by Dariuscraven December 30, 2007
Invented by Bob Kane in 1940. Coolest superhero in American comic book history (the Incredible Hulk probably comes in a discreet second). Batman's real-life alter ego is billionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne. When summoned to crime-ridden Gotham City by the Batsignal (a batlike silhouette within a searchlight beam, shining onto those perpetually dense clouds) he proceeds to de-scum the place like nobody else. Often has at least one delightfully camp side-kick, but generally works best alone.
Unforgettable scene from Tim Burton's 1988 movie ..,
(BATMAN dangles HOOD over side of 23-storey building)
Batman:
I'm not going to harm you. I want you to do something. I want you to tell all your friends who I am.
Hood (howling in fear):
WHO ARE YOU?!?
(Batman pulls the Hood in about an inch from his masked face.)
Batman:
I'm Batman.
(He throws the Hood down on the flat roof behind them. Long before the criminal has regained a fraction of his composure, Batman has disappeared into the shadows.)
(BATMAN dangles HOOD over side of 23-storey building)
Batman:
I'm not going to harm you. I want you to do something. I want you to tell all your friends who I am.
Hood (howling in fear):
WHO ARE YOU?!?
(Batman pulls the Hood in about an inch from his masked face.)
Batman:
I'm Batman.
(He throws the Hood down on the flat roof behind them. Long before the criminal has regained a fraction of his composure, Batman has disappeared into the shadows.)
by Fearman October 07, 2007
batman : verb = to get someone in a first person shooter, like halo or counterstrike, by quickly yet carefully landing on top or next to them FROM UP ABOVE (like batman would) and killing them in one shot/kill , or a maximum of two seconds. It has to be done quickly, becuase batman gets kids like that.
"I just batmaned the $*#! out of that guy with my energy sword, AND HE DIDN'T EVEN SEE IT COMING!!!!"
by steve maytags and kevin quigles January 12, 2006
the DC comics character created in 1939 by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. a response to the success of Superman, he was the opposite of the powerful and cheery Kryptonian. he had no powers and was dark and brooding. originally, he had no problem with killing and even carried around a gun. over time the gun was dropped and he stopped killing. this was for the fact that his parents were killed with a gun, so he vowed never to use them. as the years went by, it would be revealed that he traveled the world and became a master of all forms of martial arts, detective skills and forensics. by late 1940, to attract younger viewers, Robin was introduced and became the first teen sidekick. the stories became lighter and drew away from the gritty crime stories, and became more about sci-fi and fantasy. this all came to a head when in 1966, the Batman tv show was made with a heavy campy style. this changed how Batman was precieved in the public's eye from a serious creature of the night to a silly character worth nothing more than comic value. after the show ended, an attempt was made to revive the character to his dark roots. Robin was sent to college making Batman a loner once more and a yellow oval appeared around the bat emblem on the costume. the stories once again were darker and focused on Batman as a detective, and a formidable hero. the character was once again re-invented in 1986 when Frank Millar wrote and drew THE DARK NIGHT RETURNS, a gritty and mature take on an aging Bruce Wayne forced out of retirement to don the cape and cowl once more. Millar also released BATMAN YEAR ONE, the definitive origin story. the 80's also saw the release of the movie BATMAN, starring Michael Keaton. this launched the character into the public spoltlight once again and was praised for bringing the darkness back to the character. the big deal in the 90's was the death of Superman at the hands of Doomsday, and Batman had a similar ordeal of his own. a mercenary known as Bane successfully deduced Batman's secret identity and broke his back. Bruce passed the mantle over to John Paul Valley otherwise known as Azrael who changed the costume to a huge suit of armor and became increasingly more violent. Bruce Wayne having been healed, came back and sripped John Paul of the title and became Batman once more. now in the 2000's, the character has seen a record sales breaking run on the comics called BATMAN HUSH by Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee, a wildly successful re-boot movie BATMAN BEGINS and now has a son named Damien with Talia al Ghul. having been in publication for nearly 70 years, Batman is a true part of American pop culture and is one of the most recognizable characters around the world.
batman is the shit!!!!!!!!!!!
by indyfreak February 06, 2008
The act of performing an extraordinary physical or social maneuver in order to escape or avoid an unwanted scenario or outcome.
Hey dude, you see dave snipe tim out of the air while he was driving a worthog?
YEA BRO, DAVE SURE BATMANED TIM!
"A Batman" is a function or action.
YEA BRO, DAVE SURE BATMANED TIM!
"A Batman" is a function or action.
by AaronASB February 02, 2005
Other than the superhero himself, 'batman' is used as a term to describe something cheesy and usually old school, but still cool - something that is 'camp'. (i.e. listening to certain 90's music, watching certain old television shows, etc.)
Michael: What the fuck is this shit, Richard?!
Richard: This? This is Kurtis Blow!
Michael: This shit sucks, and it's super old!
Richard: You're kidding me. This shit's batman.
Michael: Yeah, maybe five years ago when listening to 80's hip-hop was cool.
Richard: This? This is Kurtis Blow!
Michael: This shit sucks, and it's super old!
Richard: You're kidding me. This shit's batman.
Michael: Yeah, maybe five years ago when listening to 80's hip-hop was cool.
by Timmy Sanders December 07, 2007