Holidays are a great way to bond with family and friends, and what better way to celebrate December, the spooky season, than with a themed gift? We’ve seen people buy all sorts of oddities for Christmas, from board games to ceramic ducks, but this year, consider giving the perfect gift—one that will be remembered for years to come.
If you’re looking for a present for a real Batman fan, then consider buying one of the officially licensed HD images of the comedian Robin Williams as the Dark Knight.
A perfect gift for someone who’s obsessed with the Caped Crusader would be the ultimate display of their admiration—a large portrait of Williams as Batman in his full costume, standing on a brick wall with a Bat-Signal painted on it. This is exactly what you’ll find at Sideshow Collectibles, where you can also purchase the exact same scene but as a magnet so you can stick it on the fridge. If you’d like, you can personalize it with a hilarious quip from Williams’ brilliant comedy routine, which he performed with the Hollywood A-listers who inspired this Christmas collection, such as Jack Nicholson and Diane Lane.
The entire collection is available for purchase, and you’ll want to buy them all for the best price possible. You’ll also need to contact the shop to make sure that they have these items in stock, as they are limited editions and have been ordered by the King himself, who wants to make sure that everyone has a good amount of time to enjoy their gifts before the New Year.
Why Robin Williams?
As much as we love Woody Allen and Charles Dickens, let’s be real—Robin Williams is the best Batman since George Clooney. He has the perfect Hollywood voice, an encyclopedic knowledge of comic books, and a career that spanned four decades. He’s arguably the greatest living comedic legend and one of the most decorated actors of all time. So if you’re looking for a present for a hardcore fan of the Dark Knight, then it’s best to ask them what their favorite Williams movie is. Maybe you’ll get lucky and they’ll say Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Episode—the last film he appeared in before his death in 2014.
What About Bob?
Yes, Bob Hope was the first to play the role of the Boy Wonder, and he did it quite well. But since then, a multitude of funny men and women have donned the Batsuit and taken on crime as Robin. Here’s a complete list of the actors who have played the Dark Knight throughout film history:
- Ben Affleck (2003–present)
- Bret Harrison (1981)
- Bob Russell (1964)
- Christopher Walken (2004)
- Christian Bale (2006–present)
- Dean Martin (1944)
- Douglas Seale (1938–1939)
- Eddie Bracken (1939)
- Eliot Gilbert (1939)
- George Dzundza (1958)
- Glenn Ford (1941)
- Harold Pearish (1941)
- Jay Schell (1941)
- John Hubbard (1941)
- John Shea (1942)
- Lon McCall (1943)
- Louis Jean (1943)
- Oscar Polk (1943)
- Percy Wait (1943)
- Pierre Watkin (1944)
- Roddy McDowell (1968)
- Ricardo Montalbán (1945)
- Rocky Jones (1948)
- Sandy Dennis (1948)
- Sebastian Cabot (1952)
- Shep Gordon (1953)
- Stanley Anderson (1958)
- William Finley (1959)
The Perfect Holiday Gift
If you’re looking for a present for a real Batman fan, then it’s best to ask them what their favorite Batman movie is. Maybe you’ll get lucky and they’ll say The Dark Knight—the one with Michael Caine. Or maybe they’ll say Batman Returns, which is just as good. But if you want to make sure that they have everything they need, then it’s best to get them the entire Robin Williams’ Batman collection. That way, you can be sure that they’ll have all of Robin’s best moments as Batman memorabilia to look back on in years to come.