The Batmobile – Wake – Brian Manton

1.
Wide horizontal panel.
The front of the Batmobile, cropped close. Hints of motion blur, but most of the bkg is cropped from frame.

2.
Side view of the Batmobile as it speeds down a Gotham street (right to left). It is night – all browns and greys.
The background is motion blurred but we can still decipher the setting.

3.
Large panel.
Single point perspective shot of the street, high rise apartment blocks either side. The Batmobile is tiny in the distance. Smoke and vapour bend, still disturbed in its wake.

A few people hang out of their windows and stand on their fire escapes looking down the street after the almighty noise. (Reminiscent of the "I'm mad as hell" scene from Network, minus the shouting).

The Batmobile - Born This Way - R.A.Wonsowski

Setting: interior, the Batcave.

Panel 1 - BATMAN slips into the driver's seat of the Batmobile, settling into the seat, ready for action.

NO COPY


Panel 2 - Interior Batmobile, BATMAN turns the ignition on the Batmobile.

NO COPY


Panel 3 - Same as Panel 2, except the radio blasts full volume, BATMAN cringes in pain at the blaring noise as he tries to cover his ears

BATMOBILE RADIO:  RAH-RAH-AH-AH-AH-AH!!  ROMA-ROMA-MAMAA!!  GA-GA-OOHLALA!!

Panel 4 - Same as Panel 3, but now BATMAN just looks extremely annoyed.

BATMOBILE RADIO:  CAN'T READ MY - CAN'T READ MY - NO HE CAN'T READ MY POKER FACE!!!

Panel 5 - BATMAN is now standing outside the idling Batmobile in the cave.  He's growling, fists clenched, in annoyed anger at ALFRED, who is standing proudly at attention, holding a feather duster and sporting a black Lady Gaga lightning bolt over his right eye.

ALFRED:  It's true, Master Wayne.  I admit it, I am one of her..."Little Monsters"

BATMAN:  I don't care, just turn it back down when you're done!!

Batmobile - War Zone - Niel Jacoby

Panel 1: shot of the arena at a mid-to-late-1998 episode of Monday Night Raw. Mr. McMahon and Two-Face are standing in the ring together, shaking hands.

Caption(JR): BAH GAWD, I THOUGHT VINCE MCMAHON COULDN'T GET ANY LOWER, AND NOW HE'S GONE AND PAIRED UP WITH THE CLOSEST THING TO PURE EVIL YOU CAN GET! WHAT A DISGRACE!

Caption(King): AW PIPE DOWN, JR, YOU'RE JUST JEALOUS YOU DON'T HAVE A SUIT AS NICE AS MR. DENT'S!

Panel 2: Close on Dent and Mr. McMahon talking in the ring.

Two-Face: WITH BOTH OUR RESOURCES POOLED, I CAN FINALLY TAKE CARE OF THAT MEDDLESOME BATMAN-

McMahon: AND I CAN GET RID OF THAT BALD NUISANCE AUSTIN ONCE AND FOR ALL! WHY, IF I DIDN'T KNOW ANY BETTER, I'D SAY IT WAS TOO GOOD TO BE TR-

Panel 3: Same angle as last panel, Two-Face and Mr.McMahon look, startled, towards the entrance ramp. We cannot actually see the entrance ramp yet.

SFX: KRSSSSSSH!

Panel 4: Shot of the entrance ramp, as the Batmobile drives in. Robin is at the wheel, as Batman is busy standing on top of the Batmobile with Steve Austin. Both men have cans of beer. Steve Austin is wearing his Smoking Skull championship /u/f72/11/62/35/25/o_belt10.webp, and we can see that utility belt pouches have been added onto it. Batman and Stone Cold have microphones.

Caption(JR): STONE COLD! STONE COLD! STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN AND THE CAPED CRUSADER HIMSELF HAVE JUST DRIVEN INTO MONDAY NIGHT RAW!

Caption(King): AW, DAMMIT, I THOUGHT AUSTIN WAS GONE FOR GOOD THIS TIME!

Batman: TWO-FACE, YOUR DAYS OF CRIME ARE THROUGH- AND THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE!

Austin: 'CAUSE STONE COLD-

Batman: -AND THE BATMAN-

Austin and Batman in unison: -SAID SO!

SFX: Austin's music is playing loudly behind them: 

Inset panel: Batman and Austin bash their beer cans together in celebration.

The Batmobile - Chicks Dig the Car - J.D. Coughlan

Set just after Bruce Wayne "died" and Dick Grayson took over as Batman, Dick has invited his best friend, Wally West (The Flash), to the Batcave to talk.

Panel 1: Wide shot. Wally stands next to the Batmobile on one side of the panel, blur lines trailing from the other side where Dick stands. Both are in costume (Dick as Batman).

WALLY: So, I guess that means you get to drive the car now, huh? Pretty cool.

DICK: I've driven the car before, Wally.

Panel 2: Close on Wally. He leans over the car's hood, gesturing at it like it's a priceless artefact.

WALLY: Yeah, but now it's yours.

WALLY: C'mon, let's take it for a spin.

Panel 3: Dick walks over to Wally and the car, a slight grin on his face.

DICK: Why do you want a ride in the car? You're faster than its top speed just jogging.

Panel 4: Wally opens the passenger door and gets in.

WALLY: Sometimes, man, it's not about speed, it's about cool.

WALLY: Trust me, I'm a mechanic, I know cars.

Panel 5: Dick, still grinning, gets in the driver's side.

WALLY (O.P.): Now, let's go cruising for chicks. They love cool cars.

DICK: You're a married man.

Panel 6: Another wide shot of the Batmobile. Dick and Wally's speech bubbled come from inside it.

WALLY: We're not gonna pick any of 'em up, we're just cruising, like "'sup, ladies?"

DICK: Is this a mid-life crisis?

WALLY: Shut up and drive.

END OF PAGE

Batmobile – Goodbye Horses - Shaun Richens.

PAGE ONE – 6 PANELS.

All page wide panels.

1.1

Int. THE BATCAVE. Birds eye view looking down onto the BATMOBILE. The bonnet is up and open, a small amount of smoke pours from several parts of the engine. Light punctures through a smattering of bullet holes in the bonnet.

From underneath the front end of the car we can see BRUCE WAYNES legs, he is still wearing the bottom half of his BATMAN armour.

NO COPY.

1.2

Ext. GOTHAM CITY. The batmobile speeds down an empty street, in a run down and seemingly abandoned part of downtown Gotham. The night sky is filled with heavy snow and a hail of bullets.

SFX:

Blam Blam Blam.

1.3

Int. The Batcave. Profile view of the batmobile. Bruce Wayne is still underneath, he wears a white vest, which is covered in oil and grease on his top half, he has a set of tools laid out next to him and a torch held between his teeth lighting the underside of the Batmobile as he works

NO COPY.

1.4

Ext. Gotham City. The Batmobile drifts around a sharp corner, snow is kicked up over the road all around the screeching tires. The backend of the Batmobile nearly clipping a building.

SFX:

Screech

1.5

Int. The Batcave. Bruce Wayne, stands with his back to us looking at the Batmobile, we can see the all of the car for the first time here. It has flat tires, smoke now really pouring from the engine, the backend dented, its in the worst way we have ever seen it.

Bruce wipes sweat from his forehead with his forearm. His hands are covered in oil and grease.

CAPTION BRUCE WAYNE:

I'll get you fixed.

1.6

The waterfall entrance to the Batcave. The front of the Batmobile is inside the cave, the water spills all over the car running off its sides. The drivers side door is swung open and a bloodied and beaten BATAMAN, in full armour collapses out of it.

CAPTION BRUCE WAYNE:

Because you got me home.

Batmobile - The Wheelman - Simon McDonald

1.
Establishing shot of the Gotham City Bank. It's night. The street is all but empty; a single, sleek sports car is parked on the opposite side of the road. From this angle we can't see The Wheelman inside the car. (He is not actually there, but that shouldn't be displayed at this stage). The bank alarm is jangling. A robbery has just occurred.
 

Caption

Gotham. Zero Year.

 

Caption - The Wheelman [1]

There is one certainly in Gotham City.

 

Caption - The Wheelman [2]

Commit a crime, and he will come for you.

 

SFX

Clang-Clang-Clang-Clang-Clang!

2.
Three ski-masked men burst out from the bank, running for the car. They're carrying bulging duffel bags. A few banknotes flutter in the air as they sprint.

Caption - The Wheelman

Only way to survive in Gotham nowadays is to be fast.

3.
As the robbers reach the car, pulling open the doors, the Batmobile screeches to a halt behind them, headlights on, blinding them. Robber #3 is already in the car, is looking to the drivers seat, which is empty.

SFX

Screeeeeech!

 

Robber #1

Arrgh!

 

Robber #2

Oh God!

 

Robber #3

Drive, you idi - No!

 

Caption - The Wheelman

But nothing is as fast as his wheels.

4.
The Batman, ejected from the Batmobile, lands on top of the intended getaway car. Behind him, The Wheelman sneaks into view, making a beeline for the Batmobile.

SFX

Crunch!

 

Caption - The Wheelman

In my line of work, that's a bad thing.

 

5.
The Wheelman sits in the Batmobile's drivers seat. His eyes are wide, taking in the console, and the array of buttons. It is unlike anything he has ever seen.

Caption - The Wheelman

I need to be the fastest.

 

6.
The robbers are tied together with Batrope. They are unconscious. The Batman's head is turned, watching the Batmobile speed past him.

Caption - The Wheelman

Now I am.

Batmobile - It's Fine - Grant McLaughlin

1 – Extreme close-up of a bright orange light. It's the Batmobile's engine light, although that isn't obvious from this panel.

ROBIN (off-panel): That doesn't concern you?

2 – Pull back to the cockpit (front seat?) of the Batmobile. The orange engine light is still visible and glowing brightly on the dashboard, but the main focus is Batman driving the car and Robin in the passenger seat. Batman is steely as ever, while Robin is on the defensive from Batman's insistent words. This should be the main panel of the page.

BATMAN (1): Not in the slightest.

BATMAN (2): I built the Batmobile with my own two hands, carefully selecting every piece and component.

BATMAN (3): I know everything there is to know about this car.

BATMAN (4): And I know that that light is wrong.

ROBIN: Oookay...

3 – Insert panel. The Batmobile is stopped on the side of the road, a dense black smoke billowing out from its hood. Batman and Robin stand in front of the vehicle, Batman looking frustrated and annoyed and Robin scratching his head awkwardly and looking off to the side to avoid eye contact. Both their word balloons have images instead of words (this panel could almost be in Dustin Nguyen's chibi style that comes up in Li'l Gotham on occasion).

ROBIN: ...

BATMAN: [a black squiggle of frustration that shares similarities with the cloud emanating from the Batmobile]

Batmobile - Out With the Old - Ben Rosenthal

1.  Batman stands in the Batcave with Robin.  This rendition of the Batcave is similar to the Nolan movie version - the tarmac for the Batmobile sits high above a chasm.  They are standing next to the Batmobile, which is completely trashed.

ROBIN
What are we going to do Batman?  It will take weeks for the Batmobile to be fully operational again.


2.  Same as Panel 1, however Batman has taken out a remote and is pushing a button.

sfx: beep.

ROBIN
Who repairs it anyway?  Alfred?  Can Alfred repair cars as well?  I bet it's Alfred.


3.  A large piece of metal has sprung from the side of the Batcave pushing the trashed Batmobile off the tarmac into the deep bottomless chasm.  Robin is shocked and surprised.


4. A new, shiny Batmobile has taken the place of the one that is now out of sight and tumbling towards it's demise.  Robin is looking at Batman in disbelief.

BATMAN
What?


5.  Looking up from the depths of the chasm as Batman and Robin walk away.  There are thousands of Batmobile parts piled up in the chasm.

BATMAN
I'm rich.

Batmobile – The Cover Version – MK Stangeland Jr.

(7 Panels)

Panel 1: BATMAN, in the BATMOBILE, is chasing after the JOKERMOBILE.

JOKER: Jingle Bells, Batman smells!

Panel 2: JOKER tosses something out of the JOKERMOBILE behind him towards the BATMOBILE.

JOKER: Robin laid an egg!

Panel 3: The thing that JOKER tossed at the BATMOBILE causes two of the BATMOBILE’s tires to pop.

SFX: TSS! TSS!

JOKER: Batmobile, popped a wheel…

Panel 4: BATMAN tries to keep the BATMOBILE under control.

Panel 5: BATMAN presses a button labeled ‘BAT-EMERGENCY SPARE TIRES’.

Panel 6: The BATMOBILE’s tires re-inflate.

SFX: Whmp! Whmp!

Panel 7: JOKER looks surprised and displeased at this turn of events.

JOKER: Hey, that’s not how it’s supposed to go!

(END)

Why the Batmobile?

Some superheroes have the power to fly. Other heroes build the power to fly. Some of them swing from place to place with ropes or web-lines. Still others have the power of runsfast or the ability to leap really far to get from Point A to Point B. While some have ‘getting from Point A to Point B’ as the entire basis for their superpowers.

Point is, like the rest of us, Superheroes need a way to get where they’re going so they can, among other things, do their job. However, they can’t rely on public transportation, and even running is far too slow for most of them. So if your power set doesn’t come with a power to help you get from Point A to Point B or follow after supervillains to try to stop their efforts to escape, what are you to do?

Well, if you’re multi-billionaire Bruce Wayne, you get yourself a car. But not just any car, mind you; you get yourself the car, the super-transportation that is probably the iconic superhero vehicle, a pimped out ride with more features than a Bond car and a lot more survivability; you get yourself the Batmobile. And then you use it to save the world in style.

TO THE BATMOBILE, THOUGHT BALLOONERS!

na-na, na-na, na-na, na-na; na-na, na-na, na-na, na-na; na-na, na-na, na-na, na-na; BATMAN!