Ben Wan
- Apr 18, 2022
- 2 min read

The UNUSED Batman & Robin Concept Art

Join us in checking out the costume designs that never made it into the most maligned Batman film of all time, including the insane alternate concepts for Poison Ivy & Batgirl and the (ahem) cooler Mr. Freeze design that didn't make it onscreen.

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CHAPTERS

0:00 Introduction

Our research assistant Dan was the MVP of this episode in gathering the concept art for us from these sources:

https://twitter.com/BatmanAnthology/status/1437603046578552834

https://twitter.com/BatmanAnthology/status/1465579102547550211

https://twitter.com/BatmanAnthology/status/1379251572589297666

https://twitter.com/BatmanAnthology/status/1481849634326646789

https://twitter.com/BatmanAnthology/status/1488376678032179200

https://twitter.com/BatmanAnthology/status/1486957678677016577

https://twitter.com/BatmanAnthology/status/1486213423595540481

https://www.instagram.com/p/CWydb9ssJ_m/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

https://www.instagram.com/p/CWx1klCsT3G/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= https://www.instagram.com/p/CWxuVrLM1TB/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= https://www.instagram.com/p/CWwODYIMSU5/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= https://www.instagram.com/p/CW1OL59MbwP/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Skybox cards

https://www.tcdb.com/Gallery.cfm/sid/74183/1997-SkyBox-Batman-&-Robin-Widevision---Storyboard?PageIndex=1

Concept posters

https://www.dcplanet.fr/112031-30-concept-arts-batman-robin

Patrick Janicke designs

http://www.productionillustration.com/gallery/batman-robin/

More concept art

https://www.batman-online.com/forum/index.php?topic=2617.0

More storyboards and other photos

http://filmsketchr.blogspot.com/2014/02/exclusive-batman-robin-set-designs-and.htmlBatgirl

Costumes from WeirlandTales twitter

https://twitter.com/WeirdlandTales/status/1093950465975427072?s=20&t=Keosv5NntNzh_lnlg7Dzew

And most images are from

https://www.1997batman.com/

https://twitter.com/SchumacherDaily

A few other images are exclusively from Batman: The Definitive History of The Dark Knight in Comics, Film, and Beyond by Andrew Farago and Gina McIntyre, which you can purchase from our store here.

1:42 Blueprints!

3:06 Batsuits

4:52 Robin Suits

6:18 Robin Cycle & Batmobile

10:56 Mr. Freeze- Original Design, Jetpack, and Henchmen

13:17 Jason Woodrue and Pamela Isley's Lab + The Origin of Bane

15:35 Poison Ivy Concept Art

20:02 Gotham City Concept Art

22:15 Mr. Freeze-Mobile & Weapons Concept Art

27:20 BREAK

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32:35 Our Thoughts on The "They wanted us to root for the trust fund billionaire" meme

35:34 Ivy's Lair & Gotham City on Ice

38:29 Batgirl Suits

42:41 Bat Gadgets From Batman Forever

44:06 The Original Way Freeze Watched Ivy's Confession

44:56 Starlog Magazine Concept Art & Set Pics

52:15 Trading Card Storyboard and Set Pics

58:26 Batman & Robin Poster Concept Art

1:10:26 Fan Comments

1:18:38 Closing: Fan Shout Outs and Social Media Promotion

Big thanks to our research assistant Dan Yamat for providing the visuals, the thumbnail, the QC, and the chapter time codes for this episode.

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