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A petition on the Internet is usually about as useful to a cause as doing absolutely nothing, but sometimes they can affect real change. That was the case in Kelowna, British Columbia when a local radio station petitioned the Mayor's office to declare today, April 4th, "International Talk Like Batman Day." For some reason the Mayor agreed, and we now live in a world where "International Talk Like Batman Day" is a real thing. It's not the holiday we deserve, but it's the one we need right now.

We can't overstate just how much this is only a rumor, but it looks like Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale could be diving back into the DC Universe with the upcoming Justice League movie. They've both repeatedly and publicly said they are done with Batman and are moving on, but Latino Review is saying otherwise. Some parts of these rumors are more believable than others, so let's break down the finer details, shall we?

Are they taking nominations for the MacArthur Fellows Program? We only ask because the person who made this series of mashup photos combining the Christopher Nolan and Tim Burton Batman films is a genius of the highest order. Behance.net user Butcher Billy is the one behind this particular set of wonders, and we'd need Joker gas to smile more than we have at their work.

Most of us are waiting somewhat patiently for the release of The Dark Knight Rises on July 20th. But for those who can't manage to wait a little less than two weeks, Warner Bros has put out an intriguing 13 minute video with some discussion between the actors, actresses, and other folks behind the movie. Christopher Nolan, Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, and Anne Hathaway all put in appearances to explain their characters and offer some insight. Excitement? Excitement!

And... some other guy sings... "The Touch?" Disregard Wahlberg, acquire Batman. (via Topless Robot.)

Kevin Conroy, the voice of Batman in pretty much every cartoon version of the character since 1992 (excepting the lovely Batman: The Brave and the Bold and the awful The Batman, and including Batman: Arkham Asylum), was in attendance at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo. At his solo Q&A panel, a fan asked him to give his opinion on the voice that his cinema successor Christian Bale gave to the character. Said Conroy: "Obviously someone should have stopped him and said 'You sound ridiculous.'"