder Woman, especially as the latter’s new film is due to be released next month.

Batman’s statue at the "Thung Bua Chom" (Ayuttaya, Thailandia).