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Batman may or may not beat Bane, but you know who does week after week?  Anne Hathaway – Selina Kyle – Catwoman.  Week after week.  All i takes is a see-through blouse.  Here she is again, settled in at Number 1.

1. Anne Hathaway, Selina Kyle/Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises: so very good at being bad (via Sexy Girls Dressed)
2. The Dark Knight Rises Set Photos: Bane
3. Christian Bale is Bruce Wayne / Batman in The Dark Knight Rises
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5. Arkham City Epic Fail on Catwoman Costume
6. Batman and Catwoman Cosplay: The Best of Dragon Con
7. The Dark Knight Rises Stars Bale and Hathaway on set
8. Batman Merch: Joker Tshirt of the Day | TDW Geeks
9. Arkham City gets it all wrong: Edward Nygma
10. Newest Stills from TDKR
11. Bane Mask, Other Batman Items coming up for sale in Movie Memorabilia Auction
12. The Dark Knight Rises: New Poster and a menu on Official Website

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s 50/50 was nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture and Christian Bale’s Flowers of War was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film,  there was a stunning new picture of Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne “in the Batcave” although all we see of the cave is the Batsuit behind him.  Nevertheless, the top post of the week was the feline fatale, looking her sexy best

1. Anne Hathaway, Selina Kyle/Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises: so very good at being bad (via Sexy Girls Dressed)
2. The Dark Knight Rises Set Photos: Bane
3. Christian Bale is Bruce Wayne / Batman in The Dark Knight Rises
4. Arkham City Epic Fail on Catwoman Costume
5. Batman and Catwoman Cosplay: The Best of Dragon Con
6. The Dark Knight Rises: New Poster and a menu on Official Website
7. Bane Mask, Other Batman Items coming up for sale in Movie Memorabilia Auction
8. batman-merchandise-the-dark-knight-joker-tshirt-why-so-serious
9. Arkham City gets it all wrong: Edward Nygma
10. The Dark Knight Rises Batcave Location (Rumor and Speculation)

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For weeks, DC Comics and Arkham City have been striving in vain to break The Dark Knight Rises’s stranglehold on trending topics.  Rebooting their entire universe was not enough to get DC Comics noticed, but the company heads Geoff Johns and Jim Lee appearing at a Times Square comic shop where lucky shoppers can purchase the #1 issues of the relaunched titles has finally done what mere YouTube ads for the relaunch could not: broke into the Top 10 of Batman-related news.

1. Anne Hathaway, Selina Kyle/Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises: so very good at being bad (via Sexy Girls Dressed)
2. The Dark Knight Rises Set Photos: Bane
3. Jim Lee and Geoff Johns in NY Times Square for a New 52 Event August 30th
4. DC Reboot Catwoman #1 – Wrong costume is a warning sign to fans but characterization sounds like an improvement
5. The Dark Knight Rises Location Photos: Batman/Batsuit #TDKR
6. Batman at Comic Con: First look at Joker, Batmobile from Hot Toys Batman ’89 Collection
7. Bane Mask, Other Batman Items coming up for sale in Movie Memorabilia Auction
8. Overheard on the Social Networks: That’s not Catwoman, it’s Anne Hathaway in fugly sunglasses
9. Batman Merch: Riddler Converse
10. Batman at Comic Con: Catwoman of the DC Comics Reboot, not apologizing for sexy!

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News of the Catwoman reboot and the new Batman ’89 toys at Comic-Con unseated the Batmobile and The Dark Knight Rises location shooting in Pittsburgh for the top spots in Gotham and Batman-related media activity.

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The week saw the much anticipated release of The Real, Official, Accept No Substitutes ACTUAL teaser trailer for The Dark Knight Rises, a (possibly staged) peek at the Batmobile as TDKR Production wheeled into Pittsburgh to begin location shooting, the sale of iconic Batman movie memorabilia including a Bane mask and Jim Carrey’s riddler hat and cane, AND the first look at the Batman ’89 Hot Toys line for Comic Con.  Yet Catwoman astonishingly held 4 places on the top ten list: Catwoman in DC Comics reboot, Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises and Catwoman in Arkham City.  Way to go, Miss Kitty.

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2. DC Reboot Catwoman #1 – Wrong costume is a warning sign to fans but characterization sounds like an improvement
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5. Bane Mask, Other Batman Items coming up for sale in Movie Memorabilia Auction
6. Anne Hathaway Wardrobe Malfunction – too much Catwoman for the costume?
7. The Dark Knight Rises Batmobile spotted in Pittsburgh
8. Profile: Anne Hathaway is Selina Kyle in The Dark Knight Rises
9. DC Retroactive: Batman – The ’70s
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Bane Mask, Batman and Robin 1997, Premiere Props Movie Memorabilia Auction

Don’t get too excited, it’s the Bane mask from the 1997  Batman and Robin, and only one of dozens of Batman-related collector’s items coming up for sale at Premiere Props’ Live Auction Extravaganza II July 30 & 31

Featuring over 1100 iconic movie and music memorabilia for an incredible 2-day live auction event. From Michael Jackson’s personally owned and worn Swarovski Crystal Glove, stage worn crystal riding helmet, fedoras and jackets, to Ringo Stars’ personal 1968 Cherry Apple Red classic Mustang with original pink slip to major props and costumes from Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Gremlins, Pirates of The Caribbean, Batman, The Ten Commandments, iconic dress worn by Sarah Jessica Parker in the feature film Sex & The City, Justin Bieber’s autographed jeans and so much more!

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Among the stellar items for sale

Original Concept art: Catwoman’s Dressed to Kill episode from
Batman TV series (1966-1968)

Original Concept Art Catwoman Dressed to Kill, Premiere Props Movie Memorabilia Auction, July 2011

A production made full head lifecasting of Michael Keaton as Batman (1989)

A collection of original storyboards, many hand drawn, from Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman detailing The Joker’s parade.

1989 Batmobile: A large sized production made Batmobile casting for the radio controlled miniature of Batman’s car.

An original hand drawn sketch of the Batcave from the production of the movie Batman Forever (1995)

Production made, light up Riddler hat with electronics inside and the Riddler Cane Custom made for Jim Carey. Batman Forever (1995)

Batarang: A heavy solid steel production made Batarang from Batman and Robin (1997)

Bane Mask: An original screen used, foam latex, plastic and fiberglass mask worn by “Jeep” Swensen who played Bane

And the only item from a Christopher Nolan Batman movie:
A production made full head lifecasting of Christian Bale as Batman/Bruce Wayne, Batman Begins (2005)

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