Patty McPancakes
Riddler Redesign
I felt like redesigning Batman villains today. I’m quite particular to the Riddler, or really flawed characters I suppose.
I modeled his face after a young Peter O’toole and made him skinny but not lanky. He’s a man who does things himself, and probably forgets to eat a meal or two while he’s in that “creative mode” people go through when inspired.
The bowler hat is a trademark of the 1850’s bankers/servants, so I modeled his fashion around that era; except I couldn’t decide to give him a more upper class look with trousers or a more feasible look of a 1920’s newsboy. Since the bowler hat is meant to be more functional and more sturdy as a gentleman’s hat, I thought the rest of him should be just as well. Instead of question marks all over his coat, I gave him elaborate french flourishes on the undershirt to instigate the idea of subtly while retaining an expensive air.
With a do-it-yourself attitude (and making all those bombs by hand) I decided to go with Arkham Asylum/City’s design of rolling up his sleeves and giving him finglerless gloves.
The colours are drawn directly from Frank Gorshin’s Riddler outfit; they were the most subtle and distinct. The hair and eyes I took from Jim Carrey’s Riddler, though you can’t really tell here with all that black. I think the “mask” is the most unoriginal thing about him; they’re just purple safety goggles with a white translucent hue.
And yes, he’s got an umbrella instead of a cane; I couldn’t figure out which one I liked the best. I’ll probably lean towards the Arkham Asylum/City one the most.
Riddler Redesign
I felt like redesigning Batman villains today. I’m quite particular to the Riddler, or really flawed characters I suppose.
I modeled his face after a young Peter O’toole and made him skinny but not lanky. He’s a man who does things himself, and probably forgets to eat a meal or two while he’s in that “creative mode” people go through when inspired.
The bowler hat is a trademark of the 1850’s bankers/servants, so I modeled his fashion around that era; except I couldn’t decide to give him a more upper class look with trousers or a more feasible look of a 1920’s newsboy. Since the bowler hat is meant to be more functional and more sturdy as a gentleman’s hat, I thought the rest of him should be just as well. Instead of question marks all over his coat, I gave him elaborate french flourishes on the undershirt to instigate the idea of subtly while retaining an expensive air.
With a do-it-yourself attitude (and making all those bombs by hand) I decided to go with Arkham Asylum/City’s design of rolling up his sleeves and giving him finglerless gloves.
The colours are drawn directly from Frank Gorshin’s Riddler outfit; they were the most subtle and distinct. The hair and eyes I took from Jim Carrey’s Riddler, though you can’t really tell here with all that black. I think the “mask” is the most unoriginal thing about him; they’re just purple safety goggles with a white translucent hue.
And yes, he’s got an umbrella instead of a cane; I couldn’t figure out which one I liked the best. I’ll probably lean towards the Arkham Asylum/City one the most.