[x]

Browse More Like This

Download Image
JPG, 909×1400 more ▶

More from ~kinjamin

View Gallery · View Prints

Featured in Groups:

#Batman-Forever
Dedicated to all things Batman

#BatmanAsylumClub
The Arkham Asylum Villains

#DC-Comic-Lovers

#Nolans-Batman
Legend becomes reality

#The-Batcave

#Batman-DarkKnight

#Nolanverse

Details

Submitted: December 4, 2012
Image Size: 551 KB
Resolution: 909×1400

Link

Thumb

Statistics

Comments: 55
Favourites: 195 [who?]
Views: 8,603 (44 today)
Downloads: 339 (1 today)

License

Some rights reserved. This work is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

[x]

The Dark Knight Trilogy Epilogue: Mr. Freezeby ~kinjamin

Fan Art / Digital Art / Drawings / Movies & TV

So some people on on the internets criticized me for straying from the Nolan "formula".. (because you know, they're friends with him or something.) So in good faith, I decided to take that input and completely throw it out the window. Ha - they're reeeeeeaaaally going to hate this piece. I presented both the past Victor (that faced Bruce), and the future Victor that will eventually face the new Batman..

Some notes..

- All jokes aside, high-end robotics are not that far off. We live in an age where drones and Big Dogs exist. Robotics to assist the disabled is not just some pipe dream. That being said, all my reference to the robotic bits were from actual current day robot armatures. I didn’t want to go the more sci-fi route and have pretty glowy panels everywhere (although there’s nothing wrong with that)

- Took a lot of cues from the animated series. Notably the 'Cold Comfort' episode where eventually, Victor isn't even human anymore.

- I know Nora survives in all her current incarnations, but I felt the tragedy of 'Heart of Ice' was that the viewer assumed Nora was dead (or was doomed regardless) - plus taking her out of the equation puts Victor on a spiraling downward path.

- Those are plastic prosthetics on Victor's jaw and ear. Took another cue from the concept art of Arkham City where pieces of Victor had fallen off from frostbite. They didn't go that route, but I liked the idea. And since this is a colder almost lifeless version of Freeze, I found it fitting.

- The 'nine' unconfirmed sightings of Batman is not some arbitrary number. I wanted to parallel the Twelve Labors of Heracles. (I'm counting the trilogy as three Labors.. hence there being nine Labors left).

- Really like the concept of the 2nd flashback panel where Bane is eerily looking at an almost mirror- image of himself in a deteriorating Fries. I ALMOST wanted to imply that future Mr. Freeze is not Victor - and is actually a preserved Bane using Victor's cryogenic tech. Oh I guess I just did. Ha! Kidding! Or am I?

Wanted to put this out on the day of the Blu-ray release of TDKR. But this is also kind of a holiday piece.. but I believe I have another one for Christmas next. Hopefully.

EDIT: I should also note that although I didn't realize it at first, I may have been inspired by ChasingArtwork's Gears version of Freeze.. [link]

love 3 3

joy 2 2

~~wow 0 0~~

~~mad 0 0~~

~~sad 0 0~~

~~fear 0 0~~

~~neutral 0 0~~

~T-R-E-V Apr 27, 2013

I'd say next to Two-Face, he'd be the one character that'd really push the reality factor. But still, very awesome.

~MightyMorphinPower4 Feb 22, 2013

Awesome work

~bobbunyan Jan 5, 2013

I just realized the squiggly line on Freeze's chest in the first image somewhat resembles Mr Zero, the original Mister Freeze until he was revamped...

~kinjamin Jan 6, 2013 Professional Filmographer

good catch! I didn't think anyone would notice that. That's the second reason.. the first was an actual cooling shirt that racers use... [link] <<-- which I found super goofy looking and initially wasn't going to include it. But then I saw what Mr. Zero used to look like and realized how perfect it was.

~warman546 Jan 3, 2013 Hobbyist Writer

I love this and I love Mr. FREEZE

~Alexander514 Dec 29, 2012

That's really cool that you imply this is how Batman got his one leg injured. Because while yes there is no cartilage in both he only had problems with one. Good job man, can't wait to see more. I wonder who the other eight villains are? o.O Lol

~spiderxand Dec 27, 2012

I love the Nolanized Freeze. He looks like a steampunk zombie. Very scary. Well done.

~Deadpoolfan1999 Dec 15, 2012

You've already replied back to me on my last comment (appreciated) but here's a backstory for Deathstroke from a Nolan Nightwing film I wrote: Deathstroke was the half brother of Ra's Al Ghul, they had a deep hatred for one another ever since they found out that Ra's' father raped Slades mother. Both Slades and Ra's mothers knew the truth because Slades mother was her sister. Slades mother gave him to Ra's' parents because she knew that they could provide him with protection and security. Growing up Slade and Ra's trained and fought together, but the final duel was when Ra's threw in his face what his father did to his mother, 'causing Slade to lunge at him, which led to another fight. The fight ended with Ra's jabbing a knife into Slades eye, 'causing Slade to leave his "family". Slade spent years travelling, training. Until he came across the city of Gotham, around the time TDKR took place. He saw what a very good friend of his from earlier on did, Bane. Alongside his beloved Half-Niece, whom he called his little Talia, the only member of the Al Ghul family he ever truly felt anything for. When she had faked her own death in the truck scene, Slade carried her to safety, and swore to watch over her and the child (throwing in your epilogue to make it seem more realistic). Years later when Talia was far more capable of caring for the baby on her own, Slade led a charge to Gotham City, with no intention of killing it to make it better, he just wanted to burn the city. Setting up two of Gotham's notorious rival gangs, the Sionis family and the remaining heirs of the Falcone family into a giant gangwar which would kill thousands in the process, until it is thwarted by Nightwing, Lieutenant Barbara Gordon, James Gordon, a rookie officer named Hector. From then on, Nightwing and Deathstroke become mortal enemies. In a new draft I wrote it features your backstory for Talia and the baby (hope you don't care, if you do just say so) but I threw in Shiva into the mix.

Let me know what you thought!

~T-R-E-V Apr 27, 2013

Like this? [link]

~piemaster1446 Dec 15, 2012

When is poison ivy coming out?

More from ~kinjamin

Featured in Groups:

Details

Statistics

License

The Dark Knight Trilogy Epilogue: Mr. Freezeby ~kinjamin

The Journal Portal

Polls

What is your preferred drawing software?

deviantART [dee·vee·un'nt·ART]

Keep in Touch!

Deviousness

Add Media

Style