There was a time, not that long ago, when superhero movies were a rarity. Nowadays we get them yearly but back then, there wasn't many superhero films. Michael Uslan has been the excuative producer in almost everything Batman. From Tim Burton's
Batman to Christopher Nolan's
The Dark Knight Rises and everything inbetween. He also was a producer on
Batman: The Animated Series and
The Batman.
Back in 1980, Uslan was still early in his quest to get Batman on the big screen when he was struck by inspiration: Spotting the famous "Here's Johnny" shot of Jack Nicholson from The Shining (in the New York Post), Uslan grabbed some white-out, a marker and a pen and transformed the actor into the Joker. Of course, it would be another nine years before that version of the Clown Prince of Crime would finally hit the big screen, but Uslan was obviously onto something.
Very cool. Currently this early, early concept art is being auctioned off through Metropolis Collectibles’ ComicConnect.com. The bidding is currently at $2,393, so if your going to bid good luck! What are your thoughts by this? Comment below. Peace.