Batman: 10 Best Batmobiles Outside Of The Comics
DC Comics' Dark Knight has had some seriously cool rides outside of the comics.
Many superheroes have been known to get from one crime-fighting job to the next in gloriously outlandish fashion, from Captain America's classic motorbike to Wonder Woman's somewhat redundant invisible jet. But is there any among them more famous and variously interpreted than Batman's iconic wheels?
The Batmobile has seen as many different incarnations as the Dark Knight himself, and probably even more. What would the Batcave be without its centrepiece rotating smugly around on its Lazy Susan? And although Batman has a whole arsenal of gadgets at his disposal, it's always his faithful black car that proves to be his greatest.
With TV, film and video game adaptations of the DC hero cropping up more and more in recent years, the amount of different rides the Caped Crusader has took for a spin around Gotham is now virtually enough to fill a small aircraft hangar. Most of them are completely unique, lending an authentically distinctive style to the way their driver gets wherever the night calls him.
And these ten in particular stand out as the most exceptional.
10. Lego Batmobile - The Lego Batman Movie (2017)
The main contrast between this entry and the others on this list (apart from it being about 30 centimetres long and made out of plastic bricks) is the obvious light tone the movie in question is going for.
Batman in TV and film is usually dark and brooding, which normally plays amazingly to the character's strengths. But Will Arnett's Lego version of Batman is not this at all. He's actually got a sense of humour for a change!
And with this lighter, more family-friendly tone comes a Batmobile that has 'fun' written all over it - or, more specifically, "The Speedwagon". While it shares the same sleek black design as many of its 'cousins', this Batmobile is designed more like a classic hot rod than a lowriding sports car, with its chunky wheels, side exhaust pipes and the traditional flame burners at the back.
It's perfect for this new and whimsical take on the Batman canon, allowing him to rock up to a crime scene in no time at all - and look damn good while doing so.